PrankStars

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| genre = Reality

| creator = The Walt Disney Company

| presenter = Mitchel Musso

| theme_music_composer = Mitchel Musso

| opentheme = "Look On Your Face", performed by Mitchel Musso

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Barry Poznick
John Stevens
Charles Steenveld
Rick de Oliveira

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| company = ZOO Productions

| channel = Disney Channel (episodes 1-4)
Disney XD (episodes 5-6)

| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|7|15}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2011|12|16}}

| related = Code 9

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PrankStars (stylized as Prank★Stars) is a 2011 American reality television series that aired monthly and employed the use of a hidden camera.{{cite web |author=Big Time Rush |url=http://www.mmm-mag.com/2011/06/new-disney-channel-reality-sho.html |title=Deets on the new Disney Channel reality show "PrankStars"! - M Magazine |publisher=Mmm-mag.com |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227194534/http://www.mmm-mag.com/2011/06/new-disney-channel-reality-sho.html |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} The series premiered on Disney Channel on July 15, 2011, and was hosted by Pair of Kings and Hannah Montana star, Mitchel Musso.{{cite web|url=http://disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2011/prankstars_release.doc|title=Disney Channel launches new reality series, PrankStars (7/15)|access-date=July 1, 2011|publisher=Disney Channel Medianet|date=June 21, 2011}} The television program portrayed scenarios in which children and teenagers met their favorite stars in "unpredictable and humorous" settings that had been engineered by their friends and family. The show was Disney Channel's first reality series since the Totally in Tune show.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a326191/selena-gomez-for-disney-reality-show-prankstars.html |title=Selena Gomez for Disney reality show 'PrankStars' |last=Martin |first=Lara |publisher=Digital Spy |date=June 22, 2011 |access-date=June 23, 2011}} In Canada, Family Channel aired two episodes of PrankStars on September 30, 2011, and a total of four episodes were originally supposed to broadcast before the series was withdrawn. The fourth episode aired a day before Musso's mid-October 2011 arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated (and subsequent removal from the cast of Pair of Kings), and the remaining two episodes premiered solely in Europe and Latin America.

Stars

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Episode !Star !From
rowspan=3 \| 1 \|gomezSelena Gomez \|Wizards of Waverly Place
ryanDebby Ryan \|The Suite Life on Deck
mussoMitchel Musso	Pair of Kings, Hannah Montana
rowspan=2 \| 2 \|mcclainChina Anne McClain	A.N.T. Farm
hicksAdam Hicks \|Lemonade Mouth, Zeke and Luther
rowspan=2 \| 3 \|zendayaZendaya \|Shake It Up, Frenemies
simpsonCody Simpson \|Musician/band
rowspan=2 \| 4 \|thorntonTiffany Thornton \|So Random!, Sonny with a Chance
howardLeo Howard \|Kickin' It, Leo Little's Big Show
rowspan=2 \| 5 \|symoneRaven-Symoné \|That's So Raven, The Cheetah Girls 2
thorneBella Thorne \|Shake It Up, Frenemies
rowspan=2 \| 6 \|allstarAllstar Weekend \|Musician/band
mendlerBridgit Mendler \|Good Luck Charlie, Lemonade Mouth

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Episode

!Star

!From

rowspan=3 | 1

|gomezSelena Gomez

|Wizards of Waverly Place

Debby Ryan

|The Suite Life on Deck

Mitchel Musso

Pair of Kings, Hannah Montana

rowspan=2 | 2

|mcclainChina Anne McClain

A.N.T. Farm

Adam Hicks

|Lemonade Mouth, Zeke and Luther

rowspan=2 | 3

|zendayaZendaya

|Shake It Up, Frenemies

Cody Simpson

|Musician/band

rowspan=2 | 4

|thorntonTiffany Thornton

|So Random!, Sonny with a Chance

Leo Howard

|Kickin' It, Leo Little's Big Show

rowspan=2 | 5

|symoneRaven-Symoné

|That's So Raven, The Cheetah Girls 2

Bella Thorne

|Shake It Up, Frenemies

rowspan=2 | 6

|allstarAllstar Weekend

|Musician/band

Bridgit Mendler

|Good Luck Charlie, Lemonade Mouth

Episodes

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Something To Chew On

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|15}}

| ProdCode = 101

| Viewers = 3.9[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724100345/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/18/disney-channels-phineas-and-ferb-hits-a-series-high-for-its-2nd-straight-original-airing/98308/ Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb" Hits a Series High for its 2nd Straight Original Airing] By Robert Seidman – July 18, 2011, TV by the Numbers

| ShortSummary = In the opening episode, Selena Gomez is disguised for the purpose of assisting a girl with a television commercial audition; Debby Ryan recruits a sales girl for a fashion show after falling ill in the clothes store that the girl is employed by; and Mitchel Musso's real-life best friend does not show up at a restaurant, resulting in the enlistment of fifteen-year-old Luke for a "best friend" interview.

Guest stars: Selena Gomez, Debby Ryan and Mitchel Musso

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Game Showed Up

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|8|12}}

| ProdCode = 102

| Viewers = 3.4{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/15/friday-cable-ratings-storage-wars-tops-primetime-smackdown-falls-haven-thundercats-steady-more/100468/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816163839/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/15/friday-cable-ratings-storage-wars-tops-primetime-smackdown-falls-haven-thundercats-steady-more/100468/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |title=Friday Cable: 'Storage Wars' Tops Primetime; 'Smackdown' Falls; 'Haven,' 'Thundercats' Steady & More |publisher=Zap2it |date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012}}

| ShortSummary = China Anne McClain competes against her biggest fan, fourteen-year-old Sakoiya, for the chance to become a television game show host. However, the pressure is heightened when the game show's producer shows favoritism towards China Anne during the challenges. Meanwhile, when Adam Hicks loses his voice prior to an important radio interview, it is up to his unsuspecting "#1" fan, twelve-year-old Zak, to act as Hicks during the live interview.

Guest stars: China Anne McClain and Adam Hicks

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Walk the Prank

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|23}}

| ProdCode = 106{{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&Search%5FArg=prankstars&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=shInez-MuVK23x-KlPhgtEHR-jsG&SEQ=20120331191914&SID=14|title=WebVoyage Record View 1|publisher=Cocatalog.loc.gov|access-date=April 2, 2012}}

| Viewers = 2.4{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/26/friday-cable-smackdown-tops-plus-college-football-haven-star-wars-clone-wars-more/104858/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929135751/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/26/friday-cable-smackdown-tops-plus-college-football-haven-star-wars-clone-wars-more/104858/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |title=Updated Friday Cable Ratings: 'Storage Wars' Tops Primetime; 'Smackdown' Falls; 'Haven,' 'Thundercats' Steady & More - Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=September 26, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012}}

| ShortSummary = Zendaya's family's new pirate-themed restaurant is short-staffed in the lead-up to an important restaurant review; Zendaya proceeds to enlist the help of an unsuspecting patron, eleven-year-old Jordan, to substitute as a "swashbuckling" waitress. However, a problem ensues after Jordan inadvertently upsets the food critic. Meanwhile, Cody Simpson invites his biggest fan, fourteen year-old Emily, to join him on stage during a special acoustic concert; however, Emily is unaware that the performance is a live global broadcast.

Guest stars: Zendaya and Cody Simpson

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Stick It To Me

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|10|16}}

| ProdCode = 104{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/prankstars/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - prankstars on disney |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |access-date=March 16, 2012}}

| Viewers = 3.3{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/10/18/sundays-cable-ratings-amcs-walking-dead-eats-up-competition-346111/cable_20111016/ |title=Ratings - Sunday's Cable Ratings: AMC's "Walking Dead" Eats Up Competition |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |date=October 16, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012}}

| ShortSummary = Due to difficulties with the composition of a song for a new video game device, Tiffany Thornton enlists the help of her "#1" fan, twelve year-old Darby, and they proceed to collaborate on the lyrics and use silly props to inspire the creative process. However, Darby's songwriting skills impress the producer and she is asked to write the entire song without Thornton. Meanwhile, Leo Howard's biggest fan, fourteen year-old Matt, is surprised to see Howard join him in a martial arts class that specializes in a fake form of karate, "Floating Swan". When Howard challenges the Sensei to a battle to decide which form is better—Floating Swan or "Kicking Panther"—Matt is recruited by Howard and receives a "crash course" in Kicking Panther prior to the battle.

Guest stars: Tiffany Thornton and Leo Howard

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Adventures in Dogsitting

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|11|25}}{{cite web|url=http://digiguide.tv/programme-details/Disney+HD/25+November+2011/17:10/Prank+Stars/Childrens/ |title=Prank Stars on Disney HD at 5:10pm November 25th, 2011 |publisher=Digiguide.tv |date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012}} (UK)

| ProdCode = 105{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/prankstars/forums/prankstars-episode-titles-and-airdates-102682-3145137/ |title=PrankStars: PrankStars Episode Titles and Airdates |publisher=TV.com |access-date=March 16, 2012}}

| Viewers = {{abbr|2.53|(UK. viewers (millions))}}{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |title=Weekly Top 10 Programmes |publisher=Barb.co.uk |date=March 4, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113222519/http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10|archive-date=January 13, 2013}}{{Clarify|date=March 2012}}

| ShortSummary = Raven-Symoné fan, Jade, meets her idol while looking after a dog. Summer attends a fake "flash mob" dance audition run by Bella Thorne.

Note: This episode premiered in the UK on November 25, 2011.

Guest stars: Raven-Symoné and Bella Thorne.

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Secret Agent

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|12|16}}{{cite web|url=http://digiguide.tv/programme-details/Disney/16+December+2011/15:30/Prank+Stars/Childrens/ |title=Prank Stars on Disney at 3:30pm December 16th, 2011 |publisher=Digiguide.tv |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2012}} (UK)

| ProdCode = 103{{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search%5FArg=prankstars&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=shInez-MuVK23x-KlPhgtEHR-jsG&SEQ=20120331191914&SID=14|title=WebVoyage Record View 1 |publisher=Cocatalog.loc.gov|access-date=April 2, 2012}}

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| ShortSummary = American pop band, Allstar Weekend, meet Stephanie, a fan of the band, while she is tending to the phones at a fake talent agency. Twins, Abigaille and Emily, meet their idol, Bridgit Mendler, at the staging of a fake environmental ad campaign.

Note: This episode premiered in the UK on December 16, 2011 as part of "Christmas Night of Premieres" (the episode was also broadcast in Spain, Australia and Russia).

Guest stars: Allstar Weekend and Bridgit Mendler

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