Viva La Bam

Viva La Bam is a television reality 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.

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Television - Reality show - MTV - Bam Margera - Practical jokes - Phil - April - Vincent Margera - Jackass

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Despite being heralded as a reality show, a more fitting term would be improv. Though there are no lines pre-written, the various sub-plots of each episode are pre-planned and carefully set up. Phil and April are supposedly on a salary for simply going along with everything.

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Reality show - Phil - April

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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.

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West Chester, Pennsylvania - October 26 - 2003 - United States

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

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August 14 - 2005

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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"

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The show's main title theme is a snippet of "The King Of Rock N' Roll", by Finnish band Daniel Lioneye.

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Finnish - Daniel Lioneye

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