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The Greatest Prank Calls Thread

DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
edited May 6 in General Discussion Posts: 18,026
This thread is dedicated to collating the greatest prank calls available on the internet. Prank calls are a great form of humour and in this thread I intend to post some of my favourites from over the years. As long as they aren't harming anyone (unlike the Australian prank call in 2012 where the Queen was impersonated and which sadly resulted in the suicide of the woman who put the call through) I think they are fine. Here are a few prank calls to get the thread going:

Firstly a very famous one from 1997 where impressionist Jon Culshaw impersonated then Leader of the Opposition William Hague and managed to get through to the then prime minister, Tony Blair:



Next a 1996 call to the National Drugs Helpline:



Here are a few prank calls to Pete Price, one of my favourite "shock jock" DJs and radio presenters:





This one is pretty surreal. I love it when the host plays along with the madness of the prank caller and rather than getting angry just "answers a fool according to his folly":



There will be many more to come from myself. These are just a taste of what I feel are some of the greatest prank calls of all time. Please feel free to post your own favourite prank calls. The more the merrier! πŸ™‚

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Bart calling Moe's tavern and asking to speak to Amanda Hugginkiss.
  • mattjoesmattjoes TINY TIM
    edited May 7 Posts: 6,951
    Ah, a delicious subject! There are some of my favorite prank calls:







    Somehow they actually booked a hotel room in this one:



    The last 20 seconds of this one are priceless:



    Strong language - NSFW:

    (Maybe too strong -- let's err on the side of caution here!)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    A classic prank call to a Chinese restaurant in Northern Ireland:

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 11 Posts: 18,026
    Jack Jersawitz was a Communist in Atlanta, Georgia who had a public access TV show on People TV called Brainstorms. He predictably got a lot of prank calls in to his current affairs talk show:



    The call at 07.17 is my favourite as it's genius in how the caller appears to be taking a stand on the prank calls while trolling himself. Very clever and hilarious. Even Jack had to smile at the audacity of that one! πŸ˜€
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    This is a classic one!



    I feel bad for laughing at this one.

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    This is one way to get rid of nuisance cold callers!

  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Dragonpol wrote: Β»
    This is one way to get rid of nuisance cold callers!


    I’m definitely going to be using this, πŸ˜‚!!!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited June 2 Posts: 18,026
    A prank text as opposed to a prank call but it proved that satire is not dead in Northern Ireland:

  • GerardGerard
    edited June 3 Posts: 5,912
    In France, I think the biggest prank call ever was when an impersonator, GΓ©rald Dahan, imitating then-predsident Jacques Chirac, phoned the french football team on the eve of a game in september 2005, and asked the coach Raymond Domenech, and player Ziendine Zidane, to get the team to place their hands on their hearts during the french national anthem. And it worked !

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Dogs with knives in Liverpool:

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited June 20 Posts: 18,026
    Why do they keep calling Drug and Alcohol?

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited June 21 Posts: 18,026
    Sometimes a prank call is so convincing it even makes it on to the news unnoticed such as in this BBC Radio 5 Live bulletin featuring Robin Cooper (played by comedian Robert Popper):

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Dragonpol wrote: Β»

    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Mathis1 wrote: Β»
    Dragonpol wrote: Β»

    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    I voted for Brexit myself at the time but that is funny. :))
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited July 7 Posts: 18,026
    One of the best prank calls from Kayvan Novak on Fonejacker. The old breaking up line trick is a classic prank call device:

  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Dragonpol wrote: Β»
    One of the best prank calls from Kayvan Novak on Fonejacker. The old breaking up line trick is a classic prank call device:


    I was laughing, but at the same time felt badly for the salesman, πŸ˜‚. By the happy look on his face, I’m thinking he needed a sale like this.

    It was torture to watch. Funny torture. But still, torture, πŸ˜‚!!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Yes, the poor man missed out on a big sale. I suppose the take away is that if something sounds like it's too good to be true it usually is!

    Here's another Fonejacker call in a similar mould from the pilot episode. The caller sounds like Nick Nack in a few places which adds to the hilarity:

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