Not True! Not True! Not True!
 

http://www.kcal9.com/apentertainment...rces_news_html

Ashton Kutcher promises he's not `punking' MTV fans
Thursday January 15, 2004
By ANTHONY BREZNICAN
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ashton Kutcher knows he's the boy who cried ``Punk'd!'' but he promises that his MTV practical joke show is really and truly finished.

Despite the understandable public skepticism, Kutcher says he's NOT playing one of his signature pranks on fans.

He really is all punk'd out.

``I've become the boy who cried wolf,'' he acknowledged to The Associated Press while offering some assurance that his decision to end the show after two seasons isn't just another hoax.

``Let's put it this way,'' he said. ``I'm getting ready to start shooting two movies, I'm still working on `That '70s Show,' I'm producing two other shows for MTV and creating a one-hour drama pilot for Fox ... I don't have the time.''

That won't leave much time for making monkeys out of his celebrity pals with tricks such as moving fake hillbilly relatives onto the grounds of their mansions (like he did to ``Newlyweds'' stars Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, who helped play the joke on her husband) or stealing a $200,000-plus automobile (the fate that befell ``Malcolm in the Middle'' star Frankie Muniz).

Fans who feel they will be unable to survive without a fresh dose of ``Punk'd'' can get their fix Tuesday when the first season of the prank show comes out on DVD.

The two-disc set includes previously unseen footage and extended scenes of pranks on stars including Justin Timberlake, who thought his home and possessions had been seized by the Internal Revenue Service.

Kutcher said he started the show by springing jokes on pals he knew would be willing to let him highlight their gullibility on national television. Then it became a status symbol for young stars to be the victim of a ``Punk'd'' gag.

``People were really skeptical about this show in its first season,'' Kutcher said. ``What I always said was, `You don't look like a fool, you look like a human being.' It's humanizing. It brings you back down to a relatable level.''


Let's put this rumor to bed once and for all.... until he Punk's us again! ;)

Chris

Man, I'd love to have a Season 3

New Episodes of 'Punk'd' Returns to MTV -- No, Really
 

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...221|1|,00.html

(Thursday, April 01 11:22 AM)


LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - It's April Fools Day, so it's probably appropriate that MTV chose today to announce the return of "Punk'd" to its lineup later this month.
And yes, it appears that "Punk'd" mastermind Ashton Kutcher had his fingers crossed when he said late last year that he was finished with the show.

"We have had an incredible time doing the show and have decided to stick with the old adage of 'leave 'em wanting more,'" Kutcher said in December. MTV exec Lois Curren noted at the time that "Celebrities can rest a little easier knowing that the Punkings have ceased."

Yeah, not so much.
New episodes of the show, which plays elaborate practical jokes on Kutcher's celebrity cohorts, will begin airing at 10 p.m. ET Sunday, April 25. "Punk'd" is rejoining MTV's "Sunday Stew" lineup, which will also include new episodes of "Viva La Bam," "Wildboyz" and the channel's newest hit, "Pimp My Ride."

After this batch of episodes -- which, by the way, help fulfill a 20-episode order MTV made after the show's first season -- MTV isn't sure what will happen with "Punk'd." A network spokeswoman says that "we love having Ashton on the channel," but MTV and Kutcher haven't had serious talks about extending the show's run beyond this season.


What a damn liar he is! :mad:

Chris

It's very well possible that they have enough outtakes and unused material to have a few new shows. They also may have been able to obtain permission where they hadn't been able to before.

Sounds like BS to me..

April fools Ashton! we wont watch it

Ashton Kutcher's ultimate PUNK'D (possible spoiler)
 

Word is it involved P Diddy not sure what the set up is. But I guess Puffy said he could never be Punk'D.

Punk'd 4/25
 

The Adam Brody one was pretty funny. The Matthew Perry one got a little redundent and the Eve one was only okay. I wish they had better pranks like the Timberlake and Jessica Simpson ones.

Yeah, you'd think they'd lead off the new season with a bang. I hope they've got some better stuff than that this season.

I didn't care for it at all. Just seemed more "mean" this time around, moreso than funny.

Ever since I found out that the Beyonce punking was a put-on* I'm very skeptical and always wonder if the celeb is just going along with it or not.

*She figured out it was a joke and just went along anyway, hence all the far shots and cuts away from her face. (she was laughing)

You mean celebrities are known to pretend and put-on an "act"? Given that most of these celebrities' profession is acting, who would've though of that?!

Mind boggling!!!

A big yawn to punk'd.

This whole time I actually thought she was being an insensitive ***** when I saw her laugh during that. Maybe she's TOO good of an actress. ;)

I'm waiting for Spunk'd. Where Kuchar gives celebrities a facial surprise. Oh wait, Nickelodeon has been doing that for a while.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com.../mdf515981.jpg

Are those the Olsen's?

Yes! :eek:

Preview of things to come in the future? :D

" i got em good!"
http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=th...elmont/Jgg.jpg



funny how i click on a thread about a shitty mtv show starring ashton kutcher and a few posts down and i'm already thinking about a fictional green giant ejaculating on the twins from full house.

Re: Punk'd 4/25
 

I was afraid to watch this.

After Kutcher cancelled the series, then un-cancelled it, I was fearful that, for the new show, he'd appear on-screen and scream "I punk'd YOUR ass!" and commence to show a half an hour of "Fraternity Life" out-takes of the pledges giving the frat-boys handjobs.

I didn't much care for the episode....i hope it gets better

'Punk'd' Will Continue 3 More Seasons
 

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...n_tv/tv_punk_d

Fri Oct 1, 8:33 AM ET Entertainment - AP



NEW YORK - A warning to celebrities: you're not in the clear just yet. "Punk'd," hosted by Ashton Kutcher, will continue for three more seasons, MTV spokesman David French confirmed Wednesday.

Kutcher and company will film 24 new episodes of the hidden-camera prank show, the first of which will air sometime next year.

In the past, Kutcher has been secretive and contradictory about the future of "Punk'd," perhaps with the idea of keeping celebrities unsuspecting. (Nick Lachey (news) thought his wife, Jessica Simpson (news), had allowed her hillbilly relatives to move their trailer onto his mansion estate, and Justin Timberlake (news) was moved to panic when he thought all his belongings had been seized because he owed $900,000 in back taxes.)

In January, Kutcher told The Associated Press, "Let's put it this way. I'm getting ready to start shooting two movies, I'm still working on `That '70s Show,' I'm producing two other shows for MTV and creating a one-hour drama pilot for Fox ... I don't have the time."

Three months later, "Punk'd" returned to MTV for its third season.


I don't know how effective this show can be, announcing a 3 year pickup!

Chris

3 seasons does not equal 3 years. At 8 eps a "season," they can easily run 8 weeks in a row, take a few months off, another 8 weeks, etc... and be done in a year and a half.

Oh god why???

Craptacular

i already gave up on this show part way through the first season

Sweet. Three more seasons of celebrities pretending to be duped.

i dont like this show very much at all it seems way too fake.

I just discovered the show today and I'm amazed how this show is able to not get it's ass sued off? I'm also amazed that none of the antics have resulted in "bystanders" reacting in very adverse and unexpected ways. For example the show with Ciara(sp?) had a black man fleeing from police. What would happen if someone intervened in that type of situation. They can't have such a controlled environment where they can plan for every type of contingency. That being said, I cannot turn the channel when this show is on.

Punk'd
 

So, I'm watching Punk'd the other day - the one where this little cutie's http://images.google.com/images?q=tb...6rodriguez.JPG butt was hanging so far outta her pants, MTV didn't even know what to do. The punk plot was essentially to make her feel terrible after she pushes her boyfriend, who procedes to stumble backwards and knocks a row of grocery shelving over via a domino effect. The last couple of shelves falls on to one of the main pranksters, who ends up lying there on the floor all messed up in his fake injurious glory.

Anyway, during the process, Rodriguez feels genuinely concerned and apologetic. Afterwards, she appears genuinely surprised that she'd just been grand toasted. After watching a few other episodes, I've found others getting punk'd to pretty much demonstrate the same sentiments.

Ok .. so at this point, I realize I have absolutely no life by wasting any time with these shows .. but at the same time, it gets me thinking. They use the same two guys to do most of the pranking and they reappear episode after episode, keeping in mind I've probably only watched it half a dozen times. Do these celebrities really live on another planet? Do they not see the "common" pranksters and subsequently not realize that they are being had? They always seemingly know at the end of the show what "punk'd" means. So, I'm assuming some of the victims have seen the show before. - obviously at least heard of it. Or is this show totally fixed?

... come on, spoil it for me :)

i believe they film a whole season before airing any episodes to prevent exactly what you are describing... so the 'world' has not seen the pranksters

Ya, I think it's a whole new crew this season. I guess Dax was too famous.

I still think the best Punk'd is one of the very first, with Justin Timberlake's house and possessions being taken by the IRS. "You took my dogs?!?" :lol:

It's all staged.

I stopped watching during the second season but I think they change the cast every season. Dax and the Black guy weren't aroung for season 2 so I'm assuming that the season 2 people weren't around for season 3.

i like it, it's funny

yeah, it's all new cast this season, from what i can tell. and ashton stopped doing them after the first season, otherwise he'd never get anyone.

Punk'd -- "Rob Thomas, Ashley Parker Angel, Kate Beckinsale" -- 04.03.2006
 

Lol They Had A Guy In Such A Realistic Gorilla Suit Go After Ashley Loooooooool.

No idea who Ashley Parker Angel is, but he showed some balls trying to get the gorilla away from his girlfriend. He didn't get too close though.

:hscratch: This show is still on?

When will this show ever die?