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Crank Yankers

Crank Yankers

Description: Yankerville, a twisted town inhabited solely by puppets, is the setting for re-creations of actual crank phone calls. Comics and celebrities -- a list that includes people such as rapper Eminem and comics Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes and Drew Carey -- make the calls. Among the regular pranksters are show creators Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. Characters featured on the show on a regular basis include Special Ed, Elmer and Bobby Fletcher. The show originated on Comedy Central but new episodes aired for a time on MTV2.
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Year Released: 2002
Number of seasons: 6
Number of episodes: 118
First episode air date: June 2, 2002
Program Creators: Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Daniel Kellison
Networks: Comedy Central, MTV2
Executive Producer: Jimmy Kimmel
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