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  • 2011-09-29T01:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 30m
  • 13h 4m (20 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality, Action, Adventure
Rocket City Rednecks is an American television show that focuses on engineering. The show is set in Huntsville, Alabama, and features Travis Taylor, three of his relatives, and his best friend. All five cast members are highly educated but, when not working on technical matters, play the part of stereotypical "rednecks" and use their advanced knowledge to solve "real world" problems. The show was first broadcast on Wednesday September 28, 2011, with Tim Evans as the supervising producer. It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.

20 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

1x01 Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up

Series Premiere

1x01 Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up

  • 2011-09-29T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

1x02 Moonshine Rocket Fuel

1x02 Moonshine Rocket Fuel

  • 2011-09-29T01:00:00Z45m

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?

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

1x03 Junkyard Iron Man

1x03 Junkyard Iron Man

  • 2011-09-29T01:00:00Z46m

The Rednecks aim to build a lightweight, bullet-proof suit that can augment human strength and fire weapons.

2011-09-29T01:00:00Z

1x04 20,000 Kegs Under the Sea

1x04 20,000 Kegs Under the Sea

  • 2011-09-29T01:00:00Z46m

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.

2011-10-06T01:00:00Z

1x05 Hillbilly Armageddon

1x05 Hillbilly Armageddon

  • 2011-10-06T01:00:00Z46m

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.

1x06 Rednecks on the Red Planet

  • 2011-10-06T01:00:00Z45m

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.

The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.

2011-10-13T01:00:00Z

1x08 Backwoods Spy Satellite

1x08 Backwoods Spy Satellite

  • 2011-10-13T01:00:00Z45m

The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.

2011-10-27T01:00:00Z

1x09 Power My Party Boat

1x09 Power My Party Boat

  • 2011-10-27T01:00:00Z45m

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."

2011-10-27T01:00:00Z

1x10 Double-Barreled Rocket

1x10 Double-Barreled Rocket

  • 2011-10-27T01:00:00Z46m

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.

2011-11-03T01:00:00Z

1x11 Hillbilly Moon Buggy

1x11 Hillbilly Moon Buggy

  • 2011-11-03T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2011-11-03T01:00:00Z

1x12 Rocket-Powered Bass Boat

1x12 Rocket-Powered Bass Boat

  • 2011-11-03T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2011-11-17T02:00:00Z

1x13 Tornado-Proof Outhouse

1x13 Tornado-Proof Outhouse

  • 2011-11-17T02:00:00Z30m

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.

2011-11-17T02:00:00Z

1x14 Hillbilly Fireworks

1x14 Hillbilly Fireworks

  • 2011-11-17T02:00:00Z30m

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.

2011-11-24T02:00:00Z

1x15 The War Wagon

1x15 The War Wagon

  • 2011-11-24T02:00:00Z30m

Energy prices are so high that the Boys want to find a way to create a home that's totally off-the-grid.

2011-11-24T02:00:00Z

1x16 Trailer Power

1x16 Trailer Power

  • 2011-11-24T02:00:00Z30m

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.

2011-12-01T02:00:00Z

1x17 Slingshot Into Orbit

1x17 Slingshot Into Orbit

  • 2011-12-01T02:00:00Z30m

The Rednecks experiment with the physics of slingshots and trebuchets, then rig a "Super-treb" with a pulley system and weather balloo... that looks more like a massive slingshot than a launch vehicle.

2011-12-01T02:00:00Z

1x18 Hillbilly Hovercraft

1x18 Hillbilly Hovercraft

  • 2011-12-01T02:00:00Z30m

Old sci-fi magazines once promised a Jetsons-style Hovercraft for everyone - but a redneck would prefer a "loungechair hovercraft.

2011-12-08T02:00:00Z

1x19 Radar-Proof Pickup

1x19 Radar-Proof Pickup

  • 2011-12-08T02:00:00Z30m

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?

2011-12-08T02:00:00Z

1x20 Talladega Tailgate

1x20 Talladega Tailgate

  • 2011-12-08T02:00:00Z30m

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.

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