The fifth and final Jackass film, Best and Last, has finally hit the 2026 movie schedule, which means a fresh round of interviews with everyone’s favorite comedians-slash-crash-test-dummies. Over the past 26 years, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and the rest of the crew have created some of the wildest stunts in cinematic history, and everyone has their favorites, including those who actually lived through them. And recently, the creator and star celebrated one of the franchise’s all-time great bits. While the stunt itself is unforgettable, his comments also reminded me that some of the best Jackass moments come from unsuspecting bystanders who could never have prepared for the madness walking through the door.
Knoxville appeared on an episode of Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, and the brothers asked him if there were any stunts he was surprised they actually got away with. That led him right to one of the strangest and funniest moments from the first Jackass movie. He said:
