MTV GEARS UP FOR FATHER'S DAY WITH THE WORLDWIDE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF "JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA .5" AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
"Mancation Sunday" To Include Marathon Of "Rob Dyrdek's
Fantasy Factory" And "Ridiculousness"
With Sneak Peeks Of MTV's New Competition Series "Snack-Off"
And Season Five Of "Ridiculousness"
Santa Monica, CA (June 13, 2014) - MTV is celebrating Father's Day the only way it knows how - with "Mancation Sunday," highlighted by the worldwide television premiere of "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5" at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, following a marathon of the network's male-centric programming. Beginning Sunday, June 15 at 7:30 a.m. ET/PT, guys can kick back on their leather recliners and enjoy a day of outrageous pranks and manly endeavors with marathons of "Ridiculousness" and "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory," and airings of the hit movies "Jackass 2.5," "Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift" and "White Chicks."
"Mancation Sunday" will also give fans an exclusive first look at MTV's tasty new competition series "Snack-Off" and season five of "Ridiculousness," which premiere Thursday, July 10th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
The guys-only Sunday will culminate in the worldwide television premiere of "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5" at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, where infamous prankster Johnny Knoxville, disguised as 86-year-old Irving Zisman, and his "grandson" Billy take audiences along a hilarious hidden-camera road trip. The unlikely duo cause mayhem everywhere they go, with Knoxville doing what he does best - pranking his victims. Additionally, MTV will air a series of interstitials featuring hilarious bonus content including behind-the-scenes moments with the cast and other pranks and jokes too spicy for the movie.
"MTV's MANCATION SUNDAY" LINEUP:
Sunday, June 15, 2014
7:30 a.m. ET/PT: "Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift"
10:00 a.m. ET/PT: "White Chicks"
12:00 p.m. ET/PT: "Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa .5" Sneak Peek
2:00 p.m. ET/PT: "Jackass 2.5"
3:00 p.m. ET/PT: "Ridiculousness" Marathon
4:30 p.m. ET/PT: "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory" Marathon
6:15 p.m. ET/PT: "Ridiculousness" Marathon with the cast of "Jackass"
9:00 p.m. ET/PT: "Jackass 2.5"
10:00 p.m. ET/PT: "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5"
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