Believe me, I’ve considered that. I’m pretty sure it happened, as the guys talking about it weren’t in a group, but it came up at different times with a couple of different guys. If it was a gag, it was elaborate and very convincing for a bunch of middle schoolers.
It’s not hard to believe. Physical tapes of the show were flying around the world to thousands of broadcasters. It’s quite possible a mislabled French copy got into circulation stateside.
