Parents' Guide to

Bam's Unholy Union

By Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Boring, crude skateboarders get married, too.

TV MTV Reality TV 2007
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Plague
Plague Parent
December 15, 2009
age 12+

Bam's Unholy Union

Funny show! Its not suprising that most parents on this website hate Bam's humor and stunts, but like all Jackass related shows, it does have a very specific warning before the show starts. (Kids take heed to those warnings, we dont want any casualties). Oh and theres nothing wrong with sex before marriage. Religious people are silly.
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What's the Story?

BAM'S UNHOLY UNION chronicles the three-month-long wedding-planning process of pro skater/MTV star Bam Margera and his bride-to-be, Missy. With such a short amount of time to plan their nuptials, the couple has to rush around booking venues, choosing attire, and easing family members' fears that the whole thing will end up being a disaster -- or that a death metal band will be the featured entertainment. The drama is kept moving by tension between Missy's family and Margera, as well as between the loving couple as time pressures mount.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (1 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

As anyone familiar with Margera's antics in the Jackass franchise (as well as Viva la Bam) might imagine, the show features wild stunts, crude language, and strange characters. The series' appeal -- aside from providing the opportunity to witness Margera doing stupid things -- is the way it juxtaposes the supposed anti-establishment rule breaker with the traditional, rather conservative notion of a big wedding.

Viewers who happen to find Margera's personality -- or his propensity to wake up his friends by bashing them with a table lamp -- charming will enjoy the show. But without the car-wreck dysfunction of a couple like My Fair Brady's Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry, Bam's Unholy Union feels a little been-there, done-that.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about weddings. Parents, what kind of wedding did you have (if you did)? Teens, if you plan to get married, what kind of wedding do you see yourself having? What makes a wedding special? What makes a wedding awful? What can the process of planning a wedding tell a couple about the kind of marriage they'll have? How do you think Bam and Missy's wedding will compare to more "traditional" events? What messages is the show trying to send viewers, if any?

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