Video: Grandson Pulls Gross Orange Juice Prank on Grandmother

• A young South African man served his unsuspecting grandmother what she thought was a normal drink in a kitchen prank filmed at home
• The @chronicles_with_ouma video captured the ouma's very dramatic reaction after realising she had been tricked
• South Africans across language groups found the clip hilarious, with many saying they understood the joke even without knowing Afrikaans

A South African grandson decided to test his ouma's patience with a an orange juice prank. The internet has not stopped laughing over how the grandmother reacted to the trick.

The clip, posted on 27 August 2026, was filmed inside a home kitchen using a fixed camera. The on-screen Afrikaans caption read "Lemoensap prank op ouma" (orange juice prank on grandma), immediately setting the scene for what was coming.

A young man identified as Michael handed his grandmother a drink, letting her believe it was something sweet. The moment she tasted it, declared it was delicious. He then pretended that he extracted the juice with his mouth.

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What made the video by @chronicles_with_ouma land so well was the grandmother's full commitment to her outrage. She told him she felt so sick she could die. The clip spread quickly across South African Instagram, drawing in people who do not speak a word of Afrikaans but said they understood every bit of the energy on screen. Watch the prank on the grandmother below:

Mzansi jokes about ouma prank

South Africans flooded the comments with laughter and sympathy for ouma:

@laiks_peters wrote:

"All those years of Afrikaans finally paying dividends 😭😂🤣"

@tammy_dv said:

"Not her taking the oranges with her 😂"

@siyabonga.sx noted:

"First question 'was jou fone' (where is your phone) 😂💔"

@mph.o shared:

"Didn't know the Afrikaans side of Instagram is so hilarious too 🤣"

@tshepi_phiri laughed:

"You will miss heaven playing with the elders. This was a good one 😂😂"

@khosi_twala summed it up perfectly:

"Understanding the language 0%, understanding the joke 100% 🤣"

Other Briefly News stories of pranks

• Malcolm Wentzel'sTikTok prank on Sis Thembi, where he surprised her, was disguised as a genuine beverage advertisement.
• A hidden camera prank at a South African golf estate involved a prankster posing as a security guard and confronting a driver about a non-existent permit.
• The surprising encounter that unfolded during the Imfolozi Outrun race, where a life-like fake white lion startled runners on 23 August 2026.

Source: Briefly News