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Punk'd
''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera-practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show ''Candid Camera'' and to ''TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes'', which also featured pranks on celebrities. Being "punk'd" referred to being the victim of such a prank. New episodes hosted by King Bach and DeStorm Power air on BET.
==History and format==
Originally, Ashton Kutcher and MTV were developing a series called ''Harassment'', a hidden camera show which would feature pranks on regular people. However, a January 2002 prank involving a fake dead body at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas backfired and the couple who were targets of the prank sued Kutcher, MTV, and the hotel for $10 million. The concept was later retooled to involve celebrities instead. Pranks would be set at a variety of locations, public and private. The show's first prank was set at singer Justin Timberlake's home, where he was led to believe that government agents were seizing his home and valuables because of unpaid income taxes. The prank was named by ''Time'' magazine as #3 in their list of 32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History.〔Webley, Kayla. ("32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History: 3. Punk'd: Justin Timberlake Cries" ), ''Time'' magazine, accessed April 8, 2011.〕
A frequent segment during the first two seasons was a ''Punk'd'' cast member pretending to interview celebrities at red carpet events, only to mock them instead. This segment closely copies what originated on ''The Howard Stern Show'' in the 1980s, when Stern and his writers began sending interns (most notably Stuttering John Melendez) to ask celebrities embarrassing questions on the red carpet.〔(EGOS & IDS; Tough-to-Ask Questions Are Getting Easier to Ask ), ''The New York Times'', July 5, 1992, accessed May 28, 2009.〕 During the first season then-fifteen-year-old Ryan Pinkston posed as a reporter from a children's television program, and would insult the celebrities.〔Soriano, Cesar G. ("MTV prankster Pinkston is a wee bit popular" ), ''USA Today'', July 13, 2003〕 During season two, the producers then chose a foreign interviewer accompanied by her interpreter who would then ask inane questions to the guests. Several future famous actors, like Jill Wagner, Masi Oka, B.J. Novak, Caitlyn Taylor Love and Carlos McCullers II do accomplices in the pranks.
The series finale aired on MTV on May 29, 2007 and culminated in early June with the Punk'd Awards.〔("Punk'd: Is Ashton Kutcher Really Calling It Quits?" ), TVSeriesFinale.com, March 27, 2007〕 The revived series was hosted by different celebrity guests each week.
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