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Rick Kogucki's avatar

The forerunner of Just for Laughs pranks, but a little edgier now. I remember this show and my parents having a good time watching and even anticipating it. I must have opened the door for the "reality shows".

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Samantha Kemp-Jackson's avatar

It was one of the first reality shows, and it really was unscripted!

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Marci Warhaft's avatar

I Loved this show So Much!

I think we could all see ourselves being fooled by these pranks and were relieved to see other people falling for them 😄

We didn’t have YouTube back then, so we never got to see strangers in hilarious situations unless we were lucky enough to have them happen right in front of us. 😁

My favorite part was when they’d let their victims off the hook by pointing to the camera! Their relief/embarrassment was extremely satisfying! 😄😄😄

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Samantha Kemp-Jackson's avatar

Yes to all of this! It was the show’s ability to make us look at ourselves and feel what the unsuspecting victim felt. Like you, I LOVED this show when it was in back in the day for so many reasons. No social media to distract, this was just pure, simple entertainment.

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