"Punk'd" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Jason Goldberg
Ashton Kutcher
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

17 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Reality-TV

Tagline:

You've been punk'd!

Plot:

A Hidden Camera Show similar to Candid Camera but famous celebrities are the victims. Each week Ashton and his crew of pranksters play a joke on celebrities such as Justin Timberlake and Frankie Muniz.

Plot Keywords:

Hidden Camera | Bleeped Dialogue | Sketch Comedy | Practical Joke | Punctuation In Title

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 11	2:00 AM	MyNetwork
Sat. Dec. 12	2:00 AM	MyNetwork

Cast

Ashton Kutcher

...

Himself - Host / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Writing credits
Ashton Kutcher		(68 episodes, 2003-2007)
John Slaughter		(60 episodes, 2003-2007)
Matthew Mazzant		(44 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andy Weiss		(32 episodes, 2003-2005)
Rob Cohen		(8 episodes, 2003)
Eric Weingrad		(8 episodes, 2004)
Dana Goodman		(8 episodes, 2005)
Julia Lea Wolov		(8 episodes, 2005)
Paul Harrison		(4 episodes, 2003)
Nick Diaz		(unknown episodes)
Jason Goldberg		(unknown episodes)
Todd Hurvitz		(unknown episodes)
Steve Krueger		(unknown episodes)
Mark Scheibal		(unknown episodes)
Daniel Thomsen		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Ashton Kutcher	....	executive producer (68 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rod Aissa	....	producer (60 episodes, 2003-2007)
Billy Rainey	....	executive producer (58 episodes, 2003-2007)
Danny Villa	....	series producer (52 episodes, 2003-2006)
John Slaughter	....	segment producer (41 episodes, 2004-2006)
Todd Hurvitz	....	segment producer / producer (41 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andy Weiss	....	producer (8 episodes, 2005)
Brett Dos Santos	....	consulting producer (5 episodes, 2006)
Gary Auerbach	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Sam Brenzel	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Patrick Byrnes	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Lois Curren	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
David Franzke	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jason Goldberg	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Margaret Goodman	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Selene Hinojosa	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Huck	....	associate producer / producer (unknown episodes)
T.J. Jefferson	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Kim Loughery	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Polan	....	producer / segment producer (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Takis	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Rob Weiss	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Alan Welch	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Eric Bakke		(60 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Michael Courtney		(52 episodes, 2003-2006)
Christian Hoffman		(16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Miles Barken		(8 episodes, 2006)
Seth Casriel		(unknown episodes)
Tysun McMullan		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jennifré DuMont		(24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Natasha Cuba		(unknown episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Production Design by
Oscar Albuerne		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Michael Carney		(40 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brandi Creason		(24 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Jarri Schwartz		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Nikoya Gonzalez		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Kanita Petties	....	key makeup artist (1 episode, 2003)

Series Production Management
Michael Figueiredo	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2003)
Jessica R. Cohen	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Chris Kuk	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Lenka Stastna	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Kuk	....	first assistant director (32 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ryan Colston	....	assistant director (25 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brandon Waite	....	assistant director (25 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Art Department
Matthew James Smith	....	set dresser (60 episodes, 2003-2007)
Jason E. Hatfield	....	set dresser (28 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andrew Guinn	....	set dresser (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Casey Casseday	....	set swing (14 episodes, 2003)
Jeffrey K. Shu	....	swing gang (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matt Caetano	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Jason S. Edwards	....	swing (unknown episodes)
Dallas Richard Hallam	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Derrick Hinman	....	leadman (unknown episodes)
Ben Lewis	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brian Webber	....	art production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Paul S. Shapiro	....	sound: A2 (38 episodes, 2003-2007)
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	sound facility (33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jimmy Lifton	....	sound facility (28 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey Adelman	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Steve Bedaux	....	sound supervisor (unknown episodes)
Rod Bermudez	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Bishop	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Aaron Chandler	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Seth Cooper	....	assistant sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Martin Kalfs	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jorge Montijo	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jim Myzel	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Nathan Nadell	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Marc Stewart	....	sound (unknown episodes)
David Weinstock	....	production sound supervisor / sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Zak Knight	....	special effects technician / special effects foreman (4 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jean Paul Ruggiero	....	stunts (8 episodes, 2003)
Zack Duhame	....	stunts (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Randall Archer	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Jill Brown	....	stunt actor (unknown episodes)
Neal Naito	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Carl Paoli	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Bakke	....	technical supervisor: camera (60 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nathan Cohick	....	camera operator (60 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nate Cohick	....	remote camera operator (48 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jay Mack Arnette II	....	camera operator (38 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dave Kanehann	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 2003)
Casey Casseday	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 2003)
Andre Martinez	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2003)
Will Hamilton	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2003)
Mike Ansbach	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Kerry Asmussen	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Zachary Boggs	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Phil Britton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Kary D'Alessandro	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Scott Jason Farr	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Adam Fein	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)
David Garcia	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
William Hamilton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Philip Hurn	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Scott Hylton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Scott Kaye	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Robert Medina	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Roger Mende	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Dave Miller	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Shaun Newton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Jacob Pinger	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Rakow	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Steve Russell	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Corrie Scully	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dave Stewart	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Guido Verweyen	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Tyne M. Whitmore	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Joanne Bloom	....	casting associate (8 episodes, 2005)
Brian Perry	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Courtney	....	supervising editor (42 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mitch Holloway	....	post-production coordinator (33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Miles Barken	....	supervising editor (8 episodes, 2007)
Randy Starnes	....	colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Elizabeth Miller	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Leonard Jefferson	....	picture car coordinator (54 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Other crew
Wes Denton	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Gossen	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Raymond Hernandez	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Matthew Orion Ball	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ryan Colston	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2005)
Kelly Brown	....	talent coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Erica Bello	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes, 2006)
Akil Anderson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gary Auerbach	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Garrett Basch	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nicole Blum	....	business manager (unknown episodes)
Kira Bosak	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Holli Bremer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Brown	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Joseph Chiodo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jessica R. Cohen	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Bennett DeCarlo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Travis Gardner	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan Holzman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alisa Kasmer	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Bob Kertesz	....	system engineer (unknown episodes)
Chris Kuk	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Michael Mallick	....	coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kenji Mori	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Karyn Murphy	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Matthew Nevin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Cat Restrepo	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Cat Rodriguez	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Schneider	....	business affairs (unknown episodes)
Jared Smith	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jenifer Stefani	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Marisa Tellez	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)
Brandon Waite	....	office/set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Autumn Wilner-Heard	....	executive assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Kenny Kelley	....	thanks (1 episode, 2006)

Production Companies

• Katalyst Films
• MTV Networks

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV) (2003-) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2003) (Canada) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004-) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Innate Solutions  camera equipment provided by
• Innate Solutions  specialty cameras and remote heads
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Also Known As:

Harassment (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Katalyst Films

Trivia:

Ashton Kutcher jokes that he's not allowed to be "punked", but in fact it has happened twice - the first time was a test run by producers before the show aired (he was constantly asked to walk through an X-ray machine at MTV offices). The second time occurred when Britney Spears got Kutcher's staff to turn against him. But plan backfired. Ashton realized what was going on, and got Britney to turn on his Punk'd crew.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Soul Plane (2004)

Mean spirited, but funny....except for Ashton Kutcher.

Punk'd is actually a pretty funny show. The situations these people are put in are funny. The actors playing along with all these ridiculous farcities are really great. The fact that the viewing audience knows more than the celebrities is quite a thrill. The main problem with this show, is the host, Ashton Kutcher. He is not funny at all. The host segments are goofy, and Kutcher sits there talking in funny voices and acts like an idiot. I'd almost prefer no host and just to be left in the dark then to listen to his stupidity.

For those who don't know, Punk'd is just a show where people pull pranks on celebrities. The pranks usually have some humor in them, but they are often just too mean. Sometimes these people are brought to tears, only to then be humiliated that this happened to them on a television show. If you like pranks, and don't feel embarrassed for others, this show's probably for you, otherwise, this is good for an occasional viewing.

My rating: ** 1/2 out of ****. 30 mins. TVPG