ESPN 8

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ESPN 8 "The Ocho" is a fictional television channel used in the movie [[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]. The channel's motto is "If it's almost a sport, we've got it!" and in the movie this is shown over clips of 'almost sports,' such as lawn mower racing. As a trivia point, Stephen Root, who is a player in the movie, also voices Bill on King of the Hill which did, in one episide, feature a lawnmower race. ESPN 8 covers the dodgeball tournament in the movie (it appears to be the only channel doing so, although the IMDb [goofs page] for Dodgeball says that "the sponsor signs at the end of the court clearly say Fox Sports Net."

This channel pokes fun at ESPN constantly spawning new television channels which broadcast everything from rugby to hotdog eating contests.

This is a rare exception to movies produced by 20th Century Fox using the name of their sister network FSN as the broadcaster whenever sporting events are involved.

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