The Princes of Malibu is an American reality show

Reality television

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 that aired on the Fox Network, premiering on July 10, 2005.

Synopsis

The series follows Brandon and Brody Jenner

Brody Jenner

Sam Brody Jenner is an American television personality. He is the son of Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and his former wife Linda Thompson.-Reality television:...

, the adult sons of Olympic champion Bruce Jenner

Bruce Jenner

William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....

 and former Miss Tennessee USA

Miss Tennessee USA

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 Linda Thompson, and their friend, Spencer Pratt

Spencer Pratt

Spencer William Pratt is a former American television personality known for his role on MTV's The Hills, along with his wife Heidi Montag. He is the older brother of Stephanie Pratt, who also appears on The Hills....

, as they got themselves into various hijinks. On permanent vacation, the brothers lived with Linda and her husband, David Foster

David Foster

David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

, in Foster's 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) Malibu, California

California

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 estate. Linda thought that the boys could do no wrong, while Foster wanted the "freeloaders" to get jobs.

Cancellation

The future of the series was thrown into doubt in late July 2005 when Thompson filed for divorce. Fox cancelled the series after airing only two of the six episodes produced. The remaining episodes were aired on Fox Reality.

It has since been featured on Channel V Australia

Channel V Australia

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, Living2, and MuchMoreMusic

MuchMoreMusic

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. The Princes of Malibu: The Complete Series was released on DVD

DVD

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 in July 2008.

Post-Princes

Jenner and Pratt became regulars on MTV

MTV

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's The Hills

The Hills

The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...

. In early 2009, Jenner starred in his own reality show, Bromance

Bromance (TV series)

Bromance is an American reality series that aired on MTV. It premiered on December 29, 2008. A spin-off of the MTV series The Hills, the show follows Brody Jenner as he searched to find a new best friend after his fall-out with longtime best friend Spencer Pratt...

. Brody and Brandon Jenner occasionally appear on their father's reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...

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