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Room 401 was a hidden camera/reality television series on MTV, executive produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. It was named after the room Harry Houdini died in at Detroit's Grace Hospital in 1926. The show also used some of his famous acts. Room 401 took unaware victims into the center of pranks that played like mini horror movies. From the reanimation of the dead, to chain-saw mishaps, each episode contains four "scares" or pranks. The show was hosted by Jared Padalecki from the CW's Supernatural.
Episode 8 : Good Cop, Bad Donut - The Miracle WorkVery Bad Thingser - Don't Fall Apart -
August. 21,2007
Good Cop, Bad Donut You can usually find a cop eating donuts, you don't usually see a cop coughing them back up.
The Miracle Worker Some people can do amazing things when others are in distress. Like walking on water...
Don't Fall Apart Liquid nitrogen freezes pretty much anything it touches instantly, even people.
Very Bad Things While setting up for a bachelor party some guys think they might have killed the stripper.
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Episode 7 : Cupid's Arrow - Hand-full - Cracked Mirror - The Fake I.D.
August. 21,2007
Cupid's Arrow crossbow range really isn't the best place for a first date.
Hand-full meat-packer learns his lesson about wearing jewelry around giant food processors.
Cracked Mirror When cleaning out a dead person's apartment, don't look in the mirrors.
The Fake I.D. This girl's I.D. gets cut up, but it's nothing that a little rubbing can't take of.
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Episode 6 : Spare Some Change? - Bump in the Night - Pull It Through - Crazy Laundry
August. 14,2007
Spare Some Change? A cab full of friends has a run in with the most aggressive beggar ever.
Bump in the Night A group of night hikers comes across a mysterious, crying girl.
Pull It Through Plumbers hate using a snake to unclog drains. This plumber really hates it.
Crazy Laundry A mental health inmate takes his cues from the movies and escapes in a laundry bin.
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Episode 5 : Hit the Nail on the Head - Gutterball - I See Dead People in High Def - He Likes It Hot
August. 14,2007
Hit the Nail on the Head Safety takes a vacation at this construction site.
Gutterball You should always watch your hands near the bowling ball dispenser.
I See Dead People in High Def Something is very wrong with the TV's in this warehouse.
He Likes It Hot Be careful with the wasabi at this sushi restaurant.
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Episode 4 : Out For Blood - Just A Trim - Move to the Back of the Bus - Current Events
August. 07,2007
Out For Blood This blood bank worker watches in horror as a man doesn't have the time to wait for a nurse to draw his blood.
Just A Trim One woman finds a new reason to stay away from hair driers.
Move to the Back of the Bus A delivery man magically survives getting slammed by an oncoming bus.
Current Events An ominous article in the newspaper leaves two girls scared out of their minds.
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Episode 3 : Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - Return To Sender - Fasten Your Seatbelts - Scrubbing In
July. 31,2007
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep A young woman is pushed underneath the waters of a hottub and emerges elderly.
Return To Sender A man in a diaper comes out of a small, strange box on a worker's first night on the job.
Fasten Your Seatbelts A man is pulled through an airplane turbine in front of a woman's eyes, and then comes up to her two minutes later, completely unharmed.
Scrubbing In A man has poisonous fish (fugu) and another (played by magician David Minkin) goes through his stomach and pulls out the poisonous fish.
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Episode 2 : Ice Carving - Jar Head - He Gone! - Lose Your Head
July. 24,2007
Ice Carving An accident with a chainsaw operator (played by magician/actor Rob Zabrecky) leaves an ice sculptor alive, but in two pieces.
Jar Head While cleaning a warehouse two guys find a mysterious head preserved in a jar that blinks and talks (played by magician/actor Rob Zabrecky).
He Gone! A taxi driver flies away after getting stopped by the cops.
Lose Your Head A guy on the bus (played by Japanese street illusionist Cyril Takayama) is barely able to hold onto his head.
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Episode 1 : Getting Crabby - The Claw - He Sees Dead People - Lend A Hand
July. 17,2007
Getting Crabby Two women witness a man (played by comedic magician Justin Kredible) pull his chest apart and crabs come out.
The Claw A woman wants her friend to win her something from a claw machine, but the claw doesn't work, so a maintenance man (played by magician/actor Rob Zabrecky) sticks his hand through the glass and pulls out a rat.
He Sees Dead People Two crime scene cleaners go to a crime scene and one of the men witness the dead man's spirit (played by magician David Minkin) sitting up from his body.
Lend A Hand Two men go to work at a meat factory and one of the men witnesses his co-worker lose his hand in a fryer then it's right back on.
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