- Nikki and John Pranksters in Love
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Nikki and John Pranksters in Love Also known as Nikitabanana88 Genre vlogging, Reality, comedy, Created by Nikki Baker & John Dahl Starring Nikki Baker
John DahlCountry of origin United States
Language(s) English No. of episodes (143) Production Camera setup Single-camera setup Running time 1 - 4 minutes average Broadcast Original channel YouTube Picture format 360p
240pFirst shown in Oct 9, 2009
2 years, 66 daysOriginal run Oct 9, 2009 – Present External links Website Nikki and John Pranksters in Love is a web series created by Nikki Baker, 23, and John Dahl, 25. The webisodes revolve around revenge prank conducted by the couple on one another, the are also a number of public pranks and pranks on family and friends. The couple have appeared on a number of television shows internationally including: MTV's "Pranked".[1], ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos", TruTV's Top 20 "Losers in Love", VH1's "Undateable", G4's "WebSoup: The Best Of 2009", TruTv's "The Smoking gun Presents: World's Dumbest Pranksters", CBS's "The Bonnie Hunt Show", RTL's "Explosiv", RTL's "Nikki and John Interview Special", ProSieben's "Taff", "RudeTube","The Idiot Awards", "SLQH", "FujiTV"
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Background
Nikki Baker, 23, and John Dahl, 25, met in high school in Northfield, Minnesota. He got her attention by shaking a can of beer in front of her, then cracking it open so a geyser of foam blasted into her face. She returned his affection with a kick to the crotch, thus beginning their "prank war". In the two years since Baker posted the first video, the couple’s antics—all involve revenge pranks—have garnered 44 million YouTube views and have been re-posted multiple times on the internet including break.com to the figure of over 65 million views.[2] Their popularity increased further when the Nikki and John appeared on MTV’s Pranked, which devoted a special segment just to them.[1] Their revenge pranks include: A doughnut is spiked with hot chilies, shampoo is swapped with hair bleach (and, later, purple dye), itching powder is poured onto the bed, closet doors are booby-trapped with a bucket of green slime (he proposed marriage to her after that one—she said yes). The duo now pull in approximately $2,000 month in adverting revenue and continue to upload revenge prank on average on per week.[3] They live in Corona, California.
Cast
- Nikki Baker: After graduating high school in Minnesota Nikki moved to California.
- John Dahl: After graduating high school in Minnesota John moved to Colorado, then to California Where he and Nikki started dating.[4] John also works as a golfing instructor, he attended golf college and has a Golf Management Studies Degree.[5]
Production
“ We have a lot of fun messing around with each other and we love to do things that shock people or make them laugh. We basically upload videos of us being mean to each other via pranks or stunts for your amusement. ” —Nikki Baker & John Dahl[6]
Episodes
Main article: List of Nikki and John Pranksters In Love episodesEpisodes are uploaded on average one per week.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Pranked › Main". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/. http://www.mtv.com/shows/pranked/series.jhtml#moreinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Nikitabanana88". Nikitabanana88. http://www.youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/user/Nikitabanana88. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Kalb, Bess. "A Couple’s Dueling Pranks Score Big". Wires Magazine. http://www.wired.com/. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/04/pl_duelingpranks/. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Nikki and John - Exi-Designs - Interview". Nikki and John - Exi-Designs - Interview. http://www.youtube.com/. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOW7KylgkxI&feature=player_embedded#at=297. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "The Driving range Nikki and John Vlog 5". The Driving range Nikki and John Vlog 5. http://www.youtube.com/. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-7sapX1gY&feature=channel_video_title. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "About US". nikkiandjohn. http://nikkiandjohn.com/. http://nikkiandjohn.com/about-us/. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
External Links
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