"Crank Yankers" (2002) TV series 2002-

Creators:

Adam Carolla
Daniel Kellison
Jimmy Kimmel
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

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 | Puppet Nudity | Prank Call | Comedian | Shock Humor

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)

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

Series Writing credits
Adam Carolla		(72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Adam De La Peña		(72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Daniel Kellison		(72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jimmy Kimmel		(72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Darren Belitsky		(64 episodes, 2002-2005)
Reed Agnew		(62 episodes, 2003-2007)
Ethan T. Berlin		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
David Dameshek		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Eric Friedman		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Josh Gardner		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Sal Iacono		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jordan Rubin		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Erik Sommers		(42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Aaron Blitzstein		(22 episodes, 2005)
Tim Burns		(22 episodes, 2005)
Dan Mintz		(22 episodes, 2005)
Morgan Murphy		(22 episodes, 2005)
Rob Anderson		(8 episodes, 2007)
Eric Appel		(8 episodes, 2007)
Jason Jordan		(8 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Kimmel		(8 episodes, 2007)
Mason Steinberg		(8 episodes, 2007)
Rob Hammersley		(unknown episodes)
David King		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Rob Anderson	....	supervising producer / producer / ... (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Adam Carolla	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Daniel Kellison	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jimmy Kimmel	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jonathan Kimmel	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
BJ Guyer	....	coordinating producer (62 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tony Barbieri	....	segment producer (42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jackie Stolfi	....	coordinating producer / associate producer (42 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chuck LaBella	....	segment producer (30 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Banker	....	segment producer (23 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jason Jordan	....	segment producer (22 episodes, 2005)
Matt Lawton	....	segment producer (22 episodes, 2005)
Jennifer Dugan	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 2003)
Tim Busa	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 2002)
Eric Friedman	....	segment producer (10 episodes, 2002)
Paul Raff	....	segment producer (10 episodes, 2002)
Rick Rosner	....	segment producer (10 episodes, 2002)
Akil Anderson	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2007)
Hend Baghdady	....	coordinating producer (8 episodes, 2007)
Alexis Loughran	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Saxon Gore	....	line producer (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Brent Bradshaw	....	associate 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)
Brenna C. McCarthy	....	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 M. 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)
Isaac Reddick	....	set dresser (8 episodes, 2007)
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
Jason Gottlieb	....	compositor (8 episodes, 2007)
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 M. 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)
Victor Yerrid	....	lead puppeteer (30 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tony Strickland	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2005)
Chris Ward	....	production accountant (22 episodes, 2005)
Michael Appel	....	board operator (10 episodes, 2002)
David Blenk	....	assistant production accountant (10 episodes, 2002)
Melissa Fornabaio	....	intern (10 episodes, 2002)
Jeff Angulo	....	accounting consultant (8 episodes, 2007)
Kimberley A. Helms	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2007)
Tara Jones	....	production accountant (8 episodes, 2007)
Nicolae Predescu Jr.	....	production management (8 episodes, 2007)
Megan Kellie	....	production assistant (7 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 Extra (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2002-2005) (USA) (TV)
• Music Television 2 (MTV2) (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Nelonen (2003) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

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

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

Before any episodes aired and the show was still being written, the original title of the series was 'Prank Puppets', but a Comedy Central lawyer approached executive producer Adam Carolla and said that the show's name would have to be changed. She said the title (despite the premise of the show) 'implied spite and malice' and that it was a 'legal liability'. Neither Adam, nor the rest of the crew really believed that argument, but they reluctantly changed the name anyway.

Quotes:

Spoonie Luv:Strip club, strip club, for where are thy? Strip club, strip club, shot jizz in my eye.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The King of Queens: Taste Buds (#5.24)" (2003)

How could you hate this show?

This show is so amazingly funny. It's done by the Man Show people, but even people who hate the Man Show love this show.Even my grandparents like it. The calls are really funny and the celebrities who do the voices(Adam Corolla, Jimmy Kimmel, Denis Leary, Dave Attel, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, Tracy Morgan, Kevin Nealon, etc.) fit perfectly. There's a really great CD of some of the calls.

Moral: Watch The Show!!!!