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American Dreamers

Season 1 2008

  • 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z on Crackle
  • 5m
  • 45m (9 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary, Drama, Reality, Special Interest
Eccentrics, inventors, artists and dreamers –These are the people who make America interesting. Spirited and fascinating individuals who choose to operate outside of the mainstream, attempting to create their own American dream. Welcome to American Dreamers, a character driven web series dedicated to bringing audiences the best of Americana. The series will profile quirky, colorful individuals from across the country, who will be unified by a compassionate celebration of what makes them truly unique.

9 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-09-17T04:00:00Z

1x01 Bishop's Castle

Series Premiere

1x01 Bishop's Castle

  • 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z5m

Just outside the small town of Beulah, Colorado lies an ornate and exotic castle. The castle, all built by hand, belongs to Jim Bishop. Bishop has set over 1000 tons of rock to create a stone and iron fortress in the middle of nowhere. A place of liberty

2008-10-29T04:00:00Z

1x02 Salvation Mountain

1x02 Salvation Mountain

  • 2008-10-29T04:00:00Z5m

Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain is located in the lower desert of Southern California in Imperial County just east of the Salton Sea. Salvation Mountain is Knight's tribute to God and his gift to the world with its simple yet powerful message:

2008-10-08T04:00:00Z

1x03 The 12 Galaxies

1x03 The 12 Galaxies

  • 2008-10-08T04:00:00Z5m

Frank Chu is one of San Francisco's best-known eccentrics. His street protests against US Presidents, corporations, and a distinctive concept he calls the '12 Galaxies' have been held in San Francisco and nearby locales since 1995.

2008-09-24T04:00:00Z

1x04 Kanza Art

1x04 Kanza Art

  • 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z5m

MT Liggett began creating metal sculptures using farm equipment, car parts, road signs, and any other odd bits of iron creating fantastic characters to adorned his property. The most most striking characteristic of Liggett's art is its edgy wit

2008-10-01T04:00:00Z

1x05 The Flower Man

1x05 The Flower Man

  • 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z5m

In Houston's Third Ward neighborhood, there are lots of homes in need of repair. But one man has transformed his home into a brightly colored jungle of plants and junk bursting with color from all sides. The home belongs to Cleveland Turner, better known as The Flower Man

2008-11-05T05:00:00Z

1x06 The Alien Hunter

1x06 The Alien Hunter

  • 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z5m

35 years ago Darrel Simms was hunted by aliens. Today he has become The Alien Hunter and travels the world hunting those who hunted him.

2008-12-03T05:00:00Z

1x07 Captain Kazoo

1x07 Captain Kazoo

  • 2008-12-03T05:00:00Z5m

Owner of the world's largest kazoo collection and driver of the world's only mobile kazoo museum, Howard Kapp aka Captain Kazoo has dedicated his adult life to spreading the musical and cultural importance of the kazoo.

2008-12-10T05:00:00Z

1x10 The Fire Freak

1x10 The Fire Freak

  • 2008-12-10T05:00:00Z5m

Since 1985, The Coney Island Sideshow has been a New York fixture dedicated to the celebration of freaks, wonders, and human curiosities. Angelica Insectivora is one of these freaky persons, a fire eater dedicated to her craft.

2008-11-26T05:00:00Z

1x11 Dixie Dynamite

1x11 Dixie Dynamite

  • 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z5m

Considered the Godmother of Burlesque, geriatric Las Vegas resident Dixie Evans once made her living as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Today, she still sizzles as a sultry entertainer and gatekeeper of the Burlesque Hall of Fame, the world's first museum

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