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Jackass (TV series) - Wikipedia. Jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2. The show served as a launchpad for the television and acting careers of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, and Steve- O, who previously had only minor acting roles.

Since 2. 00. 1, three Jackass films have been produced and released by MTV corporate sibling Paramount Pictures, continuing the franchise after its run on television. The show sparked several spin- offs including Viva La Bam, Wildboyz, Homewrecker, Dr. Steve- O, Nitro Circus, and Blastazoid. The show placed #6.

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Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.[4]History[edit]The show developed from Big Brother Magazine, a skateboarding- related humor magazine that Jeff Tremaine, Dave Carnie, Rick Kosick and Chris Pontius all worked for, and featured regular contributions from Johnny Knoxville and Dave England, among others. The concept of Jackass dates back to 1. Johnny Knoxville thought of the idea of testing different self- defense devices on himself as the basis for an article. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines and was turned down until meeting with Jeff Tremaine of Big Brother. Tremaine hired him as a journalist and convinced Johnny to videotape this idea and other stunts for stories.

The footage, which involved Knoxville being tasered, maced, and shot while wearing a bulletproof vest, appeared in the second Big Brother skateboarding movie: Number 2.[5] Future Jackass castmember Wee- Man made an appearance in the videos as well. During this time, Bam Margera released a movie titled Landspeed: CKY, consisting of himself and his friends, which he dubbed the "CKY Crew", in West Chester, Pennsylvania, performing various skits and stunts. The Crew included the colorful cast of Ryan Dunn, Brandon Dicamillo, and Raab Himself, as well as Margera's family April, Phil, Don Vito, and Jess Margera. Tremaine saw the tapes and drafted Margera and his crew into what would become the cast of Jackass.

Later, the Jackass crew would recruit Steve- O in a Florida flea market where he worked as a clown. To round out the cast, England brought in his friend Ehren Mc. Ghehey, a fellow Oregon resident and extreme stunt participant.[6] Preston Lacy would be the last of what is now considered the main cast to join, auditioning midway through the show's run by eating four bananas with the peels on. Tremaine drafted his friend, director Spike Jonze, to get involved with the show, and together, he, Jonze, and Knoxville served as executive producers. The show idea was pitched, and the cast was initially given an offer by Saturday Night Live to perform the stunts weekly for the show, though the offer was turned down. A bidding war occurred between Comedy Central and MTV, which MTV eventually won. It was then that Jackass was born.[7]Main cast[edit]Controversy[edit]Since the first episode, Jackass frequently featured warnings and disclaimers noting that the stunts performed were dangerous and should not be imitated, and that recordings of any stunts would not be aired on MTV.

Such warnings not only appeared before and after each program and after each commercial break, but also in a "crawl" that ran along the bottom of the screen during some especially risky stunts, as well as showing their "skull and crutches" logo at the bottom right of the screen to symbolize the stunt performed as risky. Nevertheless, the program has been blamed for a number of deaths and injuries involving teens and children recreating the stunts.[8]Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman followed up with a February 7, 2. MTV's parent company Viacom urging the company to take greater responsibility for its programming and do more to help parents protect their children.[9] MTV responded to the criticism by canceling all airings of Jackass before 1. Lieberman's continual campaign against the show led to MTV refusing to air repeats of the later episodes, a move which angered the cast and production crew of the series who were furious with MTV's "caving into Lieberman's demands".

A man named Jack Ass sued MTV for $1. Jack Ass, formerly known as Bob Craft, changed his name in 1. Matt- Dillion Shannon, an 1. Napier, New Zealand, was sentenced on November 2.

August 2. 01. 1 dousing of a 1. Shannon's lawyer claimed that this act was inspired by the Jackass series, despite the fact that no such stunt ever aired on the show.[1.

Series Finale and DVD Releases[edit]In a 2. Rolling Stone magazine,[citation needed] Knoxville announced the show would end after its third season aired. He also stated discontent with MTV and the censors, who, from the start of season two, increasingly gave notes regarding what the show could and could not depict. When the third season ended in 2. MTV (which owns the rights to the name "Jackass") contemplated keeping the show going with a new cast (even running a teaser for the show's return during the 2. VMA Awards Show).[citation needed]Because of problems with MTV's standards and practices department, as well as the sudden departure of Bam and the CKY crew halfway through season three, the Jackass crew did not attempt to create a finale to bring the show to a close.

MTV released a three disc DVD box set entitled "Jackass: The Box Set" in December 2. This set does not contain the three complete seasons, but rather three volumes of highlights, one for each season. Each volume also contains additional commentaries for various stunts. The box set also includes a special bonus disc that includes the crew's trip to the Gumball 3. Where Are They Now?" documentary, MTV Cribs: Jackass Edition, appearances by the crew at the 2.

MTV VMAs and the 2. MTV Latin VMAs, and a bonus 4. Jackass. Another compilation of stunts from the television series was released in 2. Jackass: The Lost Tapes". However, unlike the box set, this is only one DVD. It features stunts that weren't featured in "Jackass: The Box Set".

This DVD includes such stunts as "Self Defense Test", "Stun Collar", "Unicycle Poo Barf", "Fast Food Football", "Roller Jump", and the original and controversial "Satan vs. God". It also includes various bonus features, such as every opening to every televised episode of Jackass, original credit montages from each televised episode, and an inside look at jackassworld. Spin- offs and life after Jackass[edit]When the TV series ended, each member of the cast found new work in movies and television, each gaining his own degree of success. Knoxville pursued a career as an actor, appearing in such films as the 2. Walking Tall, The Dukes of Hazzard, Men in Black II, The Ringer, A Dirty Shame, Big Trouble and The Last Stand.

Margera and the CKY crew were given their own spin- off show Viva La Bam, which follows Margera and his family, who are often made the victim of the clique's practical jokes. Bam and the crew also have Radio Bam on Sirius radio. Margera has also been featured in Bam's Unholy Union, following him and his fiance Missy in the run- up to their wedding, while Brandon Di.

Camillo and Rake Yohn featured in Blastazoid, a short- lived show about video games. When Viva La Bam finished its run, Ryan Dunn, who was part of Bam's crew on Viva La Bam, was given his own show Homewrecker, in which he finds revenge for helpless victims of practical jokes by renovating the prankster's room according to the original incident. The show only lasted one season. On June 2. 0, 2. 01. Dunn was killed in a car crash while driving drunk in Pennsylvania.[1.

Pontius and Steve- O were also given their own spin- off show Wildboyz. Unlike Jackass and Viva La Bam, Wildboyz rejected the formula of practical jokes and instead features the two traveling the world in search of wild and exotic animals. Directed by Jackass director Jeff Tremaine, Wildboyz featured frequent guest appearances by fellow Jackasses Johnny Knoxville, Manny Puig, and Jason "Wee Man" Acuña. MTV takeover special[edit]On February 2.

MTV held the TV special, Jackassworld. Hour Takeover to coincide with the official launch of Jackassworld.