If everyone had the sense of humor and the complete lack of shame that the Impractical Jokers, Sal, Q, Murr and Joe, have, the world would be a much better place. Sometimes I wonder how they can possibly take so much embarrassment; I mean, do they even get embarrassed anymore at this point? They’re a lot of fun to watch, but sometimes I can’t help but feel bad for the joker that is getting punished by his three friends at the end of each episode (as I’m laughing hysterically whilst cringing, of course). Here is a list of ten of the worst punishments received by the jokers (and some of the funniest as well). Side note: sorry if your favorite isn’t included on this list, there are just so many to choose from.
10. Joe trapped in the water tank with a straitjacket and chains on
I personally can't stand small spaces, so just watching Joe in that tank made me cringe.
9. The Human Pinata
Murr was a human pinata in this episode, and Joe’s brother-in-law got his revenge on him for pretending to grope his wife. Enough said.
8. Foot In Mouth
Joe had to stick a random woman’s foot in his mouth on a boardwalk. Only the jokers would ever dream up or do something like this.
7. Murr’s Blankie Goes Up In Flames
Poor Murr. This had to be hard to handle, especially for a soft guy like him.
6. Murr goes skydiving
Lots of people skydive, but Murr is petrified of skydiving. In fact, it is his biggest fear in life. The poor man cried as he sent goodbye messages to his family.
5. Q denies a woman’s proposal
What better way to look like a complete jerk than by denying your “girlfriend’s” marriage proposal in front of an entire baseball stadium.
4. Joe runs out of toilet paper
Joe probably has the least amount of shame out of all the jokers, but I mean come on. This was a pretty embarrassing punishment. In total Joe fashion, though, he took it like a champ.
3. “I don’t want to auction that anymore”
Q had to tell everyone at an auction that he no longer wanted to auction off any of the items that he was “selling,” and you could cut the tension with a knife.
2. The Prostate Exam
Murr had to volunteer to receive a prostate exam in front of a group of people… and got two, JUST to be sure.
1. BINGO!!
A behind the scenes clip showed that although the episode this aired on showed Sal yelling out “Bingo” when he didn’t actually have Bingo a handful of times, in reality he yelled it around 40 times before being escorted out. The other people playing Bingo were not amused, and just watching this punishment made my family and me feel very awkward.
Honorable Mentions:
Murr marries Sal’s sister
This was hysterical and absolutely torcherous to Sal. It could easily could have been on the list. The marriage did get annulled right after they were married.
Permanent Punishment
Joe gifted the other three jokers with tattoos of his choosing in the first ever permanent punishment on the show
Strip High Fives
Joe and Murr had to high five passersby, and when they failed to get a high five in return, they had to remove an article of clothing. This continued until one of them was butt naked. Spoiler: Murr loses.
Who’s phone is ringing? Mine! Mine!
Sal’s phone repeatedly sang this glorious ringtone during a book reading, and some of the people there were really not having it. I, on the other hand, laughed like a lunatic the whole time.
Keep The Change!
Murr didn’t give people their change while selling food at a baseball game and wound up with a crowd of angry people chasing him. Rough.
These guys are the best; I hope they keep up everything they’re doing until the whole world knows who they are and they can’t get away with it anymore.
*Special thanks to my brother, Lance, for helping me compile this list. He's the biggest fan of "Impractical Jokers" that I know.
