Robert Llewellyn
Junkyard Wars (1998)
Season 9
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
S9E1 - Mud Monsters
Oct. 23, 2002, midnight
S9E2 - Hovercraft
Oct. 30, 2002, midnight
S9E3 - Golfball Gatling Gun
Nov. 6, 2002, midnight
S9E4 - Blind Navigation
Nov. 13, 2002, midnight
S9E5 - Railroad Racers
Nov. 20, 2002, midnight
S9E6 - Clockwork Cars
Nov. 27, 2002, midnight
S9E7 - Smooth Riders
Dec. 4, 2002, midnight
S9E8 - Monowheels
Dec. 11, 2002, midnight
S9E9 - Tugs of War
Dec. 18, 2002, midnight
S9E10 - Diggers
Jan. 8, 2003, midnight
S9E11 - Destroyers
Jan. 15, 2003, midnight
S9E12 - Car Flinger
Jan. 22, 2003, midnight
S9E13 - Flight of the Century
March 9, 2003, midnight
S9E14 - Flight of the Century
To celebrate 100th anniversary of the first flight by Wright brothers, teams from U.S., U.K. and France built flying machines capable of stop exactly at the red line located in the middle of a dry lakebed in California's Mojave Desert - using materials and tools in 1900s. In addition to 20 hours build time, each team had 2 hours of decoration time, 2 test flights, and a modern FAA-approved engine to power the vehicles.
Teams - Members The American Eagles (USA) - Ken Kellet (Captain), Andrew King, Norm Kellett, Paul Stecewycz The British Buzzards (UK) - Darren Arkwright, Bill Brooks (Captain), Wendy Phillips and Iain Evans The French Falcons (France) - Géraud Lafage (Captain), Eric Toquoy, Dimitri Carstensen and Gerald Senger
The American Eagles built Walden IX; The British Buzzards built a hybrid based on Wright Flyer (1912 version)'s wings, French Antoinette's tail, and Bill Brooks' original fuselage; The French Falcons built Blériot XI.
March 9, 2003, 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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