Mere Monster Prank Patrol

Today, Alice joins the Prank Patrol.

Her mission - to create a 1,000-year-old monster

and set it loose in a lake where her best friend is canoeing.

# Here they come, they're on a roll Where they'll start, 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! #

Meet Alice Owen,

a sporty, talkative, outgoing 10-year-old from Chester.

Alice enjoys swimming and enjoys a good old water fight

and generally being mischievous.

That's definitely her.

MUFFLED VOICE What?

-Are you Alice Owen?

-Yes.

-Did you apply to Prank Patrol?

-Yes.

Congratulations, you're the newest member!

-Can I borrow her?

-Take her away.

-Alice, follow me.

-Um...

-What?

Yeah, I'll get changed first.

The target of Alice's prank is her best friend Keira.

They've been best friends since they were in nappies.

Alice would love to prank Keira big time.

She'd never suspect her best mate. Girls are so devious!

Keira seems to be fairly nice.

She's your best mate. Is there a reason we're pranking her?

I know for a fact that she scares easily.

Go on.

-We went on a bat walk one night...

-A bat walk?

-Yeah.

-Looking for bats?

Yeah, there were loads of people and we stopped by a pond,

and I walked up to her and jumped on her and she started screaming

and nearly fell in the pond. It was so funny.

We like it when people scream.

We need to find out more about her.

-What stuff do you do together?

-We like netball and kayaking.

There's an opportunity there. If you're out there in kayaks,

-and something scary comes out of the water?

-A monster?

A monster? A water monster?

-The Loch Ness Monster.

-That's good.

I'm not sure we can actually get the Loch Ness Monster -

he's busy with tourists - but we could make one. Big teeth...

-Really big eyes.

-A huge fin down the back... I'm loving it!

But how will we get you and Keira onto a river or lake in kayaks?

We could say the local paper was coming

to take photos and ask questions.

-Or that we're doing a promotional video. I could present it.

-Great!

She'd think I was there for something else, not Prank Patrol.

-Ready for this?

-Yeah.

-All right. Ninjas?

Take us to Prank HQ.

-So, here we are, Alice - Prank HQ. What do you think?

-Cool!

This is where all your prank dreams become prank reality.

Come with me because we've got what appears to be a diver.

-Who are you?

-I'm Dave.

-I'm a professional diver. I'll be your monster.

-OK.

We thought the monster would be scarier than a dude in flippers.

-By the end of the day, I'll be pretty scary.

-Alice, this is Dave.

Hi, Dave.

-Hi.

-Dave is a drawing genius.

He can draw anything your mind can create.

So tell Dave how you'd like the monster to look.

Little spiky fins at the back.

-Mm-hm, yeah.

-Big, starey fish eyes.

Starey fish eyes.

-And teeth like sharks.

-No problem.

-You can do that?

-Yeah, easy.

So, while Dave and Alice set to work designing their monster,

I thought I'd put pen to paper too. I mean, how hard can it be?

-There, what do you think?

-Looks really good.

-Cheers.

It does look good. It's great. Shall we give it a name?

-Hang on a minute.

-What?

-What about yours?

-My, er...what?

-Weren't you doing a monster picture?

-No.

-Behind your back. Let's see it.

-No, I went over there...

-Let's see it.

What's with the chicken?

Ever wake up and feel like pranking someone?

Well, you can, with today's recipe.

All you need is a plastic cup, a cork, a plastic twist tie

and your target's keys.

Attach the keys to your cork, float them in a plastic cup of water,

then put it in the freezer overnight.

In the morning, leave a note for your target

saying where the keys are.

When they open the freezer, they'll find their keys in a block of ice.

Any plans they have to use the keys for the next few hours

will, well, be frozen.

Grrrrr!

-And with you...

-Now the mere monster has been created on paper,

I took Alice to the sound department to record a scary monster voice.

SCARY VOICE: I'm out to get you, Keira!

DISTORTED ECHOING VOICE

-What do you think?

-Pretty scary.

Brilliant. Now we know how the monster sounds and looks on paper,

-but how does it look in real life? Shall we see it?

-Yeah.

-Hi, Darren.

-Hello.

-We left you a picture, and you've been getting creative.

-Yeah.

From Dave's drawing, we've sculpted the creature.

We've done a plaster mould, painted latex inside,

put some paint on it and we're at the stage that we're at now.

-Oh, yes!

-That's so going to scare Keira.

-It is, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-That's awesome.

But there was still work to be done to make the monster look convincing

and make Keira scream.

So Alice helped Darren apply the scary finishing touches.

That is a scary fish monster. What do you reckon?

Keira's going to freak!

Darren, lovely job. Just one thing left. Let's see it out in the pool.

This is the testing bed for the monster, the Mere Monster.

-I'm excited. How are you feeling?

-Quite excited as well.

-Good.

-Do you want to see the Mere Monster?

-It is going to freak Keira.

Let's see it. Enter, the beast!

-Oh!

-Oh, yes. Because on paper this looked smaller than in real life,

Dave has enlisted the help of Nick. Are you there, Nick?

-Hello.

-Hello. Nick is going to be the Mere Monster

and Dave is going to do "buddying" -

as it's so big, we need to adhere to safety regulations,

-so both of you are doing this.

-Right.

Before you test it out in the pool, do you have any concerns?

Hopefully it'll sink, but it should be fine.

-Happy to try it?

-Absolutely.

OK. Dave, Nick, over to you two. Bring the Mere Monster to life.

Nick wasted no time in testing the Mere Monster in the pool,

where he seemed to be having a major problem.

It looks like it's not going to sink.

-We'll have to put some weight in it.

-We hadn't planned for this setback.

If it won't sink, it's back to the drawing board.

It's a very buoyant monster.

Nick is applying over 20 kilos of weight in a last-ditch attempt

to get it submerged.

It takes a while for the monster to fill up with water.

-It's down.

-That's what you want. It's down, look!

Brilliant!

-Roaarrrrrr!

-Oh, that's what it's all about. Nick, how was that?

-Brilliant. Loved it.

-It looks brilliant.

-Alice?

-Keira's going to be well scared.

-Whoa!

There's a shark! Get out of the pool!

Hand on a minute.

Ninjas!

So, we've sorted out our Mere Monster.

Now we do a promotional video shoot for kayaking, which I'll present.

We need to get Keira into the water and scare her with a fish monster.

-But I think we can have more fun.

-What have you got in mind?

She should take part in a fashion parade.

We'll give her hideous costumes.

She'll have to do it cos we're filming.

Take a seat, cos I know a lot about fashion disasters.

Check out these bad boys.

You're ridiculous.

Keira will look so daft.

-That's great.

-You like it?

-You're a loony.

-Let's go. Ninjas, load the van.

The blueprints for Alice's prank is, one, crazy diver...

wearing a legendary Mere Monster costume,

emerging to grab hold of one unsuspecting kayaker.

It was funny seeing Barney dressed in girl's clothes.

I can't wait to see Keira in those outfits. It'll be hilarious.

I think Margaret Monster is believable.

But then, the finished article is a lot scarier than Margaret would be.

Margaret's a caring monster and wouldn't want to scare people.

That's what I had in my mind, so I'm glad Alice chose that one.

I'm really excited about the prank. The monster looks great

and Keira's going to freak out big time.

OK, Alice, the van is loaded. Oh, goodness, there's the monster!

And we've got the costumes Keira is going to look very silly in.

All we need to do now is make the phone call. Ready?

-Yeah.

-Sure?

-Yeah.

I'm nervous. OK, make the call.

SHE DIALS

-Hello?

-Hi, Keira.

-Hi.

-It's Alice.

-Hi.

-Have you heard we're gonna be invited to a kayaking video

-and we're gonna be on the telly?

-Oh, my God!

BARNEY LAUGHS

-And we're going to be in a fashion show.

-Are we?

-Yeah.

-When?

-Tomorrow.

-Tomorrow?

-Tomorrow.

-OK.

-OK.

-Bye.

Bye.

I can't believe I laughed. She didn't hear me, did she?

-No.

-Oh! I thought I'd blown it. She's excited, it's all good.

-Yeah.

-All right, then. Ninjas?

Take us to location.

-Here we are, Alice - the Mere. What do you think?

-Perfect.

A lovely day as well.

This is where the prank is going to go down. I've been thinking,

if we just go monster, monster when Keira gets here, she may suss it.

So there is a reward. Anyone with a photo of the Mere Monster

will get £1,000.

The idea is that when Keira sees it, she'll go, "Hang on,

"there's a Mere Monster in there, where I'm going to be on a boat?"

We'll scare her before we start. How do you feel about the prank?

-If it works, hopefully it'll go really well.

-IF it works.

But it could all go wrong. That's the jeopardy.

But hopefully it'll go to plan. Ninjas, come on, get to it!

-Alice, moments away from pranking Keira. How do you feel?

-Great, yeah.

A scary monster is going to come out of the water. How will Keira feel?

She'll freak out and probably capsize.

We've got words of encouragement from friends.

Hi, Alice, it's your dad here.

As you and Barney have worked so hard on this prank,

I hope everything goes well and you get Keira really good.

-Good luck, Alice! It's your brother, Harry.

-It'll be so much fun.

-That's nice, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-So are you ready for this?

One of those. Thank you.

So how will Keira react when she has to get into a lake inhabited

by the infamous Mere Monster?

Will she fall for it or has Alice gone overboard

in Prank Patrol?

Alice is about to pull a monster prank on her best mate, Keira.

-How are you feeling about this?

-Great.

-She'll be here very soon.

-Is that your £20 note?

-No.

-I'm having that!

Oh! Ninjas!

'Hey, come here! Where's it going? I don't believe this!

'Oh, dear!

'That's mine. I'm having that.'

We're all set. The canoes are in the water, so is the Mere Monster.

Behind there is a speaker with the Mere Monster's voice.

This is where I'll interview you and Keira.

We'll be talking about all things kayak like.

-And this is Rob, our fake TV producer.

-Hello, Alice.

-One of Prank Patrol's top actors. Thank you. Feeling OK?

-Absolutely.

There's a camera over there. Hello, Mr Cameraman.

A big one here with rain on the lens.

And a special one on the boat. Hello, boat cam.

Keira's moments away from arriving. How are you feeling?

Quite nervous, but feeling good.

-Feeling OK?

-Nervous, but I'll do a good job.

-Shall we get to it?

-Yeah.

-Let's do it. Ninjas, hide the van!

The blueprint for Alice's prank is one crazy diver

wearing a legendary Mere Monster costume,

emerging to grab one unsuspecting kayaker.

So here comes Keira.

She's been told she's in a DVD that will be sent out to kayak clubs

to attract new interest.

-I'm Rob, the director.

-That's Rob, our prank patrol actor.

Make her feel at home.

Don't worry about the weather.

Thanks for giving up your time to help us do it.

Rob introduces the film crew and says they'll film everything

for the DVD extras.

And out of the rain is your friend and our star presenter.

All right? Hi, I'm Barney.

Pleased to meet you. Hello. You're Mum.

What I'd like to do... I know it's raining, but we get wet anyway.

But I want a fashion shoot. We've got loads of new fashion.

The companies allow us to show these fashions.

-It'd be great if you were showing them off. Does that sound good?

-Yes.

-Are you into fashion?

-Yeah.

-It will be immense in Canada.

You look brilliant.

Don't worry about the rain. The wetter the better as we say.

If I can get your attention one second.

You've seen model shoots on catwalks on the telly.

I'd like you to come about here. Not too far out.

But really show your stuff off.

Really strut. You'll do it one at a time.

This stuff is going to be huge in Europe next year.

Alice, we'll start with you.

Work the camera.

Go for it.

-That's it show off the clothes.

-Very nice.

OK, Keira. Really go for it. That's brilliant.

-One more. That's superb.

-And your hair.

Don't forget to look at the camera. Give me a turn.

Fantastic, guys! That is just too good.

A round of applause for the girls.

Well done, girls.

The next stage - the interview.

The chairs are set up.

Put on your normal Kayak Attack T-shirts. We'll do the interview.

Welcome to Kayak Attack. Let me show you my T-shirt.

Both my volunteers are wearing them.

Keira and Alice are both enthusiastic about kayaking.

-So Keira, over to you first.

-Hi.

When did you first start learning?

-8 or 9 weeks ago.

-Are you still in the learning stages?

-I'm getting better.

-Do you learn different tricks?

-Yeah.

-What do you do?

-We do sweep strokes and backward strokes

and all different types.

That's to get you moving without doing any tricks.

-There's one where you spin round. What's that called?

-It's...

SCARY ECHOING RUMBLE

-What's that?

-What was that?

-What have you been eating?

That might be my tummy.

It might have been metal expanding because of the heat.

I wouldn't worry about it.

And action.

So tell me about the strokes that you do.

The sweep stroke - you put the left or right paddle in front...

-NOISE STARTS AGAIN

-That's happening again.

-What is that?

-What is it?

-A cow? A duck?

-A cow?!

-A duck!

What kind of ducks live here?

The rain's coming down. It's not the moorings here.

Can we crack on?

Are you OK to carry on?

'Look at that look. She's feeling a bit uneasy.'

-Talk to me about the sweep strokes.

-You get the paddle and drag it back.

To do a backwards sweep stroke you do the same, but drag it back.

-Do you get big muscles?

-It takes a lot...

-MOBILE PHONE RINGS

-Sorry!

There's a plane as well.

Really sorry, girls. Hang on. I'll have to take this.

Sorry. Hello? What do you mean you can't find him?

'I'm pretending my personal assistant has gone missing.

'Keira can't help listening in.'

I've no idea, mate.

He normally tells me where he's going. That's unusual.

I tell you what, if, um...

If you find him, tell him to come back.

Or give me a shout.

-What's up?

-You won't believe this. You know Dave?

Sorry, girls.

Dave has gone for a walk, where, I don't know.

-He's gone missing.

-What do you mean?

-He's been gone for two hours.

Let's just go for it.

'Keira is getting sucked into the prank and the call worked a treat.'

What would you say to people who say that it's a bit of a pansy sport?

It's a good sport and keeps you going...

'Time to cue our quirky Prank Patrol photographers

'who're attempting to get a prize-winning photo of the Mere Monster.'

Excuse me. We've hired this for the whole day.

-We're here to see the monster.

-What monster?

-The Mere Monster.

-The Mere Monster?

-We want to photograph it.

I don't care what you've come to look for.

-We were told it was a good day to come.

-Well, it's not.

We've hired it all day.

Come back when we're done.

We're basically here till 6.

-What's happening?

-They want to photograph some "Mere Monster".

-Mere Monster?!

-There's no monster here. We're just doing an interview.

-Sorry, guys. Thanks, though.

-This is my time you're infringing.

'Keira's beginning to think there could be a monster.

'Alice is pointing to where one might be.

'Time to turn the prank up another notch.'

We're going to get canoeing now.

We look like kayakists now.

This will look so good.

So Barney will be chatting to the camera.

I want you doing your best canoe strokes in this bit here.

There we go. Try to keep together in that little space.

So this is known as a piece to camera in the business.

Keira has no idea what's about to happen.

She's going to kayak over that way

and will get a bit of a surprise. Keep going, Keira!

Don't go too far though.

I want to move on to some of the safety aspects now.

Alice, come over to the side.

Keira, hold it there.

I'd like you floating in the water next to the canoe. Is that OK?

'I don't know if it is, judging by the look on her face.'

Have a go. You'll be a superstar.

Careful not to hit the boat.

-Fantastic.

-It's cold!

Can you go out into the centre for me?

The first line I want you to say, and look right into that camera,

ignore me, is...

"When you capsize, it's important to stay calm."

Will I shout it?

Straight into there.

"When you capsize, it's important to stay calm" in 3...2...1...

When you capsize, it's important to stay calm.

'Good advice, but it's hard to stay calm with a monster on the loose.'

Straight into the camera.

People will do as you've told them, so straight into the lens.

-Action.

-When you capsize, it's important to stay calm.

ECHOING RUMBLE

-Seriously. Listen.

-It's fine. Ignore that, please.

This isn't funny any more.

-It's fine.

-It's freaking me out.

-Keira, ignore Barney.

Barney, I'm not using you again.

Ready for the next piece to camera.

"I love being in the water with my canoe. It's fun and safe."

'Don't talk too loud. You'll attract the monster!'

I love being in the water with my canoe. It's fun and safe.

What's that?!

Keira, I think we know what happened there.

-Tell her, Alice.

-You've been pranked by the Prank Patrol.

Give her a round of applause. A jolly good sport.

When the monster came out the water, I thought all the stories were true.

I was scared and screamed.

When she first saw the monster, her mouth was open,

her eyes were really big

and she was trying to get out the water as fast as she could.

The best bit was just before the monster appeared,

cos she wasn't listening to what I said when I was trying to direct.

She was looking over her shoulder and was really scared.

Her face was kind of like this...

Was I scared? Uh, yes.

At first she was surprised and genuinely frightened.

But once she realised it was a prank, she was a good sport.

I'd have run a mile.

-We love it when a prank comes together. Do you, girls?

-Yeah.

You'll like this then...

Go get them!

Next time on Prank Patrol,

our prankster will convince his cousins he's the next rap star.

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