"Crank Yankers" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creators:

Adam Carolla
Daniel Kellison
Jimmy Kimmel
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Screw the innocent.

Plot:

A show with real 'crank' phone calls to real victims. Puppets are added as the 'actors' to give visual support to what is happening in the phone calls.

Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Telephone Prank | Shock Humor | Vulgarity | Puppet Nudity

Cast

Artie Esposito	...	Puppeteer (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Paul McGinnis	...	Puppeteer (68 episodes, 2002-2007)
Victor Yerrid	...	Puppeteer (62 episodes, 2002-2005)
Biz Markie	...	Announcer (42 episodes, 2004-2007)

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Series Directed by
Kirk R. Thatcher		(unknown episodes, 2006)
Bill Berner		(unknown episodes)
Bob Goldthwait		(unknown episodes)
Hugh Martin		(unknown episodes)
Ted May		(unknown episodes)
Tom Stern		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Eric Friedman		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Erik Sommers		(32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Morgan Murphy		(22 episodes, 2005)
Eric Appel		(8 episodes, 2007)
Jason Jordan		(8 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Kimmel		(8 episodes, 2007)
Mason Steinberg		(8 episodes, 2007)
Reed Agnew		(unknown episodes)
Darren Belitsky		(unknown episodes)
Ethan T. Berlin		(unknown episodes)
Aaron Blitzstein		(unknown episodes)
Adam Carolla		(unknown episodes)
Adam De La Peña		(unknown episodes)
Rob Hammersley		(unknown episodes)
Daniel Kellison		(unknown episodes)
Jimmy Kimmel		(unknown episodes)
David King		(unknown episodes)
Jordan Rubin		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
BJ Guyer	....	coordinating producer (62 episodes, 2002-2005)
Jonathan Kimmel	....	co-executive producer (30 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jennifer Dugan	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 2003)
Tim Busa	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 2002)
Akil Anderson	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2007)
Alexis Loughran	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Saxon Gore	....	line producer (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Rob Anderson	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Banker	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Brent Bradshaw	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Adam Carolla	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Gregory Choa	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Tony Colon	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Doug DeLuca	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Carly Hirsch	....	art producer (unknown episodes)
Jason Jordan	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Kellison	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jimmy Kimmel	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Chuck LaBella	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Lawton	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Brenna C. McCarthy	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Rick Rosner	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Andrew Sipes	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Kent Voss	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ethan Zweig	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Steven Gold		(64 episodes, 2002-2005)
Adam Schlesinger		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Dallas Sterling		(8 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Jason Bielski		(32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mari Keiko Gonzalez		(10 episodes, 2002)
David L. Mendel		(unknown episodes)
Marcelo Sansevieri		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Peter Girardi		(72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Susanna Graves		(unknown episodes)
Rachel Greene		(unknown episodes)
Mark Marek		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Chris Giammalvo		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Nashon Petrushkin		(22 episodes, 2005)

Series Costume Design by
Carol Binion		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Tony Romero	....	post-production supervisor (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sandi Yi-Trimble	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Verdelle Lavalle	....	lead painter (52 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nashon Petrushkin	....	shopper (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Dutch Merrick	....	property master (28 episodes, 2003-2004)
Greg Finnin	....	property master (22 episodes, 2005)
Mike Manasewitsch	....	on-set dresser / set dresser (17 episodes, 2005)
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser (10 episodes, 2002)
Carole Simms D'Agostino	....	puppet builder (4 episodes, 2007)
Erik Schindler	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2007)
Josh Ritcher	....	set dresser (3 episodes, 2002)
Jane Kilkenny	....	prop shop (3 episodes, 2004)
David Kolodny-Nagy	....	design assistant (unknown episodes, 2002)
Xavier Corby	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Chris Davis	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Todd Hulin	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Shane Klein	....	art department (unknown episodes)
Joseph Lallement	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Kristie Moore	....	painter decorator (unknown episodes)
Brook Shafer	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Mark Walbaum	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jamie Santos	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2002)
Conner Moore	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Gordon Fales	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Keith Ogren	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Aaron Medick	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 2003)
Chris Hughes	....	gaffer (8 episodes, 2007)
Louis Aurelio	....	tape operator (unknown episodes)
Brad Heiner	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Davis	....	puppet costumer (62 episodes, 2003-2007)
Simone Williams	....	puppet costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Bryan Cantrall	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Michelle Roche	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Adam Schlesinger	....	composer: theme music / composer: additional music (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Steven Gold	....	composer: additional music (8 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Peter Girardi	....	puppet designer (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Rebecca McCabe	....	puppet wrangler (59 episodes, 2002-2007)
Blake J. Williger	....	production assistant (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tony Strickland	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2005)
Michael Appel	....	board operator (10 episodes, 2002)
David Blenk	....	assistant production accountant (10 episodes, 2002)
Jeffrey Angulo	....	accounting consultant (8 episodes, 2007)
Kimberley A. Helms	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2007)
Nicolae Predescu Jr.	....	production management (8 episodes, 2007)
Carole Simms D'Agostino	....	puppet builder (4 episodes, 2007)
Brent Bradshaw	....	audio producer (unknown episodes)
Matthew Brooks	....	puppeteer (unknown episodes)
Donna Cipriani	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Jackie Cohen	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Sarah de Sa Rego	....	coordinator (unknown episodes)
Megan Dillon	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Patrick Ebert	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Emil	....	talent booker (unknown episodes)
Michelle Hickey	....	puppet wrangler (unknown episodes)
Todd James	....	puppet designer (unknown episodes)
Allison B. Johnson	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Oren	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam Pagdon	....	puppet wrangler (unknown episodes)
Paul-Michel Pierre-Benoist	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rob Saunders	....	puppeteer (unknown episodes)
Cassandra Seidl	....	post accounting supervisor (unknown episodes)
Carol Summers	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Comedy Central
• Jackhole Industries

Distributors

• Comedy Central
• Music Television 2 (MTV2) (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Digital Jungle  post-production facilities
• Lightning Media  post-production services

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

Cast members must venture to Nevada to make their crank calls, because it is one of a few states where only one party need consent for a conversation to be recorded.

Quotes:

Special Ed: Lady, do you play with your vagina?
Backwoodsman: Lady, who you callin' a lady when yer talkin' to a man?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Shady National Convention (2004) (TV)

This show would be depressing,if it wasn't so funny

A cool edgy puppet show, which is made so well detailed. A real life prank phone call show created from the insane minds of Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmell and Daniel Kellison. The puppets are used to give the calls more liveliness. This show created some memorable characters since Family Guy. The bitter war vet Dick Birchum(Adam Carolla), Mean spirited Hadassah(Sarah Silverman), Drunk pot smoking slacker Bobby Flecther(Jim Florentine), The Incredible nauseous Danny(David Alan Grier), OCD Ken(Kevin Nealon), sex crazed Cammie(Lisa Kushell) and The one who seems to be the most memorable is Special Ed(Also Jim Florentine). It is the magic of the comedic voices, and the puppeteers,that give the show its magic touch. I'll understand if it is cancelled, I mean how long can you on with a prank call show. But it is still fun to watch.