Candid Camera Classics

Created by improbably named … American producer Allen Funt, Candid Camera used hidden cameras to set up members of the public … by putting them in … ridiculous situations, often using trick props. … When the joke was revealed, they were greeted with the immortal words … 'Smile, you're on Candid Camera!' … Making its way onto our … screens in the 1960s, the British version of Candid Camera was fronted by Bob Monkhouse. … It returned in the 1970s hosted by Peter Dulay. … … Candid Camera was the inspiration for more … recent … shows such as Just For Laughs, Trigger Happy TV, Punk'd and Beadle's About.