''Dude, What Would Happen'' is an American live-action

reality series Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

that aired on

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

originally as part of its CN Real block, which aired a line of live-action reality shows promoted in the summer of 2009. The show premiered on August 19, 2009, preceded by another CN Real series '' Bobb'e Says''. The show is hosted by three male teenagers (C.J. Manigo, Jackson Rogow, and Ali Sepasyar) who wondered what would happen if some wild event, scheme or experiment were to occur. The three teens attempt to create the event themselves and consult experts ("The Lab Dudes") when needed. The series went on to have three seasons aired throughout a span of two years, in which the series eventually ended in September 2011, as the series was not announced for a renewal by Cartoon Network. ''Dude, What Would Happen'' was one of only two CN Real shows (the other being '' Destroy Build Destroy'') to have been renewed for additional seasons, as the other CN Real shows had already been cancelled earlier due to critically negative reception.

Cast

* C.J. Manigo * Jackson Rogow * Ali Sepasyar

Production

In the "Dudes Make It Happen" weekend special, it was revealed that new episodes were coming. These episodes ranked #1 in their time slot among boys 6–11 on all television. The show was listed as returning for Cartoon Network's 2010–2011 season. The next season began airing on October 6, 2010. In February 2011, Vincent Cariati renewed his contract to serve an additional four seasons as the series' showrunner, co-creator and co-executive producer. The show had three seasons aired, but was not announced as a returning series, automatically cancelling the series altogether.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2009–10)

Season 2 (2010)

Season 3 (2011)

Reception

''Dude, What Would Happen'' received negative reviews, being with the show is a kid-oriented version of ''

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.'' Emily Ashby of ''

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'' gave the show three stars out of five, describing it as "teens' wacky experiments are fun for curious tweens."

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