Once in a lifetime - 30 things a man has to do

Television broadcast
Original title	Once in a lifetime - 30 things a man has to do
Country of production	Germany
year	2008
Production ; company	Endemol Germany GmbH
length	50 to 70 minutes
Broadcasting ; cycle	weekly (saturdays)
genre	Entertainment broadcast , reality TV , docu-soap
Moderation	Daniel Hartwich
First broadcast	October 25, 2008 on RTL

"Once in a lifetime - 30 things that a man has to do" is a comedy program on RTL with the character of reality TV .

In the show, Ross Antony, known as the “ Jungle King ”, does 30 tasks in four episodes that - according to the title - you absolutely have to do once in your life. Antony describes the show as follows:

“I've tried 30 things a man should do once in a lifetime. Skydiving, swimming with sharks, building an igloo or dancing with the Chippendales . Some things were great. Others were like being in the jungle, which means: a huge challenge. In any case, a few tears flowed. The day with the Chippendales was especially fun when we trained together and rehearsed a choreography. I laughed a lot! "

The viewers had the opportunity in advance on the Internet to vote on the RTL website about the actions that Ross Antony should face. The tasks are announced to him in each episode by the moderator Daniel Hartwich . Antony receives prominent support from Christina Surer , Michaela Schaffrath , Andrea Göpel , Oliver Beerhenke , Giovanni Zarrella and Thomas Dold .

First episode

The first episode aired on October 25, 2008. At the start, Daniel Hartwich gave Antony the following tasks:

Once in a lifetime …

... jump from the ten-meter tower ; Location: Germany
... lend a hand on the farm (with farmer Andreas from Bauer sucht Frau ); Location: Germany
... be a stuntman ; Location: Bottrop / Germany
... diving with sharks ; Location: Los Angeles / USA
... make older people happy; Location: Germany
... dance with the Chippendales ; Location: Las Vegas / USA
... build an igloo (with Andrea Göpel from Mein Garten ); Location: Sweden

Second episode

The second episode aired on November 1, 2008. This time Antony faced the following tasks:

Once in a lifetime …

... be a cowboy for a day ; Location: USA
... demolish a house; Location: Germany
... conquer a high ropes course (with Oliver Beerhenke ); Location: Germany
... get rid of uninvited visitors; Location: Germany / Siegburg
… Get a taste of racing (with racing driver Christina Surer ); Location: Germany / Hockenheimring
... gorges ( canyoning ); Location: Austria
... eat all hamburgers in a fast food restaurant; Location: USA / New York City

Third episode

The third episode aired on November 8, 2008. Antony had to deal with the following tasks:

Once in a lifetime …

… Ride rollercoaster; Location: Heide-Park Soltau / Germany
... walk down a high-rise building on the wall; Location: Frankfurt am Main / Germany
... conquer white water; Location: Berchtesgaden / Germany
... ride an elephant; Location: Germany
… Bathe in ice water (with Michaela Schaffrath ); Location: Sweden
... fly an airplane yourself; Location: Germany
... be the victim of a cake fight; Location: Germany / Cologne
... be an artist; Location: Germany

Fourth episode

The fourth and final episode aired on November 15, 2008. The challenges for Antony were as follows:

Once in a lifetime …

... be a kindergarten teacher ; Location: Germany
… Drive tanks ; Location: Germany
... take a parachute jump (with his husband Paul Reeves ); Location: Belgium / Spa
... copy his very best (with his ex-bandmate Giovanni Zarrella ); Location: Germany / Cologne
… Wrestling sumo ; Location: Germany
… Conquer a skyscraper on foot (with Thomas Dold ); Location: Manhattan , New York City , USA
... do a sexy photo shoot, location: Germany
... spend a night alone in the forest; Location: Germany

Odds

The series was seen by an average of 1.04 million aged 14 to 49 year olds, which is a market share of 17.2 percent in the target group. In terms of the total audience, the show reached 1.62 million, which makes a market share of 13.7 percent.

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