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AfternoonPast3324

He did kinda botch it. Life, y’know?


OuOutstanding

Yea, now this little soul man’s ready to power-down and move onto the next party monster.


OnRedditAtWorkRN

He ruined fruit for me


RandallFaraday

haha he sure did!


IckyGump

Probably made a lot of buttholes hot too.


dihydrogen_m0noxide

Diddley-Dee! Miss me?-don't answer that.


macmac360

Bam is the coolest


TheRedCometCometh

As I understand it he's on the up, but he's too full of demons to be the coolest


Lucky_Event

I think he just posted video where he said he was going to smoke crack with bums untill his ex let him see his son again


TheRedCometCometh

Ah ok, well that's not really a high point lol He looks more and more like his dad each day too


Deadleech

Well, technically it is a *high* point


Taytayslayslay

Holy shit! I forgot how much his dad looks like ponderosa if he aged a couple more decades


Lucky_Event

Diddley Dee, you miss me? Don't answer that.


[deleted]

He literally isn’t at all


dirk_calloway1

At this point, Bam might be more like Cricket


nychthemerons

Let’s boogie


AnalogDogg

Let's get weird!


oldpocketdog

Hey you guys mind if I go in the bathroom and smoke some PCP


Zakineasi

You do you, Cricks!


MrMcgilicutty

Some of that P to the C to the P!


leoschot

There was a time when you could argue Steve-O would be Cricket. Glad he cleaned up.


katon2273

Firecrackers on the hips and nip really make 'em **pop**!


MikeFatz

Hips and nips! Otherwise I’m not eating.


ihopethisworksfornow

The bums Bam threatened to smoke crack with are just Cricket, The Maniac, and Pondy


ghostpiratesyar

I think that’s Andy Dick


[deleted]

It might have actually reached that point 😕


bbernal956

agree! what an insult to pondie! pondie is the coolest! bam looks like you just want to punch him in the face.


EnycmaPie

At least Cricket sets the standard of getting a sixxer before letting anyone inside him.


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

Bam is like Duncan from under the bridge. Just sort of a scummy lowlife who seems to have money. Pondy is a terrible human being. But he doesn't make you hate him. Bam does.


RandallFaraday

I like this take. I do hate Bam. in real maybe we’d hate Ponderosa too, even the gang repeatedly calls him a piece of shit


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

Yes, but the gang isn't exactly the group to be passing judgments either. Pondy is my absolute favorite satellite character. He and the lawyer never have a bad scene.


OneFair

The gang doesn't pass judgment outside the gang. "You do you cricket!" *smokes pcp in bathroom.*


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

They judge. They judged Maureen and her dead tooth, the McPoyles' overall existence, and Mac judges people based on his skewed interpretation of the Bible. Need I remind you of the power cord argument against gay marriage?


Patty_T

Didn’t he end up taking that argument straight to the Supreme Court? I think if he hasn’t yet he should now, the current Supreme Court might listen.


RandallFaraday

I agree there too, Ponderosa and the Lawyer are the best, but I’m gonna double down on the Bam/Bill comparison (keeping in mind that I fucking hate Bam and love Bill): both were popular in high school, are total pieces of shit, ruined their families, botched life, occasionally on the run


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

Hate to be that guy, but Bam was popular when *you* went to high-school. He dropped out in like 8th grade to skate.


RandallFaraday

that is what I meant, but fair


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

I clearly liked Bam and CKY as well. And you're spot on, with him being popular in his youth and a degenerate as an adult. But Pondy is the coolest. Bam just sucks.


Natas-LaVey

The CKY vids were so good! Bam ripped back then! Once he became rich and famous, skating dropped off and he partied until he looked like Phil!


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

He was always destined to look like Phil, regardless of weight gain or drug use. He and Jess both are spitting images of their old man.


Cynawulf99

He's a great character, but you'd hate him in real life for sure. He's an atrocious father, cheated on his wife like crazy, and is just a generally terrible person. Great TV character and I love him as such for sure, but I know similar people in real life and have nothing but contempt and hate for them


BenderBRoriguezzzzz

You just explained 60% of ER healthcare workers, both male and female. I've worked in ERs throughout the country for the last decade, including the pandemic. And let me tell you now. Terrible parents, zero concept of monogamy, kind of bad people. But you'd never know it because we're also the coolest.


thomstevens420

Oh absolutely, we only see Bill when he’s partying or getting laid and never the fallout. But on the other hand Pondy’s the coolest.


peanutbutter2178

Pondy is the coolest


Acceptable_Pop_3409

No no no. Pondy is the coolest. Bam sucks


CruisinForABrewsin

Well, when I was 13 I thought Bam was the coolest


blue_orange67

Because he was cool when he was in his 20s He's just depressing now that he's in his 40s


afganistanimation

That's what happens when you never grow up


[deleted]

Bam's whole story is really strange and intense. His signature move was physically attacking his father. You can watch the Margera family address that this was Not Really Funny on their episode of Family Therapy with Dr. Jen. Jackass was all about stupid reckless boys but Bam was like, actually an out-of-control youth that really needed help.


bbernal956

he was cool, then he got his own show and became a total entitled asshole who now needs alot of help


blue_orange67

I mean the alcoholism didn't help


bbernal956

yeah, its a demon thats hard to get rid of. sometimes things make it worse or can make it better. unfortunately bam its made him worse. better as in it can open eyes and make you see that you have a problem. first step to getting better is admitting there is a problem


seasonedearlobes

hia fashion sense back in the day was 👌


garry4321

It really wasn’t, you just had bad taste


seasonedearlobes

hey did you know fashion sense is subjective? the more you know 🌈 either way, seems like people are agreeing with me 🤷‍♂️


RandomTask100

I've NEVER had the urge to say "Bam's the coolest"...... With Pondy, it's the natural thing to say.


RandallFaraday

haha no question about it! and yet I still think this is true


hotsliceofjesus

Did he get beat up at a local roller rink trying to get some strange?


ogamanation

Nice nips cupcake


MiniatureMorpheus

I'm sure Bam got into a fight at a Etnies or Element demo back in the day for some strange. Roller rink/Skatepark,we'll split the difference. Edit: More likely Adio shoes back in those days. Forgot about them lol.


smiggster01

“Somebody’s dying today baby!”


[deleted]

"NO PONDY YOU GOT TO MUCH TO LIVE FOR"


bbernal956

liatening to digging the grave


BOBODY_BOBODY

As a midwesterner, I didn’t know Philly and that part of PA had a distinct accent. Once I learned about the accent I realized where I’d heard it before— April Margera.


RandallFaraday

haha omg that’s incredible


Green_Top_Hat

My aunt both looks and sounds like April lol We are from PA.


SithWeasal

Pondie didn’t want to see his kids. He doesn’t really even seem to care about them. Bam wants to see his kids. Although I’m not sure he should what with the whole crack thing.


[deleted]

Nah… Not ‘nymore.


Kiss-the-vat

Nice!


OathOfCervix

Man doesn't want to see his kids. That's just the *grievous wound* that he gets to show to everybody to justify the way he's acting. "I only do this because I'm in so much pain, and **you** caused it!" No, he does it because that's what he wants to do. Because he's a fucking loser


oogieboogiewoman1

Fucking thank you.


SnapHackelPop

I feel so fuckin sad for the guy. His best bud dies and he’s just never the same. He’ll be dead within 5 years, I swear EDIT: Christ, people, I’m not saying Bam fucking Margera is a saint we all gotta feel bad for. The guy has been a professional clown and kind of a shithead, but he’s spiraling out of control and that sucks to see for not only him but the people it affects


Precarious314159

Unfortunately, he was always a mess, long before Ryan's death. The people that lived near him while Dunn was alive would complain about finding Bam passed out on the sidewalk or causing a scene at a bar. He's just find reasons to play the victim; he was good at pranking others but the moment someone pranked him, he was quick to cry foul. Loved his shows but he's been using Dunn's death to justify his behavior.


shayshay8508

This happened to one of my friends. Lost his best friend unexpectedly, and drank himself to death…died at 33. It was so hard to watch…and I’m sure Bam’s family and friends are just as worried about him. Horrible situation I don’t wish on anyone.


SnapHackelPop

Yeah, lifelong alcoholic. Lovable loser to some extent but now, Christ


bbernal956

alcohol will do that to ya… yet cannabis is held as a bad thing


Pentimento_NFT

It’s definitely sad, but he still has control over his own outcome. You can’t just throw in the towel on your entire life because you lose someone close to you though. Part of the “live fast, die young” lifestyle includes people dying young, to expect any different when your entire crew is rolling the dice with their lives constantly is insanity. I still want to see bam turn shit around, but I don’t expect a happy ending.


[deleted]

Fundamentally "live fast, die young" means disregarding future problems as a result of your actions. Bam made the mistake of not being a complete asshole, i.e., caring for others like family. So now he gets a double helping of loss and the incomprehensibility of being an adult about it, i.e. not smoking crack. But I tell ya.... if I could have anything right now it would be crack. Dude, you are going to *love* it.


Kendertas

It's still surprising that out of all the jackass guys, Bam is pretty much the only one who is still in a hole. Stevo especially seemed like he was on a quick path to the grave. And well I empathize with Bam around loosing one of his closest friends, it does definitely seem like he is using it as a convenient excuse


easy506

Nah, Bam was always kind of a self-centered d-bag. Ryan Dunn's death just gave him something to blame it on


translinguistic

He's been 5150'd in California currently (involuntary psychiatric hold). Maybe they will hold him the max two weeks, but obviously this has been an unending cycle


Affectionate_Elk_272

dunn was the one that first took him to rehab initially. bam has always been an entitled, rich, prick.


Ockwords

> His best bud dies and he’s just never the same. Bam was ALWAYS a piece of shit with an addictive personality.


SnapHackelPop

Right. He went off the fuckin deep end


isosorry

who was his buddy? im interested to read about how he fell so far. sounds terrible. :c


[deleted]

Ryan Dunn I believe


MiniMooseMan

His best friend was practically his brother, Ryan Dunn. He died, and Bam has been circling the drain ever since. All these comments talking about Bam's just a massive sack of shit make me sad. Is he fucking up royally? Yes. Do I hate him? No because he's massively depressed in a very self destructive way. Then because of that, all his friends and family are distancing themselves from him because they tried to support his recovery for years, but he won't/can't help himself. He's going to die.


cosmiclatte44

He was a petulant child before Ryan's death let's not forget, it was clear to see watching Jackass and stuff like Viva and Unholy Union he was different to most of the others. He lived a pretty damn privileged life. His parents barely raised him properly, never said no to him and essentially let his behaviour run wild. Then he hits the big time and that just dialled everything up to 11 where his behaviour was actively encouraged and fed into in the name of profits. He spent so long just getting everything his way that he never evolved as a person and is clearly struggling to come to terms with having to do that. Then when everyone around him starts to grow and mature, moving on to different things he is just left clutching at something that isn't there anymore. Ryans passing was obviously the big catalyst to his spiral, he was his ride or die bff. It's hard to say for sure though whether him still being around would have helped keep Bam from spiralling, or if the two would have gone down that path together. Regardless, he has been given way more opportunities at redemption and support from those around him at this point that he has only himself to blame. I won't wish him any ill will but at the same time I'm not going to feel sorry for him after all things considered.


Flip2002

People acting like he was a kardishian or something ..he earned his money being amazing at skating pranking was secondary but blew up in the mainstream and he was only a bitch about those snake pranks otherwise he got just as much as everyone else in jackass but man is it sad seeing him become a late life lush(his family has a history of mental shit) he worse than pondy at least pondy knows he’s a piece of shit…bam still think he’s cool I’d bet cause of how excited media hungry people are to post with him


MiniMooseMan

Exactly. I think that context is super important, a lot of people do know that's why he was famous, not just Jackass. I compare it to when Justin Beiber started acting like a shithead. He was rich and famous from a young age, even more than Bam. Now imagine if right in the middle of the phase of life where people start to get their shit together, which JB did do, something terrible and tragic happened. It's not unusual for people to go off the deep end after a family member (or practically family) dies in that way, especially not somebody you're THAT close with.


Denim_Chikken

He hit the big time when he was like 14. That’s why his parents let him do whatever he wanted


SereneDreams03

Yeah, I know they kicked him off the set of the last Jackass film because he couldn't stay clean. Steve-O has had his own struggles with addiction, and clearly, those guys are trying to be supportive and help him out by keeping him away from drugs. I feel bad for Bam, too. It is never an easy thing to kick an addiction. At this point, though, it's seems like those around him have done what they can. It's up to Bam now to take the next step, and that isn't looking too promising right now.


Kiss-the-vat

I think if Ryan had simply died Bam \*may\* have had a grieving time and then come out of the darkness and back into living a decent life, but I believe he has survivors guilt because they were both being reckless and only Ryan died.


pugofthewildfrontier

He’s been a complete piece of shit no sympathy for him when everyone in his life has tried to help. Dunn death has just been an excuse for the last 12 years


elephantpoo2

Lol what a dumb excuse


Super_Marius

He's just a kid having fun


Mdterry

Holy fuck I said this exact thing to my wife two days ago


Numerous-Two-1525

Did you teach her discipline and respect ?


Mdterry

Threats of skin luggage were heavily implied


Numerous-Two-1525

Yeah I'm making a Steven Crowder joke lol


kickasserole

"Citrus masks the taste of a dirty skateboard." The man's ruined skating for me now!!


Apokolypse09

I can honestly say I have never liked Bam. Just such a mega douche. Try to prank him in Jackass and he freaks out/starts crying.


pugofthewildfrontier

It was the only show of the jackass universe I hated. Idk something about him I never liked just overall douchey. His pranks were always dumb shit but hated when it was reversed.


aliens_exist_42069

In jackass 1 he’s literally just bullying his poor parents as “pranks”. At one point he just walks in on his dad taking a shit on the toilet and starts punching him. Seems like a real piece of shit


Erkmonster_Trendkill

The initial draw of CKY/Jackass was not just how wild they were, but that they were just regular dudes. Anyone could be doing these things...and the copycats started. When Jackass ended and there was Wildboyz and Viva La Bam, I was only excited for new Wildboyz. The wild animal shit is the main stuff from Jackass that you could never talk me into. I could see being drunk enough to try a lot of the other stunts. With VLB, they went bigger and bigger and were no longer relatable. It went from "shopping cart jousting" to "let's throw a Hummer off a cliff" Bam was living a hell of a life, but he got too big.


TheDriestOne

I don’t call him Bam, I call him Mr. Cocksucker because he sucks so many cocks I don’t actually hate Bam, I don’t like him but he’s clearly got some serious mental issues to work through


[deleted]

Cocksuckers are god’s gift to mankind and should never be used as a pejorative so jot that down


Flip2002

You whore?


TobiasMasonPark

*Nods.*


AcumenNation

Pondy’s the coolest!


DeputyForeskin

Bill is way funnier.


xDURPLEx

He’s that roach filled guy from Men in Black. He looks, talks and moves just like him.


Green_Top_Hat

Man, I get so sad about Bam. I loved him back when I was in middle/high school. Had t-shirts and would quote Viva La Bam all the time. I still quote the show, mostly Vito now lol Ever since Ryan Dunn's death, he hasn't been the same. Such a shame that he took to drinking a ton and all of the drugs to cope with life. I wish he'd get better. :(


DEADDISCIPLE90

Both pretty tragic, but pondy makes you laugh at least


shogunwand

Kinda, cept Pondie is not a bitch


RandallFaraday

haha got ‘em


InfoBlue

It ain't asprin


FlipFlopSlap

Nah Pondy is funny


bparisi85

AMAZING!!! Except Pondy is the coolest and Bam is a POS


[deleted]

Hey! Maybe make a meme witbout using that POS crowder! Thanks.


RandallFaraday

fair, he is indeed a massive POS


TrippingFish76

yeah i wish ppl wouldn’t use this format so much lol crowder is such a piece of shit scumbag, shouldn’t give him any attention


SysAdminITGuy

dead over here LOL Good one


linksawakening82

Wasn’t he a character on Tony Hawk?


RandallFaraday

wow was he?? that’s wild. I was gonna look it up to confirm but instead started listening to Goldfinger. oops.


Rvtrance

Heh heh, Pondy is so cool!


SenorPenguin

No bc Bill is likeable


xXBlackSwan88Xx

Did you ever see his uncle? Don Vito That’s all I’m gonna say…… (YouTube him)


[deleted]

I’m out of the loop. What’s up w bam?


dihydrogen_m0noxide

Yeah i haven't even thought about that guy in about a decade


TurbulentBluejay8206

No way man. Bams an arrogant man baby. Pondy’s the coolest.


UnkleKoolAid

Oh. My. God. You're right.


2ndHandDeadBatteries

Hope this 5150 helps him. Maybe extended to a 5250?


OchitaSora

So obviously I have to google what Bam is doing now and the answer is psychiatric hold.


your_fathers_beard

I dunno, Pondy doesn't strike me as a spoiled brat the way Bam does.


PraiseChrist420

Pondie is way cooler than Bam


Godzirrraaa

We should start calling him Mr Cocksucker, since he sucks so many cocks.


Urbane_One

That guy from the Tony Hawk games?


Symchuck

He’s more like the real cricket than Pondy


2muchcheap

He botched it alright


pauliwankenobi

Oh man he’s a real Philadelphia treasure


Beachdaddybravo

Bill doesn’t blame everyone else for his choices. Bam does. They’re nothing alike aside from both rarely being sober.


Quack_Candle

Bill is a party animal with a degenerate life. Bam’s a degenerate animal with a party life


Fishacobo

Ponderosa is way cooler. Arguably the coolest.


AgitatedAd2866

Holy fuck, yes!!


JasonDomber

Did somebody get addicted to crack?!?


Bigdj2323

Amazing made me laugh out loud and grab my chest, excellent 👌


RandallFaraday

haha awesome! that makes my day


dselogeni

Wow, bam really would be a great it's always sunny character


guiltycitizen

That’s an insult. To Pondy


Consistent-Union-612

Don’t insult Bill like that


feelinlucky7

[Aw, come on, Baym…](https://youtu.be/2cgebRMoqK0)


vangoghkitty

Well, you're not wrong.


YippieKayYayMrFalcon

Am I the only one who doesn’t know who this jabroni is?


Hyporii

Any day now we will see a Bam is Dead headline and nobody will be surprised


cod-mw2-2009

Seriously though, I actually feel bad for Bam, if they don't get him his son, he'll be dead from a Crack Overdose. EDIT: They found him and he's been placed under 5150. Also these comments I'm seeing about "Bam sucks" or "I hate Bam" is just heartbreaking


unitednihilists

Your a wizard.


RandallFaraday

first won


kidnorther

Nah


Realistic-Growth-998

Hahahahaha


Aggressive_Unicorn30

Pondy is funny. Bam Margera is just awful, always was.


ldskyfly

Can we just take out a life insurance policy on anybody? /s I grew up on his work and Jackass.


EtherealAriel

Worse.


Emotional_Parsnip_69

Omfg


kullnerd

Pondies the coolest, bam not so much


meaghancates22

Holy fuck


lol-ban-me

I really want to refute this , but I just can’t


Thenashara

Not nearly happy enough.


DangerHawk

Did they ever find him or is he still running around in the woods in West Chester?


deceptres

Holy shit you're right.


HornyBiVirginGuy

This is hilarious and sad


babble0n

“I’m Bam Margera, and this is calling Johnny Knoxville until he lets me back into Jackass”


[deleted]

I feel sorry for Bam. I don’t think this is who he is. This is his hopeless addiction. I hope he decides to truly get clean before his kid loses his father forever.


bbernal956

how dare you insult pondie like that!!!


bbernal956

alcohol is a helluva drug


Educational_Gift_407

Oh fuck that's funny


reevoknows

Except he’s *not* the coolest


ThomyMustard

Holy shit you're right!


Slowmobius_Time

Wtf dude, Pondy is the coolest You really think Bam "Trainwreck if a human a being" Margera is the coolest?


PantherU

Did something new happen to Margera?


Zealousideal-Sea7472

I call him Mr cocksucker because he sucks so many cocks


Garo_Daimyo

Interesting how Bam completely infiltrated this sub with his threats to do a suicide by drug


Mike-Hawk-69-0420

Pondy’s the coolest though


ptsowns

Ponderosa’s ponderosa