truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... is a cable television series produced by Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. and is aired on truTV.
Overview
Each episode of the series, originally only known as World's Dumbest Criminals, presented a comedic look at 20 half-witted and offbeat events recorded on camera and occasionally, on tape by 911 dispatchers. As the series expanded to offer humorous looks at other subjects, the episodes were classified by themes, such as criminals, drivers, daredevils, partiers, and performers. Each featured commentary from comedians and writers such as Bryan Callen, Jared Logan, Chris Fairbanks, Kevin and Tom McCaffrey, and others. Because the show's original focus had solely been on criminals bungling their acts of crime, commentary used to be provided mostly by celebrities known for their own past brushes with the law, including Danny Bonaduce, Leif Garrett, Tonya Harding, Todd Bridges, Daniel Baldwin, Frank Stallone and Gary Busey. These individuals continued to appear on the show after its focus expanded. Sound effects and mock commentary are added to enhance the humour of the events. A cartoon storyboard may be added to make up for the lack of video. In January 2011, the show renamed itself as truTV Presents: World's Dumbest..., dropping the "Smoking Gun", with the commentators' on-screen ID logos, the episode's opening title page, and background brightness adjusted as well, in the process. The Cast of truTV Presents; World's Dumbest... Starring Jaime Andrews, Daniel Baldwin, Danny Bonaduce, Todd Bridges, Mike Britt, Gary Busey, Bryan Callen, Jessie Cantrell, Wesley Denning, Nick DiPaolo, John Enos, Chris Fairbanks, Daisy Gardner, Leif Garrett, Judy Gold, Tonya Harding, Billy Kimball, Ted Jessup, Roger Lodge, Brad Loekle, Michael Loftus, Jared Logan, Loni Love, Kevin McCaffrey, Tom McCaffrey, Chuck Nice, Chelsea Peretti, Marianne Sierk, Frank Stallone, Chris Strait, Mike Trainor, Brendon Walsh, and The Greg Wilson.
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Season One (March 2008 – July 2008)
Season one of TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... premiered on March 13, 2008 on the truTV network.
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Season Two (October 2008 – December 2008)
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Season Three (January 2009 – March 2009)
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Season Four (December 2008 – April 2009)
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Season Five (June 2009 – August 2009)
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Season Six (October 2009 – January 2010)
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Season Seven (December 2009 – April 2010)
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Season Eight (June 2010 – September 2010)
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Season Nine (October 2010 – January 2011)
Halfway through Season 9, the show's title was changed from The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest.... to TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest.....
