| Rocket City Rednecks | |
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The "Fearless Five" |
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| Format | Engineering show |
| Starring | Travis Taylor Rog Jones Charles Taylor Michael Taylor Pete Erbach |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production company(s) | National Geographic |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | National Geographic Channel |
| Original run | September 28, 2011 – Present |
Rocket City Rednecks is an American television show that focuses on engineering, set in Huntsville, Alabama.[1][2][3]
The show features Travis Taylor, an aerospace engineer from Huntsville (known as "Rocket City" for its historic contributions to the American space program), three of his relatives, and his best friend. All five are highly educated (two hold Ph.D. degrees) 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.[1] It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.
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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.
The first season was aired beginning September 28, 2011.
| No. in series | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up" | September 28, 2011 |
| 2 | "Moonshine Rocket Fuel" | September 28, 2011 |
| 3 | "Junkyard Iron Man" | September 28, 2011 |
| 4 | "20,000 Kegs Under the Sea" | September 28, 2011 |
| 5 | "Hillbilly Armageddon" | October 5, 2011 |
| 6 | "Rednecks on the Red Planet" | October 5, 2011 |
| 7 | "Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind" | October 12, 2011 |
| 8 | "Backwoods Spy Satellite" | October 12, 2011 |
| 9 | "Power My Party Boat" | October 26, 2011 |
| 10 | "Double-Barreled Rocket" | October 26, 2011 |
| 11 | "Rocket-Powered Bass Boat" | November 2, 2011 |
| 12 | "Hillbilly Moon Buggy" | November 2, 2011 |
| 13 | "Tornado-Proof Outhouse" | November 16, 2011 |
| 14 | "Hillbilly Fireworks" | November 16, 2011 |
| 15 | "The War Wagon" | November 23, 2011 |
| 16 | "Trailer Power" | November 23, 2011 |
| 17 | "Radar-Proof Pickup" | December 7, 2011 |
| 18 | "Talladega Tailgate" | December 7, 2011 |