Balloon boy

Balloon boy's father 'wanted TV fame before world ends in 2012' Richard Heene, the man suspected of the alleged " balloon boy " hoax, was driven by a conviction that the world will come to a cataclysmic end in 2012,

Balloon boy: It was a hoax to get dad a TV show A family who pretended their sixyear-old son was carried off in a hot air balloon cooked up the hoax.

Paul Farhi on pop culture: Balloon boy, media stunts, dream up your own Why was the Balloon Boy story such a can't-resist made-for TV event?

Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking? Parents' quest for reality-TV fame, from 'Jon & Kate' to balloon boy story, can be damaging to their children, say media watchdogs and child advocates.

In advance of charges potentially being filed next week, authorities in Colorado are questioning associates of the parents in Colorado who made headlines by telling authorities that their child was missing in the UFO-looking balloon.