

“The only music is country music.” 33) “Dad… I’m Pregnant”Įmbedding on this one is disabled, so click through if you dare: It’s some real OG shit, totally mean-spirited, and filmed in a classroom surrounded by a bunch of shitheel friends. 34) Dad Hates Rap Music and Wins Hip Hop Party It only takes five minutes to go from zero to 100. Burgess pranks because of how straightforward it is, but solid in its own right. As it turns out, “Anita Goforadump” sounds exactly like it’s spelled. My favorite part of The Simpsons school of “make someone say something dumb” prank calling is when the realization dawns on our victim. One more roses crank-this time featuring a man who happily discloses the fact that he’s married while his, erm, girlfriend is on the line.ģ6) Radio Host Prank Calls Scottish Pizza Takeaway Does he send them to his actual girlfriend? Oops. You call up a dude while posing as a florist and offer to send a dozen red roses to anyone of his choosing. I’m not even sure if this prank is intended to be… funny, per se. Seriously, the culmination of this thing might be the best moment of the entire genre. But man does this guy profoundly lose his shit. I tend to stay away from OwnagePranks because “white guy doing ‘wacky’ accents” is a dangerous path for any blogger to go down. Here he calls up a bunch of pizza restaurants and asks if they’re going to see the new Star Wars movie, and somehow it’s one of the funniest things you’ll ever hear. YouTube icon VideoGameDunkey is an idiot savant and can find humor in bottom-of-the-barrel gimmicks. Proof that all you really need is one funny-sounding word to make an essential prank call. But in this prank, our boy Guido Hatzis makes some random, everyman plumber laugh so hard it feels genuinely warmhearted. Sometimes prank calls can make people feel uncomfortable because they’re based on the premise of sowing confusion or anger, or agitating as much as possible. Unfortunately, Domino’s doesn’t carry “Strombolio.” 42) The Plumber How annoying? Like making up vaguely Italian-sounding meats and asking to get them on a pizza. Both are classics of the early Web, even if this one has aged only slightly better than the Jerky Boys themselves. The best funny prank calls 44) You Kicked My DogĪs with Chickity China, you can’t write a list of notable prank calls without including this. Let us celebrate this juvenile tradition with guffaws and gritted teeth. Some of them are compilations, some are here for historical purposes, some are painful, some are mean, some are delightful, and some are very, very dumb. So here are the 45 best prank calls on the Internet. We listen as our fellow man sinks into anger, confusion, bewilderment, and anxiety-and we laugh. It’s a pure, straightforward interplay between human beings. You confront everyday people with unimaginable, unforetold pressure and see how they react.

The controlled chaos of a particularly well-executed prank elicits a delicate, hilarious terror you can’t find anywhere else. I read the New Yorker, all that good stuff. I consider myself a fairly well-adjusted person.
