Stuck with Hackett
Chris Hacket voluntarily gets stranded in isolated environments to round up "junk" to repurpose into functional machines. Great show. Can't believe they discontinued it.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- Science Channel
- Reality
- TV-PG
Chris Hacket voluntarily gets stranded in isolated environments to round up "junk" to repurpose into functional machines. Great show. Can't believe they discontinued it.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 0
Desert Diner
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 22 mins
Chris Hackett uses junk to fabricate quirky inventions for modern life. Abandoned in the desert and determined to stay cool, he melts bullets, explodes a solar chimney and assembles a propane-powered flamethrower in an effort to beat the heat.
Episode 1
Leaving on a Jet Train
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 22 mins
Alone in an abandoned rail yard, Hackett uses the old train wreckage around him to motorize a Victorian hand cart, fire up a super-hot invisible hydrogen flame, and turn wood into an explosive gas - all in an effort to build his own personal locomotive.
Episode 2
Laundromat of the Gods
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 22 mins
Hackett is stuck in a junkyard and everything's filthy. Hackett doesn't have an industrial washer/dryer, so he sets out to make one out of an old American clunker.
Episode 3
Hospital of Horror
Thu, Sep 1, 2011 22 mins
Hackett ends up in a creepy abandoned hospital with no heat, no working lights, and no other people - he hopes. As the sun starts to set, he must create a source of light - or be swallowed by the darkness.
Episode 4
The Suburbs Are for Suckers
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 22 mins
Hackett is at an abandoned suburban house in the middle of the desert. Rather than pay an outrageous electric bill, he's going to make his own power. He may be "off the grid", but that's not going to stop him from enjoying all the modern conveniences of suburbia.
Episode 5
Dirt Boat
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 22 mins
Hackett finds himself in a plane graveyard. But, overpriced peanuts and in-flight movies aren't for him. Since the junkyard is on the edge of a dry lake bed, he decides to make a dirt boat, which is a boat on wheels that skims across the land at breakneck speeds.
Episode 6
Really Freaking Fast Food
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 22 mins
Hackett's decided that fast food isn't fast enough. So, with a machine shop at his disposal, he gets to work creating really fast food. With a makeshift cannon and 5000-degree fire, the burgers and potatoes won't know what hit them.
Episode 7
Do Bears...?
Thu, Sep 29, 2011 22 mins
Hackett finds himself at an abandoned RV camp in the woods. There's no shower, no toilet, and no ways he's staying here unless he figures out a way to make these things. With a shallow river and a kiddie bike at his disposal, Hackett's determined to not only create plumbing, but heated plumping.
Episode 8
Hackestivus!
Sat, Oct 8, 2011 22 mins
Hackett finds himself surrounded by toxic waste in an abandoned munitions factory and does what any normal person would do: he creates his only holiday. No "Hackestivus" would be complete without fireworks. Using a deadly combination of chemicals, he races to finish before nightfall.
Episode 9
Hot Tub on Ice
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 22 mins
Hackett heads to the mountains, but he's picked the worst time of year - Winter. Buried under snow in a dinky cabin with no heat, he has to keep warm. Using what's at his disposal (sun and ice), he decides to build an outdoor hot tub.