Candid Camera (1948)

Directed by

Allen Funt

Genre

reality television, hidden camera show

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 1 episode

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Hidden cameras catch ordinary people in everyday situations where they are set up with an elaborate practical joke. The show finds humor in spontaneous reactions and the absurdity of the pranks.

playfulwhimsicallightheartednostalgicamusingsurprisingunpretentiousinnocent

What happens

Candid Camera is an American hidden camera and practical joke reality television series. The show was created, developed, and presented by Allen Funt. Various versions of the show have appeared on television from 1948 to 2014. The program got its start on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. Aside from occasional specials in the 1980s, the show was off air until 1991, when Funt reluctantly authorized a syndicated revival with Dom DeLuise as host and Vin Di Bona producing; it ran for one year. The show made a comeback on CBS in 1996 before moving to PAX TV in 2001. This incarnation of the weekly series ended on May 5, 2004, concurrent with the selling of the PAX network itself. Beginning on August 11, 2014, the show returned in a new series with hour-long episodes on TV Land, but this incarnation only lasted a single season. The format has been revived numerous times, appearing on U.S. TV networks and in syndication (first-run) in each succeeding decade, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Funt, who died in 1999, hosted or co-hosted all versions of the show until he became too ill to continue. His son Peter Funt, who had co-hosted the specials with his father since 1987, became the producer and host. A British version of the format aired from 1960 to 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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