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Operation Junkyard

Operation Junkyard debuted in fall 2002 as part of the Discovery Kids Saturday morning programming schedule. Essentially a spin-off of TLC's popular series Junkyard Wars, OP/JY featured teams of teens that were challenged to build gadgets out of junk in six hours. Teams featured on the show include the Rummaging Robots and Jurassic Junkers, and the teams were tasked to build gadgets like water bailing machines, mud scooters, and remote control battleships.

At the beginning of each show the challenge of the day was revealed and teams attempted to collect "bodgits" by completing small challenges. "Bodgits" were helpful advantages that teams could earn, including time with the on-set engineer or special parts for use in their build.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Operation Junkyard

First Air Date

October 1, 2002

Last Air Date

February 15, 2003

Seasons

1

Episodes

12

Language

English

Production Companies

Discovery KidsNBC

S01E12

Battleship

Full steam ahead! Finalists must design and build a ship that they can manipulate via a remote control unit (provided). Each battleship has to have a weapon on board, whether a battering ram or a cannon. The ships do battle aboard a real live battleship, the U.S.S. Nimitz, and the team that can sink the opponent's ship fastest, wins. Contributor: Thats_Good_Eatin The mission is to build battleships to sink the opponent's flag ship. The reward is glass trophies for each person (both teams), gold dog tags (both teams), and the winner's names are put on the Operation Junkyard trophy. Both teams are given (no contest) 15 minutes engineering time. At first, both teams are unsure of their designs as they have difficulty explaining their ideas but settle on a catamaran design with a flat frame, allowing weapons to be built onto the ship. Blue team's saw makes the battleship's front too heavy, a problem they need to solve. Blue Team's weapons consist of a miniature rake (""The Rake of Doom""

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