# Do you watch pranks? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2013, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994 "2013-03-26T11:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/1 "2013-03-26T11:06:02Z")
Like on youtube channels like vitalyZdTv , EdBassMaster, romanAtwood, jackValeFilms, Lahwf, simplePickUp etc. Some of them are not just pranks but also demonstrations of how to pickup girls etc. I have been watching for last couple of weeks and having a great time. Pls tell how you like them and ones you like most… All of them are totally awesome I like Vitaly’s videos the best though. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/2 "2013-03-26T12:01:04Z")
Yes I like watching pranks, particularly girl on girl pranks. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/3 "2013-03-26T13:22:43Z")
No, I never really found humor value in making someone the unassuming butt of someone else’s joke. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/4 "2013-03-26T13:45:03Z")
Ditto. I find the whole idea repugnant. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/5 "2013-03-27T00:16:06Z")
Not interested in crap like Scare Tactics or Crank Yankers. OTOH, nice guys like Allen Funt or his son Peter? They’re not so bad. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/6 "2013-03-27T00:18:47Z")
Well, I’ve loved the Joe Schmo show. That is kind of a huge prank. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/7 "2013-03-27T00:29:24Z")
[One of Candid Camera’s more clever gags.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcs9pL99vk) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/8 "2013-03-27T00:32:24Z")
Seems like cruelty thinly veiled, as comedy. Never had a taste for it. Never want to. Yuck! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/9 "2013-03-27T00:36:10Z")
Well, I hate to admit it, but I like pranks. I really like pranks as a matter of fact. It all started many years ago with Candid Camera, but I’m a sucker for good pranks. Scare Tactics cracks me the hell up. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/10 "2013-03-27T00:41:27Z")
I watched recently some Nascar driver taking a test car for a crazy test driver, and had three conclusions: 1. The whole thing was a bad fake. 2. It was a revolting product placement. 3. If it had been real, I would have hated it, and throughout I was skeeved by even the pretend narrative. That said, there are some cruel pranks that I appreciate (the Brazilian “scary girl in an elevator” made me giggle), and I love pranks like Improv Everywhere, pranks that aim to elicit emotions other than fear or dread or anger in the subjects. My favorite are pranks that make the world seem to be a magical, unreal place, especially when it’s a magical, unreal, and delightful place. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/11 "2013-03-27T01:30:31Z")
No, I’m a [Stiffly Stifferson](http://snltranscripts.jt.org/02/02mpranksters.phtml). ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/12 "2013-03-27T02:54:44Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > No, I never really found humor value in making someone the unassuming butt of someone else’s joke. > [@silenus](#): > > Ditto. I find the whole idea repugnant. > [@elbows](#): > > Seems like cruelty thinly veiled, as comedy. Never had a taste for it. Never want to. Yuck! you may enjoy some harmless pranks like [‘do you even lift?’ prank](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Diy0RNe_c) or [pooter pranks.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUu7nBKfw30).. > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [One of Candid Camera’s more clever gags.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcs9pL99vk) Nicee @Leaffan and Left Hand of Dorkness - I am guilty of liking cruel scare pranks too.🙂 though I prefer seeing reactions to harmless pranks… ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/13 "2013-03-27T07:41:01Z")
For me it depends on who is doing the prank and who will be the target. To me, nobody pranks like Brad Paisley and Brooks & Dunn. 🙂 🙂 🙂 God bless you and them always!!! Holly ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-pranks/653994/14 "2013-03-27T12:08:10Z")
Love Jackass and derivatives…there are some awesome and painful pranks.