Reality shorts for “What Would You Do?” are being filmed on Route 66 by ABC News, reported the Amarillo Globe-News.
The newspaper caught up with the camera crew at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo.
Producers chose the iconic Amarillo restaurant after deciding to film down historic Route 66. The crew began filming May 8 in Springfield, Miss., then traveled to Weatherford, Okla., and wrapped shooting in Amarillo on Monday. Two segments were filmed in each town.
I’m certain the reporter meant Springfield, Missouri, not Springfield, Mississippi, which doesn’t exist. Here’s what happened at the Big Texan:
In the scenario, actors Nicolette Pierini, 9, and Anthony Ippolito, 12, both from New York, play a brother and sister selling sweet tea to patrons. Though the sign says $1 customers soon learn there is fine print and they are being charged for everything from Pierini taking their picture to cookies, napkins, straws and even drink umbrellas.
The program’s premise is thrusting real-life people into uncomfortable ethical dilemmas and seeing how they react, with hidden cameras capturing everything. Here’s an example:
I would hope this series is better than the last reality program on Route 66 — the much-maligned “Great American Road Trip” back in 2009.
The Amarillo segment of “What Would You Do?” will air June 21, the newspaper said.