Jackass (franchise)

Jackass
Genre
Created by
Directed byJeff Tremaine
Starring

New members:

Music byDave Roen
Sam Spiegel (season 1)
Opening theme"Corona" by Minutemen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeff Tremaine
  • Spike Jonze
  • Johnny Knoxville
ProducerTrip Taylor
CinematographyDimitry Elyashkevich
EditorsIvan Victor
Kristine Young Gaffney
Mark Hansen
Camera setupSingle
Running time20–22 minutes
Production companyDickhouse Productions
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseOctober 1, 2000 (2000-10-01)[1][2] –
August 12, 2001 (2001-08-12)[3]
Related
Wildboyz
Viva La Bam
Homewrecker
Blastazoid
Bam's Unholy Union
Dr. Steve-O
Bam's World Domination
Bam's Bad Ass Game Show
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Jackass is an American reality slapstick comedy television series and franchise created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It originally aired as a TV series of three short seasons on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001, with reruns extending into 2002. The series featured a compilation of pain and embarrassment inducing stunt performances and pranks on each other and the public, with the regular cast entailing Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, and Preston Lacy.

After MTV ended Jackass broadcasts in 2002, it grew into a media franchise, which includes the spin-offs Wildboyz and Viva La Bam; five feature films released by Paramount Pictures, four of which with expanded compilation films; a video game and a mobile game; boxed DVD sets of unreleased footage of the original TV show, a short-lived website featuring blogs and videos, merchandise, and several other videos released by various other means.

The Jackass series was controversial due to its perceived indecency and potential encouragement of dangerous behavior. The show placed 68th on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list, and is a significant part in 2000s American popular culture.[4]

  1. ^ "MTVPress Official Press Site – MTVPress". MTVPress. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "MTV's 'Jackass' is cable's top new show". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ "Jackass – MTV – Watch on Paramount Plus". October 2000.
  4. ^ "The New Classics: TV". Entertainment Weekly. June 19, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2022.