5 Pranks That Left the Prankster Dead

Plus: 30 Times People Knew Newlyweds Would Definitely Be Getting Divorced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 June 25, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=5%20Pranks%20That%20Left%20the%20Prankster%20Dead%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F5-pranks-left-prankster-dead) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about inappropriate library debacles, funny tweets, refreshing bits of trivia, video game facts, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Here Are the 20 Words Conan O’Brien Used to Pitch the Greatest ‘Simpsons’ Episode Ever]( One word, one track, one endlessly re-watchable episode: “monorail.” When the Season Four [The SimpsonsÂ](episode “[Marge vs. The Monorail](” aired on January 14, 1993, it wasn’t exactly an instant classic. In fact, the abstract, high-concept and heavily musical storyline was divisive even among the Simpsons family. Two years after its premiere, [Yeardley Smith](called the episode “truly one of our worst — we (the entire cast) all agree.” However, in the 31 years since writer [Conan O’Brien](ensured that the word “monorail” would forever be spoken rhythmically and repetitively by millions of Simpsons fans across the world, “Marge vs. The Monorail” has become an absolute tentpole plot line in the history of television and is widely regarded as one of the best-ever episodes, not just of The Simpsons, but of TV itself. [READ MORE]( [Steven Spielberg’s ‘Seinfeld’ Fandom Inspired the Inappropriate ‘Schindler’s List’ Storyline]( Baffling [allusions to the January 6th riots aside](, Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy these days is about as edgy as a Nerf body pillow. But back in the ‘90s, Seinfeld wasn’t without its button-pushing moments. In addition to the masturbation contest and the abortion debate/couch-defiling episode, Seinfeld risked stirring controversy with “The Raincoats,” in which Jerry is caught making out with his girlfriend during a screening of Schindler’s List. Even Jerry Stiller, who, of course, played Frank Costanza, was worried that this storyline went too far. “I almost wanted to say to everybody, ‘You can’t have them necking in the balcony while they’re watching Schindler’s List,’” [Stiller once admitted](. “I just felt they had gone over the line with that one.” [READ MORE]( 14 Somehow Totally Inappropriate Facts About Libraries 33 Famous Authors Hiding Dark Secrets and Deep Regrets 28 Facts About Cannabis and the Stoners Who Toke It 32 Random Bits of Trivia About Video Games You Can Probably Trade in for an Extra Life 49 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, June 24, 2024 12 Trivia Facts All in A Neat Little Row 30 Times People Knew Newlyweds Would Definitely Be Getting Divorced 5 Pranks That Left the Prankster Dead 31 Refreshing Bits of Trivia That Feel Like a Snorkel Full of Air After a 20-Foot Dive TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America