Jackass Shark Week

Jackass 4 is coming out.

And I'm sending the fellas on a special mission for Shark Week.

Jackass meets Shark Week.

Ow!

Things are gonna get downright insane.

Shark Week, the Jackass guys.

This really seemed like a perfect marriage,

of like-minded people coming together.

I told them, no goofing around this time.

And no silly costumes.

We've got the veterans,

Steve-O, and Chris Pontius,

joined by two rookies,

Jasper, and Poopies.

Aw. That's four peaches right there.

And they're gonna donate their bodies to science.

They're a little excitable, these boys.

Whoo!

Yeah!

Shark Week, the Jackass guys... What could go wrong?

Aah!

Oh, man, there's a shark!

Holy .

I mean, what could go right?

Yeah!

Woohoo! Yeah!

I've done a lot of experiments in my life. This one's the dumbest.

Olé! Aah!

Whoo!

Oh, my God.

Yeah, baby. Shark Week!

Whoo-hoo!

Yeah.

Okay, are we ready?

Hey, fellas. How are you? You made it.

- Yeah, man. - Knox!

I'm sending the fellas to shark school.

To show the "dos" and mostly "don'ts"

of what to do with sharks.

Thought it would be good to send two of the wild boys

Steve-O and Pontius,

and then two of the new guys,

Poopies and Jasper.

Yeah. For science.

You met that handsome devil, Craig.

Craig, the sea fox? Oh, yeah.

I don't know what I got myself into.

My goal is to teach the guys what to do,

and what not to do around sharks.

Sharks are so misunderstood.

So I wanna get these guys eye-level with these particular animals...

teach them to respect these animals,

and teach them why we need sharks in the environment.

Chris and I have been swimming with sharks for so many years.

Just a train wreck. Every time.

Over twenty years ago, my journey began on MTV,

with a little show called Jackass.

The first time I ever swam with a shark,

I got bit.

Steve-O got bit. Imagine that.

A lot of people would say, "Hey, man. Maybe I won't swim with sharks anymore."

But not me. No way, Bub.

That was just the start.

Hey, can you scratch my back right here?

- Up, up. - Yeah. Hard, hard, hard!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Cool, man. That was sweet.

Aww.

There's a shark in the water. We better get the hell off this boat.

I actually wanted to be a nature show host, when I was a little kid.

And so, getting to do a special on Shark Week...

is a dream come true.

I heard that you believe in mermaids.

Yeah.

I do, dude. I watched Little Mermaid, like, my whole childhood.

Like, legit?

I mean... Yeah!

We all got our thing.

They're out there somewhere.

Uh, they just don't like the cameras. You know, they're shy.

Sometimes you gotta put fear behind you,

and go straight forward with science.

It's sharks. You don't know what they might do.

But it's the best way to get over your fears,

know what I'm saying? Get right in the water, and look 'em face to face,

and grab 'em by the nuts.

You could cut that last part out.

I've been looking up a lot of videos on the internet,

and I'm gonna send you one right now, to check out. Here you go.

When Knoxville finds stuff on the internet, it's all bad news.

Bad for you. Good for me.

Check out this yahoo, and let me know what you think.

Ooh... Oh, my God.

How does he find these videos?

Hey, can we rewind that?

I mean, obviously I don't need to say anything about that.

It's pure stupidity.

With this guy splashing around,

sharks can sense that.

The more erratic you behave in the water,

it makes the sharks a lot more aggressive.

Let's see what this next one is.

Woah!

This thing is huge.

A massive shark coming in right here. Big white shark.

Look at this thing!

Oh, my God.

Aah!

- He's tearing it up! - Oh, my God.

It's a bull in a china shop.

Yeah, a bull in a china shop.

Bright yellow. It went for the thing

that had the most contrast in the water.

Just don't splash around and be a moron,

and everything will go nice and smooth.

Going into the water not looking flashy with these sharks,

is gonna be a tall order.

That's just not our style.

I know. Just don't be erratic.

I'm just going to follow my instincts, and hope for the best.

Aw, man. I can't wait.

All right, guys.

Today, we're swimming with bull sharks.

Somebody's gotta learn about 'em,

and unfortunately, it's gonna be you guys today.

We all know Johnny Knoxville has a love-hate relationship

with bulls,

and he's asked me to give the guys a little lesson

about bull sharks.

You mean the experiences with bulls I can remember?

Sometimes I go nite-nite.

If you try to stop respecting a bull,

he will get his respect very quickly, and swiftly.

And continuously.

I don't know much about bull sharks, but, fingers crossed there.

Are they called bull sharks because they like to bump you and buck you?

That's how they got their nickname.

They're four hundred to five hundred pounds,

amped up with a bunch of testosterone.

They have this really pugnacious and bold demeanor.

When they get really hyped up, they come right in,

they charge you. They bump you...

before they come back around and attack.

If you act like prey, they treat you like prey.

And so, if you make a mistake...

...and flail or splash around like the idiot in that video,

it could be the last mistake you ever make.

- Wow. - Yeah.

Just like bulls, bull sharks are colorblind.

But both bulls and bull sharks respond to contrast, and also movement.

And that sparks the curiosity in these bull sharks, and they come right in.

What if you had a costume that had, like, a bunch of yellow,

and white, and black, and red?

That's an absolute disaster in the water. Yeah.

I am a trained, professional matador.

Never, and I mean never...

swim with bull sharks, dressed in this type of attire at home.

It's just too dangerous.

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

I'm gonna be completely honest with you guys.

I'm speechless with this whole design.

Just like the yellow bag in the video,

this yellow is going to attract these bull sharks like you won't believe.

This bright white shirt? Exactly what you shouldn't be wearing,

when you're in the water, with one of the most dangerous predators on the planet.

You know, I'd love to yack it up with you guys all day long,

but it's fashion week out there on the open sea.

And I'm ready to strut my stuff with some bull sharks.

Chris, don't just show them contrast, show them pizazz.

I am Chris Pontius, the matador.

Olé! Aah!

Crap. My mask.

Olé!

Chris! From here it looks like the best fashion show this ocean's ever seen.

Hopped on Google, and I searched bull sharks.

They said "don't wear shiny things or anything yellow."

What's so shiny over there? Oh! It's Chris!

It's gonna get a little dangerous out here.

They're getting so close to Pontius right now.

, Chris.

Holy

Holy

Coming up on Jackass Shark Week.

- Hold onto it. - Don't fall. Don't fall.

Things are going to get a little out of hand.

Yeah!