Why Cash Cab?
“Most of the students were familiar with Cash Cab and we felt it would be the most feasible to videotape in our school setting. Luckily, I had the giant red wagon at home.” Biggest Challenge? “We videotaped for around one and a half hours, but our first version was not acceptable to our school administrator, as the host pulled one contestant from the wagon and pretended to beat him up. This was probably the biggest hurdle. I edited some more, so as not to offend our audience, or to look as though we take school violence lightly.” Behind the Scenes “You may have noticed we tried to outfit the wagon with a few lights, but they paled in comparison to the lights inside the real Cash Cab. I guess that is why Henry, our show host, always described the lights, as he picked up new passengers. Our spoof was not scripted much at all, therefore, most of the credit for its success goes to Henry, our main character, and host of ‘Candy Cab.’ He can make anything funny!” One Last Thing “Kids with nat
