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Prank Patrol
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Scotty and the Ninjas
Created by David Hansen
Based on Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series) by David Hansen
Starring Scott Tweedie
The Ninjas (Abbey Black and Ella Camp)
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
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 (2009-12-04) – 14 October 2013 (2013-10-14)

Prank Patrol (known as Prank Patrol: Road Trip for its third season, also known as Prank Patrol Down Under in the UK) is the Australian version of the original Canadian series Prank Patrol. The show was made for the then new ABC3 channel (now ABC ME) which specialised in children's programming. It is hosted by Scott “Scotty” Tweedie and produced by the ABC.

Premise

The show follows Scotty and his ninjas helping children to pull off a prank against someone they know, such as a parent or friend. Scotty then takes the new recruit to their "HQ", where they establish a plan to prank their target. Scotty meets with real prank experts, such as special effects experts and makeup or costume artists. The new recruit calls their target to lure them into the prank. The prank builds to a climax, where the famous catchphrase "you've been pranked by the prank patrol!" is shouted by everyone in on the prank.

Fillers

Recipe for a Prank

Similar to the original Canadian format this filler is an animated short of which explains how to set up one's own prank.

Ninjas on the Loose

The Ninjas usually go to a public place and commit a prank. The segments for this version in the first and second series were reused from the UK version of the show.

Episodes

Season Episodes Original Air Date
Season Premiere Season Finale
1 26 4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) 12 January 2010 (2010-01-12)
2 39 19 September 2011 (2011-09-19) 23 November 2012 (2012-11-23)
3 21 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) 14 October 2013 (2013-10-14)

Production

The show is produced by the ABC and based on the original Canadian series. 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. It was announced filming for series two would start on 2 August 2010 and film twenty-six episodes in Melbourne and thirteen in Brisbane.

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