Goofball Academy (Cambodian TV series)

Goofball Academy, also known as Salarien sochivothmr (Cambodian: សាលារៀនសុជីវធម៌), is a Cambodian reality competition based on the highly successful titular franchise.

Format
Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 16.

Season 1 (2002)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 1)

The inaugural season premiered in August 2002 and proved to be a hit on TVK.

Season 2 (2003)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 2)

This season had record viewing figures, with nearly 12 million people watching most episodes. This is around 75% of the country's population.

Season 3 (2004)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 3)

This was the most controversial season in the show's history. Despite the controversy, most episodes continued to receive high ratings.

Season 4 (2005)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 4)

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Season 5 (2006, the farewell)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 5)

In May 2005, TVK announced that the fifth season would be the last. The reasons for making that decision were due to budget cuts and the TV channel getting tired of the Goofball Academy franchise.

Season 6 (2020-21, the comeback)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 6)

Despite the publicity that the series would be ending, Channel 3 won the rights to a reboot in December 2019. The reboot will start in November 2020. In addition, Channel 3 confirmed a kids version, premiered in May 2021.

Season 7 (2021)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 7)

Season 8 (TBA)

 * Main article: Goofball Academy (Cambodia, season 8)