I was a teenager when Howie Do It was on TV. I didn't laugh then. I re-watched it now fifteen years later, and I still didn't laugh. I feel like by the mid 2000s, people's standards for humor had started declining. I'd be curious to know the demographic of the population who thought it was funny. I mean seriously, what kind of person laughs at this crap??? The pranks were immature, stupid, and offensive. A guy bringing his parents on a fake news segment called "mystery reunions" to reveal that he made a woman pregnant; Howie disguised as a waiter and putting his fingers in customers' drinks; a woman who was told she would be doing an instructional DVD for yoga, and she's placed in the middle of two men who pass gas the whole time. Howie said it was real - no sound effects. Yeah, okay. Well, if that was the case, she was crazy for staying, because if I was her, I would've left the room. Why would you subject yourself to being around people who are intentionally trying to be disgusting? I know pranks are supposed to be dumb, but I don't see anything humorous about embarrassing or making people feel uncomfortable. Plus it seemed like they were all actors, not just the ones who were being pranked. Their reactions came off as staged. This was a show for children, or childish adults. I'm glad it didn't stay on long. It was a waste of money and time to make in the first place.
