Product Details

• Actors: Bam Margera, Vincent Margera, Ryan Dunn, Chris Raab, Brandon Dicamillo
• Writers: Bam Margera, Troy Miller
• Producers: Andrew Fuller, Kim Levine, Stephanie Edmonds
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Dubbed: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MTV
• DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007KIFXW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,755 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "MTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete 2nd and 3rd Seasons" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

From Candid Camera to American Idol, American television viewers' appetite for watching other folks get embarrassed, humiliated, or worse at the hands of both themselves and others never seems to wane. How else to explain the fact that MTV's Jackass, a show built on dangerous, painful, and stupid stunts, could spawn not only a feature film but a spin-off like Viva La Bam, issued here in a three-disc set compiling the show's fourth and fifth seasons with extensive bonus material? This is classic MTV fare, made by and for slackers, stoners, and skateboarders, the tattoo and heavy metal crowd who get off on the kind of jejune, puerile behavior that Bam Margera and his crew celebrate in every one of these 16 episodes. A combination of The Tom Green Show, Paris Hilton's The Simple Life, and the aforementioned Jackass, Viva La Bam is hardly what one would call innocent, but it's neither as cruel nor as mean-spirited as others of its ilk. It focuses less on outrageous stunts than on Bam's good-natured tormenting of his family, including mother April ("Ape"), dad Phil, and especially uncle-clown Don Vito (the latter two have a combined girth roughly equal to the Earth's circumference); in the two-parter that opens the fourth season, for instance, they follow Phil and Ape to Europe (later adventures take them to Brazil, Mexico, Finland, and Russia), wreaking havoc everywhere they go and pretty much living up to the stereotypical image of the boorish, ignorant American abroad. There are guest appearances by rockers like the Bloodhound Gang, Hanoi Rocks, HIM, the cartoonish Gwar, and even Billy Idol, along with ace stunt bikers the Metal Mulisha, but unless your idea of hilarity involves folks dumping food on one another (even better if the dumpee is asleep), Viva La Bam's appeal will be limited, to say the least. On the other hand, folks who do enjoy that kind of thing should be delighted. The third disc is comprised of over two hours of bonus material, including deleted scenes and commentary by Bam and the gang. --Sam Graham

Product Description

The poster boy for how not to treat your parents is back with two more seasons of pranks, stunts and ridiculous displays of family love. In other words, we’re not sure how they can still love him. With his entourage of agitators, Bam puts April, Phil and Don Vito through even more hell as they set out to do nothing but make themselves, and all of us, laugh our asses off. From hosting a Slayer concert in his backyard to putting Phil and Don Vito through a Fatboy Face-off, turning the driveway into a skate park and setting sail to a deserted island, Bam and his boys do whatever they want.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth owning on DVD March 3, 2005

By M. Kare

Format:DVD

Viva La Bam is a great show that may seem silly at first but eventually grows on you. If you want to know what the show is about imagine this, MTV wants to give you money to watch you and your friends do things that you could only imagine doing. These guys do some of the goofiest things and by the end of every episode you appreciate the fun because you can see yourself doing the same things they are if only given the chance. It sure beats the 40 hour work week where you know what you're going to be doing, and it definately beats other "reality" shows because there are no roses and no interships (well, maybe Vito is an intern!) but everyone has fun and gets silly and you laugh until your stomache hurts!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Dont Expect a lot. April 18, 2005

By Steve Lawrence

Format:DVD

I have been following these dudes since CKY Landspeed. and ive grown up watching the CKY series, and the Jackass series. In this Jackass spinoff, i must say they did a fantastic job. Don Vito is pure hilairty. I purchased season 1, and was really happy with what i bought. purchasing this set, i was expecting the same thing. but was let down.

The packagin is great, so no problems with that. it looks great. there are 3 DVD's. Season 2, 3 and Bonus Disc. Once you insert a DVD youll be shown a few previews, and then comes a generic title screen with the options Play All, and Episodes. Bam dosnt introduce us on these DVDs this time. Episode 6, season 2 is censored for some reason. theres not as much bonus stuff you would expect from 2 seasons. and now, the biggest dissapointment of all....NO COMMENTARY! WHY!?!?!?! commentary and bonus stuff was the only reaosn to buy this in my opinion. its as tho your in the same romm as them, watching the show. theyre comments are hilarious, and they answer so many questions while giving out a ton of interesting facts.

Dispite the abscence of commentary, and more bonus footage, this is a decent release. it seems as though this DVD set was rushed. But if all you want is the episodes, and a few bonus clips, then its perfect for you.

oh and by the way, Compton Ass Terry's music was left out again due to legal issues.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Show February 11, 2005

By Dax

Format:DVD

Viva La Bam is a show that is basically Bam and his friends goofing off. It may not sound cool, but its the most awesome show ever. I recently purchased the first season and laughed till my stomach hurt. Plus, this is season 2 AND 3. Double the laughs, double the Bam. Although they block out most of the cursing, they still dont block out all of it, so i would not recommend it for kids with extremely protective parents. But if you dont have protective parents (Or you're over 13) You'll love this show. Bam and his buds are funny, mischievious, and people that you grow to love. If you like comedy, you'll absolutely LOVE (And I mean it) Viva La Bam.