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ExcusePlot aside, the show is pretty much your standard run-of-the-mill [[CandidCameraPrank hidden camera]] show. Keeping with it's theme, the show's pranks involve technology that doesn't work right and screws over the victims. However, it should be noted that some of the pranks pulled off by the show can be rather lewd.

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ExcusePlot aside, the show is pretty much your standard run-of-the-mill [[CandidCameraPrank hidden camera]] show. Keeping with it's theme, the show's pranks involve technology that doesn't work right and screws over the victims. However, it should be noted that some of the pranks pulled off by the show can be rather lewd.lewd, you have been warned.
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ExcusePlot aside, the show is pretty much your standard run-of-the-mill [[CandidCameraPrank hidden camera]] show. Keeping with it's theme, the show's pranks involve technology that doesn't work right and screws over the victims.

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ExcusePlot aside, the show is pretty much your standard run-of-the-mill [[CandidCameraPrank hidden camera]] show. Keeping with it's theme, the show's pranks involve technology that doesn't work right and screws over the victims. However, it should be noted that some of the pranks pulled off by the show can be rather lewd.
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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how]] [[HumansAreBastards humans]] [[MoralEventHorizon regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[AIIsACrapshoot puts out devices that screws humans over]].

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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how]] [[HumansAreBastards humans]] [[MoralEventHorizon regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from form a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[AIIsACrapshoot puts out devices that screws humans over]].
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* VillainProtagonist: Tez One is pretty much the one running the evil megacorp that puts out the devices that screws the human victims over. He also has a pretty solid justification for his actions.

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* VillainProtagonist: Tez One is pretty much the one running the evil megacorp that puts out the devices that screws the human victims over. He also has a pretty solid justification for The show centers around his actions. devices torturing humans.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Apparently Channel 4 paid quite a lot for Rednex's ''Cotton-eyed Joe'', because they use it in pranks where they needed music to annoy the victim.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Apparently Channel 4 paid quite a lot for Rednex's ''Cotton-eyed Joe'', because they use it in pranks where they needed music to annoy the victim.
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* RecycledInSpace: The [[TheKiddieRide Kiddie Ride]] prank is practically recycled from one pulled off a decade earlier by Australian prank show ''Just Kidding'', which was also licensed out to ''Just For Laughs Gags''.
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* VillainProtagonist: Tez One is pretty much the one running the evil megacorp that puts out the devices that screws humans victims over. He also has a pretty solid justification for his actions.

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* VillainProtagonist: Tez One is pretty much the one running the evil megacorp that puts out the devices that screws humans the human victims over. He also has a pretty solid justification for his actions.
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* VillainProtagonist: Tez One is pretty much the one running the evil megacorp that puts out the devices that screws humans victims over. He also has a pretty solid justification for his actions.
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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how humans regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[AIIsACrapshoot puts out devices that screws humans over]].

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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how humans how]] [[HumansAreBastards humans]] [[MoralEventHorizon regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[AIIsACrapshoot puts out devices that screws humans over]].
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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how humans regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[KillAllHumans puts out devices that screws humans over]].

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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how humans regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[KillAllHumans [[AIIsACrapshoot puts out devices that screws humans over]].
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* ExcusePlot: The plot disclosed in the opening title. There is no story progression from it.

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* ExcusePlot: The plot disclosed in the opening title. There is no story progression from it.it and the sole purpose of the plot is to justify the pranks.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Think twice before smacking your TV.]]
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* ZeeRust: ''Tez One'' is designed to look like a 50s era toy robot.

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* ZeeRust: {{Zeerust}}: ''Tez One'' is designed to look like a 50s era toy robot.
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* MegaCorp: [=TezCorp=], although the company specializes in robotics and electronics.

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* MegaCorp: [=TezCorp=], although the company specializes in robotics and electronics.electronics.
* ZeeRust: ''Tez One'' is designed to look like a 50s era toy robot.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [=Tez One=] became malevolent after gaining sentience.
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* EvilInc: TezCorp is pretty much this, putting out electronics that pretty much taunts and makes life difficult for humans.
* KillerRobot: Tez One is pretty much one, being the mysterious head of TezCorp and wanting to teach humanity a lesson for mistreating their electronic appliances.
* MegaCorp: TezCorp.

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* EvilInc: TezCorp [=TezCorp=] is pretty much this, putting out electronics that pretty much taunts and makes life difficult for humans.
* KillerRobot: Tez One is pretty much one, being the mysterious head of TezCorp [=TezCorp=] and wanting to teach humanity a lesson for mistreating their electronic appliances.
* MegaCorp: TezCorp.[=TezCorp=], although the company specializes in robotics and electronics.
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* MegaCorp: TezCorp.
* MoralEventHorizon: The thing that turned Tez One evil was the fact that humans regularly mistreated their electronic appliances.

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* MegaCorp: TezCorp.
* MoralEventHorizon: The thing that turned Tez One evil was the fact that humans regularly mistreated their electronic appliances.
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* The show ran two seasons with six episodes in each season, with the first season airing in 2014 and the second in 2015.

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* The show ran two seasons with six episodes in each season, with the first season airing in 2014 and the second in 2015.
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'''''Bad Robots''''' is a hidden camera series that airs on the Creator/Channel4 channel E4 in the UK. The ExcusePlot goes that a [[KillerRobot robot]] named ''Tez One'' has gained sentience and [[MoralEventHorizon after seeing how humans regularly mistreat their electronics]], decided to from a company called [[EvilInc Tez]][[MegaCorp Corp]] that [[KillAllHumans puts out devices that screws humans over]].

ExcusePlot aside, the show is pretty much your standard run-of-the-mill [[CandidCameraPrank hidden camera]] show. Keeping with it's theme, the show's pranks involve technology that doesn't work right and screws over the victims.

* The show ran two seasons with six episodes in each season, with the first season airing in 2014 and the second in 2015.

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* BritishBrevity: Only 6 episodes in each season, and the show lasted two seasons.
* CandidCameraPrank: The show centers around pranks that involves electronic devices misbehaving and torturing their victims somehow.
* ExcusePlot: The plot disclosed in the opening title. There is no story progression from it.
* EvilInc: TezCorp is pretty much this, putting out electronics that pretty much taunts and makes life difficult for humans.
* KillerRobot: Tez One is pretty much one, being the mysterious head of TezCorp and wanting to teach humanity a lesson for mistreating their electronic appliances.
* MegaCorp: TezCorp.
* MoralEventHorizon: The thing that turned Tez One evil was the fact that humans regularly mistreated their electronic appliances.

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