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18 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 4, 202646 mins
Episode 1: 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. Episode 2: 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?
Episode 2
Wed, Mar 4, 202625 mins
How powerful IS moonshine? Travis thinks it's "rocket fuel" and will power an actual rocket. Travis and the Rednecks build an old-fashioned moonshine still behind the barn. But to get REAL rocket-grade moonshine, they'll have to triple distil it.
Episode 3
Wed, Mar 4, 202625 mins
The military is already offering contracts for companies to build armoured exoskeleton suits that allow individual soldiers to lift 200 pounds. Travis wants in on the action. He and the boys raid the local junkyard and build their very own Iron Man suit
Episode 4
Wed, Mar 4, 202646 mins
Episode 1: The Rednecks aim to build a lightweight, bullet-proof suit that can augment human strength and fire weapons. Episode 2: 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.
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 4, 202646 mins
Episode 1: 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. Episode 2: 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.
Episode 6
Wed, Mar 4, 202630 mins
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 4, 202646 mins
Episode 1: The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies. Episode 2: The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 4, 202630 mins
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 4, 202645 mins
Episode 1: 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." Episode 2: 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.
Episode 10
Wed, Mar 4, 202645 mins
Episode 1: 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. Episode 2: 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.
Episode 11
Wed, Mar 4, 202630 mins
Episode 12
Wed, Mar 4, 202645 mins
Episode 1: 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. Episode 2: 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.
Episode 13
Wed, Mar 4, 202625 mins
The Rednecks design the ultimate Fourth of July display - shooting off fireworks as well as other rocket-propelled patriotic displays. Using videogame consoles, Xmas light controllers, and homemade rockets, the boys launch farm animals, kitchen devices, reclining chairs and even a toilet seat rocket at a party that combines beer, patriotism and high explosives
Episode 14
Wed, Mar 4, 202625 mins
The Rednecks need a tank. North Korea could attack, aliens could invade, and the deer in the woods are getting awfully pushy. Using Pete and Travis' experience in military armour and Daddy and Michael's weaponry skills, they create a fully-armoured war-wagon mounted with a flame thrower and a giant potato cannon, suitable for hunting deer or chasing off invaders.
Episode 15
Wed, Mar 4, 202645 mins
Episode 1: Energy prices are so high that the Boys want to find a way to create a home that's totally off-the-grid. Episode 2: 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.
Episode 16
Wed, Mar 4, 202645 mins
Episode 1: The Rednecks experiment with the physics of slingshots and trebuchets, then rig a "Super-treb" with a pulley system and weather balloons... that looks more like a massive slingshot than a launch vehicle. Episode 2: Old sci-fi magazines once promised a Jetsons-style Hovercraft for everyone - but a redneck would prefer a "loungechair hovercraft."
Episode 17
Wed, Mar 4, 202625 mins
Old sci-fi magazines once promised a Jetsons-style Hovercraft for everyone - but a redneck would prefer a "lounge-chair hovercraft". The boys test out designs for a hovercraft/jetpack. After launching some mannequins that crash and burn, they settle on a design that hovers with a lawn-mower engine - with a rocket attached to the back.
Episode 18
Wed, Mar 4, 202646 mins
Episode 1: 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? Episode 2: 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.