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Season 1 – Rocket City Rednecks

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Being labeled a redneck is a badge of honor for the five Huntsville, Ala., residents featured in this series. Perhaps it's because, in actuality, they are a heck of a lot smarter than people may think. Led by Travis Taylor, a research scientist with the Department of Defense who holds five advanced degrees, the crew spends weekends mixing a little hillbilly ingenuity with advanced engineering and physics. Along with his father, brother-in-law, nephew and best friend, Travis attempts to find creative solutions to real-world problems ... like using moonshine to fuel a rocket or hydropower to run a kegerator. They also rethink some of the military's defense technologies in their application of beer cans to bombproof a Humvee and junkyard parts to construct "Iron Man" suits that could protect soldiers. Now, you may be a redneck if ... .

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Rocket City Rednecks — Season 1

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Travis Taylor

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Rog Jones

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Charles Taylor

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Michael Taylor

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Pete Erbach

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 2011 Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up Travis comes up with an innovative idea to make Humvees more bomb resistant, and it involves beer cans. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 2011 Moonshine Rocket Fuel The team come up with an alternative energy resource to fuel a homemade rocket. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 2011 Junkyard Iron Man The Rednecks build a bullet-proof exoskeleton suit using only spare parts and junkyard materials. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 28, 2011 20,000 Kegs Under the Sea The boys build a homemade submarine utilizing beer kegs but disaster strikes during the test run. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 5, 2011 Hillbilly Armageddon The Rednecks explore ways to protect the Earth from collision with an asteroid. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 5, 2011 Rednecks on the Red Planet The team mimic a manned mission to Mars by converting an RV into an interplanetary spaceship. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 12, 2011 Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind The boys use an old satellite dish and hillbilly ingenuity to build a space-based listening device. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 12, 2011 Backwoods Spy Satellite The guys build an aircraft that fits in the back of a truck. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 26, 2011 Power My Party Boat The guys use hydroelectricity to power their custom-built pontoon boat. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 26, 2011 Double-Barreled Rocket The Rednecks decide to build a rocket using an old water tank and a safety ladder. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 2, 2011 Rocket-Powered Bass Boat Old satellite dishes are used to build a solar thermal rocket engine. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 2, 2011 Hillbilly Moon Buggy Travis and the guys compete in an international competition to create a human-powered lunar vehicle designed to fit in a space capsule. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 16, 2011 Tornado-Proof Outhouse The Rednecks build and test out an outhouse designed to withstand tornado-force winds. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 16, 2011 Hillbilly Fireworks The Rednecks put on a rocket-fueled, remote-controlled, fireworks display. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 23, 2011 Trailer Power The boys turn a trailer into the house of the future with a power system that combines solar, water, and human power. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 23, 2011 The War Wagon The boys create an armored war-wagon mounted with a flame thrower and a huge potato cannon. Details Episode 17 Aired Nov 30, 2011 Slingshot Into Orbit The rednecks attempt to build a slingshot powerful enough to launch a missile. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 30, 2011 Hillbilly Hovercraft Travis is chosen to test out a design for a lounge chair hovercraft. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 7, 2011 Radar-Proof Pickup Michael tries to build a "stealth vehicle" that is invisible to radar. Details Episode 20 Aired Dec 7, 2011 Talladega Tailgate Turning an old RV into the ultimate in high-tech entertainment and party production. Details
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Season Info

Network
National Geographic
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 2011