Incredibly Small World
Season 1
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Network: National Geographic
Season aired: 2014-01-07
Overview
This eye-opening series uncovers the extraordinary, surprising and often inspiring lives of people with dwarfism all across the globe. From hidden communities, to outrageous individuals, this series shows what it’s really like to be a little person in a big world.
Episodes · 8
Keep On Truckin'
Meet Rob Lillie, who stands just over 4.5 feet tall and dreams of becoming one of America's first dwarf truck drivers.
Hoop Dreams
Meet Jahmani Swanson, who wants to be taken seriously as a U.S. basketball player and become the first little person to get into the pro league.
O Captain! My Captain!
Meet Robert Pellerin, who battles the high seas as a lobster fisherman with big dreams of one day captaining his own fleet.
Stand-Up Comic
A controversial dwarf comedian tries to rise to new heights with his act and a woman in France braves an extreme operation in an attempt to gain the extra height she craves.
David and Goliath
Meet a dwarf wrestler who takes on a giant to prove his worth. Then travel to a remote dwarf community, whose treatment for dwarfism could hold the key to a treatment for cancer.
Death-Defying Stunt Men
Meet an Indian dwarf who leaves home to start a new life in a dwarf theatre community and three small brothers who are big names in the Hollywood stunt world.
Ain't My First Rodeo
See the world's smallest rodeo barrelman take on half-ton raging bulls. Then a community of Filipino dwarfs dream of building a village of their own. And meet a little girl who really is one in a billion.
Protecting the Family
A Chinese farmer finds out if he's too old for a treatment which could help him grow. Then meet the largest known family of multi-racial dwarfs in the world.
