The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002)
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
2002The Jamie Kennedy Experiment is a half-hour-long American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that was broadcast on The WB. The host and star of the show is Jamie Kennedy, a comedian who presented a reality TV format which combined hidden camera with sketch comedy. The show was cancelled in April 2004 after having failing ratings on The WB. It was then picked up by the G4 network for syndication in October 2006.
Seasons & Episode
2nd marks from season 3 found on the dvd set as a bonus feature.
At the historic City Tavern, where Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence, Jamie plays Ben Franklin for a gathering of history buffs and puts a racy spin on the past. Also, Jamie goes out on a nightmare blind date with a friend's roommate.
When Jamie sings the Star-Spangled Banner at a minor league baseball game, the crowd gets crazy after his third version of the national anthem. Also, when Jamie plays an English rock star on "Rock & Roll Pyramid," host Donny Osmond and fellow contestant Carmen Electra help test the limits of an opponent.
Jamie plays Lamar, a New York fashion designer extraordinaire who turns a model into a superstar when he prances around in Lamar's new line of men's underwear, "Manties." Also, when Jamie acts as a member of New York City's new Smoking Enforcement Division he sees how much abuse a smoker will take before she decides that having a cigarette is not worth the trouble.
Kathie Lee Gifford teams up with Jamie as she flirts with a fellow customer at a restaurant and then sticks him with an extremely large bill. Also, Jamie plays an obnoxious host of a new sports show called "Shut Your Hole" with New York Giants Tiki Barber and Amani Toomer.
Radio personality Artie Lang helps Jamie convince a man that his son is involved with some serious gambling "sharpies." Also, Jamie takes over a shoeshine stand in Grand Central Station to see how a customer will react when his shoes mysteriously disappear .
Jamie plays a sketch artist in Venice Beach who reveals way too much of his subjects. Also, Jamie dresses up as Virgina Hammond, an unsanitary sandwich maker.
Jamie pretends to give someone a ticket, while being the Valet guy. Jamie calls a guy who needs a guitar player for his band and acts like perfect person for the job but he cant here him over the follow of a leaf blower. Jamie plays a man who owns a strip club and he meets the girls family of the daughter who is stripping at his club.
Jamie turns a Miami boy band on its heels when he auditions them for a new television show and then tells them they will get the gig if they add a new member... him. Also, Jamie hits the beaches with an outrageous invention.
When Jamie plays a Hollywood talent scout for child actors; he tests a mother's limits to see how far she will go to get her son into show business. Also, Jamie plays a jealous "Colombian Kingpin" who tries to convince a man that he is the target of a "hit."
Nikki Hilton helps Jamie upset a guest at an upscale hotel pool when she consistently demands to sit at the same table, causing the guest to keep changing tables. Also, Jamie acts as a Venice beach bum who claims to be an old high school pal of a random passerby.
Jamie returns as Virginia Hammond, who plays an incompetent sandwich-maker on the first day of her job at a sub shop. Also, Jamie arrives at an auction as a pretentious artist and helps a guy convince his girlfriend that Jamie's "art" is worth buying. Henry Cota and Carl Lauten directed the episode.
Pauly Shore helps Jamie convince a girl that she is auditioning for a prince who has come to Las Vegas to showcase comics. Also, when Jamie's real-life sister appears on a local news station to discuss Jamie's book, she has a shocking reaction when reporter Steve Highsmith turns the conversation from a friendly interview to an interrogation.
Chicago Bears' former coach Mike Ditka helps Jamie convince a Bears fan that Jamie is the new owner of Ditka's restaurant and Jamie has demoted him to a job waiting tables. Also, Jamie acts as the manager of the "Deep Dish Beauty Pageant."
Jamie dresses up as a transsexual undercover cop out to bust some men. Also, Jamie plays blues legend "Blind Man Anderson", who convinces a woman that she is there to help the crowd control for his CD signing, which turns out not to be the case.
When Jamie plays a guest on a talk show; he tests the limits of an audience member when she is told she must host the show. Also, Chicago Bears' former coach Mike Ditka returns to help Jamie trick a patron at his restaurant into thinking he is the millionth customer.
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment is a half-hour-long American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that was broadcast on The WB. The host and star of the show is Jamie Kennedy, a comedian who presented a reality TV format which combined hidden camera with sketch comedy. The show was cancelled in April 2004 after having failing ratings on The WB. It was then picked up by the G4 network for syndication in October 2006.