Explosive pranks and lots of innuendo, language, and laughs.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 14+?
Any Positive Content?
Violence & Scariness
a lot
Pranks include hitting, crashing, falling, blowing things up, electrocuting, burning, bleeding, etc. that are performed by actors and stunt professionals.
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There's strong sexual innuendo, only some of which will go over younger viewers' heads. Pranks include inappropriate marriages, strippers, and other sex-themed tricks. People are shown romantically kissing.
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Random logos like Hyundai, and others are visible, but not obvious. Social media like Instagram is occasionally referenced but not featured.
Diverse Representations
a little
The panel, stunt people, and "victims" range in age, gender, racial/ethnic backgrounds, and sexuality. Eric André and Gabourey Sidibe (both of whom are Black) make jokes about their roles as they relates to racism, sexism, and inclusion. Pramod Kumar is a sidekick, but the way he's incorporated into the show feels unconsciously racist at times.
Pranking as a way of making a point or seeking revenge are themes here, but it's intended to be all in good fun. The creativity of the prank is also a point of discussion.
Positive Role Models
none
Pranksters are seeking retribution for things their friends and loved ones have done to them. The panelists are happy to help prank people, but pull the plug when it's about to go too far.
Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Prank Panel features tricks being played on unsuspecting friends and loved ones of people who have set out to target them. Pranks include people hitting, falling, catching fire, ramming cars into things, bleeding, dying, etc., but all viewers should be reminded that these antics are performed by professional stunt performers, and should never be tried at home. There's also strong language (curses are bleeped with mouths blurred), sexual innuendo, and references to drinking and using pot. Brand logos and social media like Instagram are occasionally visible or referenced during hoaxes.
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What's the Story?
Co-executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, THE PRANK PANEL is a comedy series where folks get help to prank their friends and loved ones. Comedian Eric André, stunt performer Johnny Knoxville, and actor Gabourey Sidibe show viewers highlights of hopeful pranksters pitching their ideas about how they want to play the ultimate practical joke on someone who they want to humble, bully, or seek revenge from. If at least one member of the panel believes that an idea is creative and doable, studio and TV audiences get to watch how they pulled it off with the help of actors and stunt professionals. Throughout it all, quirky announcer Pramod Kumar finds a way of making himself heard.
From cars exploding to dysfunctional wedding events, the series features people who want to get back at someone by making them the target of a larger-than-life practical joke. The Prank Panel is meant to be in good fun, and you can't help but laugh at the reactions of the people being targeted. The conversations between the panel and the pranksters, many of whom have larger-than-life personalities, lead to some chuckles too.
The premise of The Prank Panel isn't the nicest, and at times some of the scenarios they create come close to crossing the line between being funny and being mean. Meanwhile, Pramod Kumar's role is uncomfortably familiar and reminiscent of TV stereotypes featuring sidekicks of color whose roles are to be ridiculous.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the difference between being funny and being mean when playing a prank on someone. When does a practical joke go too far? How do you expect the person targeted to feel after it's all over?
What kind of pranks do the members of the The Prank Panel feel most inclined to help with? Why? Is it based on the creativity of the prank? The ability to make it work for a TV audience? Or is there something else?
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