Damage Control (TV series)

For other uses, see Damage Control (disambiguation)

Damage Control is a reality TV series provided by MTV. Hosted by Simple Plan frontman Pierre Bouvier, the show is a real-life version of Risky Business. It first aired on MTV on March 6, 2005.

The Damage Control logo

On Damage Control, parents tell their teenage son or daughter that they're going away for the weekend, but, what the child doesn't know, they actually hide out with Bouvier a short distance from their home. Using secret cameras and an insider friend of the teenager, the parents and Bouvier watch every move the teen makes. Parents win money by correctly predicting the next action their child will take. At the end of the weekend, the parents return to the house. The teen can then win money by confessing to their parents about the events that took place. Eventually, Bouvier appears on the set to save the day, and reveals what actually went on - to "do some damage control", as he says. An almost identical series aired on British TV in 2004. Only two eight-episode seasons were filmed, both filmed before any episodes were aired. Bouvier indicated that once episodes aired, there was too great a risk that potential teenage subjects would be wise to things, once odd things started happening to them.

Cast

• Host
  • Pierre Bouvier
• Damage Control Crew
  • Jamie Benge
  • Lisa Dodd
  • Paul Sutera
  • Ben Morrison
  • Brian Huskey
  • Rue DeBona
  • Cate Beehan
  • Jennifer Johnson
  • Rizwan Manji
  • Zane Lamprey
  • Devin Ratray
  • David Lassiter
  • Alyssa

MTV Info

Damage Control's theme song is "Me Against the World", the fifth track off of Still Not Getting Any..., the second album by Bouvier's band, Simple Plan. Damage Control was aired on MTV on Sunday nights alongside Punk'd, Pimp My Ride, and Viva La Bam. Collectively, the four shows were known as the Sunday Stew lineup.

External links

• Damage Control MTV Site