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[[Media Watchdogs]] and [[Moral Guardians]] more or less had panic-induced heart attacks at the very thought of their kids watching this one, so there was a huge movement to get the show canned ([[No Such Thing As Bad Publicity|Which, ironically, may have]] [[Streisand Effect|increased its popularity even more!]]).

 

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=== '''This show provides examples of:''' ===

* [[Don't Try This At Home]]: As the quote above shows. This warning was modified later on to be more serious.

** It still shows up on the DVD covers, and has shown up in the ''Jackass 3D'' trailer.

** Don't forget the Bee-Kini.

* [[Executive Meddling]]: 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.

* [[Follow the Leader]]: ''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 [[Super Dave]] Osborne, a [[The Parody|parody]] of daredevil stuntmen like Evel Kneivel, played by comedian Bob Einstein. Einstein himself doesn't like the comparison, pointing out in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-Otn02mtY this interview] that his antics as Super Dave were almost impossible to emulate.

* [[Fruit Cart]]: The cast of ''Jackass: The Movie'' go flying into a fruitcart at the end of the opening credits.

* [[Gag Penis]]: Working out in a gym with tented pants.

** Getting branded on the ass with one.

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* [[Jerk Jock]]: The football segments of ''Jackass 3D'', each of which has Jared Allen in it, just for laughs. "What's your role?" '''''"MURDER. KNOXVILLE'S. FACE."'''''

** "And what's your role, Johnny?" "<small>Catch the ball.</small>"

* [[Safe Word]]: Knoxville's is "Oklahoma".

** This becomes a [[Brick Joke]] for dedicated fans. It's first brought up in the first season of the TV show... then isn't used until ''Jackass 3D''.

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

** This ends up being a common sentiment for half of the stunts on ''Jackass 2.5''. Preston even says this after his botched "King Kong" stunt.

* [[Serial Escalation]]: They couldn't ''possibly'' think up of a crazier, more insanely dangerous/disgusting stunt... right?

* [[Shmuck Bait]]: A porta potty on the Jackass set. If you use it, they will hold the door shut and tip it over with you in it. Or push it down a hill. Or hit it with a car. Or God knows what else.

** Unofficial spin-offs: ''[[Dirty Sanchez]]'', ''[[Tokyo Shock Boys]]'', and ''[[Extreme Dudsonit]]''. It should be noted Dirty Sanchez was deemed [[Too Hot For Television]] and ''Extreme Dudsonit'' came before, though is now popular in the States and has its own America-based TV show.

* [[Tar and Feathers]]: Ryan Dunn was tarred and feathered by Bam Margera.

** ''Jackass: Too Hot for TV'', which got killed when Lieberman started making noise against the show.

** Bam's uncle 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.

** 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.

** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|And then they threw a rubber hose on his back.]]

** And that's after they chase him around with the snake.