Ahead of the theatrical release of the franchise’s fifth and final movie, all three seasons of the original “Jackass” TV show has returned to Paramount+ with “restored original” episodes.
At the end of 2025, the series was temporarily removed from Paramount+ at the request of Johnny Knoxville and the “Jackass” team, so they could “revisit and restore key creative elements that had been altered over time.” According to the streamer, the refreshed episodes “now reflect the original vision” of “Jackass” from when it launched on MTV in 2000.
“In the time since the release of ‘Jackass’ 26 years ago, the television episodes had been re-edited, re-sequenced, and re-scored to the point they were unrecognizable,” Knoxville said in a statement. “I found this out the hard way last year when attempting to watch them. Eeek! But kudos to Paramount for giving us the $$ to restore the shows to how they initially aired in the first place. We can’t wait until you see all the terrible things we did to each other way back then and in the manner we intended!”
The program is available to stream now in the U.S., with additional regions rolling out in the coming weeks.
“Jackass” was a DIY sensation, its cast of fearless stuntmen revolutionizing reality TV through sheer stupidity and absurdity. Led by ringleader Knoxville, the “Jackass” crew has faced live alligators, snakes, bulls and bears; been shot out of a cannon into the sky; and exposed their genitals to a swarm of bees. The TV show spawned a film franchise that will (supposedly) end with “Jackass: Best and Last,” coming to theaters on June 26.