Brian Quinn
Director
Impractical Jokers (2011)
Season 1
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.
Released Dec. 15, 2011
Episode 23 min
14+
Genres: Comedy, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.hidden-camera, tmdb.prank, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.hidden-camera-reality-tv, tmdb.practical-joke, imdb.cringe-comedy + 5 more, imdb.hidden-camera, imdb.2010s, imdb.2020s, imdb.21st-century, tmdb.cheerful
Watch Providers: Hulu, Spectrum On Demand, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max Amazon Channel + 2 more, HBO Max, YouTube TV
Production Companies: NorthSouth Productions
Network: TBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.3
S1E1 - Pay It Forward
The four jokers "cook up" some fun at a local burger joint, scam tourists, and prepare a trick for customers at a warehouse store.
Dec. 15, 2011, midnight
7.8
S1E2 - Butterfly Crime Scene
The guys rub sunbathers the wrong way and steal from others' grocery baskets.
Dec. 15, 2011, midnight
8.4
S1E3 - Unmotivational Speaker
The guys approach strangers with humiliating one liners on the street, play a word game in a grocery store, and compel shoppers to hop in a trunk at a car dealership.
Dec. 22, 2011, midnight
7.8
S1E4 - Boardwalk of Shame
The guys compete to embarrass each other, tackling speed dating with the world's worst pickup lines, reading phony fortunes on the boardwalk, and getting too personal with shoppers in the hygiene aisle of a pharmacy.
Dec. 29, 2011, midnight
7.3
S1E5 - Drawing a Blank
The guys demonstrate their odd living habits while interviewing for roommates, cut the line for Broadway tickets in Times Square, and push puppies on customers in a pet store.
Jan. 5, 2012, midnight
7.8
S1E6 - Panty Raid
The guys massage beachgoers on the boardwalk, broadcast the news from Times Square, and get their kicks teaching a karate class.
Jan. 12, 2012, midnight
8.2
S1E7 - Out of TP
The guys swipe food off other people's plates at a buffet, tutor students in a foreign language they don't speak, and try to start a dance party in a public park.
Jan. 19, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E8 - Who Arted?
The guys conduct a focus group with unique consumer questioning, are totally unfit as trainers in a gym class, and pretend to work at a famous New York bakery.
Jan. 26, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E9 - A Loser Presents
Q's dad makes an appearance in White Castle and serves up his own round of mischief. Also, the guys pose as bouncers at a nightclub and offer phony horoscope readings in a mall.
Feb. 16, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E10 - What'd I Eat?
The guys try to sell diamonds to unsuspecting couples ready to tie the knot, and pose as members of a very unwelcoming committee down at the boardwalk.
March 29, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E11 - Starfart Macchiato
The guys share humiliating text messages in a quiet waiting room, shampoo women's hair at an upscale hair salon, and teach a driver's ed course that's a guaranteed fail.
March 29, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E12 - Bellydancer
The pranksters take jobs at a garden center, try their luck as CPR instructors and see if they can cut it as deli-counter workers.
April 5, 2012, midnight
8.3
S1E13 - Charity Case
The pranksters tee it up as golf instructors; line up investors as Broadway producers; and play cat-and-mouse with customers at a pet store.
April 12, 2012, midnight
8.3
S1E14 - Theater del Absurdo
The pranksters raise dough for unusual charities at a donut shop, interrupt some fed-up diners mid-meal in a Chinese restaurant and provide shoppers with unsolicited advice at a mall.
April 19, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E15 - Pick a Loser
The guys try to smooch strangers on the streets of Manhattan, play a word game with unsuspecting shoppers, and try not to be camera shy when they're forced to pose as photographers.
April 26, 2012, midnight
8.5
S1E16 - Supercuts
The guys toy with customers at a candy store using bizarre party props, they all try their hands at nosing, and they break the rules of appropriate elevator etiquette.
May 3, 2012, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 6371 min.
Released: Dec. 15, 2011
Last Air Date: Sept. 4, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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