Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2010
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.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2011
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.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2011
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.