Associated Press story on TLC's "Junkyard Wars"
Michael Brandenburg
mentioning TLC's "Junkyard Wars" a number of times of late on this board
because 1) the 4th season of it was hosted by George Gray before he went on to
host the syndicated version of "Weakest Link," and 2) I get such a kick out of
it because it is somewhat the anti-thesis of a lot of what's on TV these days.
Now I've gotten a real kick out of this Associated Press story that appeared
in today's Kentucky edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
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Family to compete in "Junkyard Wars"
LYNN GROVE [KY] – Myles, Jay and Clint Todd haven't planned anything special
to prepare for their television appearance on The Learning Channel's Junkyard
Wars. After all, building things is what they do every day.
On the show, two teams of three are given 10 hours to construct unusual
machines out of junk, culled from a California junkyard. The machines can
range from cannons to salvage rigs, and the teams don't know what they are
building until the show is taped. Once built, the machines are tested, and the
winning team advances to the next round.
"There's really no preparation for it," said Myles Todd, 54, owner of Special
Collections, which builds trailers and car carriers. "During the selection,
you have to give them all of your experiences. They pick the teams that they
think will do the best. They know what we're going to build, and we don't."
Mr. Todd has 30 years of experience building trailers and car carriers. His
sons, twins Jay and Clint, 26, will join him on the show. Clint is helping his
father with the business, and Jay studies mechanical engineering at Murray
State University.
A crew from RDF Media, the company that tapes the show for TLC, spent Monday
morning with the Todds. Myles Todd's constant questions aimed at a producer
couldn't budge a hint as to what they were going to have to build.
"I told (the producer) that if they get me there and want me to build a space
rocket, I'm going to be at a loss," he said.
RDF Media will fly the Todds to Los Angeles to tape the segment May 5-11. If
they win, they will return to Los Angeles the following week. The episodes
will be shown this fall.
Clint Todd submitted an application to the show last fall. Their application
was one of three selected from 3,000.
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My comment regarding the above article: If Myles Todd doesn't know how to build
a space rocket out of genuine California junk, I would STRONGLY urge him to
watch tonight's Junkyard Wars episode at 9 P.M. Eastern time!
Michael Brandenburg
(and if you want to know why, go to
tlc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=553045007)