Episode guide

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Series 1

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  • Hillbilly Armageddon

    Travis Taylor and his team of southern scientific geniuses try to solve cotton-pickin' problems! The boffins dream up ways to defend Earth from asteroids.

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  • Moonshine Rocket Fuel

    Don't let the accent fool you - these daredevil dudes from the Deep South are a brainy bunch. The boys try to power a homemade rocket with a boozy fuel.

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  • Junkyard Iron Man

    Ingenious engineering, southern-style. The resourceful rednecks construct a bulletproof Iron Man-type armour using only spare parts and junk. Suit you, sir!

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  • Hillbilly Moonbuggy

    If you believe that rednecks put a man on the moon - you'd be right. Our hillbilly geniuses design a loony lunar vehicle and enter a race organised by NASA.

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  • Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind

    Popular science series from the dexterous dudes of the Deep South. The rednecks adapt a satellite dish to search for alien life in space.

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  • Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up

    Red-state reality TV that very much is rocket science! Travis hatches a plan to make military Humvees blast-resistant - and it involves using beer cans.

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  • Power My Party Boat

    Idiosyncratic science with the handy hillbillies. With the price of fuel skyrocketing, the gang use hydroelectricity to power their floating recreation room.

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  • Rednecks on the Red Planet

    DIY science with the unlikely boffins. The gang mimic a mission to Mars by turning a battered old RV into a spaceship! Watch out for Mysterons, lads.

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  • Rocket-Powered Bass Boat

    Crazy contraptions from the rednecks who call Alabama their sweet home. The gang build a solar-powered rocket engine and attach it to Daddy's boat!

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  • Backwoods Spy Satellite

    Ingenious engineering with the bumpkin boffins, who here build a floating spy balloon and use their mini-satellite to control a game of blind paintball!

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  • 20,000 Kegs Under The Sea

    Battle stations on the science show as the gang build a home-made submarine to explore a quarry. Will they resurface though when gas fills the vessel?

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  • Double-Barrelled Rocket

    It's one giant leap for redneck-kind when the highbrow hillbillies build a model rocket big enough to carry a crash-test dummy into space! Will it work?

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  • Tornado-Proof Outhouse

    Ingenious engineering. Tornadoes are a big problem in Alabama, so Travis Taylor and the team build an outhouse capable of withstanding a deadly hurricane.

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  • Hillbilly Fireworks

    The explosive engineering show that's a real blast. The geniuses celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display - which includes a toilet seat rocket!

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  • Talladega Tailgate

    Genius gadgetry courtesy of our redneck pals. The gang cook up a mobile BBQ that features a periscope and a smart beer cooler, unleashing it at a NASCAR race.

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  • Radar-Proof Pickup

    Ingenious engineering. The boys are sick of speeding tickets, so create an 'invisible' stealth car and challenge the local sheriff to catch them whizzing by!

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  • Trailer Power

    With even our redneck pals struggling with soaring energy prices, the boys decide to combine solar and water power with moonshine to make a cost-effective trailer.

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  • Hillbilly Hovercraft

    The resourceful rednecks reckon America needs to be a lot more like the Jetsons, so try to build a rocket-powered hover car using a lawnmower engine!

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  • The War Wagon

    Southern-fried science! The gang want to be ready for an invasion of zombies or aliens, so build an armed vehicle equipped with a flamethrower and potato cannon.

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  • Slingshot Into Orbit

    Homemade hillbilly science - don't try this at home! The rednecks experiment with slingshots as they attempt to fire a missile over a mile into the air.

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Rocket City Rednecks

Series 2

Rocket City Rednecks

  • Down Home Demolition

    The explosive engineering show that's a real blast! The Alabama geniuses illustrate how everyday household stuff can be used to blow up a small building.

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  • DIY Death Ray

    The deep thinkers from the Deep South channel Dr Evil here as they try to develop a hi-tech killer 'laser' beam made from Blu-ray players. Don't try this at home!

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  • Alabama Blast-Off

    Sky-high science. Our chums enter a NASA contest and launch a rocket one mile into the air, before parachuting it - and their poor old dummy - back to Earth.

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  • Lightning Gun

    Ingenious engineering, Alabama-style. The Rednecks enlist the help of a mad scientist as they harness high-voltage technology to create a truly shocking weapon!

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  • One-Man Helicopter

    While Travis is away, the Rednecks will play! With their ringleader at a convention, the other geniuses invent a solo flying machine. Someone could get hurt!

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  • Superhero Super Suit

    The chums create a Marvel-ous superhero costume out of junk. Built to withstand fire and bullets, it enables the user to climb walls Spidey-style!

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  • Sweet Drone Alabama

    The gifted gang build a budget drone capable of flying several miles and sending back video from its recon mission. Hare-brained hillbillies they ain't!

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  • Rocket-Powered Pickup

    Rootin'-tootin' inventions. The smart Southerners customise a rocket-powered car, enabling their bog-standard vehicle to deliver an insane burst of speed!

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  • Tsunami Survival Pod

    Ingenious engineering. The tragedy of the 2011 tsunami in Japan prompts the gang to build an escape pod that can withstand floods, fires and falling debris.

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  • All-Terrain Transformer

    The brainy bunch build a Transformer-style suit for Travis - classily named Stupidious Prime - that can handle any type of terrain and manage a beer run.

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  • Full-Body Flak Jacket

    Hillbilly geniuses? Darn tootin'. The practical scientists try to make lightweight body armour that will protect a soldier without limiting their mobility.

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  • Remote Control Demolition Derby

    Boys' toys that aren't available in the shops! After making full-sized, radio controlled cars from old bangers, the gang host a demolition derby.

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  • Papa John's Pizza Bike

    The brainboxes who aren't upper crust. The boss of Papa John's asks the guys to build a home delivery bike that keeps the pizzas hot and the sodas cold.

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  • Jay Leno's Steam Racer

    DIY science with the backwoods boffins. Top talk show host Jay Leno asks the gang to make him a steam catapult that can kickstart one of his classic cars.

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  • Hunting with a Hero

    Genius gizmos. The deep thinkers from the Deep South build an all-terrain hunting vehicle for an army veteran, whose wheelchair is hampering his efforts.

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  • Doomsday Bug-Out Bunker

    The boffins want to be ready for a future missile attack, so hunker down in their newly built, mobile doomsday shelter and ask a mob to give chase!

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