| Rocket City Rednecks | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Travis Taylor |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Flight 33 Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) – January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) |
Rocket City Rednecks is an American television show that focuses on engineering. The show is set in Huntsville, Alabama[1][2][3] (known as "Rocket City" for its historic contributions to the American space program), and features Travis Taylor, three of his relatives, and his best friend. All five cast members are highly educated (Travis holds multiple Ph.D. degrees and his brother-in-law also holds a Ph.D.) but, when not working on technical matters, play the part of stereotypical "rednecks" and use their advanced knowledge to solve "real world" problems (such as creating a rocket that uses moonshine as fuel).
The show was first broadcast on Wednesday September 28, 2011, with Tim Evans as the supervising producer.[4] It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.
A typical episode features the five main cast members and possibly the addition of an expert in the field related to the particular challenge of that show. The challenges are varied, usually involving constructing a machine to achieve a particular objective. Examples of challenges include making a mechanical "ironman" suit, a submarine, a spy satellite, and a machine to fling a frozen watermelon to simulate an asteroid collision with the southern United States.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) | December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) | |
| 2 | 16 | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) | January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) | |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up" | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) |
| 2 | 2 | "Moonshine Rocket Fuel" | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) |
| 3 | 3 | "Junkyard Iron Man" | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) |
| 4 | 4 | "20,000 Kegs Under the Sea" | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28) |
| 5 | 5 | "Hillbilly Armageddon" | October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05) |
| 6 | 6 | "Rednecks on the Red Planet" | October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05) |
| 7 | 7 | "Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind" | October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12) |
| 8 | 8 | "Backwoods Spy Satellite" | October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12) |
| 9 | 9 | "Power My Party Boat" | October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26) |
| 10 | 10 | "Double-Barreled Rocket" | October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26) |
| 11 | 11 | "Hillbilly Moon Buggy" | November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02) |
| 12 | 12 | "Rocket-Powered Bass Boat" | November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02) |
| 13 | 13 | "Tornado-Proof Outhouse" | November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16) |
| 14 | 14 | "Hillbilly Fireworks" | November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16) |
| 15 | 15 | "The War Wagon" | November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23) |
| 16 | 16 | "Trailer Power" | November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23) |
| 17 | 17 | "Slingshot Into Orbit" | November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30) |
| 18 | 18 | "Hillbilly Hovercraft" | November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30) |
| 19 | 19 | "Radar-Proof Pickup" | December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) |
| 20 | 20 | "Talladega Tailgate" | December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Alabama Blast-Off" | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) |
| 22 | 2 | "Jay Leno's Steam Racer" | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) |
| 23 | 3 | "Down Home Demolition" | December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) |
| 24 | 4 | "Tsunami Survival Pod" | December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) |
| 25 | 5 | "Rocket-Powered Pickup" | December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) |
| 26 | 6 | "Superhero Super Suit" | December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) |
| 27 | 7 | "Remote Control Demolition Derby" | December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20) |
| 28 | 8 | "DIY Death Ray" | December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20) |
| 29 | 9 | "Hunting with a Hero" | December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27) |
| 30 | 10 | "One-Man Helicopter" | December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27) |
| 31 | 11 | "Sweet Drone Alabama" | January 3, 2013 (2013-01-03) |
| 32 | 12 | "Papa John's Pizza Bike" | January 3, 2013 (2013-01-03) |
| 33 | 13 | "All-Terrain Transformer" | January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10) |
| 34 | 14 | "Lightning Gun" | January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10) |
| 35 | 15 | "Doomsday Shelter" | January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) |
| 36 | 16 | "Full-Body Flak Jacket" | January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) |
