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That Time Anthony Anderson Pulled the Ultimate Holiday Prank on His Mom

All mama wanted was a house!

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 03: Actor Anthony Anderson and his mother Doris Hancox attend the VH1's "Dear Mama" taping at St. Bartholomew's Church on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
By Jasmine Grant
April 28, 2017 / 10:05 AM

Remember the good old days of TRL? Well, our Dear Mama host Anthony Anderson once made an appearance to talk about the ultimate holiday prank he pulled on his mom.

"Every year for the last five years, my mother's been waiting on a house," Anderson recalls. "So I send her a box with a house key in it. But I don't tell her what house it's gonna open. It could be any house in the neighborhood.

Moms always tend to fall for the old "getcha gotcha," but can you imagine having the ultimate jokester Anthony Anderson for a son? The games he played reached unseen levels. Luckily, Mama Anderson did finally get her dream house. She just had to be the butt of the joke before getting her reward.

Catch the video above and don't forget to tune into Dear Mama: An Event To Honor Moms on Monday, May 8th at 10 PM ET/PT.