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{{Short description|American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Wildboyzmtv.png
| caption              = Title card from episode 3 of Season 1
| creator              = [[Jeff Tremaine]]<br>[[Chris Pontius]]<br>[[Steve-O]]<br>Dimitry Elyashkevich<br>Sean Cliver
| genre                = [[Reality television|Reality]]<br> [[Black comedy]]<br> [[Toilet humor]]<br> [[Cringe comedy]]<br> [[Physical comedy]]<br>[[Slapstick comedy|Slapstick]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| director             = Jeff Tremaine
| producer             = Alex Dimitrijevic<br>Tabrez Noorani
| starring             = Chris Pontius<br>Steve-O
| narrated             = Jacob Witkin<br>[[Manny Puig]] (Warning only)
| opentheme            = "The Age of Pamparius" by [[Turbonegro]]
| num_seasons          = 4
| num_episodes         = 32
| runtime              = 18–22 minutes
| executive_producer   = Jeff Tremaine<br>Trip Taylor <small>(seasons 1–2)</small><br>Dimitry Elyashkevich<br>Sean Cliver<br>Derek Freda <small>(season 4)</small>
| cinematography       = Dimitry Elyashkevich
| editor               = Scott Simmons<br>Seth Casriel<br>Kristine Young Gaffney
| music                = Dave Roen
| company              = [[Dickhouse Productions]]
| network              = [[MTV]] <small>(seasons 1–2)</small><br>[[MTV2]] <small>(seasons 3–4)</small>
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2003|10|26}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2006|2|24}}
| related              = ''[[Jackass (franchise)|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 (franchise)|Jackass]]''. The show stars [[Steve-O]] and [[Chris Pontius]], who perform [[stunt]]s and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained.

==Format==
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''Wildboyz'' follows the antics of mainly Chris Pontius and Steve-O along with Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey and Dave England 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 (franchise)|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 [[American black bear|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.<ref name="steve-o">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5fqYAAAAQBAJ&q=wildboyz+%22hollywood+animals%22+%22lions%22&pg=PT218|title=Professional Idiot: A Memoir|first=Stephen Steve-O.|last=Glover|date=June 7, 2011|publisher=Hachette Books|isbn=9781401303815|via=Google Books}}</ref>

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]], [[Jason Acuña|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."<ref name="steve-o" /> 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."
*"The Fish Hook" sketch in ''Jackass Number Two'' featured ''Wildboyz'' stars Pontius, Steve-O and frequent collaborator [[Manny Puig]], fishing for sharks in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The sketch involved Pontius fishing with Steve-O as his bait, and in order to attach himself to Pontius' fishing line, Steve-O put a fish hook through his cheek. The sketch ended after Steve-O kicked a [[mako shark]] in the head. During the commentary for ''Jackass Number Two'', cameraman Dimitry Elyashkevich jokingly called the sketch "''Wildboyz: The Movie!''".
*The "How to Milk a Horse" sketch was in fact filmed for ''Wildboyz'', according to Jeff Tremaine in the director's commentary for the DVD release, but due to its explicit content (Steve-O, Pontius, and Knoxville obtained a sperm sample from a studded horse, which Pontius proceeded to drink), Tremaine said that it would never have aired on MTV.

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]]'': 
*A balloon is placed between Steve-O's butt and is popped by the bite of an [[eastern diamondback rattlesnake]].
*Chris Pontius is bitten on the nose by a [[snapping turtle]] in a scene identical to one filmed for ''Wildboyz''.
*[[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]] runs through the streets of India with dozens of other short men all dressed in blue with orange wigs, chasing [[Preston Lacy]], and vice versa. 
*Steve-O drinks beer off the fingernails of [[Shridhar Chillal]], an Indian man alleged to have the longest fingernails in the world. Steve-O throws up repeatedly, upsetting the many Indian actresses on set.
*One sketch was designed to display all Indian stereotypes in one scene. After much searching for a talent to perform this skit, [[Ehren McGhehey]] agrees reluctantly. He lies on a [[bed of nails]] wearing a turban with a cobra in a basket on his chest. He is surrounded by Indian [[snake charmers]], a painted elephant, and ''Wildboyz'' stars Pontius and Steve-O.
*In a sketch dubbed by director Jeff Tremaine to be "the ultimate failed bit," ''Jackass'' stars Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and [[Dave England]] visit the [[Aghori]] tribe of India. The tribe disturbs the actors and the sketch fails.
*A sketch where Johnny Knoxville gets a prostate exam in Russia was originally shot for ''Wildboyz'', but it was never shown on TV and instead was put in ''Jackass 2.5''.
Sketches similar to ''Wildboyz'' in ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' include:
* Dave England and Steve-O playing [[tetherball]] with a beehive.
* Chris Pontius' chin being dressed up as a [[barbarian]] while he's "battling" scorpions.

Other sketches in ''[[Jackass 3.5]]'' similar to ''Wildboyz'' include:
* Steve-O getting bitten on the buttocks by an [[alligator snapping turtle]]. Steve-O claimed numerous times throughout ''Wildboyz'' his dislike for alligator snapping turtles. Once the turtle bit, it refused to let go as Steve-O screamed and writhed in pain.
* During the filming of ''Jackass 3D'', Jeff Tremaine discussed a scene he shot for ''Wildboyz'', in which Steve-O and Chris Pontius wore a two-person llama costume, and an actual llama with an erection attempted to mate with the costume. Tremaine claimed that seeing Steve-O, the bottom half, being "raped" by the llama was "the funniest thing he had ever filmed." The ''Jackass'' crew made an unsuccessful attempt to replicate this with a donkey and a costume of one with clearly defined orifices. Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville wore the costume. Even after coating the orifices with female donkey urine, the donkey failed to become aroused. The same donkey suit makes a [[cameo appearance]] during the end credits of the 2012 [[Girl Skateboards|Girl]] & [[Chocolate Skateboards|Chocolate]] skateboard movie ''Pretty Sweet''.
Sketches in ''[[Jackass Forever]]'' similar to ''Wildboyz'' include:
* At the end of the opening sequence of ''Jackass Forever'', Chris Pontius gets bitten on his penis by a snapping turtle. 
* Steve-O putting a [[queen bee]] around his penis. A lot of other bees then latch onto and sting his penis.
* New cast member Sean "Poopies" McInerney attempting to kiss a [[Texas rat snake]].
* Ehren McGhehey getting his nipple bit by a [[tarantula]].
* New cast member Rachel Wolfson getting a botox injection by a scorpion.
* A [[vulture]] eating pieces of meat off of Wee Man's body as he is tied to the ground, while Chris Pontius and Steve-O are worshiping the vulture. This skit is similar to the "sarcophilus satanicus" skit from ''Wildboyz''.
* Chris Pontius drinking pig semen and Dave England unsuspectingly getting it poured over him.
Sketches in ''[[Jackass 4.5]]'' similar to ''Wildboyz'' include:
* Ehren McGhehey and Wee Man standing in a see-through tub with an [[electric eel]]. Wee Man then puts a key in Ehren's ass and touches the electric eel.
* Wee Man unsuspectingly getting horse semen poured over him.
* Steve-O putting fish in his ass and having a raptor attack and eat it.
* Steve-O getting his eyebrows waxed off by tying the thread to an eagle that flies away.
* New cast member Poopies unsuspectingly getting pig semen poured over him.

==Cast and crew==

===Starring===
* [[Chris Pontius]]
* [[Steve-O]]

===Recurring===
* [[Manny Puig]]

===Guest stars===
* [[Johnny Knoxville]]
* [[Jason Acuña|Wee-Man]]
* [[David Hasselhoff]]
* [[Method Man]]
* [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]
* [[Three 6 Mafia]]
* Loomis Fall
* [[Mat Hoffman]]
* [[Tony Hawk]]
* Macaque
* "Black mamba"

==Episodes==
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| end1       = {{End date|2003|12|14}}

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| end2       = {{End date|2004|6|13}}

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| start3     = {{Start date|2005|3|11}}
| end3       = {{End date|2005|4|29}}

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| episodes4  = 8
| start4     = {{Start date|2006|1|6}}
| end4       = {{End date|2006|2|24}}
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=== Season 1 (2003) ===
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{{Episode list
| Title = Alaska
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|11|2}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
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{{Episode list
| Title = Florida
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|11|9}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
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{{Episode list
| Title = Australia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|11|16}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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{{Episode list
| Title = South Africa 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|11|23}}
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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{{Episode list
| Title = Alaska 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|11|30}}
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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{{Episode list
| Title = New Zealand
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|12|7}}
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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{{Episode list
| Title = Belize
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|12|14}}
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
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=== Season 2 (2004) ===
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| Title = India
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|25}}
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
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{{Episode list
| Title = Brazil
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|2}}
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
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{{Episode list
| Title = Kenya
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|9}}
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
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{{Episode list
| Title = Costa Rica
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|16}}
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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{{Episode list
| Title = Australia 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|23}}
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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{{Episode list
| Title = Florida 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|30}}
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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{{Episode list
| Title = East Africa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|6}}
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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{{Episode list
| Title = Indonesia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|13}}
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
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=== Season 3 (2005) ===
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| Title = Louisiana
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|11}}
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
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{{Episode list
| Title = India 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|18}}
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
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{{Episode list
| Title = Indonesia 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|25}}
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
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{{Episode list
| Title = Brazil 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|1}}
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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{{Episode list
| Title = Kenya 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|8}}
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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{{Episode list
| Title = India 3
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|15}}
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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{{Episode list
| Title = The Deep South
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|22}}
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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{{Episode list
| Title = Mexico
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|29}}
| EpisodeNumber =  24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
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=== Season 4 (2006) ===
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| Title = Argentina
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|1|6}}
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
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{{Episode list
| Title = Thailand
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|1|13}}
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
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{{Episode list
| Title = Russia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|1|27}}
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
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{{Episode list
| Title = California
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|3}}
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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{{Episode list
| Title = Mexico 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|3}}
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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{{Episode list
| Title = Argentina 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|10}}
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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{{Episode list
| Title = Thailand 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|17}}
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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| Title = Russia 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|24}}
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
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== Special ==
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| Title           = Wildboyz: Over & Out
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}
| ShortSummary    = The cast reflect of their wildest experience on filming the show.
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}}

==Home media==

===Season releases===
{| class="wikitable"
!DVD name!!Ep #||Release date!!Additional information
|-
|''The Complete First Season''||8||October 26, 2004|| Commentary 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 - Uncensored''||8||April 26, 2005|| Commentary 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 - Unrated''||16||September 12, 2006|| Commentary 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ridgely |first=Charlie |title=Everything Coming to Paramount+ in June 2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/paramount-plus-june-2022-movies-tv-streaming/#1 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=May 31, 2022 |date=May 29, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/wildboyz/series.jhtml}}
* {{IMDb title|0389701}}
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