History Series / JackAss

The show's format proved popular enough to spawn a video game and a series of [[TheMovie movies]] that allowed the gang to perform stunts and skits not possible on MTV, with every movie save for the first receiving an additional companion movie consisting of unused footage from its production (with a customary ''.5'' added to whatever number installment it was). Several movies were also released under the ''Jackass Presents'' label: a tribute to the then-recently deceased Evel Knievel, and the ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque hidden camera comedy ''Film/BadGrandpa'', which is the first and only ''Jackass'' film to be nominated for an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] (for [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestMakeupAndHairstyling makeup and hairstyling]], but a nomination nonetheless).

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* SafeWord: Knoxville's is "Oklahoma."
** This becomes a BrickJoke for dedicated fans. It's first brought up in the TV show (used by Preston Lacy in the dominatrix-laden bit of the same name)...and then isn't used until ''Jackass 3D''.

** In the second movie, this is Bam and Dunn's initial and [[SanityBall totally reasonable]] response to the less-lethal claymore they're supposed to be shot with supposed to be shot with once they see it demonstrated. They drop a tandem PrecisionFStrike on the way out of the room. Knoxville is right behind them: ''[[TooKinkyToTorture "That is great!"]]''

*** Dave England was originally meant to be part of the stunt as well, but he adamantly refused to go through with it, saying that he was on the verge of an anxiety attack. Dunn had the same reaction, but ended up doing it anyway.

** In the "Toro Totter" skit, once Dunn falls off the teeter totter, Bam (who was on the other end of his totter) almost immediately gets off and runs away so fast that he does a ''full frontflip'' over the barricade while trying to get out.

* SexierAlterEgo: Bunny the Lifeguard, Chris Pontius' alter ego. Party Boy may count too.
* SequelSnark: The first movie pulls out a final skit after the credits, a future sequel dubbed "Son of Jackass" that involves the elderly cast dying horrible, flaming deaths. While there ''was'' a sequel, it wasn't called ''Son of Jackass''.

--->'''Bam:''' Please God, don't let there be a ''Jackass 3''! I didn't even like doing ''Two''!
* SerialEscalation: They couldn't ''possibly'' think up of a crazier, more insanely dangerous/disgusting stunt... right?
** They ''do'' offer a pretty mean contained example in the continuously self-topping "Terror Taxi" prank. As if [[spoiler:being threatened at gunpoint]] and [[spoiler:thinking that Bam had been shot wasn't enough]], once the prank is revealed we learn that [[spoiler:Ehren's terrorist beard is made from [[{{Squick}} the other guys' pubic hair.]] ''[[NauseaFuel And Bam had crabs.]]'']]

* StickySituation: Super Mighty Glue in the third movie.

** Jackass: The Movie:
-->''Do not attempt this at home''
-->''With stuff you'd never see on TV''
-->''The following stunts were performed by professionals, so neither you nor your dumb buddies should attempt anything from this movie.''
** Jackass Number Two:
-->''When is the last time a movie made you beg for mercy?''
-->''Guess who just made number two?''
-->''The Number One Movie in America is Number Two!''
-->''In 2002, people were appalled by what they saw. Well, guess what, we just made number two.''
** Jackass 3D:
--> ''3 Times the Laughs. 3 Times the Stupid. 3 Times the Pain.''
** Jackass Forever:
--> ''Some people never learn.''

->''"Because it was funny."''

The show's format proved popular enough to spawn a video game and a series of [[TheMovie movies]] that allowed the gang to perform stunts and skits not possible on MTV, with every movie save for the first receiving an additional companion movie consisting of unused footage from its production (with a customary ''.5'' added to whatever number installment it was). Several movies were also released under the ''Jackass Presents'' label: a tribute to the then-recently deceased Evel Knievel, and the ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque hidden camera comedy ''Film/BadGrandpa'', which is the first and only ''Jackass'' film to be nominated for an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] (for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestMakeupAndHairstyling makeup and hairstyling]], but a nomination nonetheless).

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xOf34sySV0U&t=68s The stunt that broke Knoxville's penis]]. Well, tore his urethra, actually. Attempting to backflip a motorcycle for an Evel Knievel tribute didn't go so well. One of the bike's handlebars came straight down onto Knoxville's crotch, and he knew he was in trouble when he felt himself ''pissing blood''. He had to use a catheter for three years afterward. Many men would probably rather break both legs.

[[caption-width-right:601:''"Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville.\\
Welcome to Jackass!"'']]

** The first movie ends with Ryan having a Hot Wheels car inserted in a condom, and then inserted in his anus.

* BrickJoke: In the movie, everyone who were victim of the hair buzzer still have patches of hair missing in later stunts.

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[[caption-width-right:267:''"Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville.\\

{{Media Watchdog}}s and MoralGuardians more or less had panic-induced heart attacks at the thought of their kids watching the show, let alone being influenced to copy its stunts. Their outrage resulted in a huge movement to get the show canned -- [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity which, ironically, may have]] [[StreisandEffect increased its popularity]], although the show was blamed for numerous deaths and injuries involving teens and children attempting dangerous stunts.

The format proved popular enough to spawn a video game and a series of [[TheMovie movies]] that allowed the gang to perform stunts and skits not possible on MTV, with every movie save for the first receiving an additional companion movie consisting of unused footage from its production (with a customary ''.5'' added to whatever number installment it was). Several movies were also released under the ''Jackass Presents'' label: a tribute to the then-recently deceased Evel Knievel, and the ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque hidden camera comedy ''Film/BadGrandpa'', which is the first and only ''Jackass'' film to be nominated for an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] (for [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestMakeupAndHairstyling makeup and hairstyling]], but a nomination nonetheless).

** Creator/BradPitt ([[{{Cameo}} yes, the real one]]) being "kidnapped" in full view of a packed movie line.
** Creator/SpikeJonze ([[{{Cameo}} yes, the real one]]) and someone [[SarcasmMode totally not]] Johnny Knoxville put in old people makeup and pulling off sexual acts (the former walking around partially topless or having "her" clothes ripped off, the latter having fake testicles dangling out of his shorts as he walks around: often to the point where you really have no choice but to stare at his balls). They do it in all three films.

->''[[RuleOfFunny "Because it was funny."]]''

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Basically {{Invoked|Trope}} with ''Jackass 3D''. After completing rehab, Steve-O said that his craziest stunts were actually the ones he did sober. Go ahead and take a minute to let that sink in. We'll wait.
** To support Steve-O's rehabilitation, the cast made sure that no beer was available on set during the filming of ''Jackass 3D'', so ''everyone'' performed sober...which may explain why they appear to be noticeably more miserable.

* IAteWhat: The fake facial hair Ehren wore in "Terror Taxi" turned out to be [[spoiler:the ''Jackass'' crew and a few of its friends' pubic hair.]] Some of it got in Ehren's mouth, which he unwittingly swallowed. It gets worse - [[spoiler:Bam had crabs]]. Upon hearing this, Ehren promptly threw up.

--->'''Manny Puig:''' Most people believe Chris and Steve-O are idiots. I believe they are scientists, but they're not very smart.

* JokeOfTheButt: One of the stunts has Bam Margera take a heated penis-shaped iron to the rear for a few seconds. Later, [[WithFriendsLikeThese the crew]] would show the brand to Bam's parents.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Wee Man is only 4 feet tall, but he was able to ''hold Shaquille O'Neal on his back''. For comparison, Wee Man weighs around 100 pounds. Shaq weighs around 320.

** A skit in the first movie with Dave going #2 in a store display toilet had its first take result in him being unable to hold it in any longer on the way there and taking a loud, massive dump in his pants. Cue the entire gang running out of the limo, laughing their asses off (and for a few of them vomiting) as an embarrassed Dave desperately tries to clean up the horrible mess, giving the camera a view of his soiled underpants.
** In ''Forever'', Wee Man and Preston are about to replicate the lift from ''Film/DirtyDancing'' (presumably resulting in Wee Man being crushed under Preston's bulk) - but they don't even get to try it, as Preston loses control of his bowels. The attempt is canceled as the crew laugh hysterically and Preston leaves to change.

** Bam and Dunn's initial and [[SanityBall totally reasonable]] response to the less-lethal claymore they're supposed to be shot with. They drop a tandem PrecisionFStrike on the way out of the room. Knoxville is right behind them: ''[[TooKinkyToTorture "That is great!"]]''
*** Dave England was originally meant to be part of the stunt as well, but he adamantly refused to go through with it, apparently being on the verge of an anxiety attack. Dunn had the same reaction, but ended up doing it anyway.

** In the "Toro Totter" skit, once Dunn falls off the teeter totter, Bam (who was on the other end of his totter) almost immediately gets off and runs away, shouting "I am ''not'' doing that, fuck that!"

** In one particular stunt in the second movie -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3L3I1dJqI getting blown to bits by an anti-riot claymore]] -- Bam and Dunn end up on the floor (Bam is crying, rather predictably). Knoxville? He's ''happy.''
*** Not only is he ''happy'', but unlike the other two, he's the only one '''STILL STANDING'''. Jittering around in pain, most likely, but still standing.

A reality comedy TV series that aired on Creator/{{MTV}} from 2000 to 2002, and an invaluable slice of American pop culture for the decade to come, ''Jackass'' ran on the format of each episode being a compilation of segments featuring the show's cast of nine "stuntmen, skateboarders and all-around lunatics" performing pranks and stunts on themselves, each other, and -- through [[CandidCameraPrank hidden cameras]] -- the public. These segments range from juvenile to humiliating to [[ToiletHumor gross]] to [[ComedicSociopathy borderline torturous]] to mixes of some if not all of the four. It's pretty evident that if these guys weren't [[TrueCompanions such close friends]], [[WithFriendsLikeThese they'd be way too busy hating each other's guts]].

The format proved popular enough to spawn a video game and a series of [[TheMovie movies]] that allowed the gang to perform stunts and skits not possible on MTV, with every movie save for the first receiving an additional companion movie consisting of unused footage from its production (with a customary ''.5'' added to whatever number installment it was). Several movies were also released under the ''Jackass Presents'' label: a tribute to the then-recently deceased Evel Knievel, and the ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque hidden camera comedy ''Film/BadGrandpa'', which is the first ''Jackass'' film to be nominated for an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] (for makeup and hairstyling, but a nomination nonetheless).

When ''Big Brother'' began talks with Creator/SpikeJonze to create a pilot for MTV, the staff joined forces with Margera's group of skater friends, and after recruiting ex-snowboarder "Danger" Ehren [=McGhehey=], local legend Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Bam's buddies Ryan Dunn and Brandon [=DiCamillo=], and commercial actor Preston Lacy into the mix, the conglomeration of Tremaine, Jonze, Margera, Knoxville, and their friends created ''Jackass''.

* PrecisionFStrike: During the first film, Bam notes that since they don't have to bleep any language, he promises to get his mother [[OnlySaneWoman April]] to say "fuck" on camera. A few scenes later, a prank involving an alligator on her kitchen floor does the trick.