| Prank Patrol | |
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André Simoneau and the Ninjas |
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| Format | Children's, Reality TV, Comedy |
| Starring | André Simoneau |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | YTV |
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| Website | |
Prank Patrol is a children's television series currently airing on YTV. Each week, Andy and a team of "ninjas" help kids pull off pranks on an unsuspecting victim. With the help of experts, pranksters convince victims of big-time pranks like incredible super powers, alien landings, or an intelligent gorilla.
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Each week, the ninjas wreak havoc on an unsuspecting public with a different prank. The ninjas drive the van, conduct surveillance, and carry out pranks not only on the public, but also on the presenter. One week a karaoke machine showers wanna-be singers and the next week a book of magic spells unleashes a spell on unsuspecting readers.[1]
Prank Patrol is Produced by Apartment 11 Productions and Marvista Entertainment in Association with YTV (Canada). The first series consisted of 26 twenty-five minute episodes and first aired in 2006. A second series was produced and aired in 2007 with twenty-six episodes. A third series was produced and aired in 2008 with again twenty-six episodes [2].The fourth series was filmed in mid 2009 and first aired on October 2 2009 with only twenty-two episodes.[3]The Latest Season auditions have yet to be announced.
There is also a UK version, which was created by Baker Media for CBBC, and was presented by Barney Harwood. The design specialists were Lee Drinkwater, Stephen Dee and Darren Longthorne. The first series was shown as part of Saturday morning show TMi. The second series was shown on BBC One in early 2008. The Ninjas in this version are played by Jennifer Cooper and Graeme Malcolm.[4]
When the new Digital Station ABC3 was released, Prank Patrol was one of the shows produced in Australia by the ABC. It is hosted by Scott Tweedie. The first series was so successful,[5] the ABC renewed the show for a second series.[6] Each episode of the Australian series is twenty-five minutes instead of thirty.