Series synopsis
Room 401 is an American reality sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on MTV on July 17, 2007. It ended on August 21, 2007. It was created by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg. It stars Jared Padalecki and Rob Zabrecky.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jared Padalecki as Presenter
- Rob Zabrecky
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | July 17, 2007 | August 21, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Getting Crabby - The Claw - He Sees Dead People - Lend A Hand 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. |
July 17, 2007 |
| 2 |
Ice Carving - Jar Head - He Gone! - Lose Your Head 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. |
July 24, 2007 |
| 3 |
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - Return To Sender - Fasten Your Seatbelts - Scrubbing In 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. |
July 31, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 17, 2007 |
| Last aired | August 21, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |