← Rocket City Rednecks

Season 1

20 episodes · 2011

  1. 1Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up

    28 Sep 2011

    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.

  2. 2Moonshine Rocket Fuel

    28 Sep 2011

    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?

  3. 3Junkyard Iron Man

    28 Sep 2011

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

  4. 420,000 Kegs Under the Sea

    28 Sep 2011

    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.

  5. 5Hillbilly Armageddon

    05 Oct 2011

    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.

  6. 6Rednecks on the Red Planet

    05 Oct 2011

    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.

  7. 7Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind

    12 Oct 2011

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

  8. 8Backwoods Spy Satellite

    12 Oct 2011

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

  9. 9Power My Party Boat

    26 Oct 2011

    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."

  10. 10Double-Barreled Rocket

    26 Oct 2011

    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.

  11. 11Hillbilly Moon Buggy

    02 Nov 2011

    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.

  12. 12Rocket-Powered Bass Boat

    02 Nov 2011

    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.

  13. 13Tornado-Proof Outhouse

    16 Nov 2011

    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.

  14. 14Hillbilly Fireworks

    16 Nov 2011

    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.

  15. 15The War Wagon

    23 Nov 2011

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

  16. 16Trailer Power

    23 Nov 2011

    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.

  17. 17Slingshot Into Orbit

    30 Nov 2011

    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.

  18. 18Hillbilly Hovercraft

    30 Nov 2011

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

  19. 19Radar-Proof Pickup

    07 Dec 2011

    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?

  20. 20Talladega Tailgatefinale

    07 Dec 2011

    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.