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Moonshiners

Season 1 2011 - 2012
TV-14

  • 2011-12-07T01:00:00Z on Discovery
  • 45m
  • 4h 54m (7 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Discovery Channel's all-new series MOONSHINERS tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-12-07T01:00:00Z

1x01 Moonshine Season Starts

Series Premiere

1x01 Moonshine Season Starts

  • 2011-12-07T01:00:00Z42m

As the season approaches, moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle search Appalachia for the perfect site to set up his operation. Law enforcement agent Jesse Tate is on the hunt for his first big arrest, but runs into a dangerous web of counter-surveillance.

2011-12-08T01:00:00Z

1x02 Point of No Return

1x02 Point of No Return

  • 2011-12-08T01:00:00Z42m

Moonshiner Tim and his partner 'Tickle' perform a sacred rite that is rarely captured on film - firing up their still for the first time. Everything goes smoothly, until an emergency hits. Meanwhile, law enforcement agent Jesse Tate pursues a hot tip.

2011-12-15T01:00:00Z

1x03 The Law Comes Knockin

1x03 The Law Comes Knockin

  • 2011-12-15T01:00:00Z42m

Equipment failure and an intruder threaten Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle's first run of moonshine. Law enforcement agent Jesse Tate busts a nip joint. Moonshining legend Popcorn Sutton runs some 'shine the old-fashioned way.

2011-12-22T01:00:00Z

1x04 Outlaw Brotherhood

1x04 Outlaw Brotherhood

  • 2011-12-22T01:00:00Z42m

Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle soup up Tim's hot rod when they are forced into a daring, daytime bootlegging run. Meanwhile, a hurricane threatens the still site. Then, a new bootlegging biker legend sets out on an 800 mile run.

2011-12-29T01:00:00Z

1x05 A Price to Pay

1x05 A Price to Pay

  • 2011-12-29T01:00:00Z42m

With the leaves falling, Moonshiner Tim makes a risky move and adds a second pot to the still site to double his profits. Tickle has a bad accident - and Agent Jesse prepares for the mother lode of all busts.

2012-01-05T01:00:00Z

1x06 A Moonshiner's Farewell

In this season finale, one moonshiner will come to an untimely end. Tim and Tickle risk it all, running 'shine day and night, making more money than Tim's ever made. Agent Jesse makes his biggest move of the season when he ambushes an active still site.

Season Finale

2012-04-18T00:00:00Z

1x07 Bootleg Hustle

Season Finale

1x07 Bootleg Hustle

  • 2012-04-18T00:00:00Z42m

It's the dead of winter in Appalachia, and moonshine season is months away. Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle are planning a daring 100-mile bootleg run capped with a risky midday moonshine transfer - something Tim rarely does.

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