Great Pretenders (game show)

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1999 American TV series or program

Great Pretenders
Genre	Game show
Written by	Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi
Directed by	Barry Glazer
Presented by	Stacy Ferguson (1-3) Stefanie Ridel Renee Sands
Theme music composer	The Platters
Opening theme	We’re the Great Pretenders
Ending theme	We’re Still the Great Pretenders
Composer	Wild Orchid
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Fox Family
Release	1999 (1999) – 2002 (2002)

Great Pretenders is an American half-hour television music game show that originally aired on Fox Family and ran for about four seasons from 1999 to 2002. It was hosted by former pop trio Wild Orchid. On the show, teenagers lip synced and danced to their favorite songs for the chance to win prizes. Their performances were subsequently judged by a live studio audience.

References

"11 Bands From The '90s That The World Could Have Done Without". Bustle. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
McDaniel, Byrd (29 April 2019). "The profound, peculiar and most irritating sport of competitive air guitar". Quartz. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
Three kids pretended to be the English rock band Bush and the only thing they did was wave their pretend guitars around and smile at everyone.In this instance, they were booed offstage and insulted by the crowd.
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2001-05-12. p. 140.
Kimpel, Dan (2006). How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Stars Went from Start to Stardom!. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-634-07642-8.

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Great Pretenders at IMDb

Freeform original programming

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Former

1990s debuts	Zak Tales (1990) Amateur Hour (revival) (1992) Bad Dog (1998–2000) Big Brother Jake (1990–1994) Donkey Kong Country (1998–2001) Great Pretenders (1999–2002) Home & Family (1996–1998) The Kids from Room 402 (1999–2001) Maniac Mansion (1990–1993) Monster Farm (1998–1999) Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents (1998–1999) Shop 'til You Drop (1996–1997) Zorro (1990–1993)
2000s debuts	10 Things I Hate About You (2009–2010) Beautiful People (2005–2006) Braceface (2001–2004) Brat Camp (2005–2007) Da Möb (2001–2002) Fox Family Thursday Night Baseball (2000–2001) Greek (2007–2011) Knock First (2003–2004) Kyle XY (2006–2009) Las Vegas Garden of Love (2005) Lincoln Heights (2007–2009) Make It or Break It (2009–2012) Major League Baseball (2001–2002) The Middleman (2008) Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004) Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) Roommates (2009) Ruby & the Rockits (2009) Scariest Places On Earth (2000–2006) The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013) Slacker Cats (2007–2009) So Little Time (2001–2002) State of Grace (2001–2002) Switched! (2003–2004) Three Moons Over Milford (2006) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2005–2007) Wildfire (2005–2008)
2010s debuts	Alone Together (2018) Baby Daddy (2012–2017) Becoming Us (2015) Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? (2016) Beverly Hills Nannies (2012) Beyond (2017–2018) The Bold Type (2017–2021) Bunheads (2012–2013) Chasing Life (2014–2015) Cloak & Dagger (2018–2019) Dead of Summer (2016) Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings (2017–2018) Famous in Love (2017–2018) Freak Out (2014–2015) The Fosters (2013–2018) Good Trouble (2019–2024) Grown-ish (2018–2024) Guilt (2016) Huge (2010) Jane by Design (2012) Job or No Job (2015) Kevin from Work (2015) The Lying Game (2011–2013) Melissa & Joey (2010–2015) Monica the Medium (2015–2016) Mystery Girls (2014) Next Step Realty: NYC (2015) The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011) Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019) Ravenswood (2013–2014) Recovery Road (2016) Shadowhunters (2016–2019) Siren (2018–2020) Spell-Mageddon (2013) Startup U (2015) State of Georgia (2011) Stitchers (2015–2017) Switched at Birth (2011–2017) Truth & Iliza (2017) Twisted (2013–2014) The Vineyard (2013) Young & Hungry (2014–2018)
2020s debuts	The Come Up (2022) The Deep End (2022) Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020–2021) Everything's Trash (2022) Kal Penn Approves This Message (2020) Keep This Between Us (2022) Love in the Time of Corona (2020) Love Trip: Paris (2023) Motherland: Fort Salem (2020–2022) Party of Five (2020) Cruel Summer (2021–2023) Praise Petey (2023) Single Drunk Female (2022–2023) The Watchful Eye (2023)

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