The WORST episodes of Junkyard Wars

#1 - Junkyard Mega Wars: At the Movies

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2004

The effects teams competed to build "an ultimate fighting robot" that could "breath fire, shoot bullets and save the planet from an alien invasion". The effects teams competed to build "an ultimate fighting robot" that could "breath fire, shoot bullets and save the planet from an alien invasion".

#2 - Combat Cars

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2002

In this episode, each team has to build a powerful and fast remote controlled car. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in a giant battle bot fight. The teams can win by knocking out the enemy or earning points. Contestants "Pit Crew" vs. "Turbines".

#3 - Junkyard Mega Wars: Speedway Showdown

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2003

Racing team members from NASCAR, Indy Racing League, and NHRA leagues spent 10 hours to build race cars that can run fast in staight line, a chicane road course, and an oval track. First course is a 1/8-mile-long drag strip, second course is a 5-lap road course, third course is run in 1/3-mile oval circuit for 10 laps. The combined scores in first two course will decide the pole positions of the drivers in third race, with the highest scored car at first. The triple track winner would be the one that finish first in the final round. Team - League - Members Hot Rod Heroes (yellow) - NHRA - E.J., Willie (captain), John, Donnie Indy Idols (red) - IRL - Jerry (captain), Grant, Rick, Matt Stock Car Stars (blue) - NASCAR - Tom, Jim, ""Peaches"", Gordon (captain)

#4 - Cliff Hangers

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2003

Each team spent 10 hours to build a giant crane capable of lifting heavy car parts of up to 500 pounds, located at the bottom of a cliff. In addition, they also have to lift bowling balls at the bottom of the cliff. Team members Hackett, eccentric metal sculptor Rich, body building car customizer Shane, the enthusiastic knucklehead Pat, order-taking Army diver Mr. Miller, high school shop teacher and task master Chopper Girl, the all around bad ass babe

#5 - Trash TV Uncensored

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2002

#6 - Fire Fighting Flotilla

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/2002

In this episode, each team has to build a boat which has to be able to extinguish small fires. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in extinguishing a fire from a house across a lake. Contestants: "Pit Crew" vs. "Geeks".

#7 - Garbage Guzzler

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/12/2002

In this episode, each team has to build a machine that's able to pick up the garbage from the streets. Then, the machines will be tested in a competition which consists of picking up the garbage off the street. The team that collects more garbage (by weight) wins. Contestants 'Sewer Rats' vs. 'Trash Can Heroes'

#8 - Climbing Car

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2002

Challenge : build a hill-climbing car capable of carrying a team member as far as possible up a 400 ft., 40 degree gradient hill. Each team gets 3 attempts at conquering the steep gradient. Contestants Team Yellow : The Pit Crew Team captain Frank, Scott, Tim, Expert Chris Adamson Team Blue : The Jet Jocks Team captain Ron, Dave, Gifford, Expert Randy Ellis

#9 - Mechanical Mole

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2002

In this episode, each team has to build a drilling machine. Then, the vehicles will be tested in a competition which consists in digging a hole big enough through 3 concrete walls to get all the team and the machine in it. Contestants: "Turbines" vs. "Bold Three"

#10 - Best of Junkyard Wars

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2002

#11 - Bloopers and Trashy Out-Takes 2

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/29/2002

#12 - Junkyard Mega-Wars

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2001

In the first of the Junkyard Mega-Wars special, 3 teams of builders from United States, Great Britain and Russia build a vehicles capable of race across salt flats, drive over a rock-filled canyon floor, and sail over a freshwater lake. Instead of 10 hours of build time, each team has 20 hours to spend, with 10 hours per day. Team - Members American Raptors (USA) - Joe Ruggles, Barry McGarraugh, Matt Swain, Jason ""Pudge"" Bunch - Expert British Bulldogs (UK) - Lee, Tim, Mike - Captain, Graham Mitchell - Expert Russian Bears (Russia) - Rene Pohl - Expert Judge: Tony Shaw, HumVee expert and mechanical engineer, from U.S. Army's TACOM (Heavy Automotive Division).

#13 - Car Crusher

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2000

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.

#14 - Hovercraft

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/1998

#15 - Collapsible Cars

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2002

Each team has to build a 'Collapsible Car'. The car should fit in 4 small valises. Then, they will test the cars in a race, but both cars experienced technical problems...

#16 - Flying Boats

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/19/2002

In this semi-final competition, the teams have to build hydrofoils in a straight-up time trial. Contestants 'Sewer Rats' vs. 'Turbines'

#17 - White Water Rider

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/2/2002

Challenge to build a boat that carries 2 team members and that can go up and down fast flowing rapids. Each team get 3 goes to get the fastest time. Contestants Team Dark Blue The X-tinguishers Team captain Westy, Fergy, Morley, Expert Alan Pickard Team Green The Body Snatchers Team captain Tim, Garry, Debbie, Expert Colin Poole

#18 - Rock Crawlers

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2003

These two captains have ten hours to build rock crawlers capable of climbing and racing across a desert mountain course strewn with killer boulders and treacherous sand traps. Each team has three chances. Whoever can go the distance in the fastest time will be the winner. Team members Gus, a perfectionist fabricator who builds and races racecars Pat, an elite U.S. Army diver who fabricates and salvages underwater Sparky, a major demolition man Chopper Rat, a bad-ass bike builder Dicky, a certified and certifiable auto mechanic Shane, a visionary industrial designer with an endless supply of creative ideas

#19 - Golfball Gatling Gun

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2002

#20 - Battleships

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2003

Each team builds a ship to rescue the team captain, then sink the ship in the middle of water, then race back to the starting point to win. During the race, Red team rescued the captain first, but it took longer time to sink the floating ship. Blue team won in a close race by ringing the bell first. Team members Lin Dog, a hard-core fabricator Gus, a race car mechanic Mad Man (red), an off-the-wall welder Sparky, a body man Heckle and Jeckle, the twin aircraft mechanics

#21 - Off-Road Golf

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2003

In this episode, each team has to build a car which has to be able to hit a ball with precision. Then, the cars will be tested in a very strange competition which consists in getting the lowest score in a giant-sized 3-hole short golf match. Contestants "Jet Doctors" vs. "High Flyers"

#22 - Beach Rescue Racers

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2003

In this episode, each team has to build an amphibious vehicle which has to resist sea water. Then, the buggies will be tested in a competition which consists in "saving" a mannequin from an island - passing through the beach and the sea - in the less time possible. Contestants "Jet Doctors" vs. "Auto Amigos"

#23 - Laundry Launchers

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2003

In this episode, each team has to build a machine which has to be able to launch heavy objects. It doesn't matter if they build a catapult, a giant robot, etc... Then, the machines will be tested in a competition which consists in launching a 150 lb washing machine as far as possible without destroying it until it crashes into the floor. Contestants "High Flyers" vs. "Superchargers"

#24 - Power Pullers

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2003

In this episode, each team has to build a sled-puller tractor which has to be under 2000 lbs. Then, the tractors will be tested in a competition which consists in pulling a medium-sized sled through a simple course. The team that pulls the sled further wins. Contestants "Jet Doctors" vs. "Missile Masters"

#25 - Jet Trikes

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2003

It will be a hot time in the junkyard this episode as the Auto Amigos take on the Dirty Drivers in a fast and furious challenge to build a trike powered by a jet-engine. The race will consist of three trips down a one-eighth mile track...one at a time. The team that records the fastest time in any of their three trips will advance to the semi-finals. The Dirty Drivers are building a true jet engine on a lightweight frame. A propane tank will provide the gas and a spark plug will act as the ignition source. The key ingredient will be a turbo-charger from a truck. The turbo charger has two fans that turn in opposite directions. One fan will suck the propane into a combustion tank while the other will suck the heated air out and through a nozzle. If there's time, they also want to build an afterburner which should increase their speed. An afterburner ignites any remaining gasses in the chamber for added thrust. Time is NOT on their side. The Auto Amigos, on the other hand, are going for a thermo-jet engine. A car engine will be attached to a large fan. The fan will suck air into a large tube which will be funneled out the back. Around the back side of the fan are a series of nozzles which will spray a mist of gasoline into the tube. A spark plug will ignite the propane causing a jet of hot air (and flames) to shoot out the back. This is going to be heavy so a big, beefy, sturdy frame will be necessary. The weight might slow them down and cost valuable seconds.