Steffany Henderson of Moran loves her son, Kai. Truly.
But when he was upended by a remote-control car, it was just too good to keep to herself.
“My first reaction was to make sure he was all right,” she assured. “When he popped up, the first thing he asked was if he could keep playing. Then he wanted to know if he looked cool.”
The incident is to air on ABC’s “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on Sunday evening, as well as on Hulu and ABC.com.
IT WAS the summer of 2021, when Steffany and her children, Kai and older sister Chloe, were in Iola’s Riverside Park and a man offered Kai a turn at operating his high-speed remote-control car.
“I wish I knew his name,” Steffany said of the gentleman’s generous offer. “He was so very nice.”
Kai steered the car out in a wide circle before it came heading back his way. According to Kai, it was all part of the plan.
“I was going to jump over it,” he said Thursday.
Instead, the car flipped the then five-year-old flat on his back.
Steffany, meanwhile, was on her phone and just happened to have the presence of mind to record the 5-second mishap. After she posted the video on social media, friends recommended she send it on to the TV show.
After initial correspondence with the TV representatives, Steffany heard nothing else. Until this January.
Kai, now 8, is a second-grader at Marmaton Valley Elementary School. His favorite subjects are reading, science and math.
“I love to read,” he said.
When asked how many times he has watched the video clip, he responded, “More times than I can count.”
