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American reality television program

American Chopper
Genre	Reality
Starring	Paul Teutul Sr. Paul Teutul Jr. Michael Teutul Rick Petko Jason Pohl Vincent DiMartino Cody Connelly Mike Ammirati
Narrated by	Mike Rowe (2003–2007) Jim Pratt (2007–2012)
Composers	David Vanacore (Vanacore Music)
Country of origin	U.s.
Original language	English language
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	179 (as of March 26, 2019) (list of episodes)
Product
Executive producers	Craig Piligian Sean Gallagher Mark Finkelpearl Judy Plavnick Christo Doyle
Running time	42 minutes
Product company	Pilgrim Films & Television
Distributor	Debmar-Mercury
Release
Original network	Discovery Aqueduct (2003–2007; 2018–nowadays) TLC (2008–2010)
Original release	March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31) – August 4, 2020 (2020-08-04)

American Chopper is an American reality television serial that airs on Discovery Aqueduct, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently chosen Senior), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (likewise known as Paulie or just Junior), who manufacture custom chopper-style motorcycles. Orangish County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York. The contrasting piece of work and creative styles of the begetter-and-son squad and their resulting exact arguments were the series' hallmark until 2008 when an explosive argument led to Paul Jr.'s termination and departure to beginning a competing chopper company, Paul Jr. Designs.

The series originally aired on Discovery Aqueduct beginning in March 2003. In December 2007, the series moved to Discovery's sis channel TLC, starting off with an 18-hour marathon. Its start TLC flavor premiered in January 2008. Season six began in April 2009 but the series was canceled by TLC in February 2010. In July 2010, TLC announced that the Teutuls would return in a new serial, American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior.^[1] Senior vs. Junior premiered on TLC but was soon moved to Discovery halfway through the commencement flavour. Discovery Channel appear that the show would terminate with "The Chopper Live: The Revenge" prove on December 11, 2012 subsequently x years.^[2]

Featured staff [edit]

Vinnie (Working for Paul Jr.) and Mikey filming at an outside location.

The OCC fabricators and mechanics such as Paul Teutul Jr., Rick Petko, Nick Hansford, Christian Welter, and former employees Vincent DiMartino (who left OCC to first V-Force Community in 2007), and Cody Connelly (a BOCES student intern who has since joined DiMartino's business concern), create dozens of custom motorbikes. Michael Teutul, unremarkably referred to equally "Mikey", serves as the store'southward custodian and webmaster, and provides comic relief to the testify. He has been seen doing metal piece of work occasionally, as one of his early jobs was working at Orangish County Ironworks. Besides featured occasionally is Danny Teutul, the 2nd oldest child, who succeeded Paul Sr. every bit the possessor of Orangish County Ironworks. Danny visits to do contracted work for the OCC facilities. The show as well documents their personal and promotional activities ranging from magazine photo shoots to family holidays and custom cycle shows.

Original series (2002–2010) [edit]

Series overview [edit]

Fantasy Wheel Contest [edit]

During season 3, Discovery Aqueduct sponsored a contest in which four winners received OCC motorcycles. Custom bike features were specified past the winning fans, who sent in videos expressing their reasons for wanting a bicycle. The contest winners were (in episode order): Jeff Clegg (Corporal Punishment), Susan Morisset (Female Snake Bike), Joseph McClendon (Custom Hog), Bryan King (Vertebrate Trike).^[3]

Paul Jr. leaves Orangish Canton Choppers [edit]

Following regular disagreements with his father, Paul Jr. was fired from the shop in late 2008. In Jan 2009, TLC served a notice of default due to Paul Jr.'southward absence. Paul Jr. then returned to OCC briefly every bit a contractor, but left finally in April 2009 in order to commencement his ain design house, Paul Jr. Designs.^[4] Paul Sr. then exercised a contractual option to purchase Paul Jr.'s 20% share in OCC, and subsequently filed a lawsuit to force the buyout. The case remained ongoing while a valuation of OCC was performed.^[5]

On Dec fourteen, 2010, Paul Jr. won his appeal of a lower courtroom ruling forcing him to sell his 20% ownership of OCC to Paul Sr. Paul Jr.'s appeal asked that the agreement to sell be ruled invalid, then Paul Jr. volition keep to own xx% of OCC until a fair selling price is agreed to. Paul Jr. has also filed a counter-adjust laying out massive fraud on Paul Sr.'southward office in dealing with Paul Jr.'due south interests at OCC. The suit seeks $100 1000000 in damages along with courtroom-ordered controls over the company's finances to prevent further fraud.^{[ citation needed ]}

After a one-year non-compete clause concluded, Paul Jr. opened a motorcycle design company in April 2010. TLC and then deputed a 7th season titled American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior which features both OCC and Paul Jr. Designs.^[6]

Other legal issues [edit]

As of May 26, 2009, OCC is the defendant in a legal action filed by creative person Justin Barnes, who alleges that his original designs were copied on merchandise without his permission and appropriate compensation.^{[7] [8]}

In July 2009, Cody Connelly sued OCC and Paul Teutul Sr., seeking damages for misappropriation of likeness, breach of contract and fraud. He claimed the testify used his likeness in posters, coloring books and other merchandise after he left it in 2007. Connelly also claimed that he never received "the old school chopper" that he helped design, though Paul Teutul Sr., said it would be his in one episode of the show.^[9]

Cancellation and Senior vs. Junior [edit]

On February half-dozen, 2010, TLC announced that American Chopper'due south season finale scheduled for February eleven would also marking the cease of the series,^[ten] stating, "The Teutuls volition ever exist a office of the Discovery family and nosotros congratulate them on a tremendously successful series run."^[11] On April 7, TLC appear the Teutuls would return for a new series.

The new series, American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, chronicles the aftermath of Paul Jr.'s difference from OCC and his structure of a new custom chopper visitor across the street from younger blood brother Dan's Orange County Iron Works.^[12] Information technology premiered August 12, 2010 on TLC.

In Dec 2010, Senior vs. Junior was moved to the Discovery Channel, the network American Chopper originally debuted on.^[thirteen] In Canada American Chopper started on January 8 on TLC and moved to Saturday nights at 10 p.m.

On February 7, 2011, Paul Teutul Jr. appear that American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior had been renewed for a 2d season and would return spring 2011.^[fourteen]

On November 21, 2012, Eileen O'Neill, president of Discovery Network, announced the show had been cancelled. The final episode aired Dec 17, 2012.^[15]

Get-go series spin-off: Senior vs. Junior (2010–2012) [edit]

American Chopper
Season 1 through 3 logo
Also known every bit	American Chopper
Starring	Paul Teutul Sr. Paul Teutul Jr. Vincent DiMartino Cody Connelly Rick Petko Jason Pohl Mike Ammirati Brendon Thompson
Narrated by	Jim Pratt
Country of origin	Usa
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	70 (list of episodes)
Product
Executive producers	Craig Piligan Christo Doyle Ralph Wikke Adam Moyer (co-exec.) Mitch Rosa (co-exec.)
Producers	Paul Teutul Sr. Paul Teutul Jr.
Cinematography	Brian Garrity Omar Saleem
Editors	A.K. Bealer Adam Winkler Patrick Murphey Walter Ruiz
Running time	hr
Distributor	Pilgrim Films & Boob tube
Release
Original network	TLC (2010) Discovery Channel (December 2010–2012)
Original release	August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) – December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)
Chronology
Preceded by	American Chopper
Followed by	Orangish County Choppers

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior is a reality television receiver spin-off which premiered on the TLC channel on August 12, 2010. The show chronicles the rivalry between Orange County Choppers (OCC) endemic by Paul Teutul Sr. and his son Paul Teutul Jr.'due south newly opened motorcycle business Paul Jr. Designs (PJD). The second flavour continued with make new episodes that aired on Mon, August 29, 2011 at 9pm EST on Discovery Channel.^[16] The third season began on February thirteen, 2012.^[17] The 4th season premiered, September 3, 2012.^[18] November sixteen, 2012, the Discovery Channel announced the cancellation of the show.^[xix] The final episode aired December 17, 2012. Paul Teutul posted a picture of himself with his male parent and blood brother Mike all posing in front of the Teutel bicycle that junior and senior congenital during season 4.

Series overview [edit]

The cast makes an appearance on Flavor 2, Episode iii "American Chopper Gun", of Sons of Guns where the crews collaborate on a dragon-themed gun. This episode coincides with American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior Season two, Episode 2 "Big Guns".

Opening [edit]

The introduction is narrated by both Paul Sr. and Paul Jr.:

This route that we're on is only going to lead to ane identify. All this passion and pride brought u.s.a. together. And drove us apart. It only makes sense that this ends where information technology started. With the build.

The fourth season (returning to American Chopper) intro is narrated by Paul Sr. and Paul Jr.:

[Senior]: It's important to motion on. Underneath this (a tarp covered motorcycle) is where information technology all started. [Junior]: And now, we're going to rebuild information technology.

2nd series spin-off: Orange County Choppers (2013–2014) [edit]

Orange County Choppers is the second spin-off serial of the American Chopper franchise. The show ran for i flavor on CMT with a 2-hr "pilot" and eight episodes between Baronial xviii, 2013 and January eleven, 2014.^[20]

The series features Paul Teutul Sr. and his squad as they fabricate some of the most complicated choppers of their careers. Evan Favaro is hired as Creative Managing director and proves his leadership ability and edifice skills at the shop.

Serial overview [edit]

Dec 2014 special [edit]

On December eleven, 2014, Discovery Channel aired an American Chopper special under the championship "American Chopper: Shaq Cycle", which featured the building of a chopper for erstwhile NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. It focused on the original Orangish Canton Choppers business organisation, with no sign of Paul Jr., though Michael Teutul (listed as a vice president) did appear and interact with his male parent. While there were a few new family members and fabricators, the crew at the shop appeared to be the same as the cast of the Orange County Choppers series, including Evan Favaro. According to Paul Sr., the Shaq "Man of Steel" bike is the biggest in OCC history. The specs: 48-inch handlebars, vi-inch rake, 23-inch forepart bike and xx-inch rear wheel on a stretched frame.

Original series revival (2018–2019) [edit]

A revival of the series aired in the spring of 2018 on Discovery Channel.^[21] Co-ordinate to the series Facebook page, the new season premiered on May 28, 2018 at 10 p.yard. ET/PT on Discovery Channel.

A preview of the starting time episode of flavor 11 entitled "Welcome Back" aired on March 1, 2018.^[22] The episode featured the return of the Teutuls afterwards 10 years of their rocky father-son partnership, catching upward to speed with Senior and Junior's divide lives and motorcycle businesses. At Orange County Choppers, Paul Sr. gets a two bicycle deal with Okada Resort in Manila, Philippines. Meanwhile, Paul Jr. works on a bicycle for Buffalo Fleck Campground in Sturgis, S Dakota. Both come together when Junior asks his father to restore their Yankees bike which had been vandalized and then sold at an auto salvage auction.

Series overview [edit]

Baronial 2020 special [edit]

On July 28, 2020, it was announced that a Television set special titled "American Chopper: The Last Ride" would premiere on August 4, 2020.^{[23] [24] [25]} The ii-hour special featured Senior and Inferior who, over a decade, finally collaborate on building a cycle together. This is the first time in series history that Orange Canton Choppers and Paul Inferior Designs come together for one client. For one last time at the old OCC shop, they build a chopper for ABC Supply Company, the largest covering and siding company in the U.S. Nonetheless, they only take eight weeks to complete the bike because their original garage in Montgomery, NY is planned to exist demolished. Even though the project got off a rough start when Senior did not allow Junior to have whatever creative insight on the bike, it didn't really affair to Paulie in the end. He got the take a chance to spend quality time with his father for one concluding ride.

Release [edit]

Home media [edit]

Title	Release Appointment
	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Blackness Widow Bike	North/A	Oct 25, 2004[26]	North/A
Comanche Bike	Due north/A	October 25, 2004[26]	N/A
Daytona & Old School Chopper	N/A	October 24, 2004[26]	North/A
Dixie Chopper & Mikey Special	N/A	Apr 4, 2005[26]	Northward/A
Jet Cycle & Biketoberfest	N/A	October 25, 2004[26]	Due north/A
Liberty Bicycle	N/A	April 4, 2005[26]	N/A
Mikey's Bike	North/A	Oct 25, 2004[26]	N/A
Miller Electric Wheel	North/A	Apr four, 2005[26]	N/A
Serial 1:Parts ane-3	Northward/A	October 25, 2004[26]	N/A
Series 1:Parts 4-half dozen	N/A	October 25, 2004[26]	N/A
Series 2:Parts 7-9	Northward/A	April 4, 2005[26]	Northward/A
Serial 2:Parts 10-12	North/A	April 4, 2005[26]	N/A
Serial 3:Parts 13-15	N/A	Oct x, 2005[26]	Due north/A
Series 3:Parts xvi-18	N/A	October ten, 2005[26]	N/A
Series four:Parts nineteen-21	Due north/A	January xv, 2007[26]	Northward/A
Series iv:Parts 22-24	N/A	January 15, 2007[26]	N/A
Series 5:Parts 25-30	Northward/A	December fifteen, 2008[26]	N/A
Series 5:Parts 31-37	Northward/A	December 15, 2008[26]	N/A
Serial five:Parts 38-45	N/A	N/A	N/A
Series 6:Parts xl-42	N/A	June fourteen, 2010[26]	N/A
Serial vi:Parts 43-45	Due north/A	June fourteen, 2010[26]	North/A

Other media [edit]

Video games [edit]

Due to its popularity during the first seasons, American Chopper inspired two video game titles. The first was American Chopper past Activision Value, released for the PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox on November 23, 2004.^[27] The second, American Chopper ii: Full Throttle past Creat Studios was released for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox on November sixteen, 2005.^[28]

A video pinball arcade game made by Incredible Technologies, Inc. reached on-site play testing but was never released.^[29]

Meme [edit]

A series of memes were fabricated using frames from the argument betwixt Paul Teutel Sr. & Paul Teutel Jr. in season 6 episode 1. The meme format features captions placed over the 2 men in certain frames during their argument. The captions usually show some common argument in the current culture. (see citation)[1]

Parody [edit]

American Body Shop, an improvisational one-act shown on Comedy Fundamental from July 8 to September 19, 2007, is a parody of American Chopper.^{[30] [31]}

Azeroth Choppers [edit]

Azeroth Choppers was a weekly web series moderated by Blizzard Entertainment that featured Paul Teutul Jr. and his Paul Jr. Designs (PJD) squad. The web series was shown between April 17 and June five, 2014. Information technology showcased the 2 motorcycle builds based effectually each of two factions, Alliance and Horde, in the MMORPG Earth of Warcraft.

Accolades [edit]

1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each twelvemonth is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

Run into besides [edit]

• Orange County Choppers bikes

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External links [edit]

• American Chopper at IMDb
• American Chopper at TV Guide
• Pilgrim Films American Chopper Website
• American Chopper: Senior vs. Inferior official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chopper

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