''Just Kidding'' is a Canadian
hidden camera
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reality television series
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that first aired on February 3, 2013 on its Canadian channel,
Teletoon, and November 19, 2012 on
Disney XD
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. 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
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. The series has also been broadcast in the UK (
CBBC
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), France, Australia, Southeast Asia, Poland, Brazil, Spain, Norway, Turkey, and Sweden. Unlike the international versions, the Disney XD version is hosted by
YouTube
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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'') moved from Teletoon to
YTV. The series was cancelled on November 30, 2014.
The show is loosely based on ''
Just for Laughs Gags'' (which is itself based on the American show ''
Candid Camera''
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."), with some inspiration from René 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.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2012–13)
Season 2 (2014–15)
References
External links
Website
Production website
{{Teletoon
Hidden camera television series
2012 Canadian television series debuts
2014 Canadian television series endings
Teletoon original programming
Disney XD original programming
2010s Canadian comedy television series