The essential episodes of Impractical Jokers
Watch these 10 in order and you've got Impractical Jokers — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Four friends compete to embarrass each other in a hidden camera showdown. Sal, Murr, Q, and Joe serve up some mischief at White Castle, Times Square, and a warehouse store. "Pay It Forward" is the first episode of Impractical Jokers, Vol. 1.
- 02
The Jokers are back in some of their favorite haunts! The guys return to White Castle to serve up a new round of mischief, pose as bouncers at a nightclub, and offer phony horoscope readings in a mall.
- 03
Joe, Sal, Q, and Murr paint themselves into a corner teaching an art class, face the dartboard of destiny at a local bar, and tonight's loser stresses out over a Joker home invasion.
- 04
Joe, Sal, Q, and Murr ham it up behind the counter of a famous NYC deli, and head to Union Square where they break the ice with bizarre behavior while selling popsicles. And tonight's loser wishes Bingo wasn't his name-o in a humiliating and cringe-worthy punishment.
- 05
Joe, Sal, Murr and Q hop behind the register at a burger joint and then head to a department store where they have only themselves to blame. And tonight's big loser gets into a rigged elevator only to find his own worst nightmare.
- 06
Joe, Sal, Q and Murr hit a bull's-eye while going face-to-face at a clothing store, and then try to undermine each other in a focus group where sabotage is the name of the game. Then, tonight's big loser crashes a classy book reading, and quickly learns that silence is indeed golden.
- 07
The guys try not to crack up during a four-way face off and later find that a stroll with the Gatto pups is no walk in the park. Plus, tonight's big loser suffers more than muscle failure in a major league embarrassment.
- 08
Q, Joe, Sal and Murr one-up each other while trying not to laugh, and team up for a lunch that's for the birds. Later, the big loser hits the Broadway stage, where he's treated to a classic New York welcome by an agitated crowd.
- 09
Q, Prince Herb, Murr, and Joe try their hardest to prove they're advertiser friendly, and then tell strangers their life stories. The big loser schools the academic community.
- 10
The jokers give unsolicited etiquette advice and live tape strange product reviews; one lucky joker takes all the blame for celebrity guest Post Malone.
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