History Trivia / Jackass

** ''Jackass'' spawned many shows in the same vein, including ''Crazy Monkey'', ''Dude, What Would Happen'' and ''Rad Girls''. Sometimes, MTV itself did this (with ''Dirty Sanchez'' and ''Rob Drydek's Ridiculousness''). Ironically, ''Jackass'' itself is derived at least in part by [=SuperDave=] Osborne, a [[TheParody parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Creator/BobEinstein. Einstein himself didn't like the comparison, pointing out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview]] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: For as huge of a pop culture staple as it is, it's easy to forget the original series lasted ''less than a year''. With 3 short season (At 8 episodes a pop) running from October 2000 to August 2001.

* AscendedFanfic: ''Jackass Forever'' adapts "Bee Bush", one of the copycat stunts from the ''Family Guy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E5TheManwithTwoBrians The Man with Two Brians]]" (in which Knoxville briefly cameoed), as the new version of the Bee-kini.

** When the idea for the show was first being considered, the original format of the show would have been more coherent, such as by having Knoxville host the show behind a desk or in front of a studio audience. However, once Spike Jonze was brought on as a producer, he suggested that it just have the same format as the Big Brother and CKY videos, where it simply just transitions from one clip to the next. However, the original idea for the format of showing clips in front of a studio audience would be reused “Ridiculousness”.

* FollowTheLeader: ''Jackass'' spawned many shows in the same vein, including ''Crazy Monkey'', ''Dude, What Would Happen'' and ''Rad Girls''. Sometimes, MTV itself did this (with ''Dirty Sanchez'' and ''Rob Drydek's Ridiculousness''). Ironically, ''Jackass'' itself is derived at least in part by [=SuperDave=] Osborne, a [[TheParody parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Creator/BobEinstein. Einstein himself didn't like the comparison, pointing out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview]] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.

** When the idea for the show was first being considered, the original format of the show would have been more coherent, such as by having Knoxville host the show behind a desk or in front of a studio audience. However, once Spike Jones was brought on as a producer, he suggested that it just have the same format as the Big Brother and CKY videos, where it simply just transitions from one clip to the next. However, the original idea for the format of showing clips in front of a studio audience would be reused “Ridiculousness”.

** ''Jackass: Too Hot for TV'', which got killed when Lieberman started making noise against the show. It actually became lost media for decades before a VHS-quality copy surfaced in 2021.

* DevelopmentHell: Plans for a fourth ''Jackass'' film were announced in 2019 but its production was stalled in early 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. It was able to resume filming in December of that year, but it resulted in Steve-O and Knoxville having to get hospitalized for injuries, and a month later Margera announced that he wouldn't be in it due to his mental troubles and alcoholism (although one scene he already filmed made it to the final product). The film ultimately did complete shooting, however, and was subsequently renamed ''Jackass Forever''.

** As of April 1st 2022, all episodes of the Jackass series are available for streaming on Creator/ParamountPlus, including ''The Lost Tapes'', which are organized as a fourth season. Much of the copyrighted music is still replaced with public domain songs however due to licensing issues.
* OnSetInjury: The show is no stranger to injuries since it has the cast doing dangerous stunts under supervision. But some have been more serious then others, especially during the films. Examples include concussions, blood clots, fractured bones and ribs, nasty gashes from being pierced or gored, losing teeth and a lot of near fatal misses. A lot of this portrayed directly on-screen after a stunt.
* PromotedFanboy: Most of the newer member in ''Jackass Forever'' watched the original show when they were children, with a couple of them admitting it onscreen.

** MTV (who owns the rights to the name ''Jackass'') seriously considered making a Season 4 with all-new cast members and even put out a teaser promo in the 2002 VMA Awards. Thankfully, they didn't when reaction to the news was extremely negative.

** The crew were planned to take part in a WWE storyline that would've culminated with a match against Wrestling/{{Umaga}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' in 2007, but dropped out due to the negative publicity surrounding the company following the Wrestling/ChrisBenoit double murder and suicide. However, the early stages of the storyline had already played out on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'', with Umaga attacking Pontius and Steve-O (who appeared as guest hosts), and early advertisements for the event depicted an enraged Umaga standing above the crew (minus the absent Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn) buried up to their necks on a tropical beach. The crew would give WWE a second go however in early 2022, around the time of the release of ''Jackass Forever'', which included having Johnny Knoxville participate in the 2022 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble, and in turn getting into a meta feud with Wrestling/SamiZayn.

* FollowTheLeader: ''Jackass'' spawned many shows in the same vein, including ''Crazy Monkey'' and ''Rad Girls''. Sometimes, MTV itself did this (with ''Dirty Sanchez'' and ''Rob Drydek's Ridiculousness''). Ironically, ''Jackass'' itself is derived at least in part by [=SuperDave=] Osborne, a [[TheParody parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Creator/BobEinstein. Einstein himself didn't like the comparison, pointing out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview]] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.

** As of April 1st 2022, all episodes of the Jackass series are available for streaming on Paramount Plus, including The Lost Tapes, which are organized as a fourth season. Much of the copyrighted music is still replaced with public domain songs however due to licensing issues.

** The first pitch for the show was for HBO instead of MTV. However, Jeff Tremaine mentioned that he pitched it to two older woman who rather taken aback by it, and said it was one of the most awkward meetings he ever had. Surprising to no one, they said no.
** MTV (who owns the rights to the name "Jackass") seriously considered making a Season 4 with all-new cast members and even put out a teaser commercial in the 2002 VMA Awards. Thankfully, they didn't when reaction to the news was extremely negative.

** Bam's uncle Don Vito (who appeared in ''Viva La Bam'') was to be in ''Jackass Number Two'' a great deal (you can see the original Lambo-tooth-pull in the trailer used against him), but a judge ordered all scenes relevant to him pulled off after being convicted of child molestation.

* ForeignRemake: ''Jackass'' inspired French humorist Michael Youn and his gang. The result? The 2004 film ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_11_commandements The 11 Commandments]]''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: MTV (who owns the rights to the name "Jackass") seriously considered making a Season 4 with all-new cast members and even put out a teaser commercial in the 2002 VMA Awards. Thankfully, they didn't when reaction to the news was extremely negative.

* DevelopmentHell: Plans for ''Jackass 4: We're Not [[PunnyName Dunn]] Yet'' were announced, but so far only Knoxville, Tremaine, Margera (who coined the title) and Steve-O have shown interest; the latter, on the condition that Margera would remain sober enough for filming said movie. When it was announced in 2019, its production was stalled in early 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. It was able to resume filming in December of that year, but it resulted in Steve-O and Knoxville having to get hospitalized for injuries, and a month later Margera announced that he wouldn't be in it due to his mental troubles and alcoholism (although one scene he already filmed made it to the final product). The film ultimately did complete shooting, however, and was subsequently renamed ''Jackass Forever''.

** The crew were planned to take part in a WWE storyline that would've culminated with a match against Wrestling/{{Umaga}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' in 2007, but dropped out due to the negative publicity surrounding the company following the Wrestling/ChrisBenoit double murder and suicide. However, the early stages of the storyline had already played out on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'', with Umaga attacking Pontius and Steve-O (who appeared as guest hosts), and early advertisements for the event depicted an enraged Umaga standing above the crew (minus the absent Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn) buried up to their necks on a tropical beach. The crew would give WWE a second go however in early 2022, around the time of the release of ''Jackass Forever'', which included having Johnny Knoxville participate in the 2022 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble.

* DevelopmentHell: Plans for ''Jackass 4: We're Not [[PunnyName Dunn]] Yet'' were announced, but so far only Knoxville, Tremaine, Margera (who coined the title) and Steve-O have shown interest; the latter, on the condition that Margera would remain sober enough for filming said movie. When it was announced in 2019, its production was stalled in early 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. It was able to resume filming in December of that year, but it resulted in Steve-O and Knoxville having to get hospitalized for injuries, and a month later Margera announced that he wouldn't be in it due to his mental troubles and alcoholism. The film ultimately did complete shooting, however, and was subsequently renamed ''Jackass Forever''.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Bam Margera was let go from ''Jackass Forever'' at some point in 2020 or 2021 due to substance abuse issues. After being fired, Margera went through a meltdown on social media, which included bashing the producers and seeking funding to finance a competing movie. More seemed to go on behind the scenes, as Tremaine, who used to fight to keep him on, ended up filing a temporary restraining order.

* FollowTheLeader: ''Jackass'' spawned many shows in the same vein, including ''Crazy Monkey'' and ''Rad Girls''. Sometimes, MTV itself did this (with ''Dirty Sanchez'' and ''Rob Drydek's Ridiculousness''). Ironically, ''Jackass'' itself is derived at least in part by [=SuperDave=] Osborne, a [[TheParody parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Creator/BobEinstein. Einstein himself doesn't like the comparison, pointing out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview]] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.

** The crew were planned to take part in WWE storyline that culminated with a match against Wrestling/{{Umaga}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' in 2007, but dropped out due to the negative publicity surrounding the company following the Wrestling/ChrisBenoit double murder and suicide. However, the early stages of the storyline had already played out on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'', with Umaga attacking Pontius and Steve-O, and early advertisements for the event depicted an enraged Umaga standing above the crew (minus the absent Bam and Dunn) buried up to their necks on a tropical beach.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Among other things: after season one, MTV handed Knoxville and company a list of things that they were not allowed to do as far as content goes. Similarly, when Sen. Joseph Lieberman tried to get the show banned, MTV caved like cowards, pulling all reruns (which was in season two by that point) and forcing Knoxville to revise the show's warning so as to read it out loud to viewers.
** Lieberman's actions also squashed plans for a "Jackass: Too Hot for TV" video release.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: After being fired from ''Jackass Forever'', Margera went through a meltdown on social media, which included bashing the producers and seeking funding to finance a competing movie. More seemed to go on behind the scenes, as Tremaine, who used to fight to keep him on, ended up filing a temporary restraining order.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Chinese releases of this series loosely translates to ''Stupid Funny Show''.
* DevelopmentHell: Plans for ''Jackass 4: We're Not [[PunnyName Dunn]] Yet'' were announced, but so far only Knoxville, Tremaine, Margera (who coined the title) and Steve-O have shown interest; the latter, on the condition that Bam would remain sober enough for filming the said movie. When it was announced in 2019, its production was stalled in early 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. It was able to resume filming in December of that year, but it resulted in Steve-O and Knoxville having to get hospitalized for injuries, and a month later Margera announced that he wouldn't be in it due to his mental troubles and alcoholism. The film ultimately did complete shooting, however, and was subsequently renamed ''Jackass Forever''.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Among other things: after season one, MTV handed Knoxville and company a list of things that they were not allowed to do as far as content goes. Similarly, when Sen. Joseph Lieberman tried to get the show banned from airing, MTV caved like cowards, pulling all reruns of the series (which was in season two by that point) and forcing Knoxville to revise the show's warning so as to read it out loud to viewers.
** Lieberman's actions also squashed plans for a "Jackass: Too Hot For TV" video release.
** For reasons that should be incredibly obvious, MTV absolutely refused to air the part of the self defense sketch where Johnny shoots a real bullet into his bulletproof vest while wearing it, and overruled them on putting it on the [=DVDs=], too.
* FollowTheLeader: ''Jackass'' spawned many shows in the same vein, including ''Crazy Monkey'', and ''Rad Girls''. Sometimes, MTV itself did this (with Dirty Sanchez and Rob Drydek's Ridiculousness). Ironically, ''Jackass'' itself is derived at least in part by [=SuperDave=] Osborne, a [[TheParody parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Creator/BobEinstein. Einstein himself doesn't like the comparison, pointing out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview]] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.
* ForeignRemake: ''Jackass'' inspired French humorist Michael Youn and his gang and the result was the 2004 movie ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_11_commandements The 11 Commandments]]''.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only full, uncut episode available on DVD is the hour long Gumball Rally episode, which is only available on the bonus disc for a box set released. All three seasons are only available as a series of "Best Of..." compilations (with V2 and V3 having two releases, with the re-release having extra sketches added) and a "Lost Tape" compilation, which has all of the opening/ending sequences and the MIA sketches that didn't make the previous three [=DVDs=].

** In 2021, one fan released "The Ultimate Restored Definitive" (TURD) edition to [=GitHub=] which is a reconstruction of how the show originally aired, using better quality sources than the existing TV rips.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: After being fired from ''Jackass Forever'', Bam Margera went through a meltdown on social media, which included bashing the producers and seeking funding to finance a competing movie. More seemed to go on behind the scenes, as Tremaine, who used to fight to keep him on, ended up filing a temporary restraining order against Margera.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: MTV (who owns the rights to the name "Jackass") seriously considered making a Season 4 with all-new cast members and even put out a teaser commercial in the 2002 VMA Awards. Thankfully they didn't when reaction to the news was extremely negative.
** ''Jackass: Too Hot For TV'', which got killed when Lieberman started making noise against the show. It actually became lost media for decades before a VHS-quality copy surfaced in 2021.
** Bam's uncle Don Vito (who appeared in Viva La Bam) was to be in ''Jackass 2'' a great deal (you can see the original Lambo-tooth-pull in the trailer used against him), but a judge ordered all scenes relevant to him pulled off after being convicted of child molestation.

** A tie-in soundtrack album was planned shortly after the show's debut, but never came to be. The movie soundtracks can be considered a sort of rectification, as they include a lot of the original music made for the TV series, such as the Party Boy theme and "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough".

** The Jackass crew were planned to take part in WWE storyline that culminated with a match against Wrestling/{{Umaga}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' in 2007, but dropped out due to the negative publicity surrounding the company following the Wrestling/ChrisBenoit double murder and suicide. However, the early stages of the storyline had already played out on ''Wrestling/WWERaw'', with Umaga attacking Pontius and Steve-O, and early advertisements for the event depicted an enraged Umaga standing above the Jackass crew (Minus the absent Bam and Dunn) buried up to their necks on a tropical beach.
** Around the same time the original pilot for MTV was going to be created, Series/SaturdayNightLive offered to give Johnny Knoxville five minute slots to air stunts as pre-recorded segments on the show. SNL specifically just wanted Johnny without the rest of the cast, and he couldn't do both, so he chose MTV.

** A tie-in soundtrack album was planned shortly after the show's debut, but never came to be. The movie soundtracks can be considered a sort of rectification.

* DevelopmentHell: Plans for ''Jackass 4: We're Not [[PunnyName Dunn]] Yet'' were announced, but so far only Knoxville, Tremaine, Margera (who coined the title) and Steve-O have shown interest; the latter, on the condition that Bam would remain sober enough for filming the said movie. When it was announced in 2019, its production was stalled in early 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. It was able to resume filming in December of that year, but it resulted in Steve-O and Knoxville having to get hospitalized for injuries, and a month later Margera announced that he wouldn't be in it due to his mental troubles and alcoholism. The film ultimately did complete shooting, however, and is set for release in 2022, now titled ''Jackass Forever''.

** ''Jackass: Too Hot For TV'', which got killed when Lieberman started making noise against the show.
** Bam's uncle was to be in ''Jackass 2'' a great deal (you can see the original Lambo-tooth-pull in the trailer used against him), but a judge ordered all scenes relevant to him pulled off after being convicted of child molestation.

** A tie-in soundtrack album was planned shortly after the show's debut, but never came to be.