Viva la Bam
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Viva La Bam is a television scripted show on MTV focusing on the life of Bam Margera and his friends engaged in various practical jokes with one another, but mostly played out on his unsuspecting parents Phil & April, as well as his uncle Vincent Margera ("Don Vito"). It is a follow-up and spin-off to the popular series Jackass which was also shown on MTV.
The show which is mostly filmed in West Chester, Pennsylvania debuted on October 26, 2003 on the MTV network in the United States and has since been seen by fans worldwide.
Each season consists of eight half-hour episodes. The fifth and final season of the series finished on August 14, 2005.
Episode Guide
Season 1: 2003
- 1.1 Phil's Hell Day / Bam's Skate Park
Bam tries to anger Phil by installing a fire pole in the living room, ironing on decals of hamburgers on Phil's clothes, replacing the toothpaste with ground meat and demolishing Phil's van. Next, Bam gets his parents out of the house by sending them to
Atlantic City. As soon as Phil & April hit the road, Bam and crew get to work converting the family home into an indoor/outdoor
skate park.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Tony Hawk, Kenny Hughes, Bucky Lasek, Kevin Staab
Bam wants to see if Phil, who is overweight, can go without food for an entire day. Bam tells his family and friends "Don't Feed Phil," and puts up flyers saying the same around town. And to celebrate his father's fast, Bam hosts a
Turbonegro concert in his living room. At the end of the episode, Bam pulls a fungus-infested toenail from Don Vito's foot with wire cutters.
Special Guest Appearance by: Turbonegro
Bam and his friends decide to host a family reunion with a
medieval theme. Bam and friends build a
drawbridge and a
moat to replace the front door and erect a walled area in the form of a castle in the front yard. Dressed in medieval armor, Bam & Co., including
Compton Ass Terry riding atop an elephant, host a feast. Soon after, Bam's grandmother, Mum Mum, leaves the party claiming "this whole family is crazy!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely, Compton Ass Terry
Bam decides to take Phil and April and his friends to
Las Vegas to celebrate Phil and April's wedding anniversary. Bam's friends order a Russian mail-order brides, see Elvis impersonators, Don Vito dyes his hair blue, and they all have a hotel room food fight. What isn't seen on the DVD release or in reruns is a few extra guests who Bam invited: the Dudesons from Finland. If you look closely during the Vegas Hypnotist deleted scene and during the party at the end you can see them hanging out. They brought their own cameras with them to film for an episode of their own Finnish TV show.
- 1.5 Paint Phil Blue And Other Stories
April & Phil go on a three-day-weekend leaving Bam at home. While they're away, Bam and his friends paint the kitchen and everything in it blue. Next, they build a secret underground tunnel into Don Vito's house. Then, the boys steal April's car and convert it into a
hot rod. Lastly, Bam and his crew put Don Vito and Phil into a big plastic box and shoot random items into it by using a machine. They shoot honey, Corn Flakes, anchovies, money, worms, roaches and maggots. One of the worms crawls into Don Vito's pants and dies. Afterwards, Don Vito gets honey poured on him, gets money stuck on him, and eats a
hoagie.
- 1.6 Very Merry Margera Christmas
Bam decides to decorate the Margera house with ultra-bright lights, man-made snow, giant-sized Christmas ornaments, and an indoor ice skating rink.
Bam says he plans to take April, Phil, Don Vito and his friends out for a boating trip on the
Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, but actually plans to leave April, Phil and Don Vito on an island 100 yards away from
Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Once arriving, April becomes suspicious and decides to turn the tables on her son by leaving Bam and his friends on the island. It then rains island and Bam catches a cold. They also build a makeshift ramp out of wood and duct tape, build a fort using wood to try to keep the rain out, fart during a game of poker with Don Vito, have Raab go skating naked, burn a cake, and eventually they escape from the island. The episode ends with a news anchor visiting April and telling her that her house has been blown up. April finds out that the house is still standing and forgives Bam, and Bam forgives April.
Bam, his friends, and the
Bloodhound Gang embark on a scavenger hunt. The hunt begins with Bam purchasing three banged-up used cars. Next, he splits everyone up into three teams, with the Bloodhound Gang forming the fourth team. The teams jump into their cars and race around town collecting bizarre items, as well as performing grotesque tasks needed to win the scavenger hunt. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Bam and his crew have been kicked out of the township for all they've done this season.
Special Guest Appearances by: Bloodhound Gang, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis
- Iceland Waterfall (unaired episode)
While drunk at a bar, Ryan Dunn says that he would happily perform the outlandish stunt of riding an Icelandic waterfall in a barrel, only to find that the very next day, his trip to Iceland has already been booked. This episode was never aired on MTV, but was first released on a DVD packaged with the "Viva La Bands" compilation album. (It is unknown when in this season this episode was filmed, but it is certainly from season one as Bam still lives in the house from which he was evicted in "Scavenger Hunt".)
Season 2: 2004
Bam and the crew search for a new home and stumble upon a secluded house with acres of yard, complete with a unicorn mural painted on the side. Bam and the boys decide to abandon their unpacking duties and head to
Amsterdam for a CKY show, leaving April and Phil to unpack and decorate the new house. Bam returns from Amsterdam and hates what April has done with the house. Bam proclaims, "New house, new rules!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Jess Margera
When Bam learns that the legendary metal band
Slayer are coming for a visit, the boys feel the need to do some redecorating and modifications to the house. Home improvements include installing an indoor mini-half pipe, a pirate-themed bar, and a full-scale concert stage in the yard. Bam then invites the whole town to a backyard concert/bash. As the evening approaches, Bam decides that Don Vito needs to bring a date and they try to find him one.
Special Guest Appearance by: Slayer
Bam enters Phil and Don Vito in a competition he calls "The Fat Boy Face Off." The contest includes hoagie racing, spinning in circles until dizzy, and an obstacle course called the "Slobstacle Course." To their surprise, there is no prize, only destruction to their own personal property - and in the end the only winner is Bam, of course.
Bam (with a group of skateboarding legends including Tony Hawk, Jason Ellis, Tim O'Connor, and Donny Barley) head to
Mardi Gras. On the way down (in 2 RV's and a mini-motorcycle), Bam sessions out-of-the-way skate spots. Don Vito becomes angry and yells at Tony Hawk, "No more skateboarding!"
Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley
Bam and the crew leave
Skatopia in one piece and continue their trek towards Mardi Gras. Don Vito continues to get annoyed at Tony Hawk for delaying their travel with his constant skate sessions. Eventually, the crew arrives in New Orleans.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley
Bam challenges April to do five things that will benefit the community. From Bam's list, April chooses reading stories to the elderly, giving Phil a haircut, and, with the help of Don Vito and Phil, picking up trash from public spaces. On the other hand, Bam opts to build a crude concrete half-pipe for the kids in front of a hardware store, flips Don Vito's car over so Phil can have a parking spot, uproots trees by running them over with his
ATV and dumps the trash that April, Phil, and Don Vito collected into Don Vito's house and vito goes crazy.
It's
Arbor Day, so Bam decides to knock down one of the tall trees in the backyard. April hears the noise from the house and comes outside to yell at Bam. He gets the idea to build a casino. Then Bam hangs Vito's
Honda Civic in the trees to test the durability of them for the casino. Vito comes out to see his car in the trees and freaks out. Then the casino gets built, and Bam calls it Fast Eddie's Tree-Top Casino. During the Grand Opening, Bam hires professional wrestlers to fight in a ring below the casino. In the end, it becomes a Battle Royale that includes Phil, Don Vito, the wrestlers, and Bam.
Special Guest Appearance by: Leather Face, Executioner
Bam takes Don Vito to a used car dealer to buy him a new car. After seeing the cheap prices of the used cars, Bam decides to purchase four cars and bring them back to his 14-acre lot. He then has
Demolition Derby. Bam and the crew smash and crash into each other until there is nothing left of their automobiles.
Season 3: 2004
Bam decides to turn his driveway into a skatepark. While Tim Glomb constructs it, Bam, his family, and the CKY crew travel to Los Angeles to collect celebrity souvenirs from
Dave Grohl,
N.E.R.D, and others to pave into the driveway skatepark.
Special Guest Appearance by: Compton Ass Terry, N.E.R.D., Jack Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, One of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Bunnies
After Bam discovers a
Civil War cannonball on his property, he and the CKY crew decide to hold a Civil War reenactment in his backyard, complete with Union and Rebel soldiers.
Bam gets paid a visit by his old friend
Johnny Knoxville. When he discovers that Johnny's given his
Hummer a "makeover" by damaging it, this friendly visit turns into an all-out prank war.
Special Guest Appearance by: Johnny Knoxville and Sean Penn
After an argument with Bam, Vito proclaims that anyone can become a rock star. Bam challenges both Vito and Phil to go through training to become full-fledged rock stars.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop (Bloodhound Gang), Ville Valo, H.I.M.
Bam and the CKY crew's tomfoolery finally makes April angry. As a peace offering, Bam takes her, his family, and the entire crew on a cruise on a pirate ship with Vito as captain.
Bam challenges Ape to not complain for 24 hours. He and the CKY crew spend the entire day torturing her, making the 24 hours as difficult as possible.
Bam takes his family and the CKY crew to the
Mall of America for a skating demo. While there, he decides that everyone will spend the entire night inside the mall.
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely
After trashing another one of Vito's cars, Bam promises him that he'll never do it again if Vito beats him on the miniature golf course he builds in the backyard.
Season 4: 2005
- 4.1 Phil & April's Anniversary Pt. 1
Phil and April go on a trip to
France to celebrate their anniversary. The thing they don't know is that they are not alone. Bam, Vito, and his friends secretly follow them. It ended with "to be continued".
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Ville Valo
- 4.2 Phil & April's Anniversary Pt. 2
This episode is the continuation of the previous episode. Bam, his friends, and family celebrate April and Phil's anniversary. Near the end, Vito ruins the day. Later, Bam gets April and Phil another chance of having a great day while Raab and Dunn handcuff Vito out on a platform so he won't ruin another day for April and Phil.
Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor
On this episode Bam and his friends (including Don Vito) get jobs so they can pay the heating bill or clean like April. Brandon got a ticket for parking in a wrong spot with a
rickshaw causing them to lose.
On this episode, Bam gets the idea to sail on a water with a car. But when the township denies his request to do it, he decides to make his own little state. There's lots of cursing, playing tricks on each other, blowing up stuff, and Vito.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)
Bam builds a bayou in front of Don Vito's trailer. Vito falls in and gets into one of his usual angry fits. In doing so, he claims that bayous only exist in
Louisiana, so Bam decides to go there. Phil decides to stay home because he figures that it would be more fun than going to Louisiana, so it becomes a competition between Phil and Bam to see who can have the most fun.
Bam and the crew go to
Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania to find out that there will be six more weeks of winter. In light of this, they decide to make a snow-race.
Guest Appearance by: Clutch
Bam, his family, and friends go to Mexico. Brandon (aka Dico) stays at home to teach Vito some Spanish. If Vito learns ten Spanish sentences when they all come back, Vito gets to keep Bam's Hummer. He got one wrong because Dico taught him incorrectly on purpose, causing Bam to win. At the end, Vito stole Bam's hummer anyway.
Guest Appearances: The Dudesons
Bam and the guys are bored, so they make a game which gives random activities for his family and friends.
Season 5: 2005
Bam takes Don Vito to
Brazil, which Vito thinks is in
the Bahamas, and they meet up with pro-skater
Bob Burnquist. Meanwhile, Dico turns April and Phil's house into a more "rainforest-y" environment.
Special Guest Appearance by: Bob Burnquist
NOTE: While Bam was in Brazil, Bam's girlfriend Jenn Rivell tore apart his house. Supposedly, she went berserk after hearing rumors that Bam had sex with Jessica Simpson. Bam mentioned this on a Carson Daly program. Bam broke up with Rivell after this incident.
- 5.2 April's Birthday Surprise
Bam celebrates April's 20's for her birthday.
Special Guest Appearance by: Billy Idol
Don Vito seeks revenge after all of Bam's pranks with the help of Mike Vallely.
Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely
Vito attemps to join Metal Mulisha but has to pay dues before he is accepted.
Special Guest Appearance by: Metal Mulisha, led by Brian Deegan and GWAR
Bam and Ryan decide to have a drag race: Bam's
Lamborghini against Ryan's souped-up Limo, but before the race can happen, the Lamborghini disappears from the garage.
Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)
After Bam wrecks Vito's bedroom window, Vito decides he's had enough with Bam breaking his property and seeks revenge. He runs away to
New York City with one of Bam's treasured possessions, his Hummer H2, and with him is Bam's friend Ryan Dunn. At the end, Vito destroys Bam's Hummer.
Special Guest Appearance by: Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth)
- 5.7 Delaware's Rehoboth Lagoon
Bam and his crew decide to go to the
Delaware Rehoboth Lagoon with Vito. Bam places a bet with Vito that if they don't make it down there by two days, Vito can have Bam's pool for the summer.
Special Guest Appearance by: Nice Girls (the MAXIMillions)
Bam, Raab Himself and Bam's parents travel to
Finland. While Bam and Raab are looking for Raab's wife, the Russian mail order bride, Phil and Ape hang out with
the Dudesons.
Special Guest Appearance by: the Dudesons, Ville Valo (HIM) and Jussi 69 (The 69 Eyes)
Specials
- Viva La Spring Break Part 1 and 2
Bam and the crew head to Miami, Florida for spring break. April and Phil are shocked when they find out the show isn't over quite yet.
Bam and the crew get Ryan Dunn drunk and force him into an old dare where Ryan would have to go down a waterfall in a barrel in Iceland. This episode can be seen in the Viva La Bam DVD.
Trivia
- The show's main title theme is a snippet of "The King Of Rock N' Roll", by Finnish band Daniel Lioneye.
- According to Bam's official website on March 21, 2006 Bam Animation (which is filming for the MTV2 show Celebrity Deathmatch) will begin production, and will air later this year.
- At the ending of Episode 5.8, Bam stated that "There will be no more episodes, so have fun watching re-runs for the rest of your lives! Wait to see what we do next."
- In the beginning of episode 5.1, it shows the inside of Vito's bedroom. In one shot you can see (on the left side of the screen) the DVD of 'Viva la Bam: The Complete Second and Third Seasons' on a shelf.
- In December of 2005, Bam addressed rumors of a sixth season on Last Call with Carson Daly. His comment was that there would be no sixth season, but there would be occasional MTV specials and he and Johnny Knoxville were planning things for possible Jackass stunts.
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