The show's format vaguely resembled that of earlier TV shows like
Candid Camera. In the show, Kennedy travelled across the U.S. and found people to participate in his on-camera
practical jokes ("experiments"). Usually there was at least one person who was in on the joke and the "mark" or victim of the prank (usually a friend or relative of the accomplice). Kennedy donned one of several disguises and assumed a character of his own creation to be part of the gag, often using a different voice. The mark then found him/herself in some bizarre, unbelievable situation. When it appeared that the mark had endured as much nonsense as he or she could tolerate, Kennedy delivered his punchline: "You've been X'ed!"
Recurring sketches • "Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman" – A skit where Jamie portrayed a stereotypical
white rapper, often trying to convince the mark to let him stay at his/her house. The "B-Rad" character was later spun off into a movie, ''
Malibu's Most Wanted''. • "Pizza Delivery" – A skit where a mark was hired as a pizza delivery boy to a pizza shop run by the mafia. • "Judge Jamie" – A parody on numerous judge shows, Jamie played the role of James W. Leighland, an old, confused, and incompetent judge, often with perverted tendencies. • "Jaw Surgery" – A skit where Jamie "X'es" his marks by pretending to have just had jaw surgery, and had to wear a metal-wire contraption that keeps his mouth open. He played different characters in different skits, but they have all just had the same gag. • "Virginia Hamm" – A parody of daytime talk shows, Jamie would undergo an entire transformation and become a heavyset black
female talk show host. • "You Be the Judge" – Another parody on
judge shows, a
mark was picked to be the
judge for an episode, and had to preside over a case with an extremely unusual plaintiff or defendant. • "Lou Hollander" – A skit where Jamie portrayed a driving school teacher, with the student as his mark, and had to "take a detour" during the lesson due to family/marital issues. Also used during the second season, but with Lou Hollander having a paper route instead. • "Old Rascal" – A skit where Jamie dressed up as Mario, the world's oldest waiter, and the gag on the mark was that Mario was retiring, and he/she would be his last table. ==Syndication==