pranks

worker hand on cord in wall caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (l) Fake explosion orange and yellow video with caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (c) police lights seen through window with caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (r)

‘We got billed for it’: Dunkin’ worker plays ‘explosion prank’ on manager—it backfired

'I could never show my face to work again.'

On Dec 22, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Little Caesar's drive thru ordering speaker (l) Little Caesars sign (c) Little Caesar's employees at drive thru window reacting (r)

‘You had him stressing’: Little Caesars manager pranks employees by ordering 100 pizzas

‘This is classic.'

On Dec 8, 2022 by Melody Heald

Joann Fabric's employee speaking on store intercom caption 'I got fired for this clip' (l) Joann Fabric's building with sign and parking lot (c) Joann Fabric's employee speaking on store intercom caption 'There were 12 people in the store and I announced that we were closing 3 times between 8:30 and 9 BUT THEY STILL WOULDN'T LEAVE' (r)

‘I was told not to show up in the morning’: JoAnn Fabrics worker fired after telling customers to ‘get out’ on intercom

'I'm the security in this place. And I go crazy on the people who aren't allowed to be in here.'

On Nov 23, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

family sitting in living room caption 'You're working at Dominos?' 'Told my Violently Italian family I got a job at a restaurant, this is how they reacted when I came home' (l) Dominos worker walking into home caption 'Told my Violently Italian family I got a job at a restaurant, this is how they reacted when I came home' 'Hey guys I brought you some food from work' (c) Family sitting on couch in living room caption You're a disgrace''Told my Violently Italian family I got a job at a restaurant, this is how they reacted when I came home' (r)

‘Told my violently Italian family I got a job at a restaurant’: Parents call son a ‘disgrace’ after he told them he works at Domino’s, sparking debate

'A job is a job.'

On Nov 6, 2022 by Jack Alban

girl shows blank burger king receipt email on tiktok

‘We all got pranked’: Burger King sends blank email receipts to confused customers, sparking debate

'I thought my account was hacked.'

On Nov 6, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman crouched at store grabbing drinks (l) woman behind man in store caption 'This random lil white lady started following me at Sam's club' (c) Man turned to woman speaking woman making sour face in store (r)

‘She needa chill’: Black man says Sam’s Club Karen followed him in the store—it’s actually his white mom

'Dude about to get his mom cancelled.'

On Jun 21, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

family standing in yard daughter car just pulled up caption 'My sister brought her boyfriend over for the first time... she told us not to be 'weird' (l) family arms up outside boyfriend walking underneath arm tunnel caption 'My sister brought her boyfriend over for the first time... she told us not to be 'weird' (c) family outside daughter now in middle of group caption 'My sister brought her boyfriend over for the first time... she told us not to be 'weird' (r)

Girl brings boyfriend to meet her family for first time, asks them not to do anything ‘weird’—it backfires

'It's giving Get Out.'

On May 12, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

Man in chair at desk caption ' My upstiars neighbors are being loud again and I'm still able to connect to their bluetooth speaker' (l) Computer screen 'Neighbor Song 3' on screen (c) Man in chair odd expression (r)

‘If this came through my Bluetooth I would accept defeat forever’: Man connects to ‘loud’ upstairs neighbors’ speaker in viral TikTok prank

'The way I just choked laughing at this.'

On Apr 9, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

woman pointing (l) girl stumbling in front of man (c) man dressed as mannequin walking with head hanging in shame (r) all with caption 'mannequin prank gone wrong'

‘That will teach her to not sit on things in the store’: Mom gets mad at TikToker after child sits on his lap while he pretends to be mannequin for Target prank

‘Who sits on mannequins?’

On Mar 8, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture

woman in glasses looking shocked (l) man on zoom screen (r)

College student begins discussing his porn addiction during Zoom class in viral TikTok

Viewers claim he's actually a prank influencer.

On Mar 7, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘I hope you don’t go around making single moms feel special like this then never talk to them again bro’: TikToker gets single mom’s number at Target as ‘prank,’ sparking outrage

'She's a single mother. Don't mess with her emotions. Ain't cool.'

On Feb 25, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture

Two men at a drive thru window.

‘The crazy bread order really pushed him’: TikToker pranks uncle who’s a Little Caesars worker with huge drive-thru order in viral video

'He about to cry man!'

On Jan 13, 2022 by Clara Wang

Three photos of pantry food strewn about in a kitchen

‘Girl CPS does not have a sense of humor’: TikToker claims they took food out of cabinets and fridge to ‘prank’ CPS, sparking debate

'They gon prank them kids into foster homes.'

On Jan 12, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

woman at table prank calling McDonald's

‘Find something better to do with your life’: ‘Drunk aunt’s’ prank call on McDonald’s worker on Christmas sparks debate

'Why bother workers on Christmas when they're forced to work min wage jobs?'

On Jan 4, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

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‘Bro risking it all for minimum wage’: Walmart worker tries to fight prankster in viral TikTok

The pranksters ultimately were escorted out.

On Jan 1, 2022 by Rachel Kiley