Why Were Some Episodes of ‘Impractical Jokers’ Removed?Home > Television > Reality TV > Impractical JokersSource: Getty Some Episodes of Impractical Jokers Were Removed After Joe Gatto s Exit but Why By Mustafa GatollariApr. 2 2022, Published 12:44 p.m. ET Cultural mores are always evolving and specific viewpoints, commentaries, and beliefs that may have been considered socially acceptable in the past ultimately end up being regarded as antiquated of barbaric by modern standards. This also applies to artistic forms of expression, and while the snootiest of us may turn our noses up at a show where friends dare one another to do outrageous things in real-life scenarios in Impractical Jokers, the show is wildly successful and cherished by fans. Fans who are wondering why certain episodes of the series were removed from streaming platforms.Article continues below advertisement Why were some episodes of ' Impractical Jokers' removed from HBO Max and TruTV If you work long enough in any high-profile position, at some point in time there's a good chance that you're going to get wrapped up in some sort of scandal or accusation. Impractical Jokers has never had this problem, however, which is pretty shocking given the premise of the series. A lot of that may have to do with the fact that the original cast of the show: Joe Gatto, Sal Vulcano, James Murray, and Brian Quinn don't really seem to have an inimical bone in their bodies. They really look like they're out filming episodes and putting one another in crazy situations purely for laughs.Article continues below advertisementSource: TruTV However, longtime viewers of the show were thrown through a loop after learning that one of the show's founding cast members, Joe Gatto, was not only departing from the series, but leaving the comedy troupe that he founded with Sal, James, and Quinn, the Tenderloins.Article continues below advertisement And now folks are finding it strange that certain episodes of the series were removed from both HBO Max and TruTV. Episodes 9 and 24 from the series' 4th season, and episode 12 from Season 7 has been pulled, along with 16 and 25 from Season 8. watching an episode of impractical jokers that had one of the guys dressing up as mario. they just reaired it and removed every mention of mario and princess peach and censored the mario logo. nintendo pissed the hell off— samantha ‍ (@electrotriple11) September 23, 2021 Source: Twitter @electrotriple11Article continues below advertisement What's more is that it's also been reported that YouTube clips associated with these episodes were also removed from the platform, and there hasn't been any explanation or clarification from TruTV or HBO Max as to why they're missing. The first question that should be asked after the episodes were removed is: well, what went on in them? In many of the episodes, Gatto was put in some really awkward situations (which is the entire premise of the series) like him being told to kiss complete strangers or massaging other people while he's sitting in a massage chair. It could be that physical contact was looked down upon by networks.Article continues below advertisement Man, they removed certain episodes Impractical jokers with Joe Gatto… very particular ones. I hate to be whatever but… something happened there. It’ll come out.— Mike Settle Jr (@settlemlCFB) January 10, 2022 Source: Twitter @settlemlCFB ' Impractical Jokers' will soldier on with celebrity guest jokers like Rob Riggle While longtime viewers of the series are definitely bummed to see Joe go, the rest of the Tenderloins have decided to infuse a slew of celebrity guests into the program, like Rob Riggle, who was crushing it in improv comedy long before he was stealing scenes in pretty much every movie he's in.Article continues below advertisement Colin Jost, Chris Jericho, Brooke Shields, David Cross, Method Man, and tons of other known entertainment figures will be making appearances on the upcoming 9th season return of Impractical Jokers. so let me get this straight. joe gatto is divorcing his wife, leaving impractical jokers, and now they've removed entire episodes from streaming platforms that contained any scene of joe doing something sexual and removed his name from everything. finding it kinda sus... ?— ミ Shay (@loosekites) January 7, 2022 Source: Twitter @loosekites You'll be able to watch the rest of Season 9's episodes on starting July 16, 2022 on TruTV. 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