# Unwanted Present Prank Videos This Bad Santa Prank Involves Giving Out Bad Presents on the Street By Jonathon Brown | Published 2012-12-11 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-santa-prank References: [youtu.be](http://youtu.be/nRwhWxpIz28) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/prankkbros) Here's a bad santa prank that fits perfectly as a tribute to the 2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thorton as a miserable thief who poses as Santa Clause every year in order to rob mall safes. This bad Santa prank comes from Prankk Bros and is shot by a single camera across the street as a man dressed as Santa Clause stops [random pedestrians](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scamvent-calendar) and offers them a gift. Some pedestrians offered a gift accept willingly and act as if they've just hit the jackpot. Others look at the Santa with skepticism and one young man even asks, "Am I going to regret this?" The kicker of this bad Santa prank is that Santa is actually giving each person [really bad gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iconic-gift-boxes) they would never want. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Pranks](https://www.trendhunter.com/pranks) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Unwanted Pranks:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new prank ideas that involve giving out unwanted or unexpected gifts to create entertaining content. - **Prank Videos:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or service that specializes in curating and distributing prank videos for entertainment purposes. - **Humorous Viral Content:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a social media platform or tool that helps businesses create and promote humorous viral content to enhance brand visibility and engagement. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a new genre of entertainment that focuses on creating humorous and entertaining prank content for various digital platforms. - **E-commerce:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a marketplace or online store dedicated to selling prank gifts, catering to the demand generated by prank videos. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer specialized marketing services that leverage prank videos to create engaging and shareable advertising campaigns for brands. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mischievous Gift Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-grinch.md) - [Comedic Christmas Parodies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reinfell-ad.md) - [Coal-Shaped Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/itsugar-merry-frickn-christmas-box.md) - [Branded Gift Replacement Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replace-bad-gifts.md) - [Personalized Holiday Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/naughty-or-nice-video.md) - [Faux Santa Ad Spots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mint-mobile.md) - [Interactive Gift Tags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-gift-tag.md) - [AI-Powered Digital Gifting Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magical-moments.md) - [Rental App Holiday Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/santastrophe.md)