Shameless: In the final episode of the fifth series Frank is in a coma after falling off of his barstool. While he’s out cold in his hospital bed, Frank experiences an alternative world: a life where he is a success, where Ian isn’t gay and Debbie (Rebecca Ryan) looks like she'll never leave home. Hybrid FX were responsible for Debbie’s new look.
Plus One: In the Comedy Showcase pilot for this comedy series Rob Black gets invited to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. When they broke up Linsey (Miranda Raison) was fat but no more, and Rob struggles to score an impressive date to be his ‘Plus One’ at the wedding. The whole think would have made a neat sketch; it struggled as a pilot; a whole series? Miranda Raison said ‘I read the pilot and I was like I’d really love to do it. There's a fat-suit in the pilot actually and that’s what really sold it. So that was four hours (in makeup)! I just thought, you don’t get to do that sort of stuff very often!’ Kristyan Mallett was the prosthetics makeup designer.
Reba: After Barbra Jean’s successful weight loss, Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) becomes worried that she’ll soon become the chubby friend – which, of course, gives us a chance to see Reba in a fat-suit. Gary Tunnicliffe sorted out her fat look, at very short notice.
30 Years to Life: A group of friends each face an emotional crisis as they approach thirty years of age – Stephanie (Paula Jai Parker) is struggling with a weight problem. Mecca Dickerson was the key makeup; Keith R Palmer was the prosthetic makeup artist.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th: Julie Benz had an unfortunate reaction to bee stings. Rick Bongiovanni was the special makeup effects artist on the movie.
Der Grosse Bagarozy: Waldemar Pokromski helped Corinna Harfouch achieve her elephantine woman look for a fantasy sequence in this movie.