You veterans of black & white TV will recall the early reality show "Candid Camera" founded and produced by Allen Funt. The premise of the show was to pull a practical joke on an unsuspecting passerby such as having a voice emitting from a corner mailbox and then announce that they were on Candid Camera. After running for fifty plus years his son Peter is reviving the show with updated gimmicks i.e. an untanning machine. He feels that while we are not more gullible than the previous generations, we are more distracted by our multi-tasking and gadgetry so that we are less guarded. So if you are approached by a stranger asking for change for a dime, you probably are his next victim. Call it a Funt Stunt!
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