original series title card (2003–05)
originally, ashton kutcher , mtv developing series called harassment, hidden camera show feature pranks on regular people. however, january 2002 prank involving fake dead body @ hard rock hotel in las vegas backfired , couple targets of prank sued kutcher, mtv, , hotel $10 million. concept later retooled involve celebrities instead. pranks set @ variety of locations, public , private. show s first prank set @ singer justin timberlake s home, led believe government agents seizing home , valuables because of unpaid income taxes. prank named time magazine #3 in list of 32 epic moments in reality-tv history. involved frankie muniz s special custom-made limited edition porsche being stolen.
a frequent segment during first 2 seasons punk d cast member pretending interview celebrities @ red carpet events, mock them instead. segment closely copies originated on howard stern show in 1980s, when stern , writers began sending interns (most notably stuttering john melendez) ask celebrities embarrassing questions on red carpet. during first season then-fifteen-year-old ryan pinkston posed reporter children s television program, , insult celebrities. during season two, producers chose foreign interviewer accompanied interpreter ask inane questions guests. several actors, jill wagner, masi oka, b.j. novak, caitlyn taylor love, dax shepard, , carlos mccullers ii accomplices in pranks.
the series finale aired on mtv on may 29, 2007 , culminated in june punk d awards. revived series hosted different celebrity guests each week.
revival
in october 2010, new york magazine revealed punk d being revived justin bieber replacing kutcher host; stated kutcher remain executive producer. after five-year hiatus, series revived march 29, 2012 premiere. first episode of ninth season, featuring bieber guest host, filmed in late august 2011. on december 31, 2011, mtv confirmed series revived in 2012, , different celebrity guest host featured each episode, guests included: tyler, creator, justin bieber, bam margera, hayden panettiere, lucy hale, nick cannon, dax shepard, miley cyrus, heather morris, kellan lutz, daniel tosh, , mac miller. ashton kutcher made returning appearance on episode got punk again.
the ninth season ended on june 7, 2012.
bet reboot
on may 25, 2013, katalyst media stated tenth season in development. @ 2015 upfronts, bet announced rebooting series network. katalyst has since closed, goldberg has returned executive producer revival of katalyst banner without kutcher. reboot tailored network s audience , goes behind scenes of many pranks. reboot premiered on august 18, 2015.
to promote series, bet announced return of bet: uncut, block uncut music videos, on august 11, 2015. in reality, after reveal , introduction new hosts, king bach , destorm power, bet aired highlights past segments of series previews series.
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