JOHN CENA TO GUEST STAR IN NICKELODEON’S THE SUBSTITUTE,
PREMIERING ON FRIDAY, OCT. 4, AT 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)
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Nickelodeon is preparing tricks and treats with its hidden camera prank show The Substitute, this time with John Cena going undercover at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills in Monrovia, CA. The debut episode airs on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
Using a full costume and prosthetics to hide his identity, Cena is transformed into three completely unrecognizable camp counselors, pranking campers as a quirky environmentalist, a fearful fire safety expert and a CPR instructor with an unusual best friend.
The series features stars who are transformed by a team of Hollywood special effects artists to go undercover as professionals in various fields, surprising unsuspecting kids in schools, camps and other locations. During the reveal at the end of the day, each organization receives a $25,000 donation.
Following the premiere of The Substitute, a new episode of the hit family game show Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader will air at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, hosted and executive produced by Cena.
The premiere of The Substitute follows the strong performance of two specials that aired earlier this year, and has been picked up for a full 10-episode order. The Substitute’s first special debuted in April with guest star Jace Norman (Henry Danger), and the second special premiered in May, guest starring multitalented comedian Lilly Singh.
The Substitute is produced by Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation. Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Todd Hurvitz (Punk’d), serve as executive producers, with Hurvitz also serving as the showrunner. Jessica Brown, Nickelodeon’s Vice President of Current Series, also serves as an executive producer. Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader is executive produced by Mark Burnett, Chairman of Worldwide Television, MGM (Survivor, The Voice) and Barry Poznick, President, Unscripted Television, MGM (Beat Shazam, The World’s Best). Production of The Substitute and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader for Nickelodeon is overseen by Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President, Unscripted Content.
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Update (10/13) - Following Nickelodeon accidentally including a fan-made The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster featuring characters from non-Nickelodeon properties, such as Winnie the Pooh, Nickelodeon has now corrected the blooper, and replaced the fan-made The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster with a official one:
The poster in the original edit of The Substitute with John Cena:
Should also be noted that as of writing this tweet, the Nickelodeon app still uses the original version of the episode. pic.twitter.com/uoOkIaabqs
— Kevin🌐 (@RealMagitroopa) October 13, 2019
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From TheWrap:
John Cena Eats Trash Off the Ground in Nickelodeon Hidden-Camera Prank Show ‘The Substitute’ (Exclusive Video)
U Can’t (un)C This
John Cena was “slaughtering stale competition” in his WWE entrance theme “My Time Is Now.” And now, he’s eating stale sandwiches out of the garbage can.
Welcome to Nickelodeon’s hidden-camera prank show “The Substitute.”
In the wrestler-turned-actor’s episode, which serves as the series premiere, the former Doctor of Thuganomics plays tricks on and treats kids at the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills in Monrovia, Calif. He’s totally undercover the whole time.
Using a full costume and prosthetics to hide his identity, Cena is transformed into three completely unrecognizable camp counselors, pranking campers as a quirky environmentalist, a fearful fire safety expert and a CPR instructor with an unusual best friend.
TheWrap has your exclusive first look at Cena’s environmentalist character. Yeah, he gross.
Watch our sneak peek via the video above.
A pair of “Substitute” specials aired earlier this year. “Henry Danger” star Jace Norman was on the first, new NBC late (late) night host Lilly Singh did the second.
The 10-episode series features stars who are transformed by a team of Hollywood special effects artists to go undercover as professionals in various fields, surprising unsuspecting kids in schools, camps and other locations. During the reveal at the end of the day, each organization receives a $25,000 donation.
The Cena episode airs Friday, Oct. 4 at 7/6c on Nickelodeon.
A new episode of Cena’s family game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” will air immediately after his “Substitute” episode.
“The Substitute” is produced by Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation. Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Todd Hurvitz and Jessica Brown serve as executive producers. Hurvitz is showrunner.
Rob Bagshaw, Nick’s executive vice president of unscripted content, oversees production for the kids’ cable channel.
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Alyson Stoner went undercover as The Substitute to teach kids Lysol Healthy Habits. #AD:
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Originally published: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 18:27 BST.
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