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Message # 83391.1.2.1

Subject: Re:that was the 2015 remake show

Date: Tue 24/11/20 12:13:51 GMT

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By MK - wamtec@comcast.net Tue 24/11/20 01:01:42 GMT

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZPtJKF5a-g

There are no wet and messy stunts on this episode, but trust me, they did numerous wetlook and messy stunts in the streets on many episodes. Erik recorded them all and kindly shared his VHS taoe collection of clips in 1998.

Now for the history lesson -- the original concept of this show (offering people money to do crazy stunts in public streets) first originated in the USA in 1984, with the Fred Travalena show called "Anything For Money" where they did lots of wet stunts with everyday people in public streets. That concept was then syndicated and copied in the 1980's and 90's in many other countries. So then you had copies of the show being done in the UK (with Jeremy Beadle) and versions done in Germany, Italy and 20 other countries. In the Netherlands other tv stations copied the show at least 4 times in tne last 20 years. In the usa MTV did a version of the same show, and in the UK you had other shows like "Wouild Ya Cud Ya"  and "I bet you will" doing the same thing and in Australia and New Zealand you had many wetlook stunts in the 1990's on their version of the same concept on their show "Who Dares Wins".

Even our good friend Leon from Mostwam borrowed most of the same concepts for his more recent "Streetsplash" series videos.

Having seen all the clips from the many different versions of this show I would say that the best scenes are those that happened on the original 1984 Fred Travelena show and the more recent reenactments done by the Mostwam team on their Streetsplash series.

MK

By robin - Mon 23/11/20 21:31:19 GMT

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https://youtu.be/At1UdW6BtHw

By Charlie - bravocharlie101@yahoo.com Mon 23/11/20 19:57:54 GMT

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Would love to find those again :)

Thanks!