jackass was an american reality television comedy series which was first shown on mtv on october 1, 2000. the series centers around the cast and celebrity guests performing lots of dangerous, crude, ridiculous, and self-injuring stunts and pranks. the show has spawned three movies "", "jackass 2" and "jackass 3-d". the show has also made several spin-off shows including "viva la bam", "wildboyz", "homewrecker", "dr. steve-o" and "blastazoid" and a video game called .