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{{Short description|American reality television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = That s incredible 1980-show.jpg | caption = John Davidson (left), Cathy Lee Crosby (middle) and Fran Tarkenton (right); from ABC promotional photography. | genre = [[Reality television|Reality]] | creator = [[Alan Landsburg Productions]] | director = | creative_director = | developer = | presenter = [[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]]<br>[[Fran Tarkenton]]<br>[[Cathy Lee Crosby]] | narrated = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = [[Alan Landsburg]] | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | company = [[Alan Landsburg Productions]] | first_aired = {{start date|1980|3|3}} | last_aired = {{end date|1984|4|30}} | related = [[#Revival|''Incredible Sunday'']] }} '''''That's Incredible!''''' is an American [[reality television]] show that aired on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network from 1980 to 1984. In the tradition of ''[[You Asked for It]]'', ''[[List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV series|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' and ''[[Real People (TV program)|Real People]]'', the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly [[paranormal]] events. The show also often featured people with unusual talents, such as speed-talker [[John Moschitta Jr.]], who made his first national television appearance on the show, as well as scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs such as the [[Taser]] and cryogenic corneal reshaping by lathe [[keratomileusis]]. The show's catchphrase said by one of its hosts at the conclusion of a particularly amazing segment was the same as its title: "That's incredible!" Despite accusations of being "sadistic",<ref name="brooks1">{{cite book |first1=Tim |last1=Brooks |first2=Earle |last2=Marsh |year=2007 |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present |edition=9 |location=New York |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |title-link=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22That's+Incredible!+Documentary%22&pg=PA1373 pp. 1373-1374] {{access-date|2024-10-24}}</ref> the series was a huge success and influenced many entertainers.
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