Hey guys, here is two small pranks you can do. Act dead in public. With blood and everything... go all out. Or go to a pubic pool and dive in with blood in your mouth and act like you hit the bottom of the pool. But here is the big one i thught of...have a cast member drive a ...more
Dumb Idiot Have the guys at the zoo. One fan (actor) comes up who is crazy and wants to be on the show. He jumps into the place where there are gorillas. But all the gorillas will secretly be fake because they are people in costumes. Climax Now when the fan is in there, he' ...more
Ok, so my friend Nathan and I play pranks a lot and a lot of them on his cousin Justin and we think Jackass might be able to help us pull the ultimate prank on him. He'll cry, piss, and shit his pants for sure if you help us do this. I hope this idea isnt going too far. This i ...more
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So similar how you scared the shit out of Ehren with the fake Taxi Terrorist prank, this one you can get a lot more members of the crew with. Setup Get a big airplane or an airline company to back you up on this stunt so they know whats going on. Get some actors who will pla ...more
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