The Tenderloins (partially lost internet sketch comedy videos; 2000-2012)
Promo picture of the troupe.
Status: Partially Lost
Before being known as the Impractical Jokers, James "Murr" Murray, Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto, and Brian "Q" Quinn, had an internet sketch comedy/improv group called The Tenderloins. The Tenderloins was founded in 1999 by Murray, Vulcano, Gatto, and their original fourth member Mike Boccio. As a group, they performed live sketch comedy across America before branching out to scripted sketch comedy on early internet social media sites. In 2001, Gideon Horowitz joined the group, and the five of them continued to perform until 2007, when Boccio and Horowitz left the group, and Brian Quinn joined.
In 2011, the group pitched a pilot, called Mission Uncomfortable, to TruTV, and it was picked up under the name Impractical Jokers. The show's popularity quickly overtook that of the Tenderloin's other projects, and after being renewed for a new season in 2012, the troupe stopped posting sketches to their YouTube channel, instead focusing on filming their show.
Availability
The Tenderloins started posting their sketch comedy, along with clips of their live improv shows on their personal website, thetenderloins.com[1], sometime in 1999, although the earliest archive of their website is in October of 2000. Sometime around 2005, they branched out to using MySpace[2] and in 2006, Youtube[3], hosting their videos across a few different channels and accounts, but mostly sticking to the accounts: thetenderloinsnyc on MySpace, and thetenderloins on YouTube.
Between 2020 and 2021, all non-Impractical Jokers-related videos were either deleted or set to private on the Tenderloins channel, with only a handful of archives being saved by a few YouTube users.[4]
Episode List
| Video Title | Date Posted | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Promotional Video | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: Grandpa James and Timmy | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: Debriefing Room | 2000 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: Saudi Arabia | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: CB Tripping | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: Johnny's Death | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Espionage: Movie Finale | 2000 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Speakeasy: Trailer | Feb-Apr 2001 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Speakeasy: Dynamite Explosion | 2001 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| WhoDunDidIt?: Brittney Spears Spoof | Feb-Apr, 2001 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| WhoDunDidIt?: Dr. Lipshitz Exits | 2001 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| WhoDunDidIt?: Sergio's Death | 2001 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| COPS: Indecent Exposure | Sep-Oct, 2001 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| COPS: Warrant For Arrest | Sep-Oct, 2001 | Lost | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| The Gay Friend | Jul 21, 2001 | Found | |
| Random Questions to Random Americans/A Tribute to America | Feb-Jun, 2002 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists, Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Meet Gideon | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Massage | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Signs | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Dancing in Times Square | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Public Service Announcement | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Gumball | Oct 2002 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| Project Greenlight Entry | Feb 2, 2002 | Found | |
| The Right Moment - Part 1 | Aug-Sep, 2004 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| The Right Moment - Part 2 | Aug-Sep, 2004 | Found | Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| SuperDude and Friend | Oct 27, 2006 | Found | Filmed for a contest on IYSTV.com |
| Gordon: The Greatest Fish EVER | Nov 9, 2006 | Found | |
| The Magic Word | Nov 9, 2006 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists |
| Meet Sal, Inappropriate - Episode 1 | Nov 12, 2006 | Found | |
| The Teleport | Nov 16, 2006 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists |
| Poker Noir | Nov 16, 2006 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists |
| Time Thugs | Nov 21, 2006 | Found | |
| How Smart is the Average Person? | Nov 21, 2006 | Found | |
| Blind Cops -- Episode 1 | Dec 5, 2006 | Found | |
| Maximum Security Workout | Dec 5, 2006 | Found | |
| Healing Nicely | Dec 14, 2006 | Found | |
| Daddy's Got MOVES | Jan 5, 2007 | Found | |
| The Tenderloins F'In Up | Jan 24, 2007 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists |
| My Husband, The A-Hole | Jan 25, 2007 | Found | |
| The Do's and Don'ts of Parenting (1952) | Feb 16, 2007 | Found | |
| Chicken Suicide | Feb 20, 2007 | Found | |
| The Comedy Roast of Jesus Christ | Feb 20, 2007 | Found | |
| Blind Cops -- Episode 2 | Mar 10, 2007 | Found | |
| Whitman's Sampler | Mar 15, 2007 | Found | |
| Sal Loves Brookers | Mar 20, 2007 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists. |
| Geico Guidos - Airport | Apr 9, 2007 | Found | |
| Meet Sal, Inappropriate - Episode 2 | Apr 11, 2007 | Found | |
| John Mayer Concert T | May 4, 2007 | Found | |
| How Smart is the Average Person 2 - Staten Island Edition | May 29, 2007 | Found | |
| Geico Guidos - Testimonial | May 31, 2007 | Found | |
| The Sex Is In The Mail | Jun 22, 2007 | Found | |
| The Super Mega Awesome Travel Show: Part 1 | Aug 20, 2007 | Found | A re-edited version of How Smart is the Average Person 1 & 2 with some new segments added. Posted on the supermegaawesomeness YouTube Channel. |
| The Super Mega Awesome Travel Show: Part 2 | Aug 20, 2007 | Found | A re-edited version of How Smart is the Average Person 1 & 2 with some new segments added. Posted on the supermegaawesomeness YouTube Channel. |
| The Super Mega Awesome Travel Show: Part 3 | Aug 20, 2007 | Found | A re-edited version of How Smart is the Average Person 1 & 2 with some new segments added. Posted on the supermegaawesomeness YouTube Channel. |
| Comment Responsibly | Sep 24, 2007 | Found | |
| Still Healing | Sep 26, 2007 | Found | |
| Clown Shoe Intervention | Oct 24, 2007 | Found | |
| Give Truth For Christmas | Jan 4, 2008 | Found | |
| Somebody Call Mary-Kate Olsen | Jan 28, 2008 | Found | |
| Wii Love Jetpacks | Mar 17, 2008 | Found | |
| The Little Slutty Mermaid | Dec 20, 2008 | Found | |
| Almost Back To The Future | Dec 26, 2008 | Found | |
| Food for Good | Nov-Dec, 2009 | Lost | Thumbnail Exists, Exact Upload Date Unknown. |
| The Incredible Sulk: Part 1 of 3 | Jan 26, 2009 | Found | |
| The Incredible Sulk: Part 2 of 3 | Jan 26, 2009 | Found | |
| The Incredible Sulk: Part 3 of 3 | Jan 26, 2009 | Found | |
| NYTVF 2009 Trailer: The Tenderloins | Aug 7, 2007 | Found | Posted by NYTVF as a promotion their festival pilot. Contains various clips from The Tenderloins Pilot & sketches |
| Joe Puts His Nose On It | Apr 2, 2010 | Found | |
| Mustache Wars | Feb 23, 2012 | Found | |
| The Craig Murray Incident | Mar 28, 2012 | Found |
Videos
External Links
- Current YouTube page for The Tenderloins
- Playlist of Reuploaded Videos
- Archive of The Tenderloins Video Bash profile