NBC had to halt production on Ultimate Slip ‘N Slide after around 40 crew members came down with explosive diarrhea, according to Entertainment Weekly. One member of the crew tested positive for giardia, and the other 39 ran to the port-o-potties to make a disgusting mess. Better in the portable bathrooms than on the slide. Well, for them at least. I would have wanted to see the episode where we got to see the contestants go down the slide and leave a brown slide in their wake.
Back to giardia, according to CDC, it is a parasite that is spread via water or surfaces that are contaminated with infected poop. Therefore, NBC made a decision for the final week of production.
“The health and safety of everyone on our set is our number one priority, so out of an abundance of caution we have made the decision to stop production of Ultimate Slip ‘N Slide at the current location. We are in the process of determining next steps in order to complete production.”
Hopefully, things will go better at their new location and for the series that debut in August.
