Rocket City Rednecks
Encyclopedia
Rocket City Rednecks is an American
television show that focuses on engineering
, set in Huntsville
, Alabama
.
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 "redneck
s" 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. It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel
, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.
, a spy satellite
, and a machine to fling a frozen watermelon to simulate an asteroid collision
with the southern United States.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television show that focuses on engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, set in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
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 "redneck
Redneck
Redneck is a historically derogatory slang term used in reference to poor, uneducated white farmers, especially from the southern United States...
s" and use their advanced knowledge to solve "real world" problems such as creating a rocket that uses moonshine
Moonshine
Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...
as fuel.
The show was first broadcast on Wednesday September 28, 2011, with Tim Evans as the supervising producer. It is broadcast on the National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
, and will be shown in all regions of the United States.
Cast
- Travis Taylor, Ph.D. a/k/a "The Ringleader"
- Rog Jones a.k.a. "The Sidekick" (Travis' long-time best friend)
- Charles "Daddy" Taylor (Travis' father)
- Michael "The Kid" Taylor (Travis' nephew)
- "Pistol Pete" Erbach, Ph.D. (Travis' brother-in-law)
Format
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 submarineSubmarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
, a spy satellite
Spy satellite
A spy satellite is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications....
, and a machine to fling a frozen watermelon to simulate an asteroid collision
Impact event
An impact event is the collision of a large meteorite, asteroid, comet, or other celestial object with the Earth or another planet. Throughout recorded history, hundreds of minor impact events have been reported, with some occurrences causing deaths, injuries, property damage or other significant...
with the southern United States.
Season 1
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011: "Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up"
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011: "Moonshine Rocket Fuel"
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011: "Junkyard Iron Man"
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011: "20,000 Kegs Under the Sea"
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011: "Hillbilly Armageddon New"
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011: "Rednecks on the Red Planet"
- Wednesday, October 12, 2011: "Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind"
- Wednesday, October 12, 2011: "Backwoods Spy Satellite"