This show uses actors! I've seen the casting calls...so bummed!

This has been discussed many times before. I believe it is just for reaction shots. Cameras need to catch "audience members" with over the top reactions during stunts, only way to guarantee that is by hiring people.

But it could very well be that the show is staged, just like 98% of what's on television. Never believe what you see on TV.

Just googled and the first one I saw was for a disgruntled friend. I assume that is the person who throws water over them in annoyance for something. They have also hired a couple of kids to be their son and for eg when joe did his sumo wrestling punishment they hired the audience, when joe did his femail one they hired other models, when murr interviewed Danika they hired body builders etc. There will be casting calls for lots of things and lots of reasons, doesn't make the show fake. These people were never thought of to be real. The woman who proposed to q for his no punishment was hired-someone messaged q and said how mean that punishment was as they thought she was his real girlfriend.

Everyone knows that they have casting calls, and it's extremely obvious when someone they hired onscreen. "Sloppy eater", you say? Sloppy Joe. There have been tons of instances where they have help from a hired hand to make a challenge even funnier. They are never the people being pranked, that's all authentic.

I would say for the people throwing water, the people in the Old West town where Q was punished just recently. I can't think of any more right off the top of my head, but you know there are instances where they need extras.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog

Here's another example: The punishment where Q got hit in the shin by the little girl with the plastic baseball bat every time he missed a basket. There was a whole crowd there to watch it. Those were all "extras", and they were all in on it.

There are plenty of uses for actors on the show without spoiling the "reality".

When Sal had to play the swamp monster, there was a boat full of people watching. I always thought they were probably in on it, they were laughing a lot. There's no reason why they had to be a random boat full of people thinking they were on a legitimate tour and were really seeing a swamp monster.

While we're talking bringing in actors....

Who was the woman playing the inspector in last week's punishment of Sal? She looked familiar and dare I say, "Cougar-ish?"

Brilliant punishment BTW.

Sometimes people are used again. For example, I read, some of the people who felt sorry for Murr in the Human Pinata episode and Sal in the Garbage Barge episode, are the same people who cheer when Joe gets punished in Dog Days of Bummer. Additionally, some who felt sorry for Murr in Look Out Below also cheered when Joe was punished in No Escape and Sal in Field of Screams. You would think this would also qualify for what Joe did to Murr in Strip High Five, despite both were punished, though it seems nearly everyone was laughing and cheering at Murr mostly, but it is quite possible they did feel sorry for him as well, I am sure at least some did, but as embarrassed as Murr was, you can easily tell that Murr is smiling and chuckling at times, and you can assume that perhaps several thought it was merely a harmless prank and all four were in on it. He does seem less traumatized in that episode, perhaps it is just me though. I am quite sure all those bystanders eventually caught on and thought it was merely all in good fun. I am also quite positive they did not merely laugh and cheer to make Murr feel bad or to traumatize him, they feel bad on their own, but I was puzzled why some took pictures and footage.

Mean people suck! Nice people rule!