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. Hosted by radio personalities

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and Jackie O, the series commenced on the Nine Network 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 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) and won the ...

Tara Moss Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Biography Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she a ...

Dermott Brereton Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964) is an Australian former professional Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League (AFL) who is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. Of Irish descent (his p ...

and

Amanda Keller Amanda Rose Keller (born 25 February 1962) is an Australian television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, actress, journalist and media personality, best known as the hostess of the popular Australian lifestyle program ''The Living Room''. ...

. The series was produced and directed by Marc Gracie. '' Surprise Surprise'', a series with the same premise hosted by

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Performed gags

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had co-host

Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress. Nixon is the chief weather presenter for ''Nine News Melbourne''.AFL player

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 Karl Stefanovic ( sr-Cyrl, Карл Стефановић; born 12 August 1974), also spelt Karl Stefanović, is an Australian television presenter and journalist for the Nine Network. Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's ...

of ''

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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

has car trouble which causes chaos in the streets. *

goes to lunch with '' Getaways

Jules Lund Jules Lund (born 24 April 1979) is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne and founder of TR, BE. Early life Lund was born in Melbourne in 1979, where he attended De La Salle College, Malvern. Lund studied Graphic Design, Photograph ...

where the food is not just fresh ... it's alive. *

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, of the

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, discovers he has his own web site. * Radio personality

comes into a lot of money ... but not for long, as she discovers. * Hi-5's

Charli Delaney Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson (born 8 March 1981), known professionally as Charli Robinson previously as Charli Delaney, is an Australian television and radio presenter, most famously known as an original member of children's musical group Hi-5 ...

finds herself cruising Sydney Harbour with a bizarre charity. *

Toni Pearen Toni Michelle Pearen is an Australian entertainer, actress, singer, songwriter and television presenter. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera '' E Street'' from 1989 until 1992. She had a limited pop music career in ...

, of '' Australia's Funniest Home Videos'', attends a charity function at Sydney's Luna Park, only to take a very, very long ride on the

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s Gorgi Quill meets a guy who is having the unluckiest day of his life.

References

External links

* Nine Network original programming 2007 Australian television series debuts 2007 Australian television series endings Hidden camera television series {{Australia-tv-prog-stub