Rank the Prank | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Jason Garbett Ravi Steve |
Narrated by | Sabrina Jalees |
Composer | Dobs Vye |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Sid Cole Johnathan Finkelstein |
Producers | Nick Hopkin Jaymie Hansen |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | CBBC Production Apartment 11 Productions [1] |
Release | |
Original network | CBBC (UK) BBC Kids (Canada) Nickelodeon (US) |
Original release | 3 September[2] – 12 November 2016 |
Related | |
Prank Patrol |
Rank the Prank is a hidden camera game show [3] show began on CBBC starting on 3 September 2016. [1] In Canada it began on BBC Kids on 30 January 2017. [4] [5] A first look was released on 18 July 2016. [6] It also premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on 24 October 2016.
The show features two prank-loving kids are each teamed up with a Hollywood special effects master, to perform an incredible hidden-camera prank on the unknowing public. In a bid to out-prank each other, the child who pulls off the highest ranking prank will get the opportunity to stage the ultimate, mind-blowing hoax on their family or friends.
The Effectors are a groups of stunt artists, special-effect artists and make-up artists who help the pranksters with their pranks. Sabrina Jalees narrates the series.
No. | Title | Director(s) | Original air date [7] | |
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1 | "Who's Got Talent? [8] " | Jason Garbett | 3 September 2016 | |
This time our pesky pranksters are Frizz Twins (Nubia and Mia) and Mischief Makers (Millie and Charlotte) who team up with creature creator and animatronics expert Rob Mayor and stunt coordinator Abbi Collins to stage the biggest and best pranks on an unsuspecting public.
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2 | "Hip Hop Legend [9] " | Ravi Steve | 10 September 2016 | |
Pretty Perfect Pranksters (Chelsea and Kailey) and Maya and Anjali's Shenanigans (Maya and Anjali) take over a food truck in a park.
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3 | "Superhero Casting" | Jason Garbett | 17 September 2016 | |
Shaune Harrison and Rob Mayor help Beastly Besties (Priya and Cosy) and Cheeky Pranksters (Joe and Will) take over Manchester Museum. [10]
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4 | "Mad Scientist" | Ravi Steve | 24 September 2016 | |
Digital effects artist Eliane Achkar and make-up specialist Adrien Morot prankster duos Firebirds (Emilie and Mathieu) and Extreme Pranksters (Christopher and Roselyne) as they compete for a chance to pull a mega-prank.
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5 | "Cake Off!" | Jason Garbett | 1 October 2016 | |
Pranking Pandemonium (Louis and Albie) and Shining Stars (Thomas and Abbie) create pranks inside an art gallery.
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6 | "Meteor Strike!" | Ravi Steve | 8 October 2016 | |
Dukafundis (Elyssa and Markus) and Very Intelligent Pranksters (Evan and Ashazia) take over a bowling alley.
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7 | "Studio Breakdown" | Jason Garbett | 15 October 2016 | |
Walking Warriors (Max and Vito) and Team Genius (Yashila and Imelda) take over a busy market to stage their pranks. There's also a prank in a TV studio.
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8 | "Ninja Academy" | Ravi Steve | 22 October 2016 | |
Prank 360 (Sarah and Zahra) and Gladiators (Hadrian and Luke) invade an office building to prank their unsuspecting targets.
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9 | "Car Disaster" | Jason Garbett | 29 October 2016 | |
Prankvengers (Daniel and Matthew) and Dancing Flamingos (Bethany and Kayla) take over a garden centre to prank their unsuspecting targets.
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10 | "Double Trouble" | Ravi Steve | 5 November 2016 | |
Mystic n' Magic (Grace and Fawn) and Twintastic (Amber and Alyssa) head to a bookshop to stage two magic-themed pranks.
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11 | "Anti-Gravity Bands" | Ravi Steve | 12 November 2016 | |
Prank Devils (Aengus and Luca) and Dancing Divas (Bella and Florrie) head to a local park to stage two wire-work pranks.
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