Escape from Experiment Island
- 2003-2003
- 1 season
- Discovery Science Channel
- Action & Adventure, Game Show
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2003
Episode 1
Car Powered Boat
Wed, Jan 8, 2003
The eight contestants of the red and blue teams have five days to convert automobiles into seaworthy boats. Upon completion, the teams must race their vehicles in icy Atlantic waters if they are to secure victory and escape from the island.
Episode 2
Hovercraft
Wed, Jan 15, 2003
This week finds a new red and blue team using limited supplies to engineer their own balloon flight before designing and building hovercrafts and racing them to victory.
Episode 3
Dune Buggy
Wed, Jan 22, 2003
After racing to construct a homemade dune buggy, each team is on the clock to transform either polluted cooking oil or sesame seeds into a viable fuel source that will outrun their opponents' buggy in the final showdown.
Episode 4
Cable Car
Wed, Jan 29, 2003
Can two teams of competitors build electric cable cars out of an old bicycle, scrap metal and a wheelchair motor and race them across a ravine? If so, they've completed only half they battle, since they will also need to make a battery out of citrus fruits and build a hydro-electric power station.
Episode 5
Concrete Boat
Wed, Feb 5, 2003
This week, the eight resourceful castaways must build team dynamics - and a concrete boat that floats - to score a chance at liberty.
Episode 6
Fire Engine
Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Using the most basic of raw materials, this week's teams must each build a "fire truck" and navigate it across extreme terrain, including quicksand. The four strangers that are Team Red would appear to have an advantage, with their scientific, surgical, engineering and machinist skills; that is until they meet the combined ingenuity of Team Blue.