Highlights
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Behind The Scenes on Jackassworld.com Head over to Jackassworld.com to relive all of the 24 hour madness, catch up on what you might've missed and what you didn't see on-air, plus check out craploads of behind-the-scenes video, photos and more.
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Jackass 24 Hour Takeover | Video Highlights Jackass 24 Hour Takeover = total chaos. From nair and bottle skateboarding to tattoos and drag races, the Jackass crew kept MTV on its toes. Watch some of the highlights right here.
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Photos | Jackass 24 | Exclusive Photos Check out these exclusive photos of Jackass 24 courtesy of Sean Cliver.
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Photos | Jackass 24 Highlights Miss any of the action? Browse through these photo highlights for a complete look the Jackass 24 Hour Takeover.
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Video | United States of 'Assmerica' Watch Johnny Knoxville's ball crunching stunt and Bam's fishing trip in Myanus plus a very important message about the future from Knoxville.
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Watch Full Episodes at Jackassworld.com Itching for some mayhem and carnage? Check out a Jackass-sized archive of full episodes from all three seasons and more!
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Steve-O Rapping? See It For Yourself Old Steve-O thought it would be funny to become a rapper. Check it out here!
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Check out Jackass 2.5 at Jackassworld.com The gang brings their self destructive tendencies back to the silver screen in Jackass 2.5. Watch the entire movie here for free!
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Photos | Jackass: Cast Check out cast photos of our gang of mischievous misfits right here!
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MTV Shop: Jackass Pick up all your favorite Jackass DVDs, gear, and more here!
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Viva La Bam After MTV's hit show Jackass ended in 2002, what was a boy like pro prankster Bam Margera to do with his idle time and boundless energy? Build it, Skate it, and break it. Watch every episode here!
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Bam's Unholy Union Fred and Wilma. Cliff and Clare. Al and Peg...Bam and Missy? Make room for a lovable new TV couple because Bam Margera's got himself an honest woman! Check out wedding photos and full episodes here.
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Wildboyz Move over Jack Hanna, there's a new breed of wildlife guru in town. Chris, Steve-O, Johnny, Manny and more dive head first into the animal kingdom. Check out full episodes and photos of their adventures here!
Show summary
Warning: MTV's hit show Jackass featured silly pranks, absurd antics and idiotic stunts performed by total jackasses. Leading the sick and twisted pack of sadomasochists was Johnny Knoxville, who probably broke just about every bone in his body during Jackass's three seasons. His motto most definitely should have been: "Don't try this at home, kids."
Johnny's gang of mischievous misfits -- Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and Wee-Man -- played hysterically horrific tricks on each other and unleashed their unabashedly brutal comedy on unsuspecting onlookers, all seemingly for the sole purpose of making each other laugh.
From daring skateboard stunts and BMX jousting to cramming crawfish down their drawers and cooking and eating a "vomit omelet," the Jackass boys tried it all. The more off-the-wall, disgusting and dangerous the stunt, the better.
Jackass became so popular that several celebrities knowingly participated in a few pranks on the show. Brad Pitt appeared in two skits -- one where he was "abducted" and another where he donned a monkey suit while running through the streets. Also caught on tape were NBA all-star Shaquille O'Neal dry-humping Wee-Man and Steve-O; skateboarding legend Tony Hawk putting his wheels on "the loop" with Bam Margera; and hip-hop impresario Diddy impersonating Johnny Knoxville.
Although Jackass ended in 2002, it hasn't stopped the gang from continuing to be total jackasses themselves, most notably (and perhaps surprisingly) on the silver screen. MTV Films released Jackass: The Movie in 2002 and its sequel, Jackass: Number Two, in 2006. Both movies pummeled all competition at the box office upon release.
There have also been several successful Jackass spin-offs on MTV Networks.
Chris Pontius and Steve-O went on to star in Wildboyz, a reality show that focused on dropping the duo into exotic locales and watching them embrace local customs, native inhabitants and indigenous animal species. Whether riding unwilling animals or eating live bugs, Steve-O and Chris pushed the limits and discovered just how wild they could be.
After Jackass, Bam Margera appeared in Viva La Bam, which featured Bam trying out his over-the-top practical jokes on his family members -- including his ever-patient and understanding parents, April and Phil -- and tackling all sorts of self-destructive challenges. After five seasons of Viva La Bam, Margera went on to document his engagement and marriage to the love of his life, Missy, on Bam's Unholy Union.
Meanwhile, King Jackass himself, Johnny Knoxville, went Hollywood, taking roles in such non-Jackass-like movies as The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ringer and Men in Black II.
No matter where the gang eventually winds up, though, all of Jackass' bone-crunching, sidesplitting mayhem can always be found right here on MTV.com.
