'' is a
Television Reality Show on
MTV focusing on the life of
Bam Margera and his friends engaged in various
Practical Jokes with one another, but mostly played out on his unsuspecting parents
Phil &
April , as well as his uncle
Vincent Margera ("Don Vito"). It is a follow-up and spin-off to the popular series ''
Jackass '' which was also shown on MTV.
The show which is mostly filmed in
West Chester, Pennsylvania debuted on
October 26 ,
2003 on the MTV network in the
United States and has since been seen by fans worldwide.
Each season consists of eight half-hour episodes. The fifth and final season of the series finished on
August 14 ,
2005 .
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Bam wants to get Phil angry...but can he piss off his mild-mannered dad? He certainly tries to by installing a fire pole in the living room, ironing hamburgers on ALL Phil's clothes, replacing the toothpaste with ground meat and lastly, by demolishing Phil's beloved van. Next, Bam gets his parents out of the house by sending them to Atlantic City. As soon as Phil & April hit the road, Bam and crew get to work converting the family home into an indoor/outdoor skate park.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Tony Hawk, Kenny Hughes, Bucky Lasek, Kevin Staab
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Can Phil go without food for an entire day? That's what Bam wants to find out. Like it or not, Phil's going on a starvation diet. For 24 hours, Bam has instilled his family, friends, and heck, the whole town with one simple message "Don't Feed Phil." And to celebrate his father's fast, Bam hosts a Turbonegro concert in his living room. In a tidbit of film at the end of this episode, a fungus-infested toenail is pulled from Don Vito's foot by Bam with wire cutters.
Special Guest Appearance by: Turbonegro
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Bam wants to do something special for the family reunion...something medieval. Bam & his crew build a drawbridge and a moat to replace the front door and erect a walled area in the form of a castle in the front yard. Dressed in medieval armour, Bam & Co., including Compton Ass Terry riding atop an elephant, host this merry feast. Soon after, Bam's grandmother, Mum Mum, leaves the party claiming "this whole family is crazy!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely, Compton Ass Terry
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It's two days before Phil and April's wedding anniversary. Bam wants to do something special for them, so he decides to take them and the rest of the crew to Las Vegas. The episode includes Russian mail-order brides, Elvis impersonators, Don Vito's blue dye-job and a hotel-room food fight.
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April & Phil go on a three-day-weekend leaving Bam at home. While they're away, Bam and his crew play. They paint the entire kitchen blue along with everything in it. Next, they build a secret underground tunnel into Don Vito's house. Then, the boys steal April's car and convert it into one bad-ass souped-up hot-rod. Lastly, Bam and his crew put Don Vito and Phil into a big plastic box and shoot random items into it by using a machine to blow any item they can fit into the machine into the box. They use Honey and Corn Flakes, Anchovies and Money, Worms and Worms, Roaches and Maggots, and Ass and Crack. One of the worms crawls into Don Vito's pants and ends up dying in it. Afterwards, Don Vito gets honey poured on him, gets money stuck on him, and eats a Hoagie .
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With twenty bucks and some duct tape, Bam bring the Christmas spirit to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Bam adorns the Margera house with ultra-bright festive lights, man-made snow, giant sized Christmas ornaments, and an indoor ice skating rink.
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Bam plans to take April, Phil, Don Vito and his raucous crew of friends out for a boating trip on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. But what Bam really wants to do is take April, Phil and Don Vito to an island 100 yards away from Three Mile Island , the notorious nuclear power plant, and leave them there for 24 hours. Once arriving, April becomes suspicious and decides to turn the tables on her son. It ends up raining on the island and Bam ends up getting a cold from sleeping in the rain. They also build a makeshift ramp out of wood and duct tape, build a fort using wood to try to keep the rain out, fart during a nice game of poker with Don Vito, have Raab go skating naked, burn a cake, and eventually they escape from the island. The episode ends with a news anchor visiting Ape and telling her that her house has been blown up. Ape finds out that the house is still standing and forgives Bam and Bam forgives Ape.
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Bam, the crew and the Bloodhound Gang embark on an outrageous scavenger hunt. The hunt begins with Bam purchasing three banged-up used cars. Next, he splits everyone up into three teams, with the Bloodhound Gang forming the fourth team. The teams jump into their cars and race around town collecting bizarre items, as well as performing grotesque tasks needed to win the scavenger hunt. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Bam and his crew have been kicked out of the township for all they've done this season.
Special Guest Appearances by: Bloodhound Gang, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis
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Bam and the crew search for a new home and stumble upon a secluded house with acres of yard, complete with a unicorn mural painted on the side. Bam and the boys decide to abandon their unpacking duties and head to Amsterdam for a CKY show, leaving April and Phil to unpack and decorate the new house. Bam returns from Amsterdam and hates what April has done with the house. Bam proclaims, "New house, new rules!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Jess Margera
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When Bam learns that the legendary metal band Slayer are coming for a visit, the boys feel the need to do some redecorating and modifications to the house. Home improvements include installing an indoor mini-half, a pirate-themed bar, and a full-scale concert stage in the yard. Bam then invites the whole town to a backyard concert-bash. As the evening approaches, Bam decides that Don Vito needs to bring a date - who will be the lucky lady?
Special Guest Appearance by: Slayer
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Bam enters Phil and Don Vito in a competition he calls "Fat Boy Face Off." The contest includes hoagie racing, spinning in circles until dizzy, and the unforgettable "Slobstacle Course." To their surprise, there is no prize, only destruction to their own personal property - and in the end the only winner is Bam, of course.
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Bam (with a group of skateboarding legends including Tony Hawk, Jason Ellis, Tim O'Connor, and Donny Barley) head down to Mardi Gras. On the way down (in 2 RV's and a mini-motorcycle), Bam sessions out-of-the-way skate spots. Don Vito becomes angry and yells at Tony Hawk, "No more skateboarding!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley
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Bam and the crew leave Skatopia in one piece and continue their trek towards Mardi Gras. Don Vito continues to get annoyed at Tony Hawk for delaying their travel with his constant skate sessions. Eventually, the crew arrives in New Orleans and wastes no time in adding their own brand of chaos to Mardi Gras.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley
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Bam challenges April to do five things that will benefit the community. From Bam's list, April chooses reading stories to the elderly, giving Phil a haircut, and, with the help of Don Vito and Phil, picking up trash from public spaces. On the other hand, Bam opts to build a crude concrete half-pipe for the kids in front of a hardware store, uproots trees by running them over with his ATV and dump the trash that April, Phil, and Don Vito collected into Don Vito's house.
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It's Arbor Day, so Bam decides to knock down one of the tall trees in the backyard. April hears the commotion from the house and comes outside to yell at Bam. He gets a brilliant idea to build Fast Eddie's Tree-Top Casino. During the Grand Opening, Bam hires professional wrestlers to fight in a ring below the casino. In the end, it becomes a Battle Royale that includes Phil, Don Vito, the wrestlers, and Bam.
Special Guest Appearance by: Leather Face, Executioner
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Bam takes Don Vito to a used-car dealer to buy him a new car. After seeing the cheap prices of the used cars, Bam decides to purchase four cars and bring them back to his 14-acre lot. What to do with four cars and 14 acres? Have a Demolition Derby of course! Bam and the crew smash and crash into each other until there is nothing left of their automobiles.
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Bam decides to turn his driveway into a skatepark. While Tim Glomb constructs it, Bam, his family, and the CKY crew travel to Los Angeles to collect celebrity souvenirs from Dave Grohl, N.E.R.D, and others to pave into the driveway skatepark.
Special Guest Appearnce by: Compton Ass Terry, N.E.R.D., Jack Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, One of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Bunnies
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After Bam discovers a Civil War cannonball on his property, he and the CKY crew decide to hold a Civil War reenactment in his backyard, complete with Union and Rebel soldiers.
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Bam gets paid a visit by his old friend Johnny Knoxville. When he discovers that Johnny's given his Hummer a "makeover," this friendly visit turns into an all-out prank war.
Special Guest Appearance by: Johnny Knoxville
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After an argument with Bam, Vito proclaims that anyone can become a rock star. Bam challenges both Vito and Phil to go through training to become full-fledged rock stars.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop (Bloodhound Gang), Ville Valo, H.I.M.
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Bam and the CKY crew's tomfoolery finally pushes Ape over the edge. As a peace offering, Bam takes her, his family, and the entire crew on a cruise...but on a pirate ship with Vito as captain.
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Bam challenges Ape to not complain for 24 hours. He and the CKY crew spend the entire day torturing her, making the 24 hours as difficult as possible.
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Bam takes his family and the CKY crew to the Mall Of America for a skating demo. While there, he decides that everyone will spend the entire night inside the mall.
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely
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After trashing another one of Vito's cars, Bam promises him that he'll never do it again if Vito beats him on the miniature golf course he builds in the backyard.
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Phil and April go on a trip to France to celebrate their anniversary. The thing they don't know is that they are not alone. Bam, Vito, and his friends secretly follow them. At the end, it was to be continued.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Ville Valo
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This episode is the continuation of the previous episode. Bam, his friends, and family celebrate April and Phil's anniversary. Near the end, Vito ruins the whole thing. Later, Bam gets April and Phil another chance of having a great day while Raab and Dunn handcuff Vito out on a platform so he won't ruin another day for April and Phil.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor
- '''4.3 CKY Get Jobs
On this episode Bam and his friends (including Don Vito) get jobs so they can pay the heating bill or clean like April. Since Brandon got a ticket for parking in a wrong spot with a rickshaw, they lost.
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On this episode, Bam gets the idea to sail on a water.... with a car. But when the townships denies his request to do it, he decides to make his own little state. Like always, there's lots of cursing, playing tricks on each other, blowing up stuff, and Vito.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)
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Bam builds a bayou in front of Don Vito's trailer. Vito falls in and gets into one of his usual angry fits. In doing so, he claims that bayous only exist in Louisiana, so Bam decides to go there. Phil decides to stay home because he figures that it would be more fun than going to Louisiana, so it becomes a competition between Phil and Bam to see who can have the most fun.
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Bam and the crew go to Groundhog Day to find out that there will be six more weeks of winter. In light of this, they decide to make a snow-race.
Guest Appearance by: Clutch
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Bam, his family, and friends go to Mexico. Brandon stays at home to teach Vito some Spanish. If Vito learns ten Spanish sentences when they all come back, Vito gets to keep Bam's Hummer. He got one wrong, so Bam won. At the end, Vito stole Bam's hummer, anyway.
Guest Appearances: The Dudesons
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Bam and the guys are bored, so they make a game which gives random activities for his family and friends.
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Bam takes Don Vito to Brazil, what Vito thinks is in the Bahamas, and they meet up with pro-skater Bob Burnquist. Meanwhile, Dico turns April and Phil's pad into a more "rainforest-y" environment.
Special Guest Appearance by: Bob Burnquist
NOTE: While Bam was in Brazil, Jenn Rivell tore apart Castle Bam. Supposedly, she went berserk after hearing rumors that Bam had sex with Jessica Simpson. Bam mentioned this on a Carson Daly program. Bam broke up with Rivell after this incident.
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Bam celebrates April's 20's for her birthday.
Special Guest Appearance by: Billy Idol
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When Don Vito has had enough of Bam's pranks, he seeks revenge.
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely
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Vito attemps to join Metal Mulisha.
Special Guest Appearance by: Metal Mulisha, led by
Brian Deegan and
GWAR
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Bam and Ryan decide to have a drag race: Bam's Lamborghini against Ryan's Limo, but before the race can happen, the Lamborgini disappears from the garage.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)
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After Bam wrecks Vito's bedroom window, Vito decides he's had enough with Bam breaking his property and seeks for revenge. He runs away to New York City.
Special Guest Appearance by: Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth)
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Bam and his crew decide to go to the Delaware Rehoboth Lagoon with Vito. Bam places a bet with Vito that if they don't make it down there by two days, Vito can have Bam's pool for the summer.
Special Guest Appearance by: Pretty Girls
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Bam, Raab Himself and Bam's parents travel to Finland. While Bam and Raab are looking for Raab's wife, the Russian mail order bride, Phil and Ape hang out with the Dudesons.
Special Guest Appearance by: Ville Valo (HIM) and Jussi 69 (The 69 Eyes)
- Viva La Spring Break Part 1 and 2
Bam and the crew head to Miami, Florida for spring break. April and Phil are shocked when they find out the show isn't over quite yet.
- The show's main title theme is a snippet of "The King Of Rock N' Roll", by Finnish band Daniel Lioneye .
- According to Bam's official website on March 15 , 2006 Bam Animation will begin production, and will air later this year.
- At the ending of Episode 5.8, Brandon stated that "There will be no more episodes, so have fun watching re-runs for the rest of your lives! Wait to see what we do next."
- In the beginning of episode 5.1, it shows the inside of Vito's bedroom. In one shot you can see (on the left side of the screen) the DVD of 'Viva la Bam: The Complete Second and Third Seasons' on a shelf.
- In December of 2005, Bam addressed rumors of a sixth season on Last Call With Carson Daly . His comment was that there would be no sixth season, but there would be occasional MTV specials and he and Johnny Knoxville were planning things for possible Jackass stunts.
