Why the calls still work
The 1990s were already weird. The Jerky Boys made them weirder: a tile man, a pickle barrel, a guy who needs to dance. Fans did not just laugh once. They memorized the tapes and ruined dinner repeating them.
This site is the official store for that world — shirts, hats, and the albums — not a history-of-the-nineties essay. If you want the full bio, start at About the Jerky Boys. If you want to shop, go to Jerky Boys merchandise.
Why the calls still work
The 1990s were already weird. The Jerky Boys made them weirder: a tile man, a pickle barrel, a guy who needs to dance. Fans did not just laugh once. They memorized the tapes and ruined dinner repeating them.
This site is the official store for that world — shirts, hats, and the albums — not a history-of-the-nineties essay. If you want the full bio, start at About the Jerky Boys. If you want to shop, go to Jerky Boys merchandise.
The Jerky Boys did not stop there. In fact they were just getting started. Their notorious calls were compiled again in 1984 as the “The Jerky Boys 2” album and this time it was nominated for the best comedy awards at the Grammy’s. It went further and the Jerky Boys even made it to the big screen. Yes, they produced a self-scripted movie and this was the first time when their diehard fans got to see the real faces of the “the Jerky Boys”.
The Jerky Boys went on to produce sequels of their tapes up to “The Jerky Boys 4” album. But the fighting between Brennan and Kamal did not let their success last, by 2000 Ahmed left the team and released a solo album, while Brennan continued with the Jerky Boys name. Just as the cassette tape became obscure so did the Jerky Boys – lost to history; to the point where younger generations would not know who they are.
But the Jerky Boys legacy undoubtedly lives on; even comedians of today, like Amy Schumer, consider them as a source of inspiration. Brennan’s voice lives on in the popular TV show the Family Guy. As he lends his voice to the famous characters of Mort Goldman and Horace, the bartender. People come and go but the mark the Jerky Boys made lives on. All of their humorous work is still available online, or is accessible on www.jerkyboysstore.com.
Few people think of making a prank call nowadays, and why bother, if there are so many new venues to ruin someone’s day, thanks to social media. But still there is this charm to the good old days of the Jerky Boys that we all certainly miss. They were truly out of the world.
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