hidden camera
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practical joke
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television series. Hosted by radio personalities Matt Tilley and Jackie O, the series commenced on the
Nine Network
Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...
on 18 September 2007.
Overview
The title incorporated "Gotcha" from Tilley's "gotcha calls" on his highly successful '' The Matt and Jo Show'' on Fox FM. The series sets up Australian celebrities to fall prey to elaborate practical jokes. Celebrity victims include
Shane Crawford
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,
Tara Moss
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Biography
Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she attended schoo ...
,
Dermott Brereton
Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born to Irish immigrant parents, ...
and
Amanda Keller
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. The series was produced and directed by Marc Gracie.
'' Surprise Surprise'', a series with the same premise hosted by
Jay Laga'aia
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, had previously aired on Nine in 2000.
Performed gags
* After ''
Temptation
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Livinia Nixon
Livinia Helen Nixon (born 19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress.
Nixon is the chief weather presenter for '' Nine News Melbourne'' and presenter on travel program '' Getaway''.AFL player
Shane Crawford
Shane Barry Crawford (born 9 September 1974) is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author. He played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). During his A ...
gets his own back on horse trainer David Hayes when he finds himself at lunch with a nine-year-old genius who astounds him with his knowledge of the racing industry.
*
Karl Stefanovic
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Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's br ...
of ''
Today
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'' has a very difficult interview with an Arab sheik who wants to turn Princes Park in Melbourne into a winter wonderland.
* Author
Tara Moss
Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival.
Biography
Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she attended schoo ...
has car trouble which causes chaos in the streets.
*
Dermott Brereton
Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born to Irish immigrant parents, ...
goes to lunch with '' Getaways Jules Lund where the food is not just fresh ... it's alive.
*
Billy Slater
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, of the
Melbourne Storm
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, discovers he has his own web site.
* Radio personality
Amanda Keller
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comes into a lot of money ... but not for long, as she discovers.
*
Charli Robinson
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, of Hi-5 and '' Getaway'', finds herself cruising Sydney Harbour with a bizarre charity.
*
Toni Pearen
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, of ''
Australia's Funniest Home Videos
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'', attends a charity function at Sydney's Luna Park, only to take a very, very long ride on the
Ferris wheel
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.
* ''
Today
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s Gorgi Quill meets a guy who is having the unluckiest day of his life.