Impractical Jokers season 10

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Impractical Jokers
Season 10
Release
Original network
Original releaseFebruary 9, 2023 (2023-02-09) –
present
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List of episodes

The tenth season of Impractical Jokers premiered on February 9, 2023. It is also the first season to be simulcast on truTV and TBS.

Episodes[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateLosing Joker(s)Viewers (millions) (TBS/Tru)
2321"Bret Michaels"February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)Murr0.37 / 0.17[1]

The Jokers crash into product displays at the grocery store, hoping to sue the manager, but they need their witness to agree that it was an accident. Then they play hide and seek in an office area where the person is looking for a missing yellow binder.

Punishment: At Connolly's Pub & Restaurant, Murr has the waiter pass random notes written on his behalf. He must also interact with the customers as commanded by Bret, Q, Sal, and surprise guest Paul Rudd. When Murr later writes a message to pass on behalf of Bret, the recipient is his wife Melyssa. Finally, Murr has to serenade everyone with a parody of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".
2332"Post Malone"February 16, 2023 (2023-02-16)Q0.42 / 0.22[2]

The guys are at the mall where they have to tell people to mind their manners. Then they have to get their spokesperson to recall a bunch of random details during a live product review.

Punishment: Q has to pose as the boss of Little Man Parking (parking garage attendant), and has to take the blame for whatever happened inside people's cars. Post Malone joins in as Q's assistant.

This episode was dedication to Benjamin Cat, Q's oldest 'son', who was the main inspiration behind the eponymous recurring mascot who torments Sal.
2343"Anthony Davis"February 23, 2023 (2023-02-23)Sal0.49 / 0.21[3]

The Jokers are playing hooky from work, and must get a stranger at the mall to corroborate the excuse by pretending to be a worker in a video call. Then they pitch their business to a focus group but must work with fellow comedian Steve Byrne who adds some facts that would undermine the presentation.

Punishment: In order to win Anthony's special sneakers, Sal faces multiple dilemmas between doing a challenge or having the sneakers get damaged. But the final challenge is deciding whether to give them to a kid who won a free throw contest or keep them for himself.
2354"John Mayer"March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)Murr0.38 / 0.18[4]

The Jokers must persuade a temp worker to pretend to be their senior vice president for a meeting with some Japanese investors and John, and get the hire to agree to join them for dinner.

Punishment: Murr plays a stage manager for John's acoustic gig. He annoys the audience members by moving them around, and other random tasks. When John takes the stage, he interrupts the show and has John restart multiple times. After John tells him to leave, Murr has to go to the bathroom and take a dump while his mic is on.

This episode is dedicated to Murr's mother Maryann.
2365"Kesha"March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09)Sal0.40 / 0.19[5]

The Joker spills a bag of oranges and attempts to woo women with a line provided by the other Jokers. The goal is to get her to agree that she felt some connection with him. Then at the mall, a person has to settle an argument between the Joker and MJF on which of their situations deserves more sympathy.

Punishment: Sal participates as an assistant to Kesha in a seance, but is given electrical shocks by Murr and Q.[a]
2376"Sideline Smack Talk"March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)clip show0.47 (TruTV)[6]

Casey Jost and former NFL player / chef Eddie Jackson comment on highlights and bonus footage from the ninth and tenth seasons.

The show aired on TruTV following the Sunday night broadcast of the NCAA basketball tournament game.
2387"Paul Scheer"March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)Sal & Murr0.33 / 0.20[7]

The Joker gives a private pickleball lesson while doing what the other guys tell him. Then they must convince a fellow customer to give them the gift card that the Joker could have won for being the 100th customer, with an excuse given by the others.

Punishment: Sal and Murr are contestants in Q's game show called Tails, hosted by Paul. They have to taste the furry tails of various animals and then guess what they are.
2398"Kal Penn"April 6, 2023 (2023-04-06)Sal0.42 / 0.15[8]

The Joker must climb through a window and then try to sell their item to the person; whoever gets the least amount of money from his sale loses. Then the Joker has to finish a plate of food while someone tells him how they met and got married. Murr, who came up with the challenge, gives up on his plate of lo mein noodles, and doesn't want the others to attempt it. Sal and Q tell Murr that if finishes the plate they will take a loss as well.

Punishment: Sal acts as the sound tech for an interview between Kal and a guest speaker, but must tell the guest multiple times that their breath stinks. The second guest gets really suspicious and warns Sal not to say any more. Then Kal turns the tides and tells Sal that it's Sal's breath that stinks.
2409"Bruce Campbell"April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)Q0.41 / 0.16[9]

The Joker is working at a coffee shop when television news reporter Rosanna Scotto comes in and accuses him on the air of foul play. If the customer who witnesses this doesn't continue to buy something, he loses. Then, the Jokers act as waiters at Dallas BBQ and have to do and say whatever the others tell him.

Punishment: Lifelong Evil Dead fan Q has to perfectly recreate key scenes from the films, or else Bruce won't sign the release form to appear on the show.
24110"Blake Anderson"April 27, 2023 (2023-04-27)Sal0.19 (TruTV)[10]

The Jokers present restaurant bills that have frivolous surcharges. Then they must get a stranger to agree their yearbook entry for their senior kid isn't as bad as it looks.

Punishment: In a focus group hosted by Johnna (producer) and Blake, whenever the lights go out, Sal must steal marijuana cookies off the other attendants plates. Blake gets extremely annoyed that the cookies are being taken.

This episode is dedicated to Murr's father, Jim. Mr. Murray made cameo appearances during Murr's punishments in "Centaur of Attention" and "Remember the Pact".

TBS had aired an NHL playoff game.
24211"Bobby Moynihan"February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)MurrN/A [b]

The guys try to get people to use bizarre telemarketing tactics. Later they must get a stranger to help threaten their misbehaving daughter at the supermarket.

Punishment: Murr poses as a tailor helping women pick out their wedding dress and has to do and say whatever the other guys tell him to. To finish the punishment early, Murr swallows his own wedding ring but as it turns out that's not the end of the punishment because now Murr has to catch his plane at the airport in a wedding dress.
24312"Kim Fields"February 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)QN/A

The guys mingle with guests at the Liberty Science Center After Dark event, and pitch their crazy new products to pet owners in the park.

Punishment: Kim goes down an escalator at American Dream Mall and says something that's okay for a woman to say but not a man. After she goes down, Q has to go down the escalator and say the exact same thing. The Jokers put Kim in a fake baby bump for her to say "I'm so scared about what I have to push out of my body soon. Two big ones." Finally, Kim goes rogue, making up her own line: she tells somebody that she fired their "stank black ass". Q has to repeat it to end the punishment.
24413"Paula Abdul"February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)SalN/A

The guys pose as directors, telling extras picked from the street to read the lines the other jokers wrote for them. In the second challenge the jokers are thrown out of a business and have to convince a passerby to go back inside to grab his wallet after telling them the reason they were thrown out.

Punishment: Sal has to ruin Paula's luncheon with fans by saying whatever the Jokers tell him to say. At the end, one of the directors tells Sal his COVID test came back positive and forces him to leave.
24514"Eric André Returns"February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)SalN/A

The guys ask parkgoers to watch their respective grandmas. Then they and a stranger answer interview questions without laughing.

Punishment: Unlike Eric who portrays the good clown, Sal has to act as the bad clown around children and mallgoers. At the end of the punishment Eric accidentally spills milk on a child and leaves Sal to deal with the aftermath, only to return with a crew from Dumb F**ks, the prank show from his previous appearance, revealing to Sal that the boy was in on the punishment.
24615"ALF"March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)QN/A

The guys try to give away movie tickets for made-up movies to strangers in the park. Then they play a round of "Did I Overreact?" in a waiting room.

Punishment: Q plays on a televised show with ALF and tries to guess the mysterious ingredients he's tasting in each dish from ALF's cookbook. At the end, all of the disgusting meals are blended together and he must drink it.
24716"Michael Ian Black"March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)SalN/A

The guys go through a hilarious text exchange challenge at a mall food court, and then pose as security guards at a department store.

Punishment: Sal gets into the holiday spirit and he must do and say whatever the other guys tell him to while working as an elf caterer during an oriental meeting with a group at Michael's Christmas charity event.
24817"Harvey Guillen"April 6, 2024 (2024-04-06)QN/A

The guys get focus group participants to sign up on their bizarre contract items and play some more "No Disrespect" at various locations.

Punishment: Q is forced to get prosthetics with an orange beard and hair and must "create characters" at a bar with Harvey as he tells him the awful things he must say to other patrons.

This is the last new episode to air on TruTv


Punishment Count:

  • Sal - 8 (including joint punishments) Total now: 85
  • Murr - 4 (including joint punishments) Total now: 76
  • Q - 5 (including joint punishments) Total now: 61

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The device used to administer the shocks is the same one used in the Season 9 episode "Adam Pally & Jon Gabrus"
  2. ^ On June 30, 2023, Showbuzz Daily announced that network TV ratings were no longer being publicized.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 10, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 2.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 17, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 2.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily.
  3. ^ Salem, Mitch (February 24, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 2.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily.
  4. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 3, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 3.2.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily.
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  7. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 3.30.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
  8. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 4.6.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
  9. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 4.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.
  10. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Thursday 4.27.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzzdaily.com.

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