{"id":291413,"date":"2021-07-05T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-what-would-you-do-transformed-the-hidden-camera-prank-show\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T23:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T20:00:32","slug":"how-what-would-you-do-transformed-the-hidden-camera-prank-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-what-would-you-do-transformed-the-hidden-camera-prank-show\/","title":{"rendered":"#How ‘What Would You Do?’ Transformed the Hidden Camera Prank Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How ‘What Would You Do?’ Transformed the Hidden Camera Prank Show<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

There is something so simple and satisfying \u2014 not to mention successful \u2014 about the TV formula of hidden camera shows. Hidden camera + unsuspecting stranger = laughs.<\/p>\n

That winning equation actually predates television, with radio hit Candid Microphone<\/em>. Once Microphone<\/em> transitioned to television as Candid Camera<\/em>, the prank show genre really came into its own as a staple. Granted, most of the pranks on these shows resulted in humiliating circumstances for the unsuspecting victim, whether it was celebrities on MTV\u2019s Punk\u2019d<\/em> or New York pedestrians (and more celebrities) in Adult Swim\u2019s surreal sketch comedy, The Eric Andre Show.<\/em> However, one hidden camera series<\/a> has survived and thrived by taking an uncharacteristically earnest app<\/a>roach: What Would You Do?<\/em>, hosted by John Qui\u00f1ones on ABC.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

A woman hits the car behind her while parking. A Muslim woman is denied service at a bakery. At a park, three girls verbally attack another girl. These are the scenarios that played out in the first episode of What Would You Do?<\/em> and are par for the course for all 12 years of the hit reality show. Every episode features actors playing out an alarming scene in public \u2014 the conceit of the show centers around whether the real people around them will intervene. Many do, which leads to shock, delight, and even tears when John Qui\u00f1ones breaks up the scene and reveals, \u201cit\u2019s What Would You Do<\/em>. They\u2019re actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

There is a clear answer to the titular question of \u201cwhat would you do\u201d \u2014 you should<\/em> intervene and try to help. Whether this means confronting the situation directly, comforting the victim, or calling for help, the only wrong answer is to be a bystander. While most prank shows aim to shock guests, What Would You Do?<\/em> makes heroes out of everyday people who help those in distress. Unlike shows that celebrate the chaos caused by their pranks, What Would You Do?<\/em> props up peacemakers.<\/p>\n