Wildboyz Explained

Creator:Jeff Tremaine
Chris Pontius
Steve-O
Dimitry Elyashkevich
Sean Cliver
Genre:Reality
Black comedy
Toilet humor
Cringe comedy
Physical comedy
Slapstick
Nature documentary
Educational
Country:United States
Language:English
Director:Jeff Tremaine
Producer:Alex Dimitrijevic
Tabrez Noorani
Starring:Chris Pontius
Steve-O
Narrated:Jacob Witkin
Manny Puig (Warning only)
Opentheme:"The Age of Pamparius" by Turbonegro
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:32
List Episodes:List of Wildboyz episodes
Runtime:18–22 minutes
Executive Producer:Jeff Tremaine
Trip Taylor (seasons 1–2)
Dimitry Elyashkevich
Sean Cliver
Derek Freda (season 4)
Cinematography:Dimitry Elyashkevich
Editor:Scott Simmons
Seth Casriel
Kristine Young Gaffney
Music:Dave Roen
Company:Dickhouse Productions
Network:MTV (seasons 1–2)
MTV2 (seasons 3–4)
Related:Jackass

Wildboyz is an American television series which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season. It is a spin-off and follow-up to Jackass. The show starred Steve-O and Chris Pontius, who would perform stunts and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained.

Format

Wildboyz follows the antics of Chris Pontius and Steve-O as they travel around the globe. Over the course of 4 seasons, Pontius and Steve-O traveled to 19 different locations. At each location, the pair would interact with the wild and learn the culture of the natives. Some of their antics include dressing up and running with the animals they encounter, subjecting themselves to the defense mechanisms of the animals, and eating the food of the local people.

The dangerous nature of the stunts go beyond that of either Jackass or another similar spin-off, Viva La Bam. In the course of the show, Steve-O purposely subjected himself to the relatively mild sting of the emperor scorpion on more than one occasion, and Pontius was nearly attacked by a jaguar and was bitten by a black bear. One of their most dangerous stunts showed the boys attracting a great white shark while disguised as seals, then jumping into the open water just 10m away. Another stunt included dangling meat attached to a hammock to attract lions. In yet another dangerous stunt, the pair dressed up as fake zebras to try to lure lions. The supposed sport of "hyena football" also made its debut, which in its earliest form was nothing more than a game of keep-away with a pack of spotted hyenas, using smoked ham as a ball. The "sport", according to its founders, "deserves Olympic status".

Some of the scenes were intentionally mislabeled for dramatization as many of the animals used were from a company called Hollywood Animals.[1]

Several members of the Jackass cast and crew contributed assistance to the show. The director of Jackass, Jeff Tremaine, served as director and executive producer of Wildboyz. Cameramen Dimitry Elyashkevich and Rick Kosick also continued to work alongside Tremaine on Wildboyz. Manny Puig, a wild animal expert who appeared on Jackass several times, occasionally joined the Wildboyz on their adventures. Fellow Jackass cast members Johnny Knoxville, Wee Man and Loomis Fall also made guest appearances on the show throughout all four seasons.

End

The show ended in 2006, after four seasons. Steve-O later wrote in his memoir that "Wildboyz probably could've kept going after Season 4. It just didn't seem like there was a point. Over time it had essentially evolved back into Jackass. During our final trip to Russia there were no stunts that wouldn't have fit in just as easily on Jackass. Johnny Knoxville came along on that trip too, which contributed even more to that vibe." Though no proper series finale was created, the concept of Wildboyz was somewhat revisited during Jackass Number Two, which was filmed after Wildboyz had ended. Director Jeff Tremaine says, "We shot some of the most amazing stuff [for ''Wildboyz''] we've ever made. And so one of the ideas with Number Two was to recreate some of the best things we ever shot for Wildboyz. Unfortunately, it didn't always work out."

Additional footage captured during the filming of Jackass Number Two also followed a Wildboyz-style format. These sketches can be seen in Jackass 2.5:

Sketches similar to Wildboyz in Jackass 3D include:

Other sketches in Jackass 3.5 similar to Wildboyz include:

Sketches in Jackass Forever similar to Wildboyz include:

Sketches in Jackass 4.5 similar to Wildboyz include:

Cast and crew

Starring

Recurring

Guest stars

Home media

Season releases

DVD nameEp #Release date!Additional information
The Complete First Season8October 26, 2004Commentary by Chris Pontius, Steve-O and creators Jeff Tremaine and Dimitry Elyashkevich, Deleted scenes, "Making of Wildboyz" featurette, a "bite list", a "Wildboyz encyclopedia", Music videos, Bios, Interviews, Photo gallery.
The Complete 2nd Season - Uncensored8April 26, 2005Commentary featuring Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Wee-Man and co-creators Dimitry Elyashkevich and Jeff Tremaine, Never-before-seen bonus segments, Outtakes, Bloopers, Behind-the-scenes featurette: "Wildboyz Unclothed", "Bite list", Photo gallery, Wildboyz encyclopedia & trivia game, Easter Eggs.
Complete Seasons 3 & 4 - Unrated16September 12, 2006Commentary featuring Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Wee-Man, and More!, Outtakes, Unaired Segments, Top 10 Wildboyz Moments, Wildboyz featurette "Over & Out", Photo Gallery.

All 4 seasons became available for streaming on Paramount+ on June 1, 2022.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Glover, Stephen Steve-O.. Professional Idiot: A Memoir. June 7, 2011. Hachette Books. 9781401303815. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Ridgely . Charlie . Everything Coming to Paramount+ in June 2022 . . May 31, 2022 . May 29, 2022.