''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' is a half-hour-long

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that debuted in 2002 and was broadcast on

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. The host and star of the show is

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, a

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who presented a reality TV format which combined

with

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. The show was a production of Bahr-Small Productions in association with

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and

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and ran from January 13, 2002 until April 29, 2004.

Format

The show's format vaguely resembled that of earlier TV shows like ''

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''. In the show, Kennedy travelled across the U.S. and found people to participate in his on-camera

s ("experiments"). Usually there was at least one person who was in on the joke and the "mark" or victim of the prank (usually a friend or relative of the accomplice). Kennedy dons one of several disguises and assumed a character of his own creation to be part of the gag, often using a different voice. The mark then finds him/herself in some bizarre, unbelievable situation. When it appeared that the mark has had as much nonsense as he or she could tolerate, Kennedy delivered his punchline: "You've been X'ed!".

Recurring sketches

* "Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman" – A skit where Jamie portrayed a stereotypical white rapper, often trying to convince the mark to let him stay at his/her house. The "B-Rad" character was later spun off into a movie, ''

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''. * "Pizza Delivery" – A skit where a mark was hired as a pizza delivery boy to a pizza shop run by the mafia. * "Judge Jamie" – A parody on numerous judge shows, Jamie played the role of James W. Leighland, an old, confused, and incompetent judge, often with perverted tendencies. * "Jaw Surgery" – A skit where Jamie "X'es" his marks by pretending to have just had jaw surgery, and had to wear a metal-wire contraption that keeps his mouth open. He played different characters in different skits, but they have all just had the same gag. * "Virginia Hamm" – A parody of daytime talk shows, Jamie would undergo an entire transformation and become a heavyset black

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talk show host. * "You Be the Judge" – Another parody on

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shows, a

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was picked to be the

for an episode, and had to preside over a case with an extremely unusual plaintiff or defendant. * "Lou Hollander" – A skit where Jamie portrayed a driving school teacher, with the student as his mark, and had to "take a detour" during the lesson due to family/marital issues. Also used during the second season, but with Lou Hollander having a paper route instead. * "Old Rascal" – A skit where Jamie dressed up as Mario, the world's oldest waiter, and the gag on the mark was that Mario was retiring, and he/she would be his last table.

Syndication

In September 2004,

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added the series to its lineup. G4 also aired the show in 2006 for a brief period. It has not been seen on TV since. Distribution rights are held by

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, but they are not currently offering the show to any station.

Home media

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released all three seasons of ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' on DVD.

External links

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