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13 Years Ago, TLC Made a Reality Show About Over-the-Top Funerals

‘Best Funeral Ever’ featured Olympic races, Western shootouts and BBQ-themed send-offs in one of TLC’s strangest reality experiments.

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TLC has always pushed the envelope with obscure reality shows (that we can’t help but binge), with hits like Say Yes To the Dress, 90-Day Fiancé, Cake Boss, and 1000-Lb Sisters. They’ve positioned themselves as a dominating presence in the reality television world, but not every show they make becomes popular. Such was the case in 2013.

Best Funeral Ever featured Golden Gate Funeral Home, a funeral home that celebrates the lives of the recently........

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