Dude, What Would Happen? is one of a slew of reality shows produced by Cartoon Network for the CN Real block in 2009. It alongside fellow show Destroy Build Destroy were both cancelled on September 21, 2011, making them both the longest-running CN Real shows.
Promoted as a sort of kids' version of MythBusters, it was more like a kid-friendly version of Jackass. The titular Dudes — C.J. Manigo, Jackson Rogow and Ali Sepasyar — are given a question (i.e. "What would happen if you popped the world's largest zit", "...if covering a piano with basketballs would make it bounce", and so on), and then use it as a jumping-off point for physical stunts and shenanigans.
The show is often regarded as being The Face of CN Real, and ultimately ended up outlasting the block itself. The Dudes themselves often still regard their time on the show fondly. To them, it didn't matter how it was received; the sheer amount of insane stuff they got to do on the show made it worth it for them.
This show provides examples of:
- Food and Animal Attraction: In one episode, one of the guys dresses as a carrot to lure a horse.
- Never Trust a Trailer: They would often try to pass this off as some kind of kid-friendly science show (basically a MythBusters ripoff), when in reality it's "doing crazy stuff for the sake of it" (more along the lines of Jackass).
- Surfer Dude: The dudes speak with a chill tone of voice and, of course, throw the word "dude" around a lot.
- Title Drop: Once an Episode, one of the dudes asks the others "Dude, what would happen if [wacky experiment idea]?" to kickstart the experiment of the episode.
- Totally Radical: The show used a lot of modern slang - see the "dude" in the title.
