George's Pranks n' Things

"I do jokes that take years to unfold..."

George Clooney is a notorious prankster.
As a matter of fact, he is renowned for it on the ER set (as well as the movie sets)!
Leave it to Mr. Clooney to bring a smile to the cast & crew!

The following are just a few of the many jokes that Mr. Clooney has pulled in the past...

Feeling a little Sticky?!
Be careful when you pick up a phone on the set of ER! George likes to smear surg-a-lube (a Vaseline type substance) on the receiver (on the earpiece)!

Sherry's Dismay
Once upon a time, when a TV reporter was interviewing each cast member, he was praising every single one of them. When he came upon Sherry Stringfield, he asked her, "So, you were a Texas cheerleader?". Stringfield became upset and offended, knowing she had never been a cheerleader her whole life. Then, the reporter went further and started talking about her NYPD Blue love scenes... that make her even more irritated. Well, it turns out that this reporter was good buddies with Mr. Clooney!!
(Epilogue: Stringfield got back at him by having costar Abraham Benrubi hold him down while she tickled him... a weak spot for Clooney)

A bouncing baby boy...
You know how many births are given on ER in a season?! Well, they can't use real babies all the time (c'mon, this is TELEVISION), so they use very lifelike replicas of those little guys. Don't be surprised if you see one flying over your head if you're on the ER set, because George and Eriq LaSalle just may be having a little game of catch with the rubber kid. As Tony Edwards puts it, "George'll throw long bombs to Eriq between takes".

The Litter Box Situation
After the LA earthquake, Clooney's house was severly damaged. He was staying at a friends house, sleeping on the couch. He made it his personal duty to clean his buddy's cat's litter box every day. Eventually, his friend became concerned about his cat, unaware of Mr. Clooney's good deeds... saying to him, "My cat hasn't gone to the bathroom in two days!" This lit a light bulb in Clooney's head; it presented an opportunity for a prank! He didn't tell his friend about his good deed, and it went on for two weeks. His friend got more concerned and took the cat to the vet. He came home with what Clooney dubbed "Kitty Metamucil". The next day, Clooney took the liberty of doin' a number two in the litter box, and waited for his pal to arrive home from work. The fruits of his labor were rewarded when his friend returned, and Clooney heard him scream, "OH MY GOD, KITTY!!"

It Takes Artistic Talent...
One day, Mr. Clooney was driving along and saw a horribly ugly painting of a fat, nude Mexican lady sitting by someone's trash. For the next year and a half, whenever a certain friend of his asked him to go play golf, he would tell him, "No, I can't... I've got art classes." And when he went out with this friend, he'd go into art stores on purpose, and browse around. "Feel thsese brushes, they're camel hair," he'd say. Sixteen months later, he brought the joke down on his buddy... "Y'know, man, me and my art teacher have been working on a lot of stuff, and this is the first painting I am really proud of," he said, presenting his pal with the horrendous painting that he signed the corner of, "and I want you to have it." His friend still has that painting, and it is still hanging over his living room couch. People that visit his friend say, "Great painting!", although it is the most horrible thing Mr. Clooney had ever seen.

Fun With H20
If you saw "From Dusk Till Dawn", you've seen the water gun uzis that they used! George loved to take advantage of them between takes. His favorite target was costar Salma Hayek (the gorgeous "Santanico Pandemonium"); he got into water fights with pretty much the whole cast (including a certain Mr. Quentin Tarantino). But he never took a shot at director Robert Rodriguez (I wonder why...?!).
Water is plentiful, so is George's endless jokes involving them! He often takes spray bottles full of Evian water, sneaks up on fellow "ER" cast members, sprays them on the back of the neck and fakes a sneeze! Pretty gross to the victim, but pretty darn funny to the onlookers and especially George!

It all Starts with Higher Education
I had a class with him when he was attending Northern Ky. University. Our teacher was Dr. Renz and George and a friend of his tried to get the class to wear silly hats to class one day. Only George and two of his friends did so we quickly decided to turn our desk to face the back wall. Dr. Renz entered the room and was silent. Then he laughed and said "I can either come to the back of the room or teach to the back of your heads". We all smiled turned our desk around. Not a big prank but it still got a laugh out of the teacher.
Submitted by Rick Phillips

Whoops! Whodunnit?!
Mr. Clooney also proudly packs a remote-control whoopee cushion, which he uses liberally. He has ruined some ER takes with it, costing the studio money, but it is well worth it. No one minds...