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Betty White & NBC Ink Deal For 'Off My Rocker' Prank Show

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April 1 2011, Published 8:08 a.m. ET

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Move over, Ashton: TV has a new resident prankster, as pop culture phenomenon Betty White has agreed to a 12-episode deal with NBC to host and produce Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, a laugh-fest that will show senior citizens playing pranks on young people.

"People have been telling me that I’m ‘Off My Rocker’ for years -- now I can prove it," White said in a statement.

Paul Telegdy, NBC's EVP of Alternative Programming, called White "a comedic genius who escalates hilarity in any situation.

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"Viewers will thoroughly enjoy watching her pull one over on the unsuspecting youth of America."

No premiere date has been set.

Last year was huge for the 89-year-old Golden Girls star, as she starred in a Super Bowl ad, hosted a top-rated Saturday Night Live episode (for which she won an Emmy Award), and returned to TV in a hit sitcom called Hot In Cleveland.

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