Fans of practical jokes, flailing limbs and irritating enthusiasm will be upset to hear that this season of Punk'd will be its last.
This isn't the first time such an announcement has been made. In December 2003, following the show's second cycle, executive producer
Ashton Kutcher said he was pulling the plug. Speculation immediately arose that it was a ploy to lower the guard of celebrity targets; indeed, "Punk'd" returned in April 2004.However, MTV Networks Music Group entertainment president Brian Graden said Monday that the show is officially finished this time, but that there might be future collaborations with Kutcher on other projects.
This season, Punk'd victims will include Hilary Swank, Nelly Furtado and Magic Johnson.
Following the success of the SNL sketch embedded above, Punk'd producers have promised that the show now slants toward "edgier" comedy. This new direction is perhaps most obvious when, in the opening episode, Magic Johnson discovers Ashton's band of merry pranksters have replaced his antiviral regimen with Smarties. Punk'd!
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That clip is awesome!
every day, in every way, i find myself liking justin timberlake a little bit more
That's cute. Cord ran an erroneous story, so rather than just update it and say "Oops! I fell for it!" he removed it.
Ay,
Glad I'm not the only one whose presumptions made him look silly.
Best,
Cord
;)
I apologize for jumping the gun.
Cord, do you have a "Snappy Comebacks" joke book on hand? They just keep getting better and better. Again, touche.
I confess that JT's impression of Ashton gets me guffawing. So over the effing top. I saw an episode or two of Punk'd and I just didn't get the appeal of The Kutch. Allen Funt he's not.
I didn't even know that this show was still on the air. Ha.