Crank Yankers 2002
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- June 2, 2002
- Last Aired
- August 3, 2022
- Format
- 6 seasons · 108 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~41.4 hours (23 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S3E1 "Eminem & Tracy Morgan" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- Jimmy Kimmel, Daniel Kellison, Adam Carolla
- Networks
- MTV2, Comedy Central
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
What is Crank Yankers?
Crank Yankers is a comedy television series that began in 2002. The program presents a fictional community called Yankerville whose residents are puppets whose dialogue is supplied by celebrities and stand‑up comedians.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2002
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 108
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 2, 2002
- Last aired
- Aug 3, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- MTV2, Comedy Central
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 39 votes
- Format
- 6 seasons · 108 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~23 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Networks
- MTV2, Comedy Central
Where to watch in United States
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How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 108 episodes and an average 23-minute runtime.
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Overview
Crank Yankers is a comedy television series that began in 2002. The program presents a fictional community called Yankerville whose residents are puppets whose dialogue is supplied by celebrities and stand‑up comedians. These puppet characters place telephone calls to real people, and the calls are recorded without the recipients’ prior knowledge. The series frames each segment as a “crank” phone call, delivering the kind of prank many viewers imagined making during childhood. According to its description, the show pairs authentic prank calls—made to unsuspecting victims—with puppets that act as visual stand‑ins for the callers, providing a visual representation of the conversation. The format therefore combines real‑world telephone pranks with a comedic puppet performance. The series carries a TV‑14 rating, indicating content intended for teenage and older audiences. Both the TMDB overview and the IMDb summary emphasize that the humor derives from the juxtaposition of genuine prank calls and the animated puppet world of Yankerville.
Should you watch it?
“Puppets deliver real prank calls that you always wished you could make”
- celebrity voice talent adds humor
- spontaneous reactions from real callers
- unique puppet visual style
- some jokes are crude and may offend
- TV-14 rating limits younger viewers
Watch it if you enjoy edgy prank comedy presented with puppets
Features crude humor and prank calls, making it unsuitable for younger audiences
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Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wu-Tang Clan & Dave Chappelle Mytharc Jun 2, 2002
- E2 Denis Leary & Sarah Silverman Core Jun 9, 2002
- E3 Jimmy Kimmel & Wanda Sykes Core Jun 16, 2002
- E4 Tracy Morgan & Wanda Sykes Core Jun 23, 2002
- E5 David Alan Grier & Dave Attell Core Jun 30, 2002
- E6 Susie Essman & Jim Florentine Core Jul 7, 2002
- E7 Sarah Silverman & Tracy Morgan Core Jul 14, 2002
- E8 Kevin Nealon & Super Dave Osborne Core Jul 21, 2002
- E9 Jimmy Kimmel & Adam Carolla Mytharc Jul 28, 2002
- E10 Dane Cook & Sarah Silverman Mytharc Aug 4, 2002
Season 2 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jimmy Kimmel & Sarah Silverman Mytharc Mar 4, 2003
- E2 Wanda Sykes & Robert Schimmel Core Mar 11, 2003
- E3 Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon Core Mar 18, 2003
- E4 Jeff Garlin & Gilbert Gottfried Core Mar 25, 2003
- E5 Fred Armisen & Kevin Nealon Core Apr 1, 2003
- E6 Wanda Sykes & Bobcat Goldthwait Core Apr 8, 2003
- E7 Adam Carolla & Jim Florentine Core Apr 15, 2003
- E8 Adam Carolla & Dr. Drew Pinsky Core Apr 22, 2003
- E9 Jimmy Kimmel & David Alan Grier Core Apr 29, 2003
- E10 Fred Armisen & Sarah Silverman Core May 6, 2003
- E11 Jeff Goldblum & Fred Armisen Core Sep 16, 2003
- E12 Wanda Sykes & Kevin Nealon Core Sep 23, 2003
- E13 David Cross & Jeff Garlin Core Sep 30, 2003
- E14 Jimmy Kimmel & Gilbert Gottfried Core Oct 7, 2003
- E15 David Alan Grier & Super Dave Osborne Core Oct 14, 2003
- E16 Robert Smigel & Adam Carolla Core Oct 21, 2003
- E17 David Alan Grier & Jeff Garlin Core Oct 28, 2003
- E18 Jimmy Kimmel & Adam Carolla Core Nov 4, 2003
- E19 Bob Odenkirk & Fred Armisen Core Nov 10, 2003
- E20 Jim Florentine & Kathy Griffin Core Nov 18, 2003
- E21 Eminem & Sarah Silverman Core Feb 9, 2004
- E22 Kevin Nealon & Wanda Sykes Core Feb 17, 2004
- E23 Jamie Kennedy & David Alan Grier Core Feb 24, 2004
- E24 Wanda Sykes & Kevin Nealon Core Mar 2, 2004
- E25 Adam Carolla & David Alan Grier Core Feb 10, 2004
- E26 Eminem & Jeff Goldblum Core Mar 16, 2004
- E27 Seth Green & Jamie Kennedy Core Mar 23, 2004
- E28 Wanda Sykes & Adam Carolla Core Mar 30, 2004
- E29 Kevin Nealon & Sarah Silverman Mytharc Nov 11, 2003
- E30 Jimmy Kimmel & Fred Armisen Mytharc Nov 18, 2003
Season 3 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Eminem & Tracy Morgan Mytharc Sep 14, 2004
- E2 Jack & Sharon Osbourne Core Sep 21, 2004
- E3 Andy Richter & Sarah Silverman Core Aug 3, 2004
- E4 Bob Odenkirk & Adam Carolla Core Aug 31, 2004
- E5 Jimmy Kimmel & Kevin Nealon Core Aug 17, 2004
- E6 Jimmy Kimmel & Adam Carolla Core Aug 10, 2004
- E7 Wanda Sykes & Kevin Nealon Core Aug 24, 2004
- E8 Adam Carolla & David Alan Grier Core Feb 16, 2005
- E9 Dane Cook & Kevin Nealon Core Mar 16, 2005
- E10 Tracy Morgan & Adam Carolla Core Jul 27, 2004
- E11 Wanda Sykes & Kevin Nealon Core Mar 2, 2005
- E12 Tracy Morgan & Jimmy Kimmel Core Feb 2, 2005
- E13 Ludacris & Drew Carey Core Jul 20, 2004
- E14 Bob Odenkirk & Tracy Morgan Core Mar 9, 2005
- E15 Drew Carey & Jeff Goldblum Core Jan 12, 2005
- E16 Jason Schwartzman & David Alan Grier Core Feb 9, 2005
- E17 Wanda Sykes & Sarah Silverman Core Jan 19, 2005
- E18 Tracy Morgan & Jimmy Kimmel Core Feb 23, 2005
- E19 Ludacris & Kevin Nealon Mytharc Sep 7, 2004
- E20 Holiday Special Mytharc Dec 21, 2004
Season 4 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lil Jon, Sarah Silverman Mytharc Feb 9, 2007
- E2 Jimmy Kimmel, Steve-O Core Feb 16, 2007
- E3 Dane Cook, Chamillionaire Core Feb 23, 2007
- E4 Dave Chappelle, Seth Green Core Mar 2, 2007
- E5 Good Charlotte, Lil Jon Core Mar 9, 2007
- E6 Andy Milonakis, Ryan Dunn Core Mar 16, 2007
- E7 Adam Carolla, Dane Cook Mytharc Mar 23, 2007
- E8 Jimmy Kimmel & Nick Cannon Mytharc Mar 30, 2007
Season 5 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tracy Morgan, Adam Carolla & Aubrey Plaza Mytharc Sep 25, 2019
- E2 Jimmy Kimmel, Kathy Griffin & Jeff Ross Core Oct 2, 2019
- E3 Sarah Silverman, Abbi Jacobson & Will Forte Core Oct 9, 2019
- E4 Jimmy Kimmel, Tracy Morgan & David Alan Grier Core Oct 16, 2019
- E5 Sarah Silverman, Tiffany Haddish & Kevin Nealon Core Oct 30, 2019
- E6 David Alan Grier, Will Forte & Chelsea Peretti Core Nov 6, 2019
- E7 Tiffany Haddish, Roy Wood Jr. & Thomas Lennon Core Nov 13, 2019
- E8 Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll & Tracy Morgan Core Nov 27, 2019
- E9 Adam Carolla, David Koechner & Natasha Leggero Core Dec 4, 2019
- E10 Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin Core Dec 11, 2019
- E11 Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman & Nikki Glaser Core Apr 1, 2020
- E12 Aubrey Plaza, Ron Funches & Derek Waters Core Apr 8, 2020
- E13 Tracy Morgan, Kevin Nealon & Adam Carolla Core Apr 15, 2020
- E14 Chelsea Peretti, Derek Waters & Aubrey Plaza Core Apr 22, 2020
- E15 Jeff Ross, Tracy Morgan & Roy Wood Jr. Core Apr 29, 2020
- E16 Wanda Sykes, David Alan Grier & Abbi Jacobson Core May 6, 2020
- E17 Kevin Nealon, Jimmy Kimmel & Paul Scheer Core May 13, 2020
- E18 Brian Posehn, Nick Kroll & David Alan Grier Core May 20, 2020
- E19 Adam Carolla, Iliza Shlesinger & Demetri Martin Mytharc May 27, 2020
- E20 Nikki Glaser, Jimmy Kimmel & Tracy Morgan Mytharc Jun 3, 2020
Season 6 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jimmy Kimmel, Annie Murphy & Iliza Shlesinger Mytharc May 5, 2021
- E2 Adam Carolla, Punkie Johnson & Melissa Villasenor Core May 12, 2021
- E3 Chelsea Peretti, Heidi Gardner & J.B. Smoove Core May 19, 2021
- E4 Jimmy Kimmel, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin Core May 26, 2021
- E5 Bobby Brown, Natasha Leggero & Paul Scheer Core Jun 2, 2021
- E6 Brian Posehn, Kevin Nealon, Quinta Brunson Core Jun 9, 2021
- E7 Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan & Bobby Moynihan Core Jun 16, 2021
- E8 Iliza Shlesinger, Heidi Gardner & Jonathan Kimmel Core Jun 23, 2021
- E9 Jimmy Kimmel, Bobby Brown & Kyle Dunnigan Core Jun 30, 2021
- E10 Wanda Sykes, Adam Carolla & Annie Murphy Core Jul 7, 2021
- E11 Tiffany Haddish, Desus & Mero & Jimmy Kimmel Core Jul 6, 2022
- E12 Adam Carolla, Kathy Griffin & Kyle Dunnigan Core Jul 6, 2022
- E13 Desus & Mero, Jimmy Kimmel & Natasha Leggero Core Jul 13, 2022
- E14 Wanda Sykes, JB Smoove, Adam Carolla Core Jul 13, 2022
- E15 Jimmy Kimmel, Tiffany Haddish & Ron Funches Core Jul 20, 2022
- E16 Tracy Morgan, Heidi Gardner & Kevin Nealon Core Jul 20, 2022
- E17 Paul Scheer, Wanda Sykes & Adam Carolla Core Jul 27, 2022
- E18 Tiffany Haddish, Meg Stalter & Bobby Moynihan Core Jul 27, 2022
- E19 Bobby Brown, Heidi Gardner & Jimmy Kimmel Mytharc Aug 3, 2022
- E20 Tracy Morgan, Tim & Eric & Ron Funches Mytharc Aug 3, 2022
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of Crank Yankers?
The show features puppet characters, voiced by comedians, making real prank phone calls to unsuspecting people.
When did the series first premiere?
Crank Yankers debuted in 2002.
What is the series' rating?
It is rated TV-14, indicating content for teens and older.
Are the prank calls scripted?
The calls are made to real people, while the puppet dialogue is performed by voice talent.
Who provides the voices for the puppets?
Celebrities and stand‑up comedians provide the puppet voices.
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