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Many people can't even notice the downside of a thing while they're laughing and enjoying. As this prank is an example, the audience who laugh at it can't notice what's wrong with this show, and probably won't exploit the potential negative influence it brought to the kids. In this case, we need someone to rethink this show from another perspective, even though they would be criticized, since they were standing on the opposite side of most of the audience.