Prank Patrol (Australian TV series)

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Prank Patrol
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Scotty and the Ninjas
Also known asPrank Patrol: Road Trip (season 3)
Created byDavid Hansen
Based on Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series) by David Hansen
Starring Scott Tweedie
The Ninjas (Abbey Black and Ella Camp)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes86 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companyActive Television
Original release
Network ABC3
Release4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) 
14 October 2013 (2013-10-14)

Prank Patrol (known as Prank Patrol: Road Trip for its third season, [1] also known as Prank Patrol Down Under in the UK) is the Australian version of the original Canadian series Prank Patrol. The show was made for the then-new ABC3 channel (now ABC ME) which specialised in children's programming. It is hosted by Scott “Scotty” Tweedie and produced by the ABC. [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

The show follows Scotty and his ninjas helping children to pull off a prank against someone they know, such as a parent or friend. Scotty then takes the new recruit to their "HQ", where they establish a plan to prank their target. Scotty meets with real prank experts, such as special effects experts and makeup or costume artists. The new recruit calls their target to lure them into the prank. The prank builds to a climax, where the famous catchphrase "you've been pranked by the prank patrol!" is shouted by everyone in on the prank. [4]

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. [5]

Ninjas on the Loose

The Ninjas usually go to a public place and commit a prank, whether it be hiding behind a park bench and making fart sounds or scaring strangers. The segments for this version in the first and second series were reused from the UK version of the show.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginal Air Date
Season Premiere Season Finale
1 264 December 200912 January 2010
23919 September 201123 November 2012
32116 September 201314 October 2013

Production

The show is produced by the ABC and based on the original Canadian series. The first series consisted of 25 episodes of 25-minute lengths. Series 2 was announced on 15 April 2010 with another 39 episodes being produced. [6] It was announced filming for series two would start on 2 August 2010 and film twenty-six episodes in Melbourne and thirteen in Brisbane. [7]

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