Just Kidding (TV series)
| 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 languages | |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Canada |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon |
| Release | February 3, 2012 – present |
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 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) has moved from Teletoon to YTV.
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 Rene 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. The show now airs on Disney XD in Australia.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Original air date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | November 19, 2012 | November 29, 2013 | |
| 2 | 16 | November 1, 2014 | November 30, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2012–13)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date[2] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Picture Perfect" | November 23, 2012 | |
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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 24, 2012 | |
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A prank involving broken science equipment. Also: an art exhibit comes to life. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Scary Tarantula" | November 21, 2012 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Frozen Tongue" | November 19, 2012 | |
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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 22, 2012 | |
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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 20, 2012 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Golf" | November 4, 2013 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Hockey" | November 5, 2013 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Arm Wrestling" | November 6, 2013 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Foosball" | November 7, 2013 | |
| 11 | 11 | "High Five" | November 8, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Instruments" | November 11, 2013 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Football" | November 12, 2013 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Autobiography" | November 13, 2013 | |
| 15 | 15 | "Dodge Ball" | November 14, 2013 | |
| 16 | 16 | "Tyrel Vanishes" | November 15, 2013 | |
| 17 | 17 | "Extreme Sports" | November 18, 2013 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Scared" | November 19, 2013 | |
| 19 | 19 | "Dancing" | November 20, 2013 | |
| 20 | 20 | "Street Performing" | November 21, 2013 | |
| 21 | 21 | "Ghost Tyrel" | November 22, 2013 | |
| 22 | 22 | "Garageys" | November 25, 2013 | |
| 23 | 23 | "Jump Rope" | November 26, 2013 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Tyrel Leaves" | November 27, 2013 | |
| 25 | 25 | "Thumb War" | November 28, 2013 | |
| 26 | 26 | "Working Out" | November 29, 2013 | |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Just a Pop Star" | November 1, 2014 |
| 28 | 2 | "Just a Catchphrase" | November 2, 2014 |
| 29 | 3 | "Just an Illusion" | November 7, 2014 |
| 30 | 4 | "Just a Pitch" | November 8, 2014 |
| 31 | 5 | "Just a Laugh" | November 9, 2014 |
| 32 | 6 | "Just my Assistant"[2] | November 14, 2014 |
| 33 | 7 | "Just a Prank on Me?"[2] | November 16, 2014 |
| 34 | 8 | "Just Locked In"[2] | November 16, 2014 |
| 35 | 9 | "Just a Competition"[2] | November 21, 2014 |
| 36 | 10 | "Just Resting"[2] | November 22, 2014 |
| 37 | 11 | "Just Behind the Scenes"[2] | November 22, 2014 |
| 38 | 12 | "Just Fit"[2] | November 28, 2014 |
| 39 | 13 | "Just a New Look"[2] | November 29, 2014 |
| 40 | 14 | "Just Knitting"[2] | November 29, 2014 |
| 41 | 15 | "Just a Sneeze"[2] | November 30, 2014 |
| 42 | 16 | "Just a Cookie"[2] | November 30, 2014 |
References
- ^ Just for Laughs: Gags "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."
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Just Kidding - Episode Guide". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 1, 2014.