Bonkers Bowling Prank Patrol

Today, Hannah Clifford joins the Prank Patrol.

She'll turn her bowling friend into a bowling wreck.

In this alley, the pins strike back.

Prank Patrol helps you to pull off the prank of their lives.

# Here they come, they're on a roll

# Where they'll strike nobody knows

# If you have a point to prove

# They'll make a plan and see it through

# They'll sign you up to join their crew

# Barney and the Ninjas too

# Here we go - come on, join the Prank Patrol. #

Hiya Patrol!

I need your help to prank my mate, Georgia.

I'm rubbish at pranking. Please pick me as your latest recruit. Please!

SIRENS BLARE

That's her definitely. Hannah Clifford, that's Hannah Clifford,

prepare to be apprehended by the Prank Patrol.

-Hannah Clifford.

-Yeah.

-Did you want Prank Patrol's help?

-Yeah.

You're the newest member of the team. Look at that!

That's yours. You're gonna need that and this. Right arm first,

Hiya, parents. Hiya, brother.

-I'm gonna need to borrow Hannah.

-No probs.

-Serious pranking to do. See you.

-Bye!

Meet our newest prankster, Hannah Clifford, nine, from Stockport.

Hannah has a very active timetable.

-She does drama on Sundays...

-Oh Romeo!

on Tuesday she has tennis and Brownies.

On Wednesdays she has a rest, on Thursdays she goes swimming,

on Friday she goes to tennis,

and on Saturday, she's got a day off.

This is the Prank van where we chat. Let's talk about you first.

I go to a drama group on Sunday and it's really fun.

-I've got this annoying friend called Georgia.

-Ah, yes, Georgia.

I've heard all about Georgia. Tell the audience a bit more about her.

She sometimes does really weird things like going,

"Hi! Who are you? Do I know you? Who am I? Where am I?

"Is this your house?" Even if we're at school and it's really strange.

She sometimes says something that she knows will annoy you.

Then after she goes, "Joke!"

-This is why you wanna prank her back?

-Yeah.

Let's look at Georgia in action.

Hannah and Georgia have been best friends for five years.

Georgia's cheeky and a bit of a prankster.

She often pretends to cry then shouts "I got ya!"

Hannah reckons Georgia is wee bit cuckoo

especially when she talks in her sleep.

We have our target, Georgia. We've got to think of a cunning prank.

We need to get some ideas. What do you like doing together?

We like bowling. We could do something crazy with bowling.

-We could show her up.

-Yeah.

-We can arrange that by adjusting the machinery.

-Yeah.

-Maybe that could wrong.

-Or we could do something with the bowling pins.

-When the ball hits them, they explode.

-What a lovely idea.

-Does she get strikes quite a lot?

-Yeah.

It'd be great if she got a strike and it exploded.

The only person who can do that is Steve, he's at Prank HQ.

-Shall I see if he's up for it?

-Yeah!

-Ninjas!

Thank you. There you go.

-PHONE RINGS

-Hello.

-Is that Steve at Prank HQ?

-Yes it is.

I'm Hannah, Prank Patrol's newest member.

We need bowling pins that explode. Could you do that?

-I'm on it straight away.

-Thanks, that's great. Bye.

-Bye.

Let's get Georgia to a bowling alley where the ball strikes back,

ready for bowling bedlam?

-Sure am.

-High five. Ninjas!

Take us to Prank HQ.

TYRES SQUEAL

-Here we are, Prank HQ, what do you think?

-Really cool.

-We've got lots to do. Shall we go and meet Steve?

-Yeah.

-Follow me.

-Hi Steve.

-Hiya.

-This is Hannah who you spoke to earlier on.

-How you doing?

-OK. How are you getting on with the pins?

-Very good.

We made a start. We do need some help from you guys.

-Does it involve getting messy?

-It does. Get those on.

While we get these on, why don't you watch a tasty recipe?

So you're going bowling and want extra fun?

Here's a recipe that might be right up your alley.

Find a toy rubber ball the same size as an actual bowling ball.

Paint it black.

Pat it down with some chalk dust so it has a well-worn finish.

Then hide it in a backpack.

When you're at the alley and your friends are distracted,

secretly take out your prank ball.

Use a bit of acting

to make it seem you're carrying a really heavy tenpin ball.

When the time is right, choose a victim and say those magic words,

"Think fast."

THEY SCREAM

Guaranteed great fun for everyone.

What a really tasty recipe. We're working up something nice here.

-That's Steve and Hannah. What are we doing?

-We're getting out our pin.

Getting it out carefully cos they are fragile.

-These will break, won't they?

-Yes.

OK. Looks like a good one.

Wow, brilliant.

You can see down the middle that it is hollow.

That is why they'll break when Georgia bowls her strike.

-We need to make more.

-Let's go.

We need to fill that with plaster.

Move that around so you get all the plaster all around the area.

Let it stand for 30 minutes.

Do you know why bowlers don't work much? Cos they're always on strike.

Always on...strike.

-Is that the one Hannah made?

-Yes.

Very nice, well done.

Using the original pins as a guide, Steve made a stencil

so we could spray-paint our pins to make them look real.

-So Steve, you'll finish the rest for us.

-OK.

There is one more thing you can use pins for. You can juggle with them.

Have I not shown you? Watch this.

Ready?

Woah!

Ohhh! Ninjas!

Ooooh!

THEY LAUGH

SHE SCREAMS Hello.

Wooooo!

HE SPEAKS "GORILLA"

Hey!

HE SCREAMS

Oooooh!

SCREAMING

-Earlier on you said you weren't good at bowling.

-Yes.

-I have a surprise.

-Say hello to Chris Lam.

-Hi.

-Chris is the national under-12s champion.

He's here to give you tips. We have our bowling alley.

-You're the tutor, where do we start?

-There.

-OK.

Put your fingers and thumbs in the ball. Get these two fingers.

Then get your thumb.

-Does that feel comfortable? OK, then, next bit.

-Check your stance.

-Put your feet together and hold the ball.

-Before you do the run-up thing.

-How do you make the ball roll straight?

-You follow through.

Your arm coming through... Follow through. Three things to remember.

-The grip, the stance, the follow through. Put it into practice?

-Yes.

OK.

Oh! Look at it go.

-HE LAUGHS

-Great!

Got my stance and then the follow through.

-CROWD CHEERS THEN STOPS

-Did you see that?

-I feel loads better. How about you?

-Good.

-Chris, thank you. Hannah, you want to say thanks?

-Thanks.

Let's see how Steve is doing with those pins.

Let's test the pins and see if they explode. Steve, are you confident?

-We'll find out.

-I hope so. How do we know if they work?

It's whether this is the real one... THUD!

-No, it's not.

-No, that's not the real one.

SMASH!

-That's the real one.

-Good. Effective.

Um, Hannah...why don't you see if you want to do the, um, thing.

And I'll go and lie down.

You had a good time with the ball.

Imagine what the bowling ball will do! So, everything's good?

Yes? It's time to check out the blue... blue...

-The blueprint?

-Yes, one of those please.

The blueprint for Hannah's prank is one bowling alley

and one bowling-crazy friend.

One clown of a clumsy maintenance man...

and one smoke-filled bowling lane with pins that explode.

Georgia will be a bit shocked but then she'll think it's a joke.

I can't wait to get to the location.

Hannah has the skill, she's a top prankster. Chris taught us moves.

Are we going yet?

OK, the van is loaded, we have everything we need for the prank.

We'll call Georgia to see if she can come. What have you told her?

-I asked her to go bowling with me after school.

-OK, give her a call

-and make sure she can come.

-Yeah.

-OK. Make that call.

SHE DIALS

-'Hello?'

-Hello. Hannah.

-'Oh, hi, Hannah!'

-We're definitely going bowling.

-'Great. Are you going to Brownies?'

-No.

-'I'll see you tomorrow.'

-See you.

I thought she said, "Are you going to Barney's?"

-I thought she knew! But she said Brownies.

-Yes.

-Good. Happy?

-Yeah.

-Georgia's coming, the prank can go ahead.

-Yes.

-Let's go. Ninjas!

Take us to Stockport Bowling Alley, please.

Here we are, Hannah - your own bowling alley,

-where the prank will go down.

-Wicked.

Two things you'll need - that, of course,

and some words of support. On here,

a few people want to say good luck to you.

Hannah loves being with her friends.

She's a very kind and loyal friend, and loves a bit of mischief.

I think she's going to have a fantastic time on this bowling prank.

This prank's gonna be great. Georgia will be up for it.

I'm sure it'll BOWL Georgia over.

-Makes ME feel better. You?

-Yeah!

-I reckon we should do something.

I reckon if we bowl this ball

and get a strike, it means the prank will go perfectly.

-Shall we try it?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Position...and follow through.

Anything could happen now, couldn't it?

Why did I say that?!

Will Hannah strike pranking gold, or will Georgia PIN it down as a prank?

Will it be boom or bust for Hannah when the pins turn to dust?

You're about to find out.

We're all set for our strike of a prank

-on Hannah's best friend. Say hello, Hannah.

-Hi!

Hannah's best friend is Georgia. She'll bowl a ball down here

-and it will explode the pins, which Steve is setting up. Hi!

-Hi!

Looking good. When that happens,

-we'll call in a bowling technician, our actor, Rob Hallam.

-Hello.

-This is Hannah.

-Hello.

-Today you are Morris Pitcher.

-Name tag with a camera. Stand up if you want to.

-Thank you. Ooh!

-Tell us what you'll be doing.

-Crazy things.

We'll throw fruit down here, smoke will billow out,

-then of course at the end, the pins will explode.

-Sounds brilliant.

-Georgia will be shocked.

-Yes!

-You call in your supervisor -

-me dressed up - and I can reveal it's all a prank.

-Superb.

-See you later, guys.

-There's a bit more to do. Ninjas!

The Ninjas have worked hard to rig this place, and we're all set.

The hidden cameras are down there - hello! - one there, one over there.

One right at the back of the room and this one's in a sports bag.

Give us a wave.

Georgia will not even know that's there.

A few people want to say a few things to you.

It's nice to have a bit of luck. Watch this.

Hi, Hannah, it's your dad here.

You've worked hard. Go and drive Georgia spare.

Everyone's behind you. I've just heard

that Georgia is 12 miles away.

If she travels at 30mph over 12 miles...

-LAUGHTER

-Oh-h! Ninjas!

Hello!

Oh, no!

-Oooh, how smashing!

-Hello!

MANIACAL LAUGHTER

I think Georgia will be shocked but I want her to be shocked.

I'm really nervous about it but I'm really looking forward to it.

Fingers crossed!

So, to recap, the blueprint for Hannah's prank is -

one bowling-crazy friend,

one clown of a clumsy maintenance man,

and one smoke-filled bowling lane with pins that explode.

Let's get the prank up and running.

Our target is Georgia, on the left.

-I think we're supposed to...

-Hello.

BOTH: Hello.

Can I help you? ..Oh, you want to go bowling?

-Have you got a reservation?

-We've paid.

-Names?

-Hannah Clifford.

-And?

-Georgia Cowell.

-Let's have a look.

Yeah, we've got you, Hannah and Georgia.

You're on Lane 2. I need your shoes, please.

So it's off with the shoes...

Oooh! ..Oh! Have you smelt those?

-Eugh!

-Oh!

Okey-cokey. Stick those on. ..Stick those on. Have a nice time.

What's wrong with that? ..Oh, right.

-Isn't one foot bigger than the other?

-No.

OK.

There you go. Brilliant. Enjoy your bowling.

What's up? Clown shoes.

Seven years I've worked here. It always gets a laugh.

Do you like that joke?

Put those on. Don't go away. I've got some jackets as well.

These have got little transponders in.

It's automatic bowling. I'll take you to your lane.

Meanwhile, I'm behind the scenes,

having make-up applied to make me look like a grumpy owner.

Hmm! Very nice.

OK, then, girls, now it's all automatic.

Pop your coat there. Your names are already there.

-Do you know how to do bowling?

-Yeah.

You might not know how to do it properly.

I was bowling champion of Stockport for seven years

between the years of six and whatever seven is on there.

-I want to see you've got the right technique.

-Is it on Lane 2?

-It is.

I just want you to watch.

-How many times have you bowled before?

-About ten.

-Think you're pretty good?

-Not really.

-Check this out.

It's all in the swing. It's all in the aim.

It's time for Rob to show the girls how it's done.

GIRLS LAUGH

-That was awful!

-So you were the bowling champion, were you?

No, it's...

I'm all right.

Who took...?

-Floor's a bit slippy, but you get the idea.

-Yeah.

So, er, you have a bowl, girls. I'm just going to fix this lane.

-Go on, Georgia.

-It's your turn.

Right, let's see how the girls get on. Hannah's up first.

-ROB COUGHS RAUCOUSLY

-'Oh, Rob!'

-Sorry about that.

-Come on, Georgia.

Go on, Georgia!

ROB COUGHS AGAIN

You're putting us off!

-I'm not putting you off.

-Yes, you are!

Go on, Hannah.

I'm just saying, you're not as good as I am.

Go, Hannah!

Cor, it's a long day, this!

Oh, dear. Georgia's not impressed.

-Oh! Very good!

-You put me off.

-HEADSET BEEPS

-Hiya boss. Hiya. ..No, it's fine.

No... I... Hang on a minute. Did I put you off?

Sorry... No, some customers getting shirty. Sorry.

No, I'm working on the lane now. No worries, it's all fine.

-He's really strange.

-Sorry, I didn't mean to put you off.

HE COUGHS

-Shut up!

-I suggest you cough in between our games.

Sorry, I'm off, I'm off... Annoying customers.

Oh my God, he is bizarre.

Come here.

Go Georgia, go Georgia!

Yes!

Good shot.

I need some support over there.

The girls seem to be getting into the swing of things.

That was rubbish.

So time to send actor Rob back in with a comedy...watermelon?

I know.

-Are you two having a laugh?

-What do you mean?

What you doing putting THAT in there?

-We're not.

-What does it look like to you? A bowling ball?

-BOTH: No!

-Did you put that in there?

-BOTH: No!

Students! It must be students! Will that work as a bowling ball?

-Go on, you do it.

-We dare you.

-I'm not doing it.

-You're doing it, we're not.

-You have a go.

-No, you! BOTH: You!

-Shh! I'll get fired.

-Who cares? Just do it.

-Who cares?

I've got a wife and kids to feed. Fair enough. Shall I have a go?

BOTH: Yes!

-If anyone...in...

-HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH

-Go on!

-Are you sure?

-BOTH: Yes!

-Don't be a wimp.

I'm not being a wimp - don't get me into trouble!

GIRLS LAUGH

-Yes!

-Oh my...

Excuse me...

Excuse me...

-What have you done?

-You blew it up, you silly thing.

-What have you two done?

-BOTH: YOU did it!

We didn't do anything, we're innocent.

-HEADSET BEEPS

-Oh no. Hiya boss.

-No, it was the girls.

-GIRLS SHOUT IN PROTEST

-Excuse me, Mr Boss...

-The one in the red top, yeah. Ringleader.

-No, we have to shut it down.

-Which row will we go on then?

Let me finish this, we'll have to move to lane one.

Yeah?

You go first. The boss wants to see if you're the ringleader.

Go Georgia!

Only one?

You'll get me fired. Lane one.

Shut the other two down.

Go on, Georgia, get into lane one.

Go on, you can do it. Go Georgia!

Yes, go on!

Wow, let's see that again!

Well, Georgia plays what we think is going to be a striker,

but she leaves the seven and the four pin standing.

THEY LAUGH

What's she done?

Come here, Georgia. We didn't do anything.

-What... How hard did you throw that?

-They just broke.

Boss, lane one...

-We didn't do anything!

-We need you in lane one.

I think it's time for Boss Barney to see what the fuss is about.

-How big are your muscles?

-Very.

-What did you throw down there?

Just a ball!

Boss, it were these two.

It wasn't!

-Excuse me, it wasn't us, it was him.

-Yeah, it was him.

-Boss...

They are £2,000 each.

-It was her.

-It was him!

-How did you smash the skittles?

-I didn't, it was him.

-I've got better things to do...

-Am I in trouble?

-Who put fruit on there?

-She did.

-BOTH: He did!

-This one.

Hang on a second.

Boss, I can't get in trouble. It was the one in red threw the fruit.

-You were responsible. You can't throw melons there.

-It was her.

-Who was it?

-Am I in trouble?

-Was it you who threw it?

-It was him.

-Fire him. He wasted our time.

-You're not firing me.

-You smashed my skittles.

I've got a whole line of skittles and you broke them all.

I'll never come in here again.

You'll have to go. I have to let you go.

Excuse me, this is just not good. We have a match here.

-Georgia...

-Yes...

You've just been pranked by the Prank Patrol. Say hi to the camera.

-Did we get you?

-Did you do that?

-Am I fired then?

-No.

This is an actor called Rob. Well done, mate.

You were annoying me.

Well done, Hannah.

Say "I was well and truly pranked by the Prank Patrol."

-I was not really pranked...trank...

-You can't even say it!

My favourite bit of the prank was when he threw the watermelon.

It was funny. It breaks in two in the middle. Georgia was like...

Was I bowled over by the prank?

It was very ten...se pin bowling, wasn't it? Ha-ha. Sorry.

My favourite bit was the melon. I just like a lot of mess.

The exploding pins were good.

Georgia was scared - she ran back going, "It wasn't me. Or was it?"

The exploding pins were fantastic.

There was dust and bits of them everywhere.

It was really quite shocking and the girls got suitably upset.

I thought I'd get in big trouble.

Me and Hannah were like, "Uh-oh, was it me? Oh yes, it was me."

Georgia might get me back but I don't know so I'd better watch out.

I might get Hannah back - I have to.

You know Barney? That's him.

Next time on Prank Patrol:

Our prankster Lewis Slater sets out to prank his twin brother Robert

with some clean fun at a car wash.

Will Robert believe the car carnage or will the prank be a wash-out?