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Prank Patrol (British TV series)
British children's television series (2007–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prank Patrol is a British version of the Canadian show of the same name. The show was made by Baker Media for CBBC which specialised in kids programming. It was hosted by Barney Harwood. It was produced by Baker Media in association with Apartment 11 Productions. The series originally aired as part of TMI in 2006 and then aired standalone the following year.[2]
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Format
Based on the original Prank Patrol series, a child nominates his or her friend to play a prank on. Barney Harwood then arrives in his van with the Ninjas driving and organizes their Prank at Prank HQ. They usually are assisted by someone in that prank's area of expertise. After preparing everything it is then 'Prank Day' which is the day the prank will be executed.[3]
Fillers
Recipe for a Prank
Similar to the original Canadian format, this filler is an animated short of which explains how to set up one's own Prank.[4]
Release the Ninjas
The Ninjas usually go to a public place and play a prank, whether it be hiding behind a park bench and making fart sounds or putting free drinks on a table with leaking cups. Stockport Town Centre in Greater Manchester was usually the location of these pranks.
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Production
In late 2012, The Daily Telegraph reported on the cancellation of the show and the end of its repeats after an incident in Australia in which radio presenters fooled a hospital employee into believing they were members of the UK Royal Family to learn more about a member of said family at the hospital, leading to the hospital employee taking her own life.[5] Prank Patrol's production, in fact, ended two years before the incident, and the show's final repeats were in June 2013.[6]
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Series 1: 2007
Series 2: 2007
Series 3: 2010
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