The Tom Green Show - First Parents Wake Up Prank

This is the very first time I filmed a prank on my parents. It isn't really a prank. I just woke them up in the middle of the night when they had to work the next day. It got such a great response that we started waking them up more an more. And eventually pulling more elaborate pranks and stunts. Keep in mind this was before reality TV existed. So people who watched this stuff when we aired it on the public access station were shocked and confused. People just couldn't understand how somebody could pul a prank on their real parents and put it on TV. Years later it is normal to see people arguing with members of their family on TV. But back in 1994 this wasn't the case. It created quite a stir amongst viewers and got a lot of attention. Eventually the pranks on my parents became a huge part of The Tom Green Show and one of the key elements that led to the show getting picked up by MTV in 1999. My parents and I laugh about all this stuff now, and have a great relationship to this day.