High School Stories is an original program that aired on the MTV

MTV

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 network, and featured stories of pranks, scandals, and controversies kids took part in when they were in high school. MTV usually searched throughout the country, usually using the internet, news reports, and so forth for finding interesting stories. It currently airs on MTV2

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 and occasionally on MTV. A new season started on October 4, 2010 on MTV2 that air from Monday-Thursday mornings.

Format

Each episode is thirty minutes long, and only focuses on one particular high school per episode (the high school can be any relevant high school in America). The first half of the episode is generally focused on the planning and execution of the prank. The second half of the episode is directed toward the controversy that follows, as well as the consequences that the students faced.

Occasionally the show will focus on events or controversies a high school or a student(s) have faced. It will not always be a prank or practical joke

Practical joke

A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or...

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External links

• High School Stories: Scandals, Pranks, and Controversies at MTV Online
• High School Stories at IMDB (Internet Movie Database)