Viva La Bam

Viva La Bam is a television reality show (though large portions are scripted) 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.

Guest roles

  • Jen Rivell
  • Tony Hawk
  • Bucky Lasek
  • Compton Ass Terry
  • Kerry Getz
  • Tim O'Connor
  • Kenny Hughes
  • Jason Ellis
  • Donny Barley
  • Jack Osbourne
  • Dave Grohl
  • Tommy Lee
  • Johnny Knoxville
  • Ville Valo
  • Hank from Hell
  • Sean Penn
  • Hopper Penn
  • The Bloodhound Gang
  • Slayer
  • Turbonegro
  • CKY
  • HIM
  • Punxsutawney Phil
  • Billy Idol
  • GWAR
  • Dani Filth

Episode guide

Season One

  • 1.1 Phil's Hell Day / Bam's Skate Park

Bam wants to get Phil angry...but can he piss off his mild-mannered dad? He certainly tries to by installing a fire pole in the living room, ironing hamburgers on ALL Phil's clothes, replacing the toothpaste with ground meat and lastly, by demolishing Phil's beloved 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

  • 1.2 Don't Feed Phil

Can Phil go without food for an entire day? That's what Bam wants to find out. Like it or not, Phil's going on a starvation diet. For 24 hours, Bam has instilled his family, friends, and heck, the whole town with one simple message "Don't Feed Phil." And to celebrate his father's fast, Bam hosts a Turbonegro concert in his living room. In a tidbit of film at the end of this episode, a fungus-infested toenail is pulled from Don Vito's foot by Bam with wire cutters.

Special Guest Appearance by: Turbonegro

  • 1.3 Family Reunion

Bam wants to do something special for the family reunion...something medieval. Bam & his crew 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 armour, Bam & Co., including Compton Ass Terry riding atop an elephant, host this merry 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

  • 1.4 Viva Las Vegas

It's two days before Phil and April's wedding anniversary. Bam wants to do something special for them, so he decides to take them and the rest of the crew to Las Vegas. When you've got Russian mail-order brides, Elvis impersonators, Don Vito's blue dye-job and one wicked hotel-room food fight, all you can say is Viva La Bam!!

  • 1.5 Paint Phil Blue / Three-Day Weekend

April & Phil go on a three-day-weekend leaving Bam at home. While they're away, Bam and his crew play. They paint the entire kitchen blue along with everything in it. Next, they build a secret underground tunnel into Don Vito's house. Then, the boys steal April's car and convert it into one bad-ass souped-up 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 to blow any item they can fit into the machine into the box. They use Honey and Corn Flakes, Anchovies and Money, Worms and Worms, Roaches and Maggots, and Ass and Crack. One of the worms crawls into Don Vito's pants and ends up dying in it. Afterwards, Don Vito gets honey poured on him, gets money stuck on him, and eats a hoagie.

  • 1.6 Very Merry Margera Christmas

With twenty bucks and some duct tape, Bam bring the christmas spirit to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Bam adorns the Margera house with ultra-bright festive lights, man-made snow, giant sized Christmas ornaments, and an indoor ice skating rink.

  • 1.7 April's Revenge

Bam plans to take April, Phil, Don Vito and his raucous crew of friends out for a boating trip on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. But what Bam really wants to do is take April, Phil and Don Vito to an island 100 yards away from Three Mile Island, the notorious nuclear power plant, and leave them there for 24 hours. Once arriving, April becomes suspicious and decides to turn the tables on her son. It ends up raining on the island and Bam ends up getting a cold from sleeping in the rain. They also build a cheap-ass ramp out of wood and duct tape, build a fort using wood to try to keep the rain out, fart during a nice 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 Ape and telling her that her house has been blown up. Ape finds out that the house is still standing and forgives Bam and Bam forgives Ape.

  • 1.8 Scavenger Hunt

Bam, the crew and the Bloodhound Gang embark on an outrageous 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.

Special Guest Appearances by: Bloodhound Gang, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis


Season Two

  • 2.1 Castle Bam

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

  • 2.2 Dating Don Vito

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, 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 - who will be the lucky lady?

Special Guest Appearance by: Slayer

  • 2.3 Fat Boy Face Off

Bam enters Phil and Don Vito in a competition he calls "Fat Boy Face Off." The contest includes hoagie racing, spinning in circles until dizzy, and the unforgettable "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.

  • 2.4 Mardi Gras Pt. 1

Bam (with a group of skateboarding legends including Tony Hawk, Jason Ellis, Tim O'Connor, and Donny Barley) head down 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 gets very pissed and yells at Tony Hawk, "No more skateboarding!"

Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley

  • 2.5 Mardi Gras Pt. 2

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 and wastes no time in adding their own brand of chaos to Mardi Gras.

Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley

  • 2.6 Community Disservice

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, uproots trees by running them over with his ATV and dump the trash that April, Phil, and Don Vito collected into Don Vito's house.

  • 2.7 Tree Top Casino

It's Arbor Day, so Bam decides to knock down one of the tall trees in the backyard. April hears the commotion from the house and comes outside to yell at Bam. He gets a brilliant idea to build 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

  • 2.8 Demo Derby

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. What to do with four cars and 14 acres? Have a Demolition Derby of course! Bam and the crew smash and crash into each other until there is nothing left of their automobiles.


Season Three

  • 3.1 Driveway Skatepark

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 Appearnce by: Compton Ass Terry, N.E.R.D., Jack Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, One of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Bunnies

  • 3.2 Uncivil War

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.

  • 3.3 Fort Knoxville

Bam gets paid a visit by his old friend Johnny Knoxville. When he discovers that Johnny's given his Hummer a "makeover," this friendly visit turns into an all-out prank war.

Special Guest Appearance by: Johnny Knoxville

  • 3.4 Rockstars

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.

  • 3.5 Mutiny On The Bam

Bam and the CKY crew's tomfoolery finally pushes Ape over the edge. As a peace offering, Bam takes her, his family, and the entire crew on a cruise...but on a pirate ship with Vito as captain.

  • 3.6 Angry Ape

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.

  • 3.7 Mall Of Bam

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

  • 3.8 Bamiature Golf

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 Four

  • 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. At the end, it was 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. Nearly at the end, Vito has to go and ruin the whole thing. 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

  • 4.3 Working Class Bam

On this episode Bam and his friends (including Don Vito) get jobs so they can pay the heating bill or clean like April. Since Brandon got a ticket for parking in a wrong spot with a rickshaw, they lost.

  • 4.4 State Of Bam

On this episode, Bam gets the idea to sail on a water.... with a car. But when the townships denies his request to do it, he decides to make his own little state. Like always, lots of cursing, playing tricks on each other, blowing up s***, and Vito.

Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)

  • 4.5 Bam On The Bayou

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.

  • 4.6 Groundhog Day

Bam and the crew goes to Groundhog Day, to find out that there will be six more weeks of winter. So, they decide to make a snow-race.

Guest Appereance by: Clutch

  • 4.7 Destination: Mexico

Bam, his family, and friends go to Mexico. Brandon 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, so Bam won. At the end, Vito stole Bam's hummer, anyway.

  • 4.8 Random Tasks

Bam and the guys are bored, so they make a game, which gives random activities for his family and friends.

Season Five

  • 5.1 Destination: Brazil

Bam takes Don Vito to Brazil, what Vito thinks is in the Bahamas, and they hook up with pro-skater Bob Burnquist. Meanwhile, Dico turns April and Phil's pad into a more "rainforest-y" environment.

Special Guest Appearance by: Bob Burnquist

  • 5.2 April's Birthday Surprise

Bam celebrates April's 20's for her birthday.

Special Guest Appearance by: Billy Idol

  • 5.3 Vito's Revenge

When Don Vito has had enough of Bam's pranks, he seeks revenge.

Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely

  • 5.4 Metal Mulisha

Vito attemps to join Metal Mulisha.

Special Guest Appearance by: Metal Mulisha, led by Brian Deegan and GWAR

  • 5.5 Lost Lambo

Bam and Ryan decide to have a drag race: Bam's Lamborgini against Ryan's Limo, but before the race can happen, the Lambo disappears from the garage.

Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang)

  • 5.6 Where's Vito?

After Bam wrecks Vito's bedroom window, Vito decides he's had enough with Bam breaking his property and seeks for revenge. He runs away to New York City.

Special Guest Appearance by: Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth)

  • 5.7 Raab's Russian Mail-Order Bride

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: Ville Valo (HIM) and Jussi 69 (The 69 Eyes)

Trivia

  • The show's main title theme is a snippet of "The King Of Rock N' Roll", by Finnish band Daniel Lioneye.
  • According to Bams official website on January 3, 2006 Bam Animation will begin on MTV
  • 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 occassional MTV specials and he and Johnny Knoxville were planning things for possible Jackass stunts.

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Special Guest Appearance by: Ville Valo (HIM) and Jussi 69 (The 69 Eyes). Sui's signature wit and original designs draw legions of devotees to her pieces, including clients Patricia Arquette, Christina Ricci, Cher, Naomi Campbell, Sofia Coppola, Courtney Love of Hole and James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins. While Bam and Raab are looking for Raab's wife, the Russian mail order bride, Phil and Ape hang out with the Dudesons. Her runway shows continue to set trends and inspire designers everywhere. Bam, Raab Himself and Bam's parents travel to Finland.
Called a designer that "never panders" by The New York Times, and named to the Time Magazine list of this decades top five fashion icons, Anna Sui continues to design and manufacture her signature collection in her New York City headquarters. Special Guest Appearance by: Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth). The fashion community has enthusiastically welcomed these products and sales have increased dramatically with each new launch.

He runs away to New York City. Since it's succesfull begining, the fragrance line has expanded to include, Sui Love, Sui Dreams, Dolly Girl, and most recently, in association with Victoria's Secret, the fragrance Secret Wish. After Bam wrecks Vito's bedroom window, Vito decides he's had enough with Bam breaking his property and seeks for revenge. For fall 2000, Sui Dreams, the second Anna Sui fragrance, launched worldwide. Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang). Wella will sell the fragrances to Albion, which will distribute them inside Japan, while Albion will sell the color cosmetics to Wella for distribution outside Japan. Bam and Ryan decide to have a drag race: Bam's Lamborgini against Ryan's Limo, but before the race can happen, the Lambo disappears from the garage. Under some agreement, Wella will produce and market Anna Sui fragrances while Albion introduces the Anna Sui color collection to Japan.

Special Guest Appearance by: Metal Mulisha, led by Brian Deegan and GWAR. In a three-sided arrangement, Wella shares the Anna Sui beauty business with japanese cosmetics maker Albion, who holds the Anna Sui color cosmetics and skin care license. Vito attemps to join Metal Mulisha. In October 1997, Anna Sui signed a fragrance licensing deal with Wella AG, Germany to develop a signature fragrance. Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely. In 1999, Sui launched her signature fragrance and cosmetic line. When Don Vito has had enough of Bam's pranks, he seeks revenge. Anna Sui opened her Los Angeles boutique in 1999 in Sunset Plaza, in West Hollywood.

Special Guest Appearance by: Billy Idol. Manufactured by Ballin in Venice, Italy, the shoe collection is comprised of both day and evening styles, and include velvet, silk, patent leather, snake and lizard skin, shearling and suede. Bam celebrates April's 20's for her birthday. In 1997, Anna Sui Shoes premiered on her runway for fall 1997. Special Guest Appearance by: Bob Burnquist. Isetan Company Limited has attained the main license for the japanese distribution of the women's collection and Mammina, a subsidiary of Isetan, is the distributor to department and specialty stores there. Meanwhile, Dico turns April and Phil's pad into a more "rainforest-y" environment. The stores mark the continued worldwide expansion of the Anna Sui brand and lifestyle.

Bam takes Don Vito to Brazil, what Vito thinks is in the Bahamas, and they hook up with pro-skater Bob Burnquist. Another Osaka venue opened in 2000. Season Five. The second opened in Osaka in the fall of that same year. Bam and the guys are bored, so they make a game, which gives random activities for his family and friends. The first of three her freestanding boutiques in Asia opened on May, 1997 in Tokyo. At the end, Vito stole Bam's hummer, anyway. According to relative Grant Sui, "The stores have come to emphasize the epitome of culture in a continually shifting fashion world." There is no doubt that Anna Sui has created a line that will define fashion in today's society and inspire new inovations.

He got one wrong, so Bam won. This shop with purple walls and red floors has been reflecting her now famous taste of pairing flea market furniture and whimsical dolly head mannequins. If Vito learns ten Spanish sentences when they all come back, Vito gets to keep Bam's hummer. It was in 1992 that she took a chance with a personal clothing line and opened her first boutique shop at 113 Greene Street in Soho District, New York. Brandon stays at home to teach Vito some Spanish. After leaving Parsons, she worked for variety of junior sportswear companies. Bam, his family, and friends go to Mexico. Her early days as a stylist from Meisel’s shoots include editorial for the Italian Fashion Magazine LEI.

Guest Appereance by: Clutch. After graduating high school in her local city, Anna Sui moved to New York city to attend Parsons School of Design, where she started to work with close friend Steven Meisel who is today is widely recognized as the world's top fashion photographer. So, they decide to make a snow-race. According to her own anecdote, she started with her dolls and her neighbor’s toy soldiers for her own personal version of Academy Awards, before making and designing some realistic clothes imitating magazine photos. Bam and the crew goes to Groundhog Day, to find out that there will be six more weeks of winter.
. 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. Anna Sui (隋安娜) (born 1964 in Detroit, Michigan USA) is one of the world’s leading fashion designers.

In doing so, he claims that bayous only exist in Louisiana, so Bam decides to go there.
. Vito falls in and gets into one of his usual angry fits. Bam builds a bayou in front of Don Vito's trailer. Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop, Evil Jared (Bloodhound Gang).

Like always, lots of cursing, playing tricks on each other, blowing up s***, and Vito. But when the townships denies his request to do it, he decides to make his own little state. with a car. On this episode, Bam gets the idea to sail on a water...

Since Brandon got a ticket for parking in a wrong spot with a rickshaw, they lost. On this episode Bam and his friends (including Don Vito) get jobs so they can pay the heating bill or clean like April. Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor. 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.

Nearly at the end, Vito has to go and ruin the whole thing. Bam, his friends, and family celebrate April and Phil's anniversary. This episode is the continuation of the previous episode. Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Ville Valo.

At the end, it was to be continued. Bam, Vito, and his friends secretly follow them. The thing they don't know is that they are not alone. Phil and April go on a trip to France to celebrate their anniversary.


Season Four. 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. Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely. While there, he decides that everyone will spend the entire night inside the mall.

Bam takes his family and the CKY crew to the Mall Of America for a skating demo. He and the CKY crew spend the entire day torturing her, making the 24 hours as difficult as possible. Bam challenges Ape to not complain for 24 hours. As a peace offering, Bam takes her, his family, and the entire crew on a cruise...but on a pirate ship with Vito as captain.

Bam and the CKY crew's tomfoolery finally pushes Ape over the edge. Special Guest Appearance by: Jimmy Pop (Bloodhound Gang), Ville Valo, H.I.M. Bam challenges both Vito and Phil to go through training to become full-fledged rock stars. After an argument with Bam, Vito proclaims that anyone can become a rock star.

Special Guest Appearance by: Johnny Knoxville. When he discovers that Johnny's given his Hummer a "makeover," this friendly visit turns into an all-out prank war. Bam gets paid a visit by his old friend Johnny Knoxville. 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.

Special Guest Appearnce by: Compton Ass Terry, N.E.R.D., Jack Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, One of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Bunnies. 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. Bam decides to turn his driveway into a skatepark.
Season Three.

What to do with four cars and 14 acres? Have a Demolition Derby of course! Bam and the crew smash and crash into each other until there is nothing left of their automobiles. After seeing the cheap prices of the used cars, Bam decides to purchase four cars and bring them back to his 14-acre lot. Bam takes Don Vito to a used-car dealer to buy him a new car. Special Guest Appearance by: Leather Face, Executioner.

In the end, it becomes a Battle Royale that includes Phil, Don Vito, the wrestlers, and Bam. During the Grand Opening, Bam hires professional wrestlers to fight in a ring below the casino. He gets a brilliant idea to build Fast Eddie's Tree-Top Casino. April hears the commotion from the house and comes outside to yell at Bam.

It's Arbor Day, so Bam decides to knock down one of the tall trees in the backyard. On the other hand, Bam opts to build a crude concrete half-pipe for the kids in front of a hardware store, uproots trees by running them over with his ATV and dump the trash that April, Phil, and Don Vito collected into Don Vito's house. 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. Bam challenges April to do five things that will benefit the community.

Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley. Eventually, the crew arrives in New Orleans and wastes no time in adding their own brand of chaos to Mardi Gras. Don Vito continues to get annoyed at Tony Hawk for delaying their travel with his constant skate sessions. Bam and the crew leave Skatopia in one piece and continue their trek towards Mardi Gras.

Special Guest Appearance by: Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis, Donny Barley. Don Vito gets very pissed and yells at Tony Hawk, "No more skateboarding!". On the way down (in 2 RV's and a mini-motorcycle), Bam sessions out-of-the-way skate spots. Bam (with a group of skateboarding legends including Tony Hawk, Jason Ellis, Tim O'Connor, and Donny Barley) head down to Mardi Gras.

Bam enters Phil and Don Vito in a competition he calls "Fat Boy Face Off." The contest includes hoagie racing, spinning in circles until dizzy, and the unforgettable "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. Special Guest Appearance by: Slayer. As the evening approaches, Bam decides that Don Vito needs to bring a date - who will be the lucky lady?. Bam then invites the whole town to a backyard concert-bash.

Home improvements include installing an indoor mini-half, a pirate-themed bar, and a full-scale concert stage in the yard. 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. Special Guest Appearance by: Jess Margera. Bam proclaims, "New house, new rules!".

Bam returns from Amsterdam and hates what April has done with the house. 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 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.
Season Two.

Special Guest Appearances by: Bloodhound Gang, Tim O'Connor, Jason Ellis. 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. Next, he splits everyone up into three teams, with the Bloodhound Gang forming the fourth team. The hunt begins with Bam purchasing three banged-up used cars.

Bam, the crew and the Bloodhound Gang embark on an outrageous scavenger hunt. Ape finds out that the house is still standing and forgives Bam and Bam forgives Ape. The episode ends with a news anchor visiting Ape and telling her that her house has been blown up. They also build a cheap-ass ramp out of wood and duct tape, build a fort using wood to try to keep the rain out, fart during a nice game of poker with Don Vito, have Raab go skating naked, burn a cake, and eventually they escape from the island.

It ends up raining on the island and Bam ends up getting a cold from sleeping in the rain. Once arriving, April becomes suspicious and decides to turn the tables on her son. But what Bam really wants to do is take April, Phil and Don Vito to an island 100 yards away from Three Mile Island, the notorious nuclear power plant, and leave them there for 24 hours. Bam plans to take April, Phil, Don Vito and his raucous crew of friends out for a boating trip on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.

Bam adorns the Margera house with ultra-bright festive lights, man-made snow, giant sized Christmas ornaments, and an indoor ice skating rink. With twenty bucks and some duct tape, Bam bring the christmas spirit to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Afterwards, Don Vito gets honey poured on him, gets money stuck on him, and eats a hoagie. One of the worms crawls into Don Vito's pants and ends up dying in it.

They use Honey and Corn Flakes, Anchovies and Money, Worms and Worms, Roaches and Maggots, and Ass and Crack. 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 to blow any item they can fit into the machine into the box. Then, the boys steal April's car and convert it into one bad-ass souped-up hot-rod. Next, they build a secret underground tunnel into Don Vito's house.

They paint the entire kitchen blue along with everything in it. While they're away, Bam and his crew play. April & Phil go on a three-day-weekend leaving Bam at home. When you've got Russian mail-order brides, Elvis impersonators, Don Vito's blue dye-job and one wicked hotel-room food fight, all you can say is Viva La Bam!!.

Bam wants to do something special for them, so he decides to take them and the rest of the crew to Las Vegas. It's two days before Phil and April's wedding anniversary. Special Guest Appearance by: Mike Vallely, Compton Ass Terry. Soon after, Bam's grandmother, Mum Mum, leaves the party claiming "this whole family is crazy!".

Dressed in medieval armour, Bam & Co., including Compton Ass Terry riding atop an elephant, host this merry feast. Bam & his crew 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. Bam wants to do something special for the family reunion...something medieval. Special Guest Appearance by: Turbonegro.

In a tidbit of film at the end of this episode, a fungus-infested toenail is pulled from Don Vito's foot by Bam with wire cutters. For 24 hours, Bam has instilled his family, friends, and heck, the whole town with one simple message "Don't Feed Phil." And to celebrate his father's fast, Bam hosts a Turbonegro concert in his living room. Like it or not, Phil's going on a starvation diet. Can Phil go without food for an entire day? That's what Bam wants to find out.

Special Guest Appearance by: Tim O'Connor, Tony Hawk, Kenny Hughes, Bucky Lasek, Kevin Staab. As soon as Phil & April hit the road, Bam and crew get to work converting the family home into an indoor/outdoor skate park. Next, Bam gets his parents out of the house by sending them to Atlantic City. Bam wants to get Phil angry...but can he piss off his mild-mannered dad? He certainly tries to by installing a fire pole in the living room, ironing hamburgers on ALL Phil's clothes, replacing the toothpaste with ground meat and lastly, by demolishing Phil's beloved van.

Season One. . The fifth and final season of the series finished on August 14, 2005. Each season consists of eight half-hour episodes.

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. It is a follow-up and spin-off to the popular series Jackass which was also shown on MTV. Viva La Bam is a television reality show (though large portions are scripted) 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"). His comment was that there would be no sixth season, but there would be occassional MTV specials and he and Johnny Knoxville were planning things for possible Jackass stunts.

In December of 2005, Bam addressed rumors of a sixth season on Last Call with Carson Daly. 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 the beginning of episode 5.1, it shows the inside of Vito's bedroom. 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.".

According to Bams official website on January 3, 2006 Bam Animation will begin on MTV. The show's main title theme is a snippet of "The King Of Rock N' Roll", by Finnish band Daniel Lioneye. 5.7 Raab's Russian Mail-Order Bride. 5.6 Where's Vito?.

5.5 Lost Lambo. 5.4 Metal Mulisha. 5.3 Vito's Revenge. 5.2 April's Birthday Surprise.

5.1 Destination: Brazil. 4.8 Random Tasks. 4.7 Destination: Mexico. 4.6 Groundhog Day.

4.5 Bam On The Bayou. 4.4 State Of Bam. 4.3 Working Class Bam. 2.

4.2 Phil & April's Anniversary Pt. 1. 4.1 Phil & April's Anniversary Pt. 3.8 Bamiature Golf.

3.7 Mall Of Bam. 3.6 Angry Ape. 3.5 Mutiny On The Bam. 3.4 Rockstars.

3.3 Fort Knoxville. 3.2 Uncivil War. 3.1 Driveway Skatepark. 2.8 Demo Derby.

2.7 Tree Top Casino. 2.6 Community Disservice. 2. 2.5 Mardi Gras Pt.

1. 2.4 Mardi Gras Pt. 2.3 Fat Boy Face Off. 2.2 Dating Don Vito.

2.1 Castle Bam. 1.8 Scavenger Hunt. 1.7 April's Revenge. 1.6 Very Merry Margera Christmas.

1.5 Paint Phil Blue / Three-Day Weekend. 1.4 Viva Las Vegas. 1.3 Family Reunion. 1.2 Don't Feed Phil.

1.1 Phil's Hell Day / Bam's Skate Park. Dani Filth. GWAR. Billy Idol.

Punxsutawney Phil. HIM. CKY. Turbonegro.

Slayer. The Bloodhound Gang. Hopper Penn. Sean Penn.

Hank from Hell. Ville Valo. Johnny Knoxville. Tommy Lee.

Dave Grohl. Jack Osbourne. Donny Barley. Jason Ellis.

Kenny Hughes. Tim O'Connor. Kerry Getz. Compton Ass Terry.

Bucky Lasek. Tony Hawk. Jen Rivell.