Camp Orange

Camp Orange
GenreReality television
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13 (Australia), 2 (UK)
Production
Running time30 mins (inc. commercials)
Production companiesTotal Perspection (Season 1-2)
Fox World Australia (Season 3)
Nickelodeon Productions Australia
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Release18 February 2005 (2005-02-18)[1] –
2015 (2015)

Camp Orange was an Australian children's reality television show broadcast on Nickelodeon. The first season premiered in February 2005. The latest season, Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings, premiered on 27 June 2015.

The format has been adapted and produced for international markets, including Italy and, more recently, the UK. The latter, which was filmed and produced in Australia, premiered on 22 July 2011 in the UK and Ireland.

Overview

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The show stars teams of best friends, selected from thousands of video audition entries that kids send in from across Australia and New Zealand, vying for the outdoor adventure of a lifetime. They battle it out in messy physical challenges that test their wits and their teamwork skills in order to win prizes. Starting from season 5, contestants would vote at the end of each day for 'Champ Orange', the best and fairest. From season 9, 'Champ Orange' is voted for by the public.

Season Overview

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Season Episodes Originally aired Host(s)
Season premiere Season finale
6 18 February 2005 (2005-02-18) 2005 Dave Lawson
7 2006 Maude Garrett
7 28 May 2007 (2007-05-28) 4 July 2007 (2007-07-04)
6 2008
4 2009
20 July 2010 (2010-07-20)[2] 2010 Luke Ryan
Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd
19 July 2011 (2011-07-19)[3] 16 August 2011 (2011-08-16)[4]
26 June 2012 (2012-06-26)[5] 2012 Luke Ryan
Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd
Jennette McCurdy
6[6] 25 June 2013 (2013-06-25)[6] 30 July 2013 Luke Ryan
Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd
6 2014 Luke Ryan
Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd
Matt Bennett
6 27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Jack Griffo
Kira Kosarin

Seasons

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Season 1 (2005)

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Camp Orange

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Team Name Contestants
The DJs (winners) Demiere Rechichi & Julia Brand
The Bush Bashers Jack Murray & Mick Corcoran
Club Sandwich Andrew Diamond & William Mann
Frizz 'n' Skitz Thandi Phoenix & Alicia Barclay Smith

Season 2 (2006)

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Season 3 (2007)

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Season 4 (2008)

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Camp Orange: The Curse of the Emerald Eye

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Team Name Contestants
E-Bash (winners) Ashlee Mather & Ebony Roach
Shorties Harley & Ty Telford
L.A. Blitz Ally & Lauren
Gromstars Jake & Sean Ryan

Season 5 (2009)

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Camp Orange: The Final Frontier

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The season teams were:

Team Name Contestants
Llamas in Pajamas Coco & Amber
Cheese and Crackers Rachel & Kate
Saddled-up Sickos Matt & Dan
1hitwonders (winners) Baxter & Nick

Season 6 (2010)

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Camp Orange: Castle Mountain

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This is the first season to be hosted by Luke Ryan and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd. There were four teams:

Team Name Contestants
The Wanna Beez Brittany & Niall
(1st ever boy/girl team)
The Awkward Turtles Darcy & Emily
The Mighty Melbournians Deon & Brody
The Castle Katz Lara & Chelsea

The winners of Champ Orange, the viewer voted champions, were Mighty Melbournians a.k.a. Deon & Brody from Victoria. The winners of Camp Orange were Team: Wanna Beez a.k.a. Niall & Brittany from New South Wales.[7]

Season 7 (2011)

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Camp Orange: Wrong Town

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Season 7 was hosted by Luke and Wyatt. It was positioned as the grossest, slimiest and wrongest Camp Orange ever. This season, there were a few differences to previous seasons, including the first ever New Zealand team (The Awesome 2SUM), and a surprise fifth team (The Flip Sisters).

This season teams were:

Team Name Contestants
The Unforgettables Daniel & Jayce
The Mighty Wood Ducks Cooper & Jake
The Pickled Peppers Ella & Payton
The Awesome 2SUM Kenzlee & Grace (NZ)
The Flip Sisters Anna & Grace

The Flip Sisters arrived on the second day of Camp Orange as a surprise twist to the other contestants. The winners of Champ Orange were The Mighty Wood Ducks (Cooper and Jake).

Season 8 (2012)

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Camp Orange: Boys vs Girls

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Season 8 was hosted by Luke and Wyatt, and co-hosted by iCarly's Jennette McCurdy. This season pitted the girls' teams against boys' teams. Each team was led by a mentor, Wyatt (boys) and Jennette (girls). The season premiered on Tuesday, 26 June at 3:00 PM on Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand).

Teams featured in the season were:

Team Name Contestants
The Grizzly Girls Monique & Giorgia
The Ballistic Bellybuttons Charlotte & Harmony
The Mega Monkeys Sam & Koen
The Bulldozers Tyler & Toby

The overall winners of the Camp Orange: Boys vs Girls were the girls' team (The Ballistic Belly-Buttons and The Grizzly Girls). The winners of Champ Orange were the Grizzly Girls (Monique and Giorgia).

Season 9 (2013)

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Camp Orange: Spill Seekers

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Season 9 was hosted by Luke & Wyatt. For the first time, the show was filmed at Seaworld Australia on the Gold Coast.

Teams featured in the season were:

Team Name Contestants Challenges Won
The Bubblegum Besties Brooke & Charlie 4
The Bob Shermans Lindy & Meg 1 & Champ Orange
The Random Penguins Noah & Josh 1
The Nick Jaggers Josh & Jye 5

Season 10 (2014)

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Camp Orange: Force 10

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The tenth season of Camp Orange was hosted by Luke and Wyatt with guest presenter Matt Bennett. Filming took place again at Seaworld Australia in March. It is set to air on Nickelodeon in June. This season there will be 10 contestants (5 teams) from the start. The season premiered in June 2014 and there were 6 episodes.

This season contestants are...

Team Name Contestants Country Challenges Won
The Mighty Mermaids Sammy Farina & Millie Lloyd AUS Tied 2
M-Tastics Mika & Marian AUS 2 (Tied 1) & Mega Challenge
Kiwi Cuzzies Kaha & Zion NZ Tied 2 & Champ Orange
Joco Locos Coco & Josh NZ 3
Twisted Twins Josh & Luke AUS 2 (Tied 1)

Season 11 (2015)

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Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings

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Nickelodeon's award-winning adventure series Camp Orange is back, taking a twisted turn on reality, turning up the gross-factor and seriously testing the threshold of sibling bonds for Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings! Bringing the thunder down under, teen super-stars Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin (who play twins, Max and Phoebe on Nickelodeon's hit live-action comedy, The Thundermans will host this year's show. A contrast to the glitz and glamour of the pair's home-town in Los Angeles, Jack and Kira will make their first trip to the Australian bush to lead four teams of sibling duos (who were chosen from hundreds of auditions sent in by kids across Australia and New Zealand) through the slimiest, smelliest and most seriously twisted challenges in the show's eleven seasons.

This year, campers have more at stake than ever before. The winning team, as voted by kids watching at home, will be crowned Nickelodeon's Star Siblings at a live series finale and score a recurring role on the channel as Nickelodeon's official kid reporters. By registering at Nickelodeon.com.au, kids at home will also have the chance to star in the series finale as the fifth Camp Orange team! As well as mastering the physical challenges, siblings must also channel super-stomach strength to battle the Barf Buggy, a cart of disgusting delicacies that the winning team of each challenge must nominate a rival team to dine on.

Now in its eleventh season, Camp Orange is Nickelodeon Australia's multiple ASTRA Award-winning (2008, 2009, 2010) local production and Australia's longest running kids' reality series. Designed to give kids the ultimate adventure experience, Camp Orange celebrates kids being kids in the Aussie outdoors.

Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings premiered on Saturday, 27 June. It will air every Saturday until 1 August at 5:30pm as part of Nickelodeon's All New Saturdays.

The season's Campers are:

Team Name Colour Contestants Country/State Challenges Won
The Twinvincibles Yellow Wynton & Myles NSW in AUS 1
Ginger Ninjas Red Torin & Egan QLD in AUS 1
Waybad Sisters (winners) Black Deni & Mika QLD in AUS 1, tied one with Bro Zealanders & Camp Orange
Bro Zealanders Blue Conner & Liam NZ Tied one with the Waybad Sisters

International

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Camp Orange (British version)

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References

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  1. ^ "What's New on Nick? – Term 3". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ Knox, David (28 April 2010). "Returning: Camp Orange". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ^ Knox, David (14 July 2011). "Returning: Camp Orange". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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  5. ^ Knox, David (23 May 2012). "Returning: Camp Orange". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (18 June 2013). "Returning: Camp Orange". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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