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Crank Yankers
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| Crank Yankers | |
| Premiere | July 3, 2003 |
| Creator | Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Daniel Kellison |
| Network/Provider | Comedy Central (seasons 1-3, 5-)
MTV2 (season 4) |
| Style | 30-minute comedy |
| Company | Jackhole Industries (seasons 1-4), Funny Garbage (seasons 1-4) Kimmelot (seasons 5-) |
| Seasons | 6 |
| Episodes | 110 (through season 6) |
| Status | Currently in limbo, has not yet been renewed or cancelled. |
| Origin | USA |
Crank Yankers is an unscripted comedy series that acts out prank phone calls using puppets. The series premiered on July 3, 2003 and lasted for three seasons before being cancelled by Comedy Central. On July 14, 2006 it was announced at the Television Critics Association press tour that the series would be resurrected for new episodes on MTV2's Sic 'Em Friday block.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Tony Barbieri | Niles Standish | * | * | * | * | ||
| Adam Carolla | Dick Birchum | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Jim Florentine | Special Ed | * | * | * | * | ||
| Bobby Fletcher | * | * | * | * | |||
| Jimmy Kimmel | Elmer Higgins | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Terrence Catheter | * | * | * | * | |||
| The Nudge | * | * | * | * | |||
| Karl Malone | * | * | * | * | |||
| Tracy Morgan | Spoonie Luv | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Kevin Nealon | OCD Ken | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Jack Gravat | * | * | * | * | |||
| Sarah Silverman | Hadassah Guberman | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Wanda Sykes | Gladys Murphy | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Biz Markie | Announcer | * | * | * | * | ||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy Central | ||||||
| Season One | July 3, 2002 | August 4, 2002 | 10 | |||
| Season Two | March 4, 2003 | April 13, 2004 | 30 | |||
| Season Three | July 20, 2004 | March 30, 2005 | 22 | |||
| MTV2 | ||||||
| Season Four | February 9, 2007 | March 30, 2007 | 8 | |||
| Comedy Central | ||||||
| Season Five | September 25, 2019 | June 3, 2020 | 20 | |||
| Season Six | May 5, 2021 | August 3, 2022 | 20 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| Season 1: Uncensored | September 28, 2004 | 2 | ||||
| Season 2, Volume 1 | April 26, 2005 | 2 | ||||
| Season 2, Volume 2 | November 29, 2005 | 2 | ||||
