Rocket City Rednecks
8
2011
Action & Adventure
, Reality
Rocket City Rednecks is an American television show that focuses on engineering. The show is set in Huntsville, Alabama, and features Travis Taylor, three of his relatives, and his best friend. All five cast members are highly educated but, when not working on technical matters, play the part of stereotypical "rednecks" and use their advanced knowledge to solve "real world" problems. The show was first broadcast on Wednesday September 28, 2011, with Tim Evans as the supervising producer. It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.
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Episode 20 : Talladega Tailgate
December. 07,2011
Nothing is more redneck-y than a tailgate party, but Travis wants to use rocket science to turn the Ford Superduty into the ultimate in portable entertainment and food production for NASCAR.
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Episode 19 : Radar-Proof Pickup
December. 07,2011
The Stealth Helicopter used in the Bin Laden assault gets Michael thinking - can he avoid another speeding ticket with a "stealth vehicle" that should be completely invisible to radar?
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Episode 18 : Hillbilly Hovercraft
November. 30,2011
Old sci-fi magazines once promised a Jetsons-style Hovercraft for everyone - but a redneck would prefer a "loungechair hovercraft.
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Episode 17 : Slingshot Into Orbit
November. 30,2011
The Rednecks experiment with the physics of slingshots and trebuchets, then rig a "Super-treb" with a pulley system and weather balloo... that looks more like a massive slingshot than a launch vehicle.
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Episode 16 : Trailer Power
November. 23,2011
Using Pete and Travis's experience in military armor and Daddy and Michael's weaponry skills, the Rednecks create a fully-armored war-wagon mounted with a flame thrower and a giant potato cannon, suitable for hunting deer or chasing off invaders.
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Episode 15 : The War Wagon
November. 23,2011
Energy prices are so high that the Boys want to find a way to create a home that's totally off-the-grid.
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Episode 14 : Hillbilly Fireworks
November. 16,2011
The Rednecks put on a Fourth of July fireworks display using their own rocket fuel and a self-engineered computer program to remotely control the fireworks.
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Episode 13 : Tornado-Proof Outhouse
November. 16,2011
After 170 killer tornados tear through the South in just two days, the Rocket City Rednecks build a "tornado-proof outhouse" that can withstand F5 winds.
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Episode 12 : Rocket-Powered Bass Boat
November. 02,2011
With NASAs shuttle program now defunct, the Rednecks decide to build their own big ass rocket. Staying true to their redneck roots, the team uses whatever they can find, including a farmers abandoned water tank and an old safety ladder, to craft a 700-pound rocket. But they have to buy the largest rocket engines you can get without being in the government.
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Episode 11 : Hillbilly Moon Buggy
November. 02,2011
Travis and the guys compete in NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race - an international competition to create a human-powered lunar vehicle designed to fit aboard a space capsule. Engineering teams around the world spend years designing entries but the Rednecks build theirs in one weekend. After all, Daddy did work on the original Apollo space program so they should have a leg up.
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Episode 10 : Double-Barreled Rocket
October. 26,2011
The guys build a solar thermal rocket engine out of old satellite dishes to test out a free energy source that could travel between the stars - or power an old fishing boat.
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Episode 9 : Power My Party Boat
October. 26,2011
The team create a floating "alternate energy power plant" out of old car parts and a waterwheel that creates all the energy required for a "Redneck Rec Room."
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Episode 8 : Backwoods Spy Satellite
October. 12,2011
The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.
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Episode 7 : Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind
October. 12,2011
The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.
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Episode 6 : Rednecks on the Red Planet
October. 05,2011
Most scientists think a manned mission to Mars would take at least one and a half years and billions of dollars, but Travis thinks it can be done faster and cheaper.
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Episode 5 : Hillbilly Armageddon
October. 05,2011
In his day job at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Travis has explored ways to protect the Earth from collision with an asteroid, but outside the office he'll actually put some of these ideas to the test.
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Episode 4 : 20,000 Kegs Under the Sea
September. 28,2011
The guys turn their sights to underwater exploration -- building a homemade submarine out of a 4 x 4 plastic container farmers use to store fertilizer... and beer kegs, of course.
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Episode 3 : Junkyard Iron Man
September. 28,2011
The Rednecks aim to build a lightweight, bullet-proof suit that can augment human strength and fire weapons.
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Episode 2 : Moonshine Rocket Fuel
September. 28,2011
The Rednecks create a new type of rocket fuel with a hillbilly whiskey still; but can it fire off a monster model rocket, fueled only with moonshine?
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Episode 1 : Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up
September. 28,2011
The Boys create an armored vehicle out of an old truck, and armor made of beer cans, then try to blow it up to see if they can create a bombproof pickup.
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