Pay It Forward is the first and premiere episode of Season One, and the first overall and pilot episode of Impractical Jokers. It originally aired on December 15, 2011 and had a total of 1.52 million U.S. viewers. The Inside Jokes version of this episode aired on September 26, 2019.
Summary[]
The Jokers pretend to be eccentric White Castle cashiers, gather signatures in Union Square for causes the other Jokers have written for them, answer tourist questions in Times Square, and act as Costco store employees. Then, the big loser has himself a particularly crappy day at the dog park.
Challenges[]
Keep the Change[]
- Goal: Get a tip from a customer at White Castle.
- Loser: Sal.
Sign Here[]
- Goal: Get the most signatures on your fake petition. If you don't get any, you lose.
- Loser: Q (forfeited), and Murr.
Too Much Information[]
- Goal: Do and Say What You're Told in Times Square in the Information Booth.
- Loser: Joe.
Worst Cashiers Ever[]
- Goal: Do and say what you're told in Costco.
- Loser: Sal.
Punishment[]
- Loser: Sal
- Punishment: Sal picks up dog poop, and holds it for twenty seconds.
Gallery[]
Inside Jokes[]

The guys at white castle
Trivia[]
- The episode name is a reference to the phrase, "pay it forward".
- This episode marks the first time the "Well..." running gag is used. In this case, Murr pulls this gag on Sal before his punishment.
- This episode is only one of two episodes where one of the jokers forfeited a challenge without getting a surprise punishment. In both cases, Q was the one to forfeit.
- This episode marks Sal’s first punishment as well as the first punishment ever as it is the first episode.
- Q's turn in Worst Cashiers Ever would become one of the most popular turns in the show.
- That being said, it was revealed in an interview later on that his iconic "Hey, mustache" line resulted in issues later on that would get them banned from filming in Costco for future challenges[1]
- The Worst Cashiers Ever challenge was one of the bits filmed for the original Mission: Uncomfortable pilot.
Episodes
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Pay It Forward • Butterfly Crime Scene • Unmotivational Speaker • Boardwalk of Shame • Drawing a Blank • Panty Raid • Out of TP • Who Arted • Joker's Choice • A Loser Presents • What Did I Eat? • Starfart Macchiato • Bellydancer • Charity Case • Theater del Absurdo • Pick a Loser • Supercuts |
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You Dirty Dog • The Bachelor Party • Drive, Drive, Drive • Poetry Slammed • Bleach for America • Smashing Success • Pity in Pink • Twists and Turns • High-Lights from the High Seas • Space Oddity • OK Zoomer • The Prince and Me • Breaking Wind Beneath My Wings • Prince + Charming • I'm Having the Best Time • Documentary No! • Food, Air, Toilet • A Tasteful Episode • Moist Richard • Eric Andre • Jillian Bell • Colin Jost • Rob Riggle • Chris Jericho • Adam Pally & Jon Gabrus • David Cross • Method Man • Brooke Shields |
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- ↑ Q's Interview - https://youtu.be/bN-ITrsVDjI?si=YiFYRksEQfQoG-Te&t=1003