[1] There was an increase in his popularity in 2019, due to appearing in a comical segment on Impractical Jokers.

[5][6] He won a further NCAA title for trampoline in 1969 en route to being a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award.

[4][7] He is also known for his unintentional appearance on the hidden camera comedy and reality show Impractical Jokers.

In the 2019 episode "Irritable Vowel Syndrome", Jacobs was shopping at a Fairway Market, when he was approached by comedian Brian Quinn, who was performing a challenge for the show.

The other Jokers also posed as other shoppers in the mall; one by one requesting to take a picture with him after claiming they had seen his videos of his athletics while making fun of Quinn for not knowing who Dave Jacobs is.