The WORST episodes of Impractical Jokers
Every episode of Impractical Jokers ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Impractical Jokers!
Four comedians and lifelong friends compete to embarrass each other out amongst the general public with a series of hilarious and outrageous dares. When Sal, Joe, Q, and Murr challenge each other to say or do something, they have to do it. And if they refuse, they lose. At the end of every episode, the biggest loser must endure a punishment of epic proportions.
#1 - Colin Jost
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/23/2022
Murr, Sal, and Q learn a hard lesson about being kind to food service professionals, before heading off to give rock solid relationship advice. The losing joker is in for a shock, as his punishment (led by Colin Jost) spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
#2 - Sideline Smack Talk
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2023
Sideline Smack Talk is a special episode of Impractical Jokers hosted by Casey Jost and former NFL Player Eddie Jackson. Casey and Eddie spend time reviewing nail biting clips of never-before-seen moments from Season 10. After watching down these unaired scenes, the two judges weigh in on which Joker has taken on the most punishment from the season.
#3 - Trolling for Friends
Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2025
The Jokers are breaking and entering a home for a commercial where they showcase their wackiest and most over the top performances. To top it off, one loser will be troll-ing his way through the Liberty Science Center's Touch Tunnel.
#4 - Paul Scheer
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2023
Unable to pull off this week's pickleball and coffee shop challenges, the losing Jokers are forced to participate in an overseas game show hosted by special guest Paul Scheer!
#6 - Hung in There
Season 11 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2025
Looks like the guys are selling sunsets (or struggling to), while later asking for help to film a bizarre video. However, one must lose. And that one, must help a horse lose something from down under.
#7 - The Endless Esophagus
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2025
Sal, Q and Murr kick off another season of antics by getting themselves stuck in a vent system and confusing customers at a bagel shop. Then, our losing Joker will face humiliation in a punishment that's tough to swallow.
#8 - When You Gotta Go
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2025
Being a parent means you have very little time, which is why the Jokers are bringing their (plastic) newborns to the grocery store! After, they'll be pitching new community programs that the local community will find quite strange.
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#9 - Hoop! There It Is!
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2025
The Jokers play med students in training with standardized patient actors, then play the hero and break up a public fight hoping to earn applause. Later, one Joker has to put his hips where his mouth is and settle a bet of his own making.
#10 - Clash of the Jokers
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/17/2014
The guys pitch fabulous and tasty mascot ideas to diehard baseball fans. Then, Joe and Q, break-it-down old-school-style at the mall. And finally, Sal and Murr face-off in a challenge that literally proves neither is book smart.
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#11 - Bad News Bares
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2025
Watch out! Q, Murr and Sal are throwing and catching grocery items in this Joker vs. Joker challenge with our special celebrity guest, Jax! Later, they'll be getting on one knee and professing their love in an awkward proposal. And in tonight's exciting punishment, we're bringing the old phrase to calm the nerves by "picturing the audience naked" to life.
#12 - Mind, Body, Swole
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2025
The Jokers can't contain the laughs as they answer survey questions for a new snack food and present the world's worst pharmaceutical ads. Then, tonight's loser will work up a sweat in a punishment that's all pain, no gain.
#13 - Rage Baiter
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2025
The Jokers hit the grocery store aisles dressed in absurd disguises, then train someone in using aggressive phone tactics for charity donations.
#14 - Jillian Bell
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/16/2022
Q, Murr, and Sal learn a tough lesson about the corporate chain of command, before later starting a white collar revolution. Finally, the losing joker must grow a pair in order to play husband to special guest Jillian Bell.
#15 - Harvey Guillen
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2024
The Jokers pose as lawyers with ridiculous contracts and mean no disrespect yet say disrespectful things to shoppers. The losing Joker is coached by Harvey Guillen on his latest acting method.
#16 - Joey Fatone
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/11/2024
The Jokers are bad receptionists and must do and say what the other guys tell them. Then it's a Joker vs Joker challenge with Joey Fatone, followed by Joey Fatone's epic punishment culminated by the Joker's previous punishments. https://www.tbs.com/shows/impractical-jokers/season-10/episode-19/joey-fatone
#17 - Facial Awareness
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2025
The Jokers face off by recording voiceover for a fake video game and playing the concerned parent writing to their kid's school. But one Joker burns out with a punishment that's gotta sting.
#18 - Off the Wheels
Season 11 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2025
Murr, Q and Sal will be sitting alongside a stranger to participate in a documentary-style interview. Then, they'll be trying to upcharge guests again as hotel concierge. The loser will be working up a sweat as Peloton's biggest nightmare.
#20 - Call of the Wild
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2025
The Jokers are back working as dry cleaners and TV producers, but one of them can't keep it together and must endure concertgoers who have escaped their enclosures.
#21 - Nitro Circus Spectacular
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/3/2016
The Impractical Jokers join Nitro Circus to bring you obstacle courses, high flying jumps and a punishment unlike anything you've seen before.
#22 - Roy Wood Jr.
Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/18/2024
Sal, Q, and Murr are put to the test; first as tv producers, then as product inventors, while the losing Joker won't be tooting his own horn - celebrity guest Roy Wood Jr. will! https://www.tbs.com/shows/impractical-jokers/season-10/episode-18/roy-wood-jr
#23 - Eric André
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2022
Sal, Q, and Murr clear the room as eccentric exterminators, and later they produce a controversial infomercial. Finally, Eric Andre drops by to give the losing Joker an awkward release.
#25 - Dopamine Denier
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2025
And...ACTION. The Jokers play unprofessional actors in a fake commercial, then make wild assumptions about other mallgoers. But one Joker breaks and is tasked with becoming the strictest security guard imaginable in his punishment.