<sod>The show developed from ''[[Big Brother Magazine]]'', a skateboarding-related humor magazine that [[Jeff Tremaine]], [[Dave Carnie]], [[Rick Kosick]] and [[Chris Pontius]] all worked for, and featured regular contributions from [[Johnny Knoxville]] and [[Dave England]], among others. The concept of ''Jackass'' dates back to 1998, when failing-actor-turned-writer Johnny Knoxville thought of the idea of testing different self-defense devices on himself as the basis for an article. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines and was turned down until meeting with Jeff Tremaine of ''Big Brother''. Tremaine hired him as a journalist and convinced Johnny to videotape this idea and other stunts for stories. The footage, which involved Knoxville being [[Electroshock gun|tasered]], [[pepper spray|maced]], and ultimately shot while wearing a [[bulletproof vest]], appeared in the second ''Big Brother'' skateboarding movie: ''Number 2''.<ref>Epstein, Daniel, Robert, "[http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jackass+Number+Two+director+Jeff+Tremaine/ Jackass Number Two director Jeff Tremaine]", SuicideGirls.com, January 8, 2007</ref> Future ''Jackass'' castmember [[Wee-Man]] made an appearance in the videos as well. [[Steve-O]], a fan of the magazine working as a professional [[clown]] in [[Florida]], was also submitting tapes of stunts to Big Brother at this time.<eod>
<sod>The show developed from ''[[Big Brother Magazine]]'', a skateboarding-related humor magazine that [[Jeff Tremaine]], [[Dave Carnie]], [[Rick Kosick]] and [[Chris Pontius]] all worked for, and featured regular contributions from [[Johnny Knoxville]] and [[Dave England]], among others. The concept of ''Jackass'' dates back to 1998, when failing-actor-turned-writer Johnny Knoxville thought of the idea of testing different self-defense devices on himself as the basis for an article. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines and was turned down until meeting with Jeff Tremaine of ''Big Brother''. Tremaine hired him as a journalist and convinced Johnny to videotape this idea and other stunts for stories. The footage, which involved Knoxville being [[Electroshock gun|tasered]], [[pepper spray|maced]], and ultimately shot while wearing a [[bulletproof vest]], appeared in the second ''Big Brother'' skateboarding movie: ''Number 2''.<ref>Epstein, Daniel, Robert, "[http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jackass+Number+Two+director+Jeff+Tremaine/ Jackass Number Two director Jeff Tremaine]", SuicideGirls.com, January 8, 2007</ref> Future ''Jackass'' castmember [[Wee-Man]] made an appearance in the videos as well.<eod>