Of course they were in on it - that doesn't make it less funny.

Pulling Don Vito's toenail off, that was damn sick.

I guess I could understand why Bam would be a lil bitter, but w/out Knoxville he might not be where he is today.

actually I think Knoxville owes a lot to Bam... As some else said , a lot of Jackass was taken from Bam's CKY videos

Jackass was basically the guys from the CKY videos and a pretty-boy.

Bam came up with most of the stunt ideas. Knoxville did most of the, let's test the strength of this bullet proof vest.

Nobody takes pain like the WildBoyz do though, if you need an example see the "Coconut Crab" incident. I think the WildBoyz show is cooler b/c they get to travel to different countries and stuff.

It doesn't necessarily mean that they are in on it. MTV has to pay them for being on the show.

The Wildboyz are actually likeable and when I watch the show even though I know it's never gonna happen I still hope for them to never get seriously hurt.

As for Bam,Vito could run over this arrogant spoiled brat tomorrow with the next car they give him and cripple Bam for life and i'd just smile.

After the final episode of Viva La Bam they showed previews of whats to come next, but didnt give a date.

Is there any news on when MTV will air those episodes or when the new season starts?

Not sure if i like bam or don't like him... somehow i find his show entertaining even though there really isn't much substance in the show.. maybe i'm amazed at how he treats his parents and he has like the best parents on the planet.. his dad has to be one of the nicest people on earth even mother theresa is like g wiz.

or maybe it's the whacky cast of characters.. or maybe i'm baffled how he has so much money that he ruins cars and breaks things and spends all kind of money like it's nothing.. is he that rich?

new season coming up should i care.. i don't know.. it's like staring at the wall and not knowing why.

Can't stand Bam... he's dumb and mean to his family.

Is that childish enough?

hah nice... yeah i don't know what to make of em.

sometimes i think he does that stuff to his parents for the show... in a sense he's copying tom green.. everyone knows tom green was doing that wayyy before bam remember when he put the porno star paint on their car? and he always messed with them.

Bam and his crew are pretty funny. Some stuff seems pretty staged but it is still fun to watch. Especially Don Vito. Get him hyped up and just try to understand him.

As for how he gets to trash cars and stuff, well MTV probably gives him a budget for each episode. Every car Bam has trashed sure didn't look like it was worth over a few thousand.

As for why his parents put up with the crap he pulls..they are 'cast members' of the show so they must be getting paid. Probably pretty good compared to whatever they normally do (it does seem that his parents still have normal jobs).

hmmm good points.. i guess it is more staged than i would of thought.

i don't know if they just put up with it because they are cast members though because back in the day on jackass they used to do it to his parents even worst and it seemed like tormenting his parents to me... they weren't really cast members then they just were being goofed on.

I watch occasionally, but agree that most of the show is staged, and Bam is an asshole.

I figure the real "Bam fans" are probably 8 years old skater boys who think he is cool for being such a jerk to his parents.

Yup go check out all the CKY vids from a couple years back. Before he had his show he would pull pranks on his parents, friends and he got it sometimes to.

White Trash tv at its best (or worst). How did this moron become a millionaire is beyond me.

Obviously, he isn't a moron at all if he has made it to where he is at at such a young age - either that or he had just enough sense to hire an awesome business manager.

Oh yeah - I love Viva La Bam (much more than Wild Boyz).

I love CKY, and Jackass. Viva is getting too staged, before his parents were not paid, but they are now and you see so much of the stuff is now set up. I still enjoy it, more so when they do stuff like the scavenger hunt and stuff that is not so staged and planned out.

yeah like when they will be talking and the mom will be like "ok i'll bet you that you can't get a job" and he accepts and they go into the show and thats the theme... wtf. i hope they are trying to make it staged and not trying to fool anyone.. or they must really think we are dumb.

also my most hated moment of that whole show is when bam's friends were talking and bam snapped his fingers and they all shut up and were silent at his command... that was too much for me to bear.. i almost jumped off a bridge just to get that image out of my mind.

You realize that everything is staged, right?

I HATE viva la bam. I don't know how anyone could live around him and his friends. Granted I'm sure his "Victims" get a fat check for putting up with his shit...at least I hope so. I think Wild Boyz is much better show and at least it's the main guys takin' all the shit instead of them dishing out abuse like Bam in his "godlike" state.


I like his mom. Especially when she screams.

I also believe that wrestling is real!

I guess I meant not 100% staged.

It is 100% staged, though. Everyone knows what it going to happen before it does.

i cant make up my mind
but i have seen enough to know that the show bores me, so I dont watch it

but i wouldnt say hate 'em