Robert Llewellyn
Junkyard Wars (1998)
Season 3
Two teams compete to fabricate unlikely machines from castoff parts found in a junkyard.
Released April 13, 1998
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Game Show
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, imdb.rival, imdb.skill-game-show
Network: TLC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Demolition
Each team has to build a self-mobile machine that has to be able to destroy walls. Then, the machines will be tested in a competition which consists in demolishing 3 walls of a factory. Contestants:'Beach Boys' vs. 'Chaos Crew'.
Sept. 17, 2000, midnight
S3E2 - Aerial Bomber
Each team has to build a radio controlled glider that should drop a 'paint bomb' in a target located near the junkyard. Contestants:'Mothers of Invention' vs. 'Three Revs a Minute'
Sept. 24, 2000, midnight
S3E3 - Underwater Chariot
Challenge to build a 2 man submarine the can navigate an under water obstacle course the fastest.
Contestants
Team Yellow: The Dipsticks
Team captain Mike
Richard
Ian
Expert Hugh Williams
Team Red: The NERDS
Team captain Crash
Neo
Jeff
Expert Duncan Macroft
Oct. 1, 2000, midnight
S3E4 - Windmill
Challenge to build a wind powered machine that can grind the most coffee.
Oct. 8, 2000, midnight
S3E5 - Missile Launcher
Challenge to build a machine that can launch a rugby ball and hit a target. It must be powered by human power only.
Contestants
Team Blue: The Filth
Team captain Bowser
Bruiser
Nic
Expert Mike Preton
Team Green: Beach Boys
Team captain Chris
Danny
Jamie
Expert Stuard Harris
Oct. 15, 2000, midnight
S3E6 - Bridging Machines
Challenge to build a Machine able to carry all team members thats able to drive to a river span the torrent then load up the bridge drive to get a flag and repeat to get back the start.
Contestants
Team Blue: Brothers in Arms
Team captain Richard "Dick" Strawberry
David Strawberry
Bobby Strawberry
Expert Stg. Richard Little
Team Turquoise: Mothers of Invention
Team Captain Diana
Will
Matt
Expert David Few
Oct. 22, 2000, midnight
S3E7 - Steam-Powered Car
Challenge to build a steam powered vehicle that can carry all 4 team members the fastest around a track.
Contestants
Team Green: The Beach Boys
Team captain Mike
Richard
Ian
Expert Adrian Grimmett
Team Red: The NERDS
Team captain Crash
Neo
Jeff
Expert Richard Gibbon
Oct. 29, 2000, midnight
S3E8 - Giant Mower
Challenge to build a machine able to harvest the most wheat in one hour.
Contestants
Team Turquoise: Brothers in Arms
Team captain Richard "Dick" Strawberry
David Strawberry
Bobby Strawberry
Expert David Bagley
Team Purple: The Techo Teachers
Team Captain Tim
Juilet
Andrew
Expert David Pruess
Nov. 5, 2000, midnight
S3E9 - Fireboat
Challenge to build a boat able to cross a pond then extinguish a fire then reach the shore so a team member can retrieve their flag. And onto the center of the pond to place the flag on a buoy.
Contestants
Team Turquoise: Brothers in Arms
Team captain Richard "Dick" Strawberry
David Strawberry
Bobby Strawberry
Expert Ian McCrae
Team Red: The NERDS
Team captain Crash
Neo
Jeff
Expert Steven Riley
Nov. 12, 2000, midnight
S3E10 - Dragster
Challenge to build a dragster with at least 3 wheels that can carry a team the fastest down a 1/8th mile track
Contestants
Team Turquoise: Brothers in Arms
Team captain Richard "Dick" Strawberry
David Strawberry
Bobby Strawberry
Expert Andy Johnson
Team Purple The Megalomaniacs
Team captain Nosher
Kevin
Dax
Expert Brian Johnson
Nov. 19, 2000, midnight
S3E11 - Car Crusher
Teams from USA and UK compete to build a machine capable of flatten vehicles. USA team chose to build a gravity driven hammer, UK team chose to build a hydraulic crusher.
In race day, USA team was behind UK on crushing, but the UK team's car crusher bent the horizontal beam that holds the crusher arms, causing USA team to win.
Dec. 17, 2000, midnight
Network: TLC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: April 13, 1998
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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