Since New York City has odd things going on at any point, they can get away with a lot of incredibly unusual behavior. Big Applesauce: The Jokers are from Staten Island, and most of the routines they pull are done in the city or the general Tri-State Area.For example, the jokers once punished Q by making him humiliate himself in a stage musical in front of his firefighting buddies in retaliation, he later punished them by making them go an especially goofy version of firefighter training. Best Served Cold: Sometimes one joker will set up another one's punishment as retaliation for a previous incident.Bald of Evil: When Murr's head is shaved for a punishment (including his eyebrows, but not the top of his head, like an inverted tonsure), he says he looks like Lex Luthor.note This was during the time when Sal was presented as "Prince Herb." It was actually Murr The name of the season 9 episode Prince + Charming would leave you to believe Sal is the episode's big loser.One example is Murr dressing up as Dracula for a production of The Vampire Monologues - except he's actually joining a gospel choir. Several punishments are initially set up to look like one thing, but turn out to be something else.Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: In one of the after party episodes, Sal tells Murr why he is such a great friend, which is heartwarming since they usually argue a lot.Frank Contacessa, who administered the exam the first time, returns at least twice to check MurrÂ’s prostate again.
This becomes a Running Joke over the course of the series, as Dr. Ass Shove: One of Murr's punishments requires him to volunteer for a prostate exam - in front of an audience.As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Sal's weapon of choice in a few challenges.In a challenge where Q had to sabotage Sal's story, the latter had an epic one after blurting out "I hate the guy who killed my uncle." Aside Glance: Happens frequently, especially when the challenge is ridiculous.Arc Welding: In one challenge ("Well, That Went Badly"), Joe opts to use Murr's story as a basis for his own, saying he's from "Stomp" and that he beat up a guy with an "A" tattoo (Murr).April Fools' Day: The show's social media pages pulled one in 2014 when they claimed that the guys were being replaced with a new cast, even going so far as to film new footage with them to use in a "teaser" for the next season.This time, Sal and Murr won, Joe lost, and Q got disqualified again. The Jokers changed that rule to "No talking about dancing" the second time they did this challenge. It initially appeared that only Q had won the challenge, until he was revealed to have cheated and was disqualified. The first time, the Jokers weren't allowed to talk at all. Anti-Frustration Features: The "Sashay Away" challenge was done twice.Animal Reaction Shot: When Murr quits his "job" at the zoo because of the penguin drama, the cameras repeatedly cut to the penguins that Murr yells at, as if to show them wondering why some guy they've never seen before is throwing a fit.Amusing Injuries: Some of the later punishments involve the guys going through tons of pain.All There in the Manual: The Inside Jokes version of "The Good, The Bad, and the Punished" reveals that all the characters Q encountered were given names ( even though they knew they'd never be used on TV).The members repeatedly insisted that they weren't a gang. All Bikers Are Hells Angels: One of Joe's punishments involved Joe asking questions to a motorcycle club.Sal did not like this since it negated the need to write the excuses. Even though it's already written, no rule says that you actually have to use the excuse provided to keep people from using a restroom.The second time he didn't even try hiding it. The first time he mumbled under his breath. Q is one that tries to bend the rules the most, such as when he had to get someone to dance with him without asking him.No rule says that, when challenged to shop out of other people's cart, you can't just walk away with the whole cart long enough to qualify.