Wildboyz
| Wildboyz | |
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Title card from episode 3 of Season 1
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| Created by |
Jeff Tremaine Chris Pontius Steve-O Dimitry Elyashkevich Sean Cliver |
| Starring | Chris Pontius Steve-O |
| Narrated by | Jacob Witkin Manny Puig (Warning only) |
| Opening theme | "The Age Of Pamparius" by Turbonegro |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jeff Tremaine Trip Taylor (2003-04) Dimitry Elyashkevich Sean Cliver Derek Freda (2006) |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Dickhouse Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
MTV (2003–2004) MTV2 (2005–2006) |
| Original release | October 26, 2003 – February 24, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Wildboyz is an American spin-off television series and follow-up to Jackass, which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season. Steve-O and Chris Pontius are the stars of the show, who perform stunts and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained. The two are both stars in the hit movies Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two and Jackass 3D. They travel to different parts of the globe, performing their stunts in exotic environments while educating their audience on wildlife and local culture. Season 4, the show's final season, made its debut on January 6, 2006, at 9 pm EST as a part of Sic 'Em Fridays on MTV2.
Wildboyz follows the antics of Chris Pontius and Steve-O, as they travel all around the globe. Over the course of 4 seasons, Pontius and Steve-O have traveled to 19 different locations. At each location the pair would both interact with the wild as well as 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 countries' cultures.
The dangerous nature of the stunts arguably outstrips that of either Jackass or another similar spin-off, Viva La Bam. In the course of the show, Steve-O has purposely subjected himself to the relatively mild sting of the emperor scorpion on more than one occasion, and Chris Pontius has nearly been attacked by a wild jaguar and has been bitten by a black bear. One of their most dangerous stunts showed the boys attracting a great white shark while disguised as seals, then later jumping into the open water just 10m away, as well as placing dangling meat attached to a hammock to attract wild lions. In another dangerous stunt, the pair dressed up as fake zebras in the Sahara near a lion den. 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".
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