Prank Patrol (Australian TV series)

Prank Patrol
Scott Tweedie and the Ninjas
Also known as	Prank Patrol: Road Trip (season 3)
Starring	Scott Tweedie The Ninja (Demi Sorono and Dave Gannon)
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	86 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Active Television
Release
Original network	ABC3
Original release	4 December 2009 – 2013
External links
Website

Prank Patrol (known as Prank Patrol: Road Trip for its third season,^[1] also known as Prank Patrol Down Under in the UK) was the Australian version of the original Canadian television series Prank Patrol. The show was made for the then new ABC3 channel which specialised in children's programming. It is hosted by Scott Tweedie and produced by Active TV and ABC regular Roggie Doggie^[2] in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.^[3]

Format

Based on the original Canadian series, a young adult nominates his or her friend to play a prank on, Scott then arrives in his van with the Ninjas driving and organise their prank. They usually are assisted by someone in that prank's area of expertise. After preparing everything it is then 'Prank Day' which is the day the prank will be executed.^[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 your own prank.^[5]

Ninjas are on the Loose

The Ninjas usually go to a public place and play a prank, whether it be hiding behind a park bench and making fart sounds or putting free drinks on a table with leaking cups. The clips in seasons 1 & 2 are from the UK version of the show, but the clips in season 3 aren't.

Episodes

Production

The show is produced by Active TV in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and based on the original format by Apartment 11 Productions and MarVista Entertainment. The first series was filmed in early 2009 and first aired on Friday 4 December 2009, immediately after ABC3's launch special Countdown to 3. 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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