Just Kidding (TV series)
Just Kidding is a Canadian live-action hidden camera reality series that first aired on February 3, 2013 on its original channel, Teletoon, and November 19, 2012 on Disney XD. It is not broadcast on Télétoon due to TVA's broadcasting rights of the series in French-Canadian territories. However, on September 1, 2015, the series moved over to La Chaîne Disney. The series has also been broadcast in the UK (CBBC), France, Australia, Poland, Brazil, Spain, Norway, Turkey, and Sweden. Unlike the international versions, the Disney XD version is hosted by YouTube sensation Zach Fox, and the Disney XD stars Jason Earles and Tyrel Jackson Williams, and since 2014, is hosted by the Disney Channel star Calum Worthy. In 2014, Just Kidding (along with other live-action Teletoon shows, My Babysitter's a Vampire and R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour) moved from Teletoon to YTV. The series was cancelled on November 30, 2014.
| Just Kidding | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
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| Based on | Just for Laughs |
| Presented by | Zach Fox Jason Earles Tyrel Jackson Williams Calum Worthy |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | Silent |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Canada |
| Running time | 22:38 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon |
| Original release | February 3, 2013 – November 30, 2014 |
The show is loosely based on Just for Laughs: Gags (which is itself based on the American show Candid Camera[1]), with some inspiration from René Cardona's La risa en vacaciones series to boot, only this show's premise focuses on kids pulling jokes. The series plays with no written dialogue, apart from the main theme which gives the impression that all the kids share the hosting position.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2012–13)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Picture Perfect" | November 19, 2012 | |
| Zach poses as a photographer and catches people's candid reactions when a broken seat drops them to the ground as they say "cheese." Marshmallows fall from the sky. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Baseball Robot" | November 20, 2012 | |
| A prank involving broken science equipment. Also: an art exhibit comes to life. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Scary Tarantula" | November 21, 2012 | |
| A prank involving a tarantula. Also: a moving piranha mural. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Frozen Tongue" | November 22, 2012 | |
| Pranks are pulled on unsuspecting people. In the opener, host Zach Fox tricks bystanders into believing that his tongue is stuck to an ice-cream cart cooler. Also: a sofa that swallows kids; a water-squirting watermelon | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Human Door Knocker" | November 23, 2012 | |
| Zach disguises himself as part of a door knocker and surprises people as they try to deliver a package. Also: a park-bench toilet; a life size jack-in-the-box. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Underarm Juice" | November 26, 2012 | |
| Zach squeezes fresh orange juice using his underarm. Also: a fake frozen dog; a paper-shredding mailbox. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Golf" | November 27, 2012 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Hockey" | November 28, 2012 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Arm Wrestling" | November 29, 2012 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Foosball" | November 30, 2012 | |
| 11 | 11 | "High Five" | December 3, 2012 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Instruments" | December 4, 2012 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Football" | December 5, 2012 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Autobiography" | December 6, 2012 | |
| 15 | 15 | "Dodge Ball" | December 7, 2012 | |
| 16 | 16 | "Tyrel Vanishes" | December 10, 2012 | |
| 17 | 17 | "Extreme Sports" | December 11, 2012 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Scared" | December 12, 2012 | |
| 19 | 19 | "Dancing" | December 13, 2012 | |
| 20 | 20 | "Street Performing" | December 14, 2012 | |
| 21 | 21 | "Ghost Tyrel" | January 7, 2013 | |
| 22 | 22 | "Garageys" | January 14, 2013 | |
| 23 | 23 | "Jump Rope" | January 21, 2013 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Tyrel Leaves" | January 28, 2013 | |
| 25 | 25 | "Thumb War" | February 4, 2013 | |
| 26 | 26 | "Working Out" | February 11, 2013 | |
Season 2 (2014–15)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Just a Pop Star" | November 7, 2014 |
| 28 | 2 | "Just a Catchphrase" | November 15, 2014 |
| 29 | 3 | "Just an Illusion" | November 22, 2014 |
| 30 | 4 | "Just a Pitch" | November 29, 2014 |
| 31 | 5 | "Just a Laugh" | December 6, 2014 |
| 32 | 6 | "Just my Assistant"[2] | January 17, 2015 |
| 33 | 7 | "Just a Prank on Me?"[2] | January 24, 2015 |
| 34 | 8 | "Just Locked In"[2] | January 31, 2015 |
| 35 | 9 | "Just a Competition"[2] | February 7, 2015 |
| 36 | 10 | "Just Resting"[2] | February 14, 2015 |
| 37 | 11 | "Just Behind the Scenes"[2] | February 21, 2015 |
| 38 | 12 | "Just Fit"[2] | February 25, 2015 |
| 39 | 13 | "Just a New Look"[2] | March 7, 2015 |
| 40 | 14 | "Just Knitting"[2] | March 14, 2015 |
| 41 | 15 | "Just a Sneeze"[2] | March 25, 2015 |
| 42 | 16 | "Just a Cookie"[2] | April 1, 2015 |
References
- Just for Laughs: Gags Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine "This crazy Quebec-based troupe uses the city as its stage, and its inhabitants, or victims, as characters! People are caught in a twisted yet funny web of comedic deception. This updated Candid Camera is a tad more risque and a little kookier with its practical jokes. The little snippets last only a few minutes, and some look more painful than others."
- "Just Kidding - Episode Guide". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
External links
- Website
- Production website Archived 2013-04-08 at the Wayback Machine