Don't Hang Up, Tough Guy! is a collection of Prank calls and improvised skits performed by the Jerky Boys

Jerky Boys

The Jerky Boys are an American comedy duo from Queens, New York, whose routine consists of prank telephone calls and other related skits. Formed in 1989, The Jerky Boys were made up of childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed...

 around New York City

New York City

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. Locations included the MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 intern offices, a Double-decker bus

Double-decker bus

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 tour, pay phones and supermarket intercoms.
The prank calls involved training a hidden video camera on the receiving phone line. The Jerky Boys would then prank the person answering the phone from offscreen and record the subjects responses.
It was released on VHS

VHS

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for MTV productions on July 4, 1995.