Anna Daniels
Murr and Joe lost a 2014 Impractical Jokers episode, leaving them to a punishment called “Strip High Five.” Both would stand in New York City’s Union Square and ask pedestrians for high fives. Every time they’re refused, the Joker must remove an article of clothing, and the punishment is over when one of them winds up completely naked.
An onscreen graphic reveals that Sal and Q almost replaced the punishment because they thought getting high fives would be too easy for Murr and Joe, and thus nobody would get nude. At first, it looks like that instinct was correct, as the two easily get strangers to slap their palms. Then the goodwill of their fellow humans dries up, and both Murr and Joe are forced to remove more and more, with Joe losing both his shirt and pants before his opponent. (Adding insult to injury, Murr’s discarded sweatshirt gets swiped by a rude stranger.)
The battle goes down to the wire, with both guys left in their underwear and Murr ultimately losing. It takes him a good three minutes to steel himself for the demeaning and illegal act of exposing himself in front of the gathered crowd. And that’s when New York City police arrive and put an end to the shoot. They didn’t arrest anybody, but they must certainly could have, as exposing one’s private parts on a street is quite illegal.
Written by: Looper
