Extreme Machines
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| channel = The Learning Channel
| narrated = William Hootkins
| music = Roger Bolton (Season 1)
Justin Nicholls (Season 1-3)
Guy Dagul (Season 4-5)
| num_seasons = 5
| first_aired = {{Start date|1997}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2002}}
| country = United States of America
| company = Pioneer Productions
| image =
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Extreme Machines was a documentary series created by Pioneer Productions for The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The series focused mainly on machines although in some episodes of Season 4 and Season 5, it also looked at disasters involving them.{{Cite web |title=All Seasons |url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/extreme-machines-1997/allseasons/official|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.thetvdb.com}} The series was largely narrated by William Hootkins. The show made also made use of scale miniatures in many episodes, managed by David Barlow.{{Cite web|title=About|url=http://dbarlow.co.uk/about.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=dbarlow.co.uk}}Extreme Machines, Super Trains - Pioneer Productions
Episodes
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Seasons !Episodes |
| 1
|11 |
| 2
|12 |
| 3
|12 |
| 4
|12 |
| 5
|10 |
| Specials
|7 |
= Season 1 (1997) =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !No. in Season !Episode Title !Technology shown !Episode Directed by |
| 1
|Diving Deep | Submersibles | |
| 2
|Choppers |Hugh Whiteworth |
| 3
|Hovercrafts | |
| 4
|Image Impossible | | |
| 5
|Fastest Man on Earth | | |
| 6
|Race Cars |Honda HRH V8t (Tasman Motorsports - 1996) McLaren F1 GTR (Gulf McLaren - 1996) |
| 7
|Rockets |
| 8
|Roller Coasters | | |
| 9
|Spaceplanes |Space Shuttle DC-XA Energia/Buran |
| 10
|Speed Freaks | | |
| 11
|Wheels of Steel |TGV California Zephyr (Pre Amtrak) |Yavar AbbasExtreme Machines, Wheels of Steel (1997) - The Learning Channel |
= Season 2 (1998) =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !No. in Season !Episode Title !Technology Shown !Episode Directed by |
| 1
|Tanks | |
| 2
|Motorcycle Mania | | |
| 3
|Earth Breakers | | |
| 4
|Car Crazy Jim Router's F-117 Car | |
| 5
|Smart Weapons Fat Man and Little Boy | |
| 6
|Flight Power |Hugh Whiteworth{{Citation|title=Flight Power - Aircraft History|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnHpyIp1lK0|language=en|access-date=2021-10-20}} |
| 7
|Supersonic Landspeed | | |
| 8
|Power Boats | | |
| 9
|Mega Trucks Volvo ECT | |
| 10
|Four Wheel Force | | |
| 11
|Supersight | | |
| 12
|Carriers |USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 (Nimitz Class Carrier) USS Forrestal CV-59 (Forrestal Class Carrier) USS Peleliu LHA-5 (Tawara Class Amphibious Carrier) AV-8B Harrier II |Hugh WhiteworthExtreme Machines, Carriers (1998) - Discovery Channel |
= Season 3 (1999) =
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!No. in Season !Episode Title !Technology shown !Episode Directed by |
| 1
|Emergency Vehicles | | |
| 2
|USS Nebraska SSBN-739 (Ohio Class Submarine) USS Miami SSN-755 (Improved Los Angless Class Submarine) HMS Conqueror S48 (Churchill Class Submarine) | |
| 3
|Speed Freaks II |X-15 | |
| 4
|Ultimate Space Machines | | |
| 5
|Ice Master | | |
| 6
|The Ultimate Speed machines | | |
| 7
|Balloons | | |
| 8
|Super Cars | | |
| 9
|The Landspeed Record | | |
| 10
|Incredible Robots | |
| 11
|Metal Monsters | | |
| 12
|Flight of the Future |
= Season 4 (2000) =
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!No. in Season !Episode Title !Technology shown !Episode Directed by |
| 1
|Pedal Power | | |
| 2
|Rocketeers | | |
| 3
|Car Crash | | |
| 4
|Aviators | | |
| 5
|Raiders of the Deep | | |
| 6
|Super Trains/Super Trains Ultimate |P-40DC Genesis (Amtrak Sunset Limited) Superliner Railcar (Amtrak Sunset Limited) Acela Express Shinkansen TGV |
| 7
|Adrenaline Junkies | | |
| 8
|Extreme Rides | | |
| 9
|Disasters at Sea | | |
| 10
|Airships | | |
| 11
|Mega Machines | | |
| 12
|Jump Jets |AV-8B Harrier II GR.1 Harrier FRS.1 Sea Harrier BAE Harrier II | |