Post by henofthefiles on Sept 8, 2023 21:30:53 GMT
Room 401 is a hidden camera prank show that aired on MTV in 2007. It was produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg and hosted by Supernatural/Gilmore Girls actor Jared Padalecki. The pranks were shocking and surreal, often leaving participants in a state of total fear and confusion. Room 401 lasted just 1 short season of 8 episodes.
If you ever watched the show when it aired, you might remember the infamous "He Gone!" clip from Episode 2. Besides this clip, only Episode 1 has been recovered (In the first prank there's even an appearance from Justin Willman of "Magic For Humans"...)
Episodes 2 through 8 are lost.
There was also an interactive aspect of the show, where you'd look for clues in each episode and it would point you to various websites, like a sort of digital scavenger hunt. I found a few pieces of the puzzle when I was researching the show several years ago, but I'd have to dig around to find them again. It was actually a cool little rabbit hole.
