''Yo Momma'' is an American television show that aired on

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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

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, along with co-hosts

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(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

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, Season 2 in

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, and Season 3 in

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. The show’s format and humor were parodied in the 2008 film ''

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'' 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.

The Yo Momma Online Network

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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.

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