Stuck with Hackett - Season 1

Stuck with Hackett - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes10
DatesDec 10, 2010 - Oct 14, 2011

Episodes

Desert Diner
Season 1Episode 130 min

Desert Diner

Chris Hackett uses junk to fabricate quirky inventions for modern life. Abandoned in the desert and determined to stay cool, he melts bullets, explodes a solar chimney and assembles a propane-powered flamethrower in an effort to beat the heat.

Dec 10, 2010
Leaving on a Jet Train
Season 1Episode 230 min

Leaving on a Jet Train

Alone in an abandoned rail yard, Hackett uses the old train wreckage around him to motorize a Victorian hand cart, fire up a super-hot invisible hydrogen flame, and turn wood into an explosive gas - all in an effort to build his own personal locomotive.

Aug 18, 2011
Laundromat of the Gods
Season 1Episode 330 min

Laundromat of the Gods

Stuck in a junkyard Hackett gets grime from rotting cars all over him, so he sets out to make a washer & dryer from an old car. He must build a welder, reinvent the spin cycle, and turn exhaust fumes into the heat he needs to dry his clothes.

Aug 25, 2011
Hospital of Horror
Season 1Episode 430 min

Hospital of Horror

Stuck in an abandoned hospital with night approaching, Hackett must use obtanium to create electric light. He risks electrocution, builds a lamp that can set itself on fire, creates dazzling but flesh-eating limelight and turns water into a red-hot flame.

Sep 1, 2011
The Suburbs Are for Suckers
Season 1Episode 530 min

The Suburbs Are for Suckers

Hackett is at an abandoned suburban house. Rather than pay outrageous electric fees, he decides to create his own power. Hoping that by combining a car engine with a table saw motor, he can get the power that will allow him to enjoy life in the suburbs.

Sep 8, 2011
Dirt Boat
Season 1Episode 630 min

Dirt Boat

In an airplane graveyard on a dry lakebed, Hackett is inspired to build a high-speed land yacht. He'll build his own aluminum-melting foundry, turn a heavy airplane wing into a sail and take his chances in a dirt boat held together with homemade parts.

Sep 22, 2011
Really Freaking Fast Food
Season 1Episode 730 min

Really Freaking Fast Food

Using discarded food from a grocery dumpster, Hackett attempts to make his own fast food empire. To industrialize the food making process, Hackett uses 5000-degree metal fire to cook his burgers and a potato cannon to make french fries.

Sep 22, 2011
Do Bears...?
Season 1Episode 830 min

Do Bears...?

Hackett finds himself at an abandoned RV camp in the middle of the woods. The camper lacks indoor plumbing, so he sets out to build a bathroom & shower from the discarded items onsite. But he runs into an unexpected challenge heating water for his shower.

Sep 29, 2011
Hackestivus!
Season 1Episode 930 min

Hackestivus!

Hackett decides to create a holiday for himself, Hackestivus, and make fireworks to celebrate. He builds fountains that shoot stars, even a rocket, but as the sun begins to set, Hackett finds himself racing the clock to get his fireworks set before dark.

Oct 7, 2011
Hot Tub on Ice
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Hot Tub on Ice

In need of rest Hackett leaves the hustle and bustle of the city and escapes to the mountains. Finding himself buried under tons of snow in a small cabin with no heat, he has to find a way to survive ten thousand feet above sea level.

Oct 14, 2011

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