Hindsight is 20/20, even for a guy who used to make a living as shark bait for humans.
Steve-Owho was one of the original members on Jackass when it premiered in 2000 on MTV, reflecting back on the show’s wild early days with a little difference from what he was back then.
“We really deserved to be defamed because they didn’t have YouTube or Internet videos back then and we were doing bad legal influence,” he said. Hotboxin with Mike Tyson audio file. “When Jackass appears, little kids are showing up in hospitals around the country and possibly the world because they see us doing this crazy thing and they want to do it themselves. “
Jackass, aired for three seasons from 2000 to 2001 before creating an entire cinematic universe, featuring Steve-O and his taciturn gang performing ecstatic stunts. The show — also had the participation of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and Chris Pontius—It was a breakthrough in its wacky stupidity, though Steve-O now thinks there are too many bugs to go around.
“At that point, you could really point out that we were a bad influence,” he said. “But I think over the years, because there’s so much YouTube now, [MTV’s]a lot, it’s not our f-king’s fault anymore. “
