# And Welcome to Jackass And Welcome to Jackass, also known as And This is Jackass, started as Johnny Knoxville's deadpan opening line on the MTV stunt series Jackass, which premiered in October 2000[2]. The quote mutated into a snowclone in April 2011 when YouTuber AlkaroSmb dubbed a Passion of the Christ clip 'Hola, mi nombre es Jesus… y esto es Jackass' (translated from Spanish)[3]. By February 2022, Twitter users were plugging mundane activities into the template, including @RAINBOWFISH's 'i'm Johnny Knoxville and i'm about to go through her likes,' which drew more than 111,000 likes[6]. ## Origin Johnny Knoxville introduced the phrase 'Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville and welcome to Jackass' as the opening line of the MTV reality series Jackass, which premiered on October 1, 2000, and ran until February 2002[2]. Over the show's original run, the greeting was echoed by guest stunt performers and became closely tied to the series[1]. The And Welcome to Jackass snowclone version emerged more than a decade later. On April 2, 2011, YouTuber AlkaroSmb uploaded a redubbed clip of The Passion of the Christ titled 'Hola, mi nombre es Jesus… y esto es Jackass' (translated from Spanish: 'Hi, my name is Jesus and this is Jackass')[3]. Spanish-language forums picked up AlkaroSmb's clip first, with English-speaking meme communities following later that year[4]. - **Platform:** MTV (Jackass TV series) / YouTube (snowclone format) - **Creator:** Johnny Knoxville - **Date:** 2000 ## Overview And Welcome to Jackass works as a fill-in-the-blank snowclone where a speaker introduces themselves as Knoxville (or substitutes another character), then names an upcoming activity, with the joke hinging on the gap between the show's violent reputation and whatever actually follows. Image macro versions from 2011 placed FAIL scenarios or self-destructive behavior under the opening line, matching the show's slapstick-injury humor[4]. By early 2022, Twitter posters flipped the convention. Users plugged in small, embarrassingly mundane activities, so an ordinary moment got dressed up as a stunt dangerous enough for the show[6]. Posts in this second phase tended to stay text-only, with the comedic weight carried entirely by the mismatch between Knoxville's intro and the harmless act that followed[5]. ## How to Use A typical post starts with 'I'm Johnny Knoxville and welcome to...' or 'and this is Jackass,' then names an activity. In 2011-era image macros, the activity named something painful or stupid, matching the show's stunt register[3]. In the 2022 Twitter version, posters often picked something small and embarrassing, like taking one bong hit before bed or reading someone's Twitter likes, so the setup oversells the activity for comic effect[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is And Welcome to Jackass? And Welcome to Jackass is a snowclone catchphrase template based on Johnny Knoxville's signature opening line from the MTV stunt series Jackass[2]. Posters fill in the blank after 'and welcome to...' with an activity, usually for comic effect[5]. ### Where did And Welcome to Jackass come from? Knoxville used the line to open the series when Jackass premiered in October 2000[2]. The snowclone meme itself started with YouTuber AlkaroSmb's April 2011 parody dub of a Passion of the Christ scene, titled 'Hola, mi nombre es Jesus… y esto es Jackass'[3]. ### What does And Welcome to Jackass mean? In its 2011 image-macro form, the setup usually led to a painful or stupid stunt, as in AlkaroSmb's crucifixion parody[3]. The 2022 Twitter version inverted that setup, naming a mundane activity like going through someone's likes[6]. ### How do you use And Welcome to Jackass? A typical post opens with 'I'm Johnny Knoxville and welcome to...' or 'and this is Jackass,' then names an activity[4]. Common 2022 versions caption an image or short description so the activity undercuts the show's dangerous reputation[5]. ### Is And Welcome to Jackass still popular? The format spiked around the February 2022 release of Jackass Forever, with @RAINBOWFISH's tweet drawing over 111,000 likes[6]. Posts cooled off after the Jackass Forever cycle, though the catchphrase stays tied to the long-running MTV franchise[2]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qof4MmKIb_c]() 2. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackass_(TV_series)]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5GQh579Po]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/and-welcome-to-jackass]() 5. [https://twitter.com/rajat_suresh/status/1491947961961656321]() 6. [https://twitter.com/RAINBOWFlSH/status/1491682837443010567]() 7. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11466222/]() 8. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/and-welcome-to-jackass Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library