NBC On-Air 2010 Olympic Mix-Up

On-air gaffe confuses Canadians - 02-13-2010 -

Classic mix-up: NBC confuses Terry Fox and Michael J. Fox.

Terry Fox is a Canadian legend whose cross-Canada run, the Marathon of Hope, inspired Canadians while raising money for cancer research. Michael J. Fox is a Canadian actor who starred in the legendary "Back to the Future" trilogy and has become an advocate for Parkinson's disease research. They're pretty easy to confuse for each other. Right, NBC?

It's understandable to misspeak the name during a live setting, so we can give Meredith Vieira a pass. But the graphics are a little harder to explain, especially considering the broadcast actually showed Terry Fox before switching to the "Family Ties" star.

I'm guessing NBC would love to take a DeLorean back to last night to get this right. Zing!

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[VancityJeff]

I love how they show a picture of Terry Fox with his name on his damn shirt, then cut to a picture of Micheal.

Classic.

[u57]

Back to the Future and Spin City fans must be shocked about Michael's sudden passing. They must even be more shocked that they didn't knew Michael had a prosthetic leg all this time.

[derberg19486]

@AnimalsNews America at it again. Show me a high school graduate from Texas that can find Canda on a map and I will show you a billionaires child.

[theurbansoul]

Nice NBC, you should be real proud

[sleepymommy]

duhhhh

[myerstoad]

Les Americains sons definitivements retardes et c'est domage qu'on est subject a tout la merde qu'ils manges pour dejeuner a chaque matin!

[starvinmcmarvin]

Yup once again our american neighbours display their intellect!

[kklloopp]

epic fail nbc, firing conon o brian was also a huge epic fail

[sheenabeena123]

Epic fail, NBC.

[pethcir]

Classic NBC!