Yo Momma (TV series)

Yo Momma is an American television show that aired on MTV from April 2006 to December 2007. The series is based on the exchange of “yo momma” jokes—insults directed at one’s mother—and was created and hosted by Wilmer Valderrama, along with co-hosts Sam Sarpong (Seasons 1 and 2), Jason Everhart, and Destiny Lightsy. The show featured contestants competing in insult battles for cash prizes, with many episodes including guest appearances by rappers and comedians. Each season was set in a different city: Season 1 in Los Angeles, Season 2 in New York City, and Season 3 in Atlanta. The show’s format and humor were parodied in the 2008 film Meet the Spartans in a scene where Spartans engage in a battle of "yo momma" jokes. In conjunction with the show, MTV launched YoMomma.tv, an interactive Web 2.0 community where users could create profiles, upload jokes, and compete in online “Battles.” The site also featured a controversial tool called "Let's Bully," allowing users to send personalized insults via email using customized avatars.

Yo Momma
Genre	Reality television game show
Created by	Wilmer Valderrama
Presented by	Wilmer Valderrama Jason Everhart Sam Sarpong (Seasons 1 and 2) Destiny Lightsy (Season 3)
Starring	Wilmer Valderrama
Narrated by	Big Boy
Opening theme	"Yo' Mama" (remix) by The Pharcyde
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	64 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Dean Minerd, Rod Aissa, Wilmer Valderrama
Producers	Lisa Lettunich, Jonathan Cane, Ross Breitenbach,
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	April 3, 2006 (2006-04-03) – December 27, 2007 (2007-12-27)

The Yo Momma Online Network

In conjunction with Yo Momma, MTV launched YoMomma.tv, a Web 2.0 community dedicated to increasing viewer engagement with the program and heavily promoted during Yo Momma episodes. Site users construct a profile and upload their own yo momma jokes (or "disses"), and attempt to boost their rankings on the site by challenging other users to "Battles", exchanges of uploaded disses between two users. The user community votes on both disses and Battles.

A corollary feature is "Let's Bully", which allows users to send insults over e-mail using an avatar of the user's face superimposed over modifiable clip art. The Let's Bully feature was the subject of an article in Adweek Magazine.^[1]