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
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 Season Episodes Originally aired Host(s) Season premiere Season finale 6 2005 Dave Lawson 7 2006 Maude Garrett 7 6 2008 4 2009 2010 Luke RyanWyatt Nixon-Lloyd 2012 Luke RyanWyatt Nixon-LloydJennette McCurdy 6 30 July 2013 Luke RyanWyatt Nixon-Lloyd 6 2014 Luke RyanWyatt Nixon-LloydMatt Bennett 6 Jack GriffoKira Kosarin
Seasons Season 1 (2005)
Camp Orange 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)
Camp Orange: Slimey Hollow Team nameContestantsThunder MonkeysOscar King & Oscar WoodsDancing DodosChester Lenihan & Thorsten HertogKrazy KardeezKarly Ronan & Kaydee GrantSalted PeanutsKimberley Hew-Low & Isabelle Ng
Season 3 (2007)
Camp Orange: The Mystery of Spaghetti Creek The filming location was at Old Mogo Gold Rush Town in Mogo NSW. After the previous season, Total Perception lost the rights to Camp Orange, with Fox World Australia taking over production. Team nameContestantsBee's KneesEva Gillespie & Nina ClarkeMix UpsKit Bradley & Zack InglisBooty KickersDaniela Glavan & Maddi KowalDark Evil BunniesRyan Ludowyke & Harry Black
Season 4 (2008)
Camp Orange: The Curse of the Emerald Eye Team NameContestantsE-Bash (winners) Ashlee Mather & Ebony Roach ShortiesHarley & Ty TelfordL.A. BlitzAlly & LaurenGromstarsJake & Sean Ryan
Season 5 (2009)
Camp Orange: The Final Frontier The season teams were:
Team name Contestants Llamas in Pajamas Coco & AmberCheese and CrackersRachel & KateSaddled-up SickosMatt & Dan 1hitwonders (winners)Baxter & Nick
Season 6 (2010) Camp Orange: Castle Mountain 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.
Season 7 (2011)
Camp Orange: Wrong Town 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)
Camp Orange: Boys vs Girls 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) Camp Orange: Spill Seekers 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) Camp Orange: Force 10 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. This season had 10 contestants (5 teams) from the start. The season premiered in June 2014 and there were 6 episodes.
This season contestants were:
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) Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings
The season was hosted by Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, who portrayed twins Max and Phoebe on the Nickelodeon live-action comedy The Thundermans. They travelled to the Australian bush to lead four teams of sibling duos, selected from auditions submitted by children across Australia and New Zealand, through a series of challenges designed to test teamwork, endurance, and tolerance for messy and gross-out elements.
The winning team, as voted by viewers, was crowned Nickelodeon's Star Siblings in a live series finale and awarded a recurring role as Nickelodeon’s official kid reporters. Viewers were also given the opportunity to participate in the series by entering for a chance to appear as the fifth team in the finale. In some challenges, winning teams were required to nominate rival teams to participate in eating challenges involving the “Barf Buggy,” which contained unusual food items.
Camp Orange was a Nickelodeon Australia production and had previously received ASTRA Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The series was designed as a children’s reality competition set in outdoor Australian locations.
The season premiered on 27 June 2015 as part of Nickelodeon's All New Saturdays.
The season's campers were:
Team name Colour Contestants Country/State Challenges WonThe Twinvincibles Yellow Wynton & Myles NSW in AUS1Ginger Ninjas Red Torin & Egan QLD in AUS1Waybad Sisters (winners) Black Deni & Mika QLD in AUS1, tied one with Bro Zealanders & Camp OrangeBro Zealanders Blue Conner & Liam NZ Tied one with the Waybad Sisters
International
Camp Orange (British version)
References