Genre Reality TV Directed by Graham Stark Starring see contestants below | Created by Penny Arcade Presented by Graham Stark Composer(s) Bradley Rains | |
Strip Search is an online reality television game show created by Penny Arcade and produced by Bionic Trousers Media, the production arm of sketch comedy website LoadingReadyRun. The show featured twelve artists who competed over thirty-one episodes, with the series' winner receiving a cash prize and integration into the Penny Arcade offices in Seattle for one year. The show was created as a reward-tier for Penny Arcade's 2012 Kickstarter campaign to remove ads from their website.
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Format
Strip Search is based on a progressive elimination to narrow down the initial group of twelve artists to a final winner. While living in a large pineapple-themed house, the artists are given challenges each episode ranging from creative to legal to physical, with the winner(s) of each receiving a prize. The winner of the last challenge each day must choose two of the artists to go head-to-head and compete to stay in the game. Elimination candidates meet the Penny Arcade creators, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, and before them they draw two random ideas then create an original comic strip based on their fusion. The winner goes back to the house to continue competing while the loser is eliminated.
Contestant progress
The artist won the grand prize. The artist won a competitive challenge and nominated two others for elimination. The artist won a social challenge. The artist was explicitly mentioned as finishing well in the challenge. The artist was explicitly mentioned as finishing poorly or losing the challenge. The artist won an elimination challenge. The artist lost an elimination challenge and was eliminated. The artist returned after having been eliminated.Reception
Julius Ferraro of Philly.com says it "stands out" from other reality television shows by not having "inter-personal tension, back-biting, and fame-seeking posturing."