The essential episodes of Impractical Jokers
Watch these 25 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
Four friends compete to embarrass each other in the ultimate hidden camera showdown. 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.
- 04
The guys go barking up the wrong tree at a pet store, take a swing as golf instructors, and give their regards to Broadway as producers in need of funding.
- 05
Four friends compete to embarrass each other in the ultimate hidden camera showdown. The guys lose sight of social etiquette with strangers in the park, present disastrous timeshare opportunities to future vacationers, and get sneaky with people's pockets in the grocery store.
- 06
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.
- 07
Joe, Sal, Q, and Murr are forced to think on their feet at a podiatrist's office, ask strangers for help burying unusual items in the park, and keep their eyes on the prize in a grocery store race.
- 08
The Jokers are challenged to hold in their laughter during presentations designed to crack them up. Plus, when Joe, Sal, and Murr try to gang up on Q, he turns the tables.
- 09
Things get explosive when the guys revive some classic jokes at their own expense. Then, they go head-to-head debating nonsense in a humiliating elimination challenge.
- 10
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.
- 11
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.
- 12
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.
- 13
Murr, Sal, Q and Joe climb the corporate ladder as TV execs pitching insane show ideas to an unsuspecting public, and things get slippery when they pose as counter help at a BBQ joint. Plus, tonight's big loser bares his soul while undergoing a humiliating psychic reading that puts his real life on the wrong track.
- 14
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.
- 15
Sal, Murr, Joe and Q pull desk duty, and then do strangers a solid by barring them from the bathroom. Plus, the big loser learns the hard way that gratuity is not included.
- 16
Joe, Murr, Q and Sal send blood pressure rates sky-high while posing as nurses, then stroll through the store with their wives. Plus, the big loser wishes he could check out early at a pop-up fashion show.
- 17
Joe, Q, Sal and Murr go incognito to fool unsuspecting strangers, then pop in for a coffee just in time to miss out on a big prize. Plus, tonight's big loser might just crack under the pressure of his rotten punishment.
- 18
Q, Sal, Murr and Joe mean no disrespect to patrons at a food court, then cut to the chase while posing as tailors. Later, strangers pick sides in a wild debate, and tonight's big loser takes the cake with his crumby punishment.
- 19
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.
- 20
Sal, Q, Joe and Murr are at Universal Studios in Hollywood! They start off serving up ridiculous surveys, then make things awkward while posing as maintenance workers. Plus, tonight's big loser can't catch a break, no matter how many times he tries.
- 21
Sal, Q, Joe and Murr bus their way through Katz's Deli, then express some unpopular opinions at the park. Plus, tonight's big loser must talk his way through some real highs and lows, in a punishment that truly sucks.
- 22
Q, Sal, Murr and Joe get their checks bounced by customers who notice unusual charges, then help out coworkers with some peculiar trust exercises. Later, the big loser finds himself balls-deep at a rigged carnival game.
- 23
Joe, Q, Prince Herb, and Murr recruit new senior executives for their companies and then jump into the dating pool. Plus, the big loser gets an opportunity to show off his musical chops to a captive audience.
- 24
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.
- 25
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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