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Here is my list of the top prank calls of all time. Agree or disagree! What are your?
Tube Bar Tapes – the OG “Is I.P. Freely there?” calls that inspired Moe’s Tavern on The Simpsons.
Tube Bar – “Al Coholic / Mike Rotch” – the most quoted name-gag sequence.
The Jerky Boys – “Sol Rosenberg” – nervous, over-polite chaos.
The Jerky Boys – “Frank Rizzo (tough guy contractor)” – “get me a soda, chief!”
The Jerky Boys – “Egyptian Magician” – deadpan mysticism meets retail.
The Jerky Boys – “Tarbas / Car Sales” – aggressive bargaining bit.
Longmont Potion Castle – “Metal Shop” – surreal, art-prank phone poetry.
Longmont Potion Castle – “Denver Spoke / Bike Shop” – escalating oddness.
Longmont Potion Castle – “UPS/Freight Confusion” – bureaucratic spaghetti.
Touch-Tone Terrorists – “Junkyard Willie” – call-center meltdown theater.
Touch-Tone Terrorists – “Blade the Cable Tech” – warranty war stories.
Roy D. Mercer – “How big a boy are ya?” – country drawl, faux confrontations.
Tom Mabe – Telemarketer Revenge #1 – flipping the script on cold callers.
Tom Mabe – Telemarketer Revenge #2 – the “crime scene” routine.
Crank Yankers – Special Ed – puppet-acted prank calls, late-night staple.
Crank Yankers – Yankerville HOA/Rules – rule-lawyering absurdity.
Crank Yankers – Elmer / senior citizen confusion – sweet but sideways.
Ownage Pranks – “Buk Lau orders food” – character voice + improv.
Ownage Pranks – “Tyrone calls the neighbor” – bravado vs. banter.
Ownage Pranks – “Rakesh tech support” – fast-talking escalation.
Elvis Duran & The Morning Show – Phone Taps (classic comps) – high-energy radio staples.
Z Morning Zoo – “John Cena” call – the “ARE YOU READY?!” meme era.
Rickey Smiley – Church Lady pranks – southern character bits.
Nephew Tommy (Steve Harvey) – “Savings & Loans” – playful provocation.
Roy Wood Jr. – Radio pranks – sharp, premise-driven calls.
The Chonga Girls – Spanish/Spanglish prank riffs – bilingual rapid-fire fun.
Sacha Baron Cohen (pre-TV phone bits) – character craft via calls.
Majah Hype – Caribbean auntie/uncle phone bits – accent-rich improv.
The Sports Prank – “Trade Deadline Panic” – fake GM/agent chaos.
Howard Stern Show – Sal & Richard – classic switchboard capers.
Bubba the Love Sponge – Pharmacy/Auto parts – inventory absurdism.
Scott Mills (BBC) – “Flirt Divert” – misdirect voicemail gold.
Kimmie & Obie – Restaurant reservation spirals – specificity comedy.
War of the Roses (radio format) – infamous “loyalty test” trope (often staged).
Nelk (early phone bits) – party-prank energy (filter for safe ones).
Impractical Jokers (call center episodes) – scripted live phone awkward.
Abdullah (Arab Funniest Prank Calls comps) – cross-cultural timing.
Chinese “prank operator” comps – language-barrier wordplay.
Prankdial classics – soundboard era – Arnold/Soundboard mashups.
Celebrity Soundboard – Arnold Schwarzenegger – “Who is your daddy…?”
Celebrity Soundboard – Jack Black/Tenacious D – rock-and-riff chaos.
Telemarketer baiting – “refund scam clinic” – prank-as-consumer-ed (keep it safe).
Pizza vs. Chinese Restaurant call-swap – classic cross-patch routine (stage safely).
The Fake Translator – three-way call with “translator” who adds nonsense.
The HOA Violation That Isn’t – citations for lawn gnomes with MBA degrees.
Wrong-Number Therapy Line – earnestly unhelpful advice.
Lost & Found Department of the Absurd – claiming a “time machine” box.
The Over-Formal Date Confirmation – logistics department of romance.
Plant Care Hotline – coaching a ficus through a mid-life crisis.
The Compliment Telemarketer – selling applause and good vibes only.
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