0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, Joe 'Smiler' Alti joins the Prank Patrol. His mission?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08To give his best friend an out of this world experience,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11by bringing him face-to-face with an alien.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13It's time to pull off an interstellar prank
0:00:13 > 0:00:16of galactic proportions. This is Prank Patrol,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19where we help people pull off the prank of their lives.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25# Here they come, they're on a roll Where they'll strike nobody knows
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# If you have a point to prove
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# They'll make a plan and see it through
0:00:30 > 0:00:35# They'll sign you up to join their crew, Barney and The Ninjas too
0:00:35 > 0:00:39# Here we go, come on Join the Prank Patrol. #
0:00:46 > 0:00:49That's definitely our prankster. Let's get him.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Ah, yes, right. Go!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Are you Joe?- Yeah, I am.- Did you want Prank Patrol's help?- Yeah!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Congratulations. Welcome to the team.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11You're going to need your pass, making you a VIP,
0:01:11 > 0:01:12a Very Important Prankster.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Well done. Hi, Dad. You're also going to need this, mate.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Lovely. Oh, look at that, it's meant to be, obviously.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Dad, I need to borrow him, OK? - No problem.- Lovely. Joe, follow me.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- Helmet off The Ninja. Comfortable?- Yes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Then we shall begin. See you later.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Bye, Dad.- See you, Ninja.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Meet our newest prankster, 10-year-old Joe Alti.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39This fun-loving legend loves football
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and has won loads of trophies. But his favourite hobby
0:01:42 > 0:01:45is photography. So let's get this prankster to work.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And make it snappy. Welcome to the Prank Van.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Take a seat.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Let's talk business. Who are we pranking?- My best friend, Charlie.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Your best friend, Charlie. And why Charlie?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58When I want to play out, he'll ask me,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00"I want a go on your MP3".
0:02:00 > 0:02:03So you want to go out and play, and have fun, and he's like,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05"I might listen to my MP3 player"?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- MINE, not his. - To yours? That's just cheeky.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10We don't like cheekiness, unless we're being cheeky.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Before we talk about his prank, let's check out Ninja surveillance.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Just find out what we are dealing with here. Have a look.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Joe and Charlie have been best mates for ages. And when Charlie's
0:02:22 > 0:02:25not on Joe's MP3 player, they love to play computer games,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27gaze at the stars and read quest books.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Joe describes Charlie as fun, friendly and a gullible geezer.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The perfect combo for an astronomical prank.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- So that's Charlie, is it?- Yeah.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41He looks ripe for the pranking, as we say in the business.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44He's gullible. That's a good thing, we like that at Prank Patrol.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46But, we need to talk ideas. Got any?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Well, we're both interested in space.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52A space prank? I like it. And what would happen in space?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Well, it could be an alien prank.- Oh, brilliant, yeah, love alien pranks.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58OK, so we've got an alien. What's happening?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02We could send a fake message out to the alien and then we get a reply
0:03:02 > 0:03:05to say, "Help, my ship's crashing!"
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- So, the alien's going to crash... - We go to investigate...- Yeah?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- And you could be the alien.- I'm the alien? If you'd said The Ninjas,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15we'd have been in trouble, because they have weird faces!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The alien crashes, yeah? Then what?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22Smoke, sparks, and then you come down, off the ship and run after us.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24That's awesome. One of those. Top idea for a prank.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Hey, why are aliens messy tea drinkers?- Don't know.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31With a flying saucer, it's hard not to spill it!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- That's not funny.- No?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38OK. Well, lots to be getting on with, then. Ninjas! Tell 'em, Joe!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Take us to Prank HQ.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The blueprint for Joe's alien prank is...
0:03:52 > 0:03:54One fake, super, star-gazing telescope.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57A crackers scientist. Coupled with some bogus star footage,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01alien communications and a space ship crash-landing,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03and you've got the perfect ingredients
0:04:03 > 0:04:05for an out-of-this-world prank.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Here we go, Joe, welcome to Prank HQ. What do you think?- It's amazing!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18This is where all the pranking and the scheming happens.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Where do you want to start? - With your alien costume.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Good choice. Follow me. So, here we are, Joe.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Welcome to the design wall.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Now, it's your prank, your idea, so it's your alien.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31It's all about the design of it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34How would you like me to look, as an alien?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Well, you could have really big eyes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40OK. My, Grandma, what big eyes you have. I'm ready for that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Are they going to be on sticks or on top of his head?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Normal eyes, three eyes?- Sticks.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Let's have a go at that then.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- And then two stalks.- Hair like that. - Yeah, aliens have hair. That's cool.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- His face could do that.- That looks a bit like a mouth, doesn't it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- How about having two mouths on the side of his face?- Yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- We could have tubes coming out of him?- Yeah!- To go into the spaceship?
0:05:02 > 0:05:07His body could curl, like his face does, and then tubes.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09That's the scariest alien I've ever seen.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Joe, when Charlie sees me jump out, what's he going to do?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Freak and run away.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Perfect. This is Prank Patrol after all.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Happy with the finished design? - Yeah.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Ninjas? Get that design to Daz, quickly.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23We've got to make a 3D mask from it. It's got to look like an alien.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26The eyes on top, nostrils down here,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30mouths on the side. We're going to try and scare Charlie. Good? Good.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Ninjas!
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Hello.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Get off my bananas. Leave it!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Oi! That's it, I'm having you!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Oi!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Oi, give me that back!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Oi! Yeah, you better run.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10What's your game?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Leave it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Oi, give me that back!
0:06:15 > 0:06:17SCREAMS
0:06:17 > 0:06:19LAUGHTER
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Joe, in order to convince Charlie that the alien is going to be real,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26we have to make an alien sound that convinces him.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- That's why I've brought Mike. - Hi, Joe.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Joe's designed an alien already but we haven't got a sound for it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Where do we start?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Firstly, how do you want the alien to sound?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41Well, he could sound like he's really scared, so he's like screaming.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43He's about to crash, so he's not happy.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45We'll get you to record some sounds.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48We'll add some effects, maybe reverse it,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51so we can't recognise you and see how it sounds, yeah?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53It has to be unrecognisable, that's important.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Whenever you're ready, go.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Hi, Charlie, it's Joe.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- I'm pranking you on Prank Patrol and it's going good.- Nice.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Ooh, aah! I'm crashing!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08OK.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12DEEP, DISTORTED GROANS
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- That's awesome.- Yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Like it?- Yeah. - Let's have another go.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I'll have a go at this as well, because I am actually the alien.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- When you're ready. - Hi, Charlie, it's Barney.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I'm the alien in the spaceship. It's not a real spaceship
0:07:25 > 0:07:29because it's made of wood. You've been pranked by the Prank Patrol.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32We'll do the same effects we did to Joe's voice...
0:07:32 > 0:07:35DEEP, DISTORTED GROANS
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- That's quite scary as well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Is he going to fall for this?- Yeah, he's gullible. He'll do what I say.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Perfect. Mike, great work. - It was a pleasure.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48That's the sound sorted. Let's see our alien.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Joe, meet Daz. Daz, meet Joe. - Hiya, Joe, how are you doing?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Daz is our top expert at Prank HQ when it comes to costumes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58The Ninjas have forwarded the details of Joe's design to you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Joe, any questions? - How's it coming on?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Really well, you've come just at the nick of time, Joe.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I've done the plaster mould, painted latex on it
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and the finished alien is underneath that cloth.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- The alien?- The one...
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- We're using?- ..and only. - For the prank?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Finished? That Joe designed?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Yes.- Right there?- Under there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Quite exciting. Drum roll, please.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22There's sticks in your SWAT vest. OK, are you ready for this?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Oh, it's alive!
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Or, it's Ninjas messing with the controls. Happy with that?- Yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30And the eyes actually move and everything?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33What is Charlie's reaction going to be like?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Freak, run and scream.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Perfect, Daz, what do you think?- Definitely.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39What's sorted? The sound effect,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42the actual alien. We're ready to go on this prank.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44One thing to do, before we go. Ninjas! Tell 'em, Joe.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Load the van!- Now.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05So, here we are, Joe.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Prank location. What do you think?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09It's amazing. It's got the dish.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12That's where you'll be communicating with the alien.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Which is then going to crash in this field.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Shall we go and find the crash site? - Yeah.- Come on, then.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Joe, if that's the satellite dish,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22where are we going to say the crash site is, for the ship?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It could come in for entry there
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- and then it digs up soil on its way and lands here.- Good idea.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30A spaceship wouldn't land like that.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It would drag the soil. Great idea!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- This is our crash site. - But where's the spaceship?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Don't worry about that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38HE WHISTLES
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Hiya, Pete.- Hey, how are you? - Not bad. This is Joe.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Pleased to meet you. - And you, Pete.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Our crash site's sorted, but we need your help.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It needs to look like a spacecraft entry.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55It needs to dig up the soil and then we could have grass being destroyed,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57like a half broken tree or something.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00No problem. I have hard hats, shovels and the Ninjas told me
0:10:00 > 0:10:03about the spacecraft, which I've got in the back.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- Lovely. Shall we get to it then? - Yeah, let's go for it.- Nice one.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- One for you. One for you. - Thank you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We may need a bit of help with this, Pete?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Yeah, definitely.- Joe?- Ninjas!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Perfect. Come on, you two. Let's grab some boxes and get started.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26I believe that Charlie will think that's a genuine crash site,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30because when all the effects are in, it's going to look amazing.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Barney and Pete were really good at helping with the ship,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39but the Ninjas were just rubbish at building.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Excellent, Joe. Well done.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45So that's it, Joe. The spaceship has landed. Are you happy?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Yeah, it's well cool, but it still needs dressing.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51We still need to get the trench done, effects, smoke...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I know who can sort that out for us. Ninjas!
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Get Joe what he wants, please. Thank you very much.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And while they're sorting that out, here's a prank you can do at home.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Got a friend who's a real control freak?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Well, freak them out big time, baby, with today's prank.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15All you need is some black electrical tape.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20First, turn the volume way up on a TV and then switch it off.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Next, cut a tiny piece of black
0:11:22 > 0:11:26electrical tape and cover the little glass eye on the end of the remote.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29That's the part that sends out signals.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Finally, sit back and watch the fun.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Your friend's frustration will build
0:11:33 > 0:11:36as they frantically try to control the world around them.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Setting the tone for the final punch line of your prank.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41LOUD TV STATIC
0:11:41 > 0:11:46And if all goes well, you'll be the one in control of the laughs.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Joe, you see that big satellite dish behind us?- Yeah.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Of course you can, it's massive. Well, that satellite dish
0:11:54 > 0:11:55is very, very powerful.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It can send messages to space, receive messages from space,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00it can see us from space.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04That satellite dish can even see our spaceship fly from space,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06enter the earth's atmosphere and crash into a field.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Can it do all of that?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10No, it can't. But Charlie won't know that.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14No, he won't, so we need our own spaceship footage.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16We've got somebody on it. Follow me.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Mike, how's it going? - We've got the communication system
0:12:19 > 0:12:21where we recorded the alien sounds
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and the satellite system we've been talking about,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27that can see anywhere in space, including our fake spaceship.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- It is amazing.- Will Charlie fall for it?- Yeah, he will.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32But bear in mind that so far,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35all we have is just some spacecraft graphics on a computer screen.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37So, we went to shoot footage of Joe
0:12:37 > 0:12:40to mix with the space graphics, so Charlie will believe
0:12:40 > 0:12:44that our satellite dish really can see anything in the universe.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48As long as Joe wears the same clothes and holds the same sign,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Charlie will think it's all happening for real.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Joe, this is the part of the prank where I get quite nervous.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13I can imagine how you're feeling. We're about to call Charlie.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- Yeah. - And we're going to make sure
0:13:15 > 0:13:18that Charlie is going to be here so we can prank him.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20What does he know so far? What have you told him?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24That I've won a competition to name a star at an observatory
0:13:24 > 0:13:30in Manchester, and I found out today what the observatory was going to be.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32He doesn't know where it is?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35We're saying, that's where it is, make sure you're there?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Yeah.- Are you ready for this? - Yeah.- OK, here we go.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39PHONES RINGS
0:13:39 > 0:13:41'Hello?'
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Hi, Charlie. It's Joe.- 'Hi.'
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I've won a competition to name a star,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50at Jodrell Bank, and it's tomorrow.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54They said I'm allowed to bring one friend, so I've chosen you.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55'OK.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:58My mum's going to ring you about what time it is tomorrow.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00'OK.'
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- OK, so, see you.- 'OK.'- Bye.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Well, that was dead easy, wasn't it?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08"Charlie, be here. It's going to be there." "OK."
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Is that what he's like?- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12"Charlie, a spaceship!" he'll say, "OK"?
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Yeah.- Excellent. Well, listen, that's it then.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Phone call done. Feel better? - Yeah, lots.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19One of those. Let's go.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22So, will our prankster make his best friend, Charlie,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25believe that he's made contact with aliens?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Will Charlie fall for the spaceship
0:14:27 > 0:14:31crash-landing? Or, will the prank just crash and burn?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32UFO? You find out, right now.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35The last time we were here things looked different.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37We'd just started the trench.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's all dug-out now to show the crash-landing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- You wanted special effects. What have you got?- Special effects!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46We've got fire, smoke, all courtesy of Prank Patrol's
0:14:46 > 0:14:49top special effects guy, who's in here.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- All right, Ben?- Hey, Barney. - How are you doing?- Good.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- This is Joe.- Hi, Joe.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Hi, Ben.- Talk us through what you've been doing.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01We've got pockets of flame and a smoke machine.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Getting a little too smoky!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05And we're going to put some sparks around the front here.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07All special effects sorted. Happy?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10When it hits the ground, we need a big "kaboom".
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Do we have kabooms?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Yeah, I've got some rigged. Follow me.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16The reason we need this kaboom is so Charlie believes
0:15:16 > 0:15:19a spaceship has actually crash-landed.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Right, OK. I've got some explosions set over here.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- This is Dan on the firing box. - Hi, Dan.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- And if you can give me a three, two, one, we can set some off.- OK.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Do we need the earplugs in first? - Earplugs in first.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Three, two, one.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35TINY BANG
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Well, it was all right. Joe, what do you think?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I think we could do bigger and louder.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Bigger and louder? OK. Dan.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Three, two, one.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50LOUD EXPLOSION
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Well, it was louder. I liked that one. What do you think?
0:15:54 > 0:15:59It was brilliant. But can we do it even bigger and even louder?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01OK, but we're going to have to step back for this one.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Come on, step back.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06ALL: In three, two, one.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08LOUD EXPLOSION
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- That was pretty good, wasn't it? - That was brilliant.- Big enough?- Yeah.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Will Charlie believe that is a spaceship landing?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Yes.- Good, job done. Thanks for that, Ben. Cheers.- You're welcome.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Excellent. The special effects are sorted.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24All we need to do is meet Rob.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27He's your Prank Patrol actor. Follow me.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Hello, Rob.- Hello, chaps. - How's it going?- Splendid.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- How are you?- Hi, Rob. - You look the part.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I'm very excited. What are you doing?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Putting the finishing touch to a special effect.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Any questions for Rob, before we go?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- How's it coming? - Superb. But I have a question
0:16:41 > 0:16:42you might be able to help with.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Hat on, hat off? What do you think?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Hat on, please.- Good choice. - Looks the part, that.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Splendid.- Cameras rolling?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Set, ready to go. - Thanks. How are you feeling?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54A little bit nervous but mainly excited.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Is Charlie going to fall for this? - Yeah, he will.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Awesome. Let's get my space costume on. Thank you.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Hang on, what are you two doing here? Joe, tell 'em.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Ninjas, hide the van.- Quick!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07See you later. One of those. Ta-ra.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10To recap, the blueprint for Joe's alien prank is...
0:17:10 > 0:17:15One fake, super, star-gazing telescope. A crackers scientist.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Coupled with some bogus star footage, alien communications
0:17:18 > 0:17:22and a spaceship crash-landing and you've got the perfect ingredients
0:17:22 > 0:17:24for an out-of-this-world prank.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It's prank time!
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Here's Joe with his best mate, Charlie.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33And there's Rob, our Prank Patrol actor,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36who introduces himself as Dr Robert Johnson.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Rob's going to put the boys into visitor vests
0:17:39 > 0:17:42which contain hidden microphones so we can hear everything they say.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46It's time to let this intergalactic pranking commence.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48This is Stargazer 4000 and this is
0:17:48 > 0:17:51one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56It can beam signals so far into space. But, the other cool thing
0:17:56 > 0:17:59that this can do is it can see back down to earth, as well.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03We've got a cool little experiment that we show. I know you're here
0:18:03 > 0:18:06to name your star, but we can show you something in a second.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Great work, Rob, although I'm not convinced by the science
0:18:09 > 0:18:10you've just told the boys.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14But Charlie seems to be buying it, so let's start the experiment
0:18:14 > 0:18:15with our tech whizz, Mike.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20You're here because you won the competition to name the star.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23But, you know I mentioned that experiment?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Do you remember that, Charlie?- Yeah. - This is very, very cool.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31You know I said that uses 400 satellites to look out into space?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33You wouldn't believe how far back it can see.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- You like Bond films, spy films? - Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40When they're looking from space and can see someone walking?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Normally, they can't really do that but here, we can.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Do you want to see how that works?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Joe, can you get a bit of paper for me?
0:18:47 > 0:18:52I want you to write a message on there. Basically,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55what we're going to do is Joe's going to go outside
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and we'll be able to see this from one billion light years away.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Cool.- Which sounds incredible. Are you ready with that, Joe?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- I'll leave my hat there.- OK.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Charlie seems to be falling for our fake technology,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11but let's see if he really believes that Joe can be seen from space.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14He's put the co-ordinates in to just outside. Watch.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16That is live, now. Hello.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Hello, Joe. That is coming from SO far away in space.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24It's not really come from space, but Charlie doesn't know that.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Good job, Ninjas. Off goes Rob to get Joe, because it's now time
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- to try out our alien communicator. - You see this "send message" here?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34That's the interstellar comm-receiver.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38You will not see this technology anywhere else on the planet.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Yeah, but mostly because it doesn't exist.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44This enables us to send vocal messages into space.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45But what the technology does,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50it translates it to 2,000 different languages.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- How many languages can you think of? - Spanish.- Latin, German.- Portuguese.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Portuguese, brilliant. There's lots and lots and lots.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00None of those are these languages.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04We use interstellar languages. Basically, you can send a message
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- into the microphone. Is it live now? - It is live, yeah.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Charlie, literally say, "Anybody out there?"
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Anything, into the microphone. - Hello.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15ELECTRONIC BEEPING
0:20:15 > 0:20:18No response. I mean, that's kind of what we'd expect.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Joe, do you want to have a go? Say something in.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Hi, is there anybody out there? I'm Joe.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26ELECTRONIC BEEPING
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- Sending that again.- That satellite, 400 times the speed of light,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34that is blasting into space now... Now, no response. OK.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36We need to reconfigure that chipset.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Guys, just keep talking into the mic, keep sending messages.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44We'll be back and we can get naming those stars for you.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45We'll see you shortly.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Just talk to the mic, it's on auto, isn't it?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- It's on auto, you don't need to touch anything.- OK, fantastic.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Great. That's the boys left alone with the interstellar comm.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Let's see if they can make an alien connection of their own.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Are you in trouble? I'm Joe and I've got my friend here, Charlie.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07This is Jodrell Bank reporting, is there anybody there?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11No response from the aliens, but Charlie looks like he's buying this.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12So let's bring Rob back in.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Hello, chaps. How have we got on?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Fine.- Fine? How many messages did you get back?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- None.- Nothing.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22That's kind of what we expected.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- Right, then, we want to name some stars, don't we?- Yes.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29If we go on to the... Let me just check.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Let's have a look. I'm pretty sure...OK,
0:21:33 > 0:21:39Mike, can you go... I think it's the Zabullan Quadrant, please?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Yeah, straight away.- We've got a few stars waiting for us.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Whoa.- You think that's cool?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- That is wicked. - That's live, right now, OK?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Now those numbers that you can see there, they're actually stars.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Which of those would you like as yours?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- That one, please.- XR321. And what would you like to call it?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I'd like to call it...
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Think carefully, now, this will be in history now.- Smiler.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09XR321, in a few hours' time - type that in - will become Smiler.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I think that deserves a round of applause.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14You can't see anything now, but what's happened
0:22:14 > 0:22:16is a signal will go out to NASA
0:22:16 > 0:22:20and in a few hours' time, that will be called...Smiler?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Yeah.- Fantastic. Now then, have you had a chance to think, Charlie?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Cos you can pick one of those.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What are you going to call it?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I think I'll pick DE345.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Good choice. Why that one?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I don't know. I just feel it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- OK, that's fine. And what are you going to call it?- Fudge, I think.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Ah, brilliant. Charlie really thinks he has just named a star, Fudge.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47So it's time to crank the prank. Cue the spaceship.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49What's happened?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- Hold on, something's moving. - What's that? That can't be on there.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- It is.- You haven't... That's a live contact.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58That's something moving.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- Hold on.- Where's this... where's this coming from?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Must be, must be from...
0:23:09 > 0:23:12"Planet Earth, we hear your call."
0:23:12 > 0:23:15What did you say when we were out of the room?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- We just said "Hi, are you in trouble?"- "We are your friends."
0:23:19 > 0:23:21And this is...
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Yes, Dr Johnson, confirmed, we've had contact.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- This is real. - This is amazing.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31This is incredible.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37Co-ordinates, that's what I wanted. Read those out to me.
0:23:37 > 0:23:3953.23.
0:23:39 > 0:23:4253.23? That's here, that's here.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44They've obviously linked into...
0:23:44 > 0:23:45"Predicted landing."
0:23:45 > 0:23:49It is, it's obviously homing in on the Stargazer.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Predicted landing. That can't, that can't... This is...
0:23:52 > 0:23:53PHONE RINGS
0:23:57 > 0:24:00OK, right, yes. It's entering the Earth's atmosphere,
0:24:00 > 0:24:01we need to do a drill position.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Guys, just come away. I'm sure we'll be fine.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Quick, quick. They've found us. Come under the desk.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Come on, come on.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Whoa!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14And there's the explosion,
0:24:14 > 0:24:19so that Charlie thinks the spaceship really has crash-landed nearby.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Nice work, Ninjas.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Are you all OK?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- I'm fine.- A little shaken up. - This is Robert Johnson.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- We're all OK.- 'Proceed to crash site to investigate'.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31OK, we're on it. Guys, decontamination suits.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Come on, I'll explain, I'll explain.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36This is great. The guys are rushing off to put on
0:24:36 > 0:24:39their decontamination suits, ready to explore the crash.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Charlie looks like he's buying the alien crash,
0:24:42 > 0:24:47but how will he react when he has a close encounter of the prank kind?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54It's... Hang on, guys, hang on.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's Dr Johnson. We've got... We're OK.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00This is incredible.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02HORRIFIC GROANS
0:25:05 > 0:25:08What's happened, it's obviously come in...
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Just stay with me. This is incredible.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15GARBLED SCREECHES
0:25:15 > 0:25:19We're getting communication. Just lift your hands up, guys, trust me.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22No, no weapons.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23HISSING
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Ah, look at his face. He totally thinks this spaceship's for real.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Talk to it.- Hello?- Unarmed.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Hi, we're unarmed. - Unarmed, no weapons.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Talk, all of us.- No weapons.- Louder.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37- No weapons!- No weapons!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- We come in peace. - Keep waving, keep waving.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Stay here, guys, don't back off cos it shows weakness. We're OK.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46We need to introduce ourselves.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Come forward. I am Dr Robert Johnson.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I am Joe Alti. I come in peace.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I am Charlie Willington.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58What do think he's saying?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02I think you'll find that translates as, "I'm going to get you."
0:26:02 > 0:26:04We're unarmed!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08CRASH!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11ALIEN GROWLS
0:26:21 > 0:26:23All right, Charlie?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Yeah.- You've just been pranked by the Prank Patrol.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Round of applause for Charlie, everybody.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Charlie, how are you feeling? - Fine.- Yeah?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36You're handling it well, considering an alien
0:26:36 > 0:26:38just ran at you. Can I ask you one thing?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42For the past few days, Joe said that you're quite gullible, he said you'd
0:26:42 > 0:26:45probably believe that that spaceship had crash-landed.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Did you believe it?- Yeah. - Joe, one of those. Top prankster.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52He's a good sport, round of applause for Charlie everybody.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56The prank, for me, went smashing.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01The alien, effects, Charlie's face, everything, just how I imagined.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Did he fall for it? He believed the alien communication,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06he went into the brace position,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10he believed the explosions were real, the spaceship was real
0:27:10 > 0:27:13and he ran like a runner when I came out as an alien.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14I think he fell for it.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18I was a bit scared when the alien did scrape against the door.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22When I saw the flames and the sparks, I did think they were real.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24They were so excited, the pair of them. Even Joe,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26who was in on it, he was surprised as well.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You should have seen his face, it was ace!
0:27:29 > 0:27:31And he thought I was from space.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35We're still mates, aren't we, Charlie?
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Yeah. But I am going to get you back.- Yeah, right.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Another out of this world prank.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Keep an eye out, we'll see you next time on...
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- Prank Patrol!- Prank Patrol!
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