Crank Yankers (2002)

Name: Crank Yankers
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.2

Comedy

Yankerville's puppet citizens -- voiced by celebrities and stand-up comedians -- make real calls to real people, whether they like it or not. They make all the crank phone calls you wish you'd made when you were a kid.

IMDb rating: 6.2 (3,550 votes)
Episode average: 6.3 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

6.43 avg 9 episodes 7.4 → 3.1 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wu-Tang Clan	7.4	30
2	Denis Leary & Sarah Silverman	7.5	25
3	Jimmy Kimmel & Wanda Sykes	8.1	28
4	Tracy Morgan & Wanda Sykes	7.5	22
5	David Alan Grier & Dave Attell	7.2	17
6	Susie Essman & Jim Florentine	7.2	15
7	Sarah Silverman & Tracy Morgan	3.2	36
9	Jimmy Kimmel & Adam Carolla	6.7	14
10	Dane Cook & Sarah Silverman	3.1	35

Season 2 (2003)

6.04 avg 12 episodes 5.6 → 7.8 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jimmy Kimmel & Sarah Silverman	5.6	23
2	Wanda Sykes & Robert Schimmel	6.1	15
3	Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon	6.9	18
4	Jeff Garlin & Gilbert Gottfried	5.7	15
6	Episode #2.6	3.2	32
7	Episode #2.7	6.8	16
8	Adam Carolla & Dr. Drew Pinsky	6.8	14
9	Episode #2.9	6.4	12
13	Episode #2.13	5.3	14
16	Episode #2.16	7.2	17
20	Episode #2.20	4.7	15
21	Episode #2.21	7.8	19

Season 4 (2007)

7.30 avg 4 episodes 7.4 → 6.0 22 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	7.4	15
2	Episode #4.2	7.6	10
5	Episode #4.5	8.2	14
8	Episode #4.8	6.0	11

Season 5 (2019)

5.90 avg 8 episodes 5.9 → 6.6 21 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	5.9	21
2	Episode #5.2	4.6	21
3	Episode #5.3	5.1	14
4	Episode #5.4	5.4	13
5	Episode #5.5	5.7	14
6	Episode #5.6	6.7	11
7	Episode #5.7	7.2	11
8	Episode #5.8	6.6	10

Season 6 (2021)

6.33 avg 7 episodes 6.1 → 5.0 21 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #6.1	6.1	15
2	Episode #6.2	7.1	13
3	Episode #6.3	6.6	12
4	Episode #6.4	6.6	13
5	Bobby Brown	6.5	11
6	Brian Posehn Quinta Brunson Meg Stalter, Kevin Nealon, Jim Florentine	6.4	10
7	Crank Yankers	5.0	10

Crank Yankers (2002)

Seasons

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