Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video is Steve-O

Steve-O

Steve-O is an American stunt performer and television personality. His entertainment career is mostly centered around his performance stunts on the American TV series Jackass and accompanying movies....

's first DVD. It contains mostly footage that the censors wouldn't allow on MTV.

Content

Aside from Steve-O, the DVD includes Chris Pontius

Chris Pontius

Christopher Andrew "Chris" Pontius is an American entertainer and daredevil. Pontius is a member of Jackass, and along with Steve-O, was the co-host of Wildboyz.-Life and career:...

, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña

Jason Acuña

Jason Acuña , also known as Wee-Man, is an American TV host and actor. He is one of the stars of Jackass on MTV and the host of NESN's skateboarding show 54321. Acuña has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall...

, Preston Lacy

Preston Lacy

Preston Lacy is an American daredevil, actor and writer for the television show and companion movies, Jackass.- Jackass :...

, Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...

, and Ryan Simonetti

Ryan Simonetti

Ryan Simonetti is an American professional skateboarder who has appeared in several television programs. He has appeared in National Lampoon's TV: The Movie, Wildboyz, Dr. Steve-O, and also in Don't Try This At Home: The Steve-O Video. He has appeared on MTV Cribs in their Jackass episode special...

. Some noteworthy scenes are Steve-O drinking bong

Bong

A bong is a filtration device/apparatus generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco,or other herbal substances.In construction and function a bong is similar to a hookah, except smaller and more portable...

 water, the fireball face off where Steve-O spits a fireball while doing a backflip, burning his face in the process, ice skating and falling through thin ice on the Cuyahoga River and the vodka IV where Steve-O gets five shots of vodka

Vodka

Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....

 pumped through his blood stream courtesy of a registered nurse. It also contains the video "The Career Ender," appropriately titled because it was once believed to end Steve-O's career. Highlights of the Career Ender show Steve's first attempt at the butterfly, in which he stapleguns his scrotum to his leg. The DVD contains a cast commentary and a bonus making-of video.

Unauthorized re-release

Also, after a fall out with Steve's old manager Nick Dunlap, Nick has re-released the DVD, advertising it as a "Now 100% special edition." It is the same disc sold in 2001, but with a red cover. This was completely unauthorized by Steve-O. Steve-O later sued Dunlap and attorney Jason Berk.

Sequels

Don't Try This at Home sold 140,000 copies, and was followed by Don't Try This at Home Volume 2: The Tour (2002) and Steve-O: Out on Bail (2003), which show Steve-O on a tour with other Jackass cast members (such as Bam Margera

Bam Margera

Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...

 and Ryan Dunn

Ryan Dunn

Ryan Matthew Dunn was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of the Jackass and Viva La Bam crew. He hosted Homewrecker and Proving Ground...

) and their exploits and stunts during that time. A fourth video, Steve-O: The Early Years (2004), records Steve-O engaging in stunts and pranks done primarily for his and his friends' amusement, as opposed to performing for an audience.

Releases

• Don't Try This At Home - The Steve-O Video Vol. 1 (2001)
• Don't Try This At Home - The Steve-O Video Vol. 2: The Tour (2002)
• Steve-O: Out on Bail (2003) (aka Don't Try This At Home - The Steve-O Video Vol. 3: Out on Bail)
• Steve-O: The Early Years (2004)
• Steve-O: Gross Misconduct (2005)