How does Let's Make A Deal craft its Zonks?

Monty Hall always loved Zonks. The co-creator and longtime host of Let’s Make A Deal first introduced the concept of a Zonk-basically, a booby prize-to the show during his tenure on screen. At the time, Zonks were often animals like goats and donkeys, but as time has gone on (and animal rights laws have evolved) the show has come to feature more “artistic” Zonks, like “Fur-arris” and living rooms made entirely out of cardboard.
Nowadays, those Zonks come out of the creative offices of Jersey Feimster, whose actual job title is “Head Zonk Maker.” The A.V. Club visited Feimster’s backstage office earlier this summer to check out all the Zonks in action, as well as hear about what makes a successful on-screen bait-and-switch.
The new season of Let’s Make A Deal begins airing this week.
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[@interstateruler]

Wow amazing Zonks😊

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

In Season 14, you added the hippo

[@angelgirl4805]

I like to watch the show for the zonks

[@antwanmoman8188]

Same here 😂 Those Zonks are hilarious and creative

[@aleksandrrozentsvit8390]

It's impressive how they make the zonks for sure.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Few 'Zonks' also had hidden prizes.

[@tigrasromeo7762]

I have a zonk idea but I not sure where to submit my idea

[@victorbugarin5409]

🦅😔ZONK!!!....Oh no a trip to Hong Kong....thank you for let's make a deal

[@Jo65747]

Hmmm?

[@magiccheeseball]

the zonks are so creative!

[@RoadRunner592]

Love the zonks. A lot of them are puns, which I love

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

0:20 Clip from 4/16/2019

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

4:10 Clip from 1/24/2019

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

4:14 Clip from 9/21/2018

[@TehJMastuh]

Too bad we couldn't have the Zonk-a-vator like an eleveator.

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

1:03 Clip from 4/23/2019

[@christophercotton9048]

You guys have to bring some of those Zonks to Pasadena ArtNight!! You would be a big hit!!

[@elijahwalton2248]

Whenever they play with size differences, those Zonk prizes are the most fun to me. Personally, I do have a giantess fetish that makes me want to be shrunk

[@Jo65747]

Didn't understand you

[@elijahwalton2248]

@@Jo65747 do you know what a fetish is?

[@Jo65747]

@@elijahwalton2248 yeah but it sounds weird

[@Jo65747]

@@elijahwalton2248 really weird that you have a fetish over the zonks

[@elijahwalton2248]

@@Jo65747 whenever they play with size is satisfying to me

[@Jo65747]

Freaky I'm English

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

3:18 Clip from 12/17/2018