Pânico na TV
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| Pânico na TV | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Emilio Surita Marcos Chiesa Marcelo Baptista Fernando Mello |
| Presented by | Emilio Surita |
| Country of origin |  Brazil |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 300 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede TV! |
| Release | September 28,2003 – - |
Pânico na TV is a Brazilian comedy program shown on RedeTV! on Sundays. It is the television version of the original radio program called "Pânico". After its opening on TV (September 28th of 2003) it was popular.
It is popular among young people and its innovative humor in the beginning caused an impact. Since then, crude sketches and disrespectful treatment toward celebrities started to have a negative impact on the show, and it started to be considered "cheap humor". Since launching, CQC, a TV show from Bandeirantes, was billed as the "classy version of Panico" and stole part of the show audience.
Since then, the show became more courteous toward celebrities and reworked the sketches and segments in order to recover its audience. It's still, by far, the most-watched program on RedeTV! and has recently got popularity rating that only surpass CQC by a little amount. Despite it's losing popularity, Pânico na TV keeps successful with its trash-style comedy.
Cast
Emílio Surita
Emilio is the group's leader. He rarely performs in sketches or does parodies. Emilio is really ironic and is considered as the smartest, most mature one. GUGU TRICOLOR É GAAAAAAAAY!
Sabrina Sato
See Main Article 'Sabrina Sato'
Bola
A ironic and hateful fat man, Bola ("Ball") is angry and violent. With Emilio, Bola was one of the founders of the group. Bola rarely imitates someone but helps Sabrina with the dangerous situations. His real name is Marcos Chiesa.
carioca e uma bixa, e eu, emilio, assumo q meu filho eduardo e uma bicha e esta de caso com o carioca. a ca k e linda!!!!
Crew
Ceará
Real name Wellington Muniz, Ceará does many impersonations. His "signature" is fake teeth at every impersonation. His main character is an imitation of Brazilian TV host Sílvio Santos, who he has met on the show on a number of occasions, even asking him for authorization to play the role. He always makes his sketches with Rodrigo Scarpa.
Carioca
Real name Márvio Lúcio, Carioca is a character himself, besides being a very talented voice impersonator. A modern Don Juan, Carioca thinks he can make every kind of woman fall in love with him. A current joke at the show is that Carioca is gay and has hemorrhoids. In addition to his own character, Carioca plays multiple roles, such as "Serginho Gosma" (Serginho Groisman), Brazilian estilist Ronaldo Ésper and Freddie Mercury. Carioca often dresses as a woman.
Daniel Zukerman
One of the new humourists hired for the show's third year, Zukerman plays "Xupla", an imitation of Brazilian singer Supla. During his "sketches", Zukerman goes to night clubs to kiss ugly women, and actually he plays "O Impostor" (The Impostor), where he has a mission to enter events without a least be invited. He came on the birthday party of a politician and sing happy birthday, also came on the anniversary of a tv presenter called Hebe Camargo and took a picture with her, maybe the most extraordinary was made has entered the hotel in which it was Sylvester Stallone during the filming of his new movie in Brazil, delivered a CD of music for him and have taken a picture with Sly, and much more, all of these pictures he puts in his orkut album.
Rodrigo Scarpa
Also known as Repórter Vesgo ("The Crosseyed Reporter"), Scarpa is a reporter who goes to celebrities' parties. Vesgo irritates every celebrity either by asking them about career flops or mocking their celebrity status, specially when talking to untalented people and wannabes and has been assaulted a number of times by those celebrities. His segment is the one that causes the most media-coverage and because of this, he is one of the most recognizable faces of the group.
Danielle Souza
Known as Mulher-Samambaia (Fern-Woman), Danielle plays no roles in the show. She only wears a small and tight bikini covered in fern and goes into dangerous situations with Sabrina and the other Panicats. The moniker was given for her "merely decorative role", as stated by Surita on the show (exactly like fern). Since then, Danielle started talking and received spot on the radio show.
Evandro Santo
One of the new humourists hired at the show's third year, Santo plays Christian Pior (a play on Christian Dior). A new rich, overaffected homosexual man who loves to mock poor people and thinks money and luxury are the best stuff in the world.
Marcelo Harada
When Vinicius Vieira left the show, the program started a contest to find the new "Gluglu" and Harada got the part. Harada has only one catchphrase: "Óiaaaaaaaaa!!!".
César Polvilho
Humourist Eduardo Sterblitch was hired after making a "test sketch" with his group Deznessários satirizing Tropa de Elite. His character is a lost-minded and distracted reporter known as "César Polvilho: The Action Reporter".
Ex-Crew Members
Japa
Known as Japa ("The Japanese Man"), Marcos Aguena participated since its beginning impersonating Master Fyoda, a retarded Master Yoda and a deaf reporter. He left the group in its second year.
Vinicius Vieira
Also in the grouo since the beginning, Vinicius played a character called Zé Fofinho ("Cute Zé"), a mentally unstable and childish man. Later, Vinicius played two character: Gluglu (a homosexual imitation of Brazilian TV host Gugu Liberato) and Mano Quietinho (imitation of singer Netinho de Paula). He left the show in its fourth year to go to Rede Record with his crew-partner Carlos Alberto da Silva.
Carlos Alberto da Silva
Played a character called Mendigo ("Homeless"), a rude and weighed man. Later, Carlos started playing a character called Merchan Neves (a satire of TV sportive host Milton Neves) who made the catchphrase: "Pedala Robinho". Carlos also imitated Brazilian president Lula. At the show's fourth year, alongside with his friend Vinicius Vieira, Carlos left the show and was hired by Rede Record.
Panicats
The show has, on the stage during all the skits and segments, a group of women dressed in bikinis and dancing. Their names are Tânia Oliveira, Gabriela Monteiro, Elisiane Benites and Daniele Bolina. Tânia was a cover of the Playboy Magazine, while Gabriela and Elisiane were on the cover of Sexy Magazine. Bolina made some shots for Sexy. Also, the four participate in dangerous situations alongside Bola, Sabrina and Samambaia.
Recurring Crew Members
A big number of actors participated in the show.
Robinho
A midgeon called Nestor and dressed as the soccer player Robinho. Merchan Neves (Carlos Alberto da Silva) used to slap his head and scream "Pedala Robinho!!". The catchphrase became a national phenomenon.
Tevez
Another midgeon, José, dressed as the Argentine soccer player Carlitos Tevez. Merchan Neves used to slap his head and scream "Samba Tevez!!!". Like "Pedala Robinho", "Samba Tevez" became a phenomenon.
Homem-Grito
A fat black man, Tyson, assumes the name of Homem-Grito ("The Scream Man"). Tyson loudly screams in people's ears.
Amanda
Participates only at the Radio Show. She's a thin, depressed and ironic young girl. She loves to criticize everyone in every opportunity.
Marcelo Senna
Another "Radio-only", Senna is a timid sports newsman. He is always mocked because he is a virgin.
Current Sketches
Most of the Pânico na TV sketches are based on real-life facts, spoofs of another TV shows or based on viral videos. As an example, a Easter-special sketch featured 5 chocolate bunnies being melted by various ways, as with a frying board, a hair-dryer or a handtorch. It was based on a viral video showing the same thing.
Sandálias da Humildade
"The Humility Sandals" are given by Vesgo and Silvio to any celebrity who makes an aggressive or arrogant comments or an action against anyone. It is the most popular segment and became a popular catchphrase in the country. To "purify" the celebrities, the sandals must be worn by them. The celebrities to whom the sandals were given:
- Luana Piovani. The actress received the sandals after slapping Vesgo's face. She wore the sandals and became Vesgo's friend.
- Clodovil Hernandes. The stylist and TV host received the sandals after commenting against the show. A fight between Pânico and Clodovil started (as they were at the same station), with dangerous persecutions by car and by helicopter. At the end, Clodovil was fired from his show. Some time later, Clodovil made peace with the show and wore the sandals.
- Jô Soares. The talk-show host was persecuted, but soon wore the sandals (which were in the shape of an elephant's foot, a reference to his fat figure).
- Luiza Tomé. The actress "assaulted" Silvio, but wore the sandals.
- Daniella Cicarelli. After throwing Caroline Bittencourt out of her wedding with Ronaldo, Daniella Cicarelli received the sandals. Vesgo and Silvio spent a day in front of MTV's building. She wore the sandals. A scandal broke when they "discovered" Cicarelli had six toes on one of her feet which was later revealed as only a joke.
- Carolina Dieckman. Vesgo and Silvio used a crane to climb into Carolina's apartment. Carolina sued them, prohibiting the show to say her name or showing any picture of her.
- Maradona. He was just angry when the Vesgo and Sílvio came to him. Soon after, the humorists he offered to the DVD "Pelé Eterno", saying that with that video he would learn to play football.
Meda
Christian Pior and Robaldo Ésperman (Carioca) go to rich people's parties or glamurous places to talk about their clothes and style. Inside this sketch, two other characters are seen: Carioca plays a satiric version of Amaury Jr. and Evandro Santo plays an addicted reporter called Mary Juana.
Vesgo and Silvio
Maybe the most popular segment of the show, on which the couple of celebrity reporters Vesgo (Rodrigo Scarpa) and Sílvio Santos (Wellington Muniz) entering (usually, without invitation) in celebrity parties and assorted events to interview famous or wannabes to ask funny question about them. One of the show trademarks, the Crab Dance, was created on this sketch.
Susan Boyle Moment
Spoof of the Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle. On it, Carioca dressed as her sings the song I Dreamed a Dream in a public place along with a sound system, but suddenly the sound glitches and changes to a break music, that lets Susan do street dance around.
Amy Winehouse Moment
Spoof of the polemic situation of the English singer Amy Winehouse. A stuntman dressed as Amy runs and yells on the streets, doing random vandalisms and mess on shops and simulating fights, usually with another stuntmen.
Marcos Chiesa's Hints
On this sketch, Bola (Marcos Chiesa) shows 5 odd (and usually painful) ways to do something simple, as break an egg with a mousetrap, shave his beard with hot wax, do tap dance over thumbtacks, among others.
Super Mario Bros.
Spoof of various Super Mario games. A stuntman dressed as an alligator (Bowser) kidnaps Princess Peach (a Panicat dressed as her) and runs away. Then Mario (another stuntman) is called to rescue her, passing by various public places and even doing small vandalisms to catch the reaction of the pedestrians. In every episode Mario is warmed of any way and shrinks to small Mario (a midgeon dressed as him) and finds a mushroom to grow back to Super Mario. When Mario finds Bowser, they start a fight, that results in Mario being killed by various ways.
José Toalha (Joe Towel)
The segment shows a man entering on a public bathroom (usually just a bathrobe or nude) and does towel snaps on random men before run away.
The Impostor
Based on the famous Rémi Gaillard sneaking-stunts, Daniel Zukerman enters in important parties and events without invitation, showing everything he makes to do it successfully.
Pânico Delivery
Bola and two panicats goes to popular places as restaurants and find a drunk one to take him safely to his home, and even giving him a bath and putting him on bed. The segment is intended to avoid drunk drivers on streets.
The Crusher
Another videogame related segment, in which simulates a bonus level from the game Street Fighter II. Somebody dressed as one of the fighters from the game (as Ryu or E. Honda) have a limited amount of time (usually one minute) to damage a car just using his hands, feet or body (and once a pipe to break the windows). When the time runs out, the car is scrapped, as the segment is taped on a wreck yard.