Totally Hidden Video was an American

United States

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 television show that aired on the Fox Network

Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

 from 1989 to 1992, with Steve Skrovan

Steve Skrovan

-Career:A former stand-up comedian, Skrovan was a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Previously, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog! on Family. Skrovan was also the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992...

 as host for the first two years and Mark Pitta taking over in 1991. It can be described as a Candid Camera

Candid Camera

Candid Camera is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947...

knockoff targeting a younger audience; in fact, Candid Camera creator Allen Funt

Allen Funt

Allen Funt was an American television producer, director and writer, television personality, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular television show or a television series of specials...

 filed a lawsuit against the show, but lost.

The show was renamed Totally New Totally Hidden Video in 1991 and was Executive Produced by Jim Coane

Jim Coane

Jim Coane is a television producer, writer, director and development executive. He is an Emmy Award winner and the creator and Executive Producer of the multi-award winning PBS animated series Dragon Tales...

.