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Cheaters - This hidden camera show catches suspected adulterers during their rendezvous. (Photo: Courtesy The CW)

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Candid Camera - One of the first (if not original) hidden camera shows, Candid Camera would put an unsuspecting person into a prank-filled situation and capture their reaction to it. The segment would usually end with "Smile, you're on Candid Camera," much to the subject's chagrin. (Photo: Courtesy ABC)

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Punk'd - Essentially the celebrity version of Candid Camera, this hit show saw many of your favorite celebrities in compromising situations, only to find out it was Ashton Kutcher pulling all of the strings. (Photo: Courtesy MTV)

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Boling Points - Unsuspecting individuals unknowingly have their patience tested to see what their 'boiling point' is. This show has the distinct credit of having featured a young Stefani Germanotta, who would later became pop superstar Lady GaGa, appear as one of the unsuspecting individuals. (Photo: Courtesy MTV)

5 / 10

To Catch a Predator - This controversial series hosted by Chris Hansen specialized in setting up sexual predators with what they believed to be a rendezvous and surprising them with an arrest. (Photo: Courtesy NBC)

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The Jamie Kennedy Experiment - Comedian Jamie Kennedy would dress up as an over the top character and a hidden camera would tape him while he interacts with an unsuspecting subject. One of his characters, B-Rad, would eventually become the lead character in the movie Malibu's Most Wanted. (Photo: Courtesy The WB)

7 / 10

The Ultimate Revenge - Anyone interested in playing a prank on their loved one need look no further than this prank show about getting back at the person closest to you. (Photo: Courtesy The New TNN Network)

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8 / 10

Damage Control - In this series, parents would leave their kids alone for a weekend under the notion they were going on a short vacation. In reality they were watching them at a neighbor's house using hidden cameras. (Photo: Courtesy MTV)

9 / 10

Totally Busted - Considered a raunchier and much more explicit version of Candid Camera, this series aired on Playboy TV and involved unsuspecting individuals being put into compromising situations with a sexual twist. (Photo: Courtesy Playboy TV)

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Scare Tactics - Unsuspecting contestants are thrust into a horror movie inspired situation in which they are usually scared until it is revealed that it is all a prank. (Photo: Courtesy MTV)

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