"American Chopper: The Series" (2003) TV series 2003-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

7 January 2006 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Reality-TV | Sport

Plot:

Documentary series about the goings-on behind the scenes at Orange County Choppers, a custom motorcycle fabrication company located in Montgomery...

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Chopper | Custom Motorcycle | Motor | Bleeped Dialogue

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Teutul Jr.	...	Himself (58 episodes, 2002-2010)
Paul Teutul Sr.	...	Himself (57 episodes, 2002-2010)
Michael Teutul	...	Himself (55 episodes, 2003-2012)
Mike Rowe	...	Announcer / ... (51 episodes, 2002-2010)
Jim Pratt	...	Announcer / ... (26 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Produced by
Craig Piligian	....	executive producer (57 episodes, 2003-2012)
Mitch Rosa	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (51 episodes, 2010-2012)
Ralph Wikke	....	executive producer (51 episodes, 2010-2012)
Scott Popjes	....	supervising producer (48 episodes, 2005-2010)
Hank Capshaw	....	co-executive producer (30 episodes, 2002-2004)
Alex Eastburg	....	producer (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
C. Russell Muth	....	supervising producer (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
David De Angelis	....	producer (29 episodes, 2011-2012)
Adam Moyer	....	producer (26 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jody Bennett	....	coordinating producer (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Christo Doyle	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Zachary Green	....	supervising producer (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Paul Teutul Jr.	....	producer (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Paul Teutul Sr.	....	producer (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Keith Melton	....	consulting producer (24 episodes, 2009-2010)
John Fitzgerald	....	associate producer (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mary Ronau	....	associate story producer (21 episodes, 2012)
Sarah McBride	....	field producer (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jared Bushansky	....	post producer (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
David M. Barsky	....	producer (10 episodes, 2004)
Sam Korkis	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2012)
Steve Nigg	....	co-executive producer (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Amanda Ross	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Holly A. Hines	....	network executive (7 episodes, 2008)
Rob Hammersley	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2006)
Michael Piscitelli	....	field producer (5 episodes, 2012)
Rod C. Spence	....	producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Vaughn Halyard	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Kera Rennert	....	producer: promo (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ian Mallahan	....	producer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joel Raatz	....	field producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Shira Raykoff	....	story producer (2 episodes, 2012)
Chad Greulach	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 2002)
Jennifer Bastable Van Valkenburg	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Brett Boydstun	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Scott Feeley	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Sara Reddy	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
David Vanacore		(219 episodes, 2002-2012)
Jason Brandt		(100 episodes, 2003-2007)
Matt Koskenmaki		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Cinematography by
Omar Saleem		(46 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brian Garrity		(22 episodes, 2010-2011)
Steve Purcell		(18 episodes, 2008)
Kip Robbins		(18 episodes, 2009-2010)
Zac McFarlane		(14 episodes, 2003)
Keith Kaplin		(9 episodes, 2009)
Jack Gorton		(unknown episodes)
Adam Moyer		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Adam E. Winkler		(39 episodes, 2009-2012)
Ron Romberger		(30 episodes, 2003-2006)
Brian Funck		(25 episodes, 2004-2008)
A.G. Bealer		(17 episodes, 2009-2010)
Matthew Barbato		(14 episodes, 2009-2010)
Patrick Murphy		(14 episodes, 2009-2010)
Eric Wise		(12 episodes, 2003-2009)
Rod C. Spence		(8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keith Shea		(6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Miguel Camargo		(5 episodes, 2009)
Jonathan J. Budd		(3 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Wikke		(3 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Sielaff		(3 episodes, 2010-2012)
Phontaine		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Dalzell		(2 episodes, 2009)
Jeremy Walters		(2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bob Sarles		(2 episodes, 2012)
Jay Conklin		(unknown episodes)
Scott Popjes		(unknown episodes)
Chris Povall		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Eric Towler	....	post-production supervisor (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Heath Banks	....	executive in charge of production (33 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tom Shannon	....	production manager (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jared Bushansky	....	director in charge of post production / post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2009)
Armgard Rees	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2009)
Tracy Brimner	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
Alexis Hudgins	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2010-2011)
Amanda Read	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2010)
Amanda Ross	....	production supervisor (2 episodes, 2010)
Kathryn Temple	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2010)
Andy Geisel	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kathleen Burns Rohr	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Danika Benton	....	sound editor / dialogue editor / ... (74 episodes, 2008-2012)
Ed Thacker	....	sound re-recording mixer (69 episodes, 2006-2011)
Martin Kelly	....	sound mixer / sound (59 episodes, 2004-2009)
Justin Wikke	....	dialogue editor / sound editor / ... (58 episodes, 2008-2012)
Carmine Picarello	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 2009-2011)
Justin Harrison	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Justin W. Walker	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2012)
Daniel S. McCoy	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes, 2008)
Lisa Baro	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Burke	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Rik Elliott	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Nathan Meyers	....	utility sound (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Charles L. Owens	....	digital artist (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Purcell	....	camera operator (82 episodes, 2003-2008)
Julian 'Champ' Williams	....	camera operator (41 episodes, 2011-2012)
John Rotan	....	camera operator (40 episodes, 2005-2006)
Omar Saleem	....	camera operator (29 episodes, 2008-2010)
Michael Haertlein	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 2010-2011)
Trevor Adams	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2007)
Robin Mueller	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2008-2010)
Adam Szulewski	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2010-2011)
Matthew Francis Gardner	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 2010-2011)
Liz Rubin	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Mark Combellick	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Scott Jason Farr	....	additional photographer (unknown episodes)
Rob Koch	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
William Safian	....	assistant editor (73 episodes, 2003-2006)
Walter Ruiz	....	associate editor / assistant editor (31 episodes, 2008-2010)
Jennifer Bastable Van Valkenburg	....	post-production coordinator (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steve Gorlin	....	assistant editor (20 episodes, 2010-2012)
Bryan Algeo	....	post-production coordinator (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Gerardo Montoya Sanchez	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2009-2011)
Alan Mackulin	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Erik Franz	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2012)
George Creedle	....	on-line editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Bari Goodis	....	on-line editor (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eric Binmoeller	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rod Decker	....	finishing editor: HD (unknown episodes, 2007)
David Broadbent	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Patrick DeLuca	....	post-production consultant (unknown episodes)
Sam Eskandari	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Robert LeMaire	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Joel Salazar	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Julia Sir	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
John Nooney	....	composer: additional music (106 episodes, 2004-2009)
Sean Baillie	....	composer: additional music (77 episodes, 2003-2011)
Dylan Heming	....	composer: additional music (57 episodes, 2003-2007)
Jeff Edwards	....	composer: main title theme (unknown episodes, 2006)
Jeff Tropeano	....	musician: guitars (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Colleen Kelly	....	production coordinator / assistant to producers (74 episodes, 2003-2006)
Brian Fernekes	....	production assistant (66 episodes, 2010-2012)
Heath Banks	....	senior vice president of production (43 episodes, 2010-2012)
Gretchen Stockdale	....	vice president and general counsel / legal counsel (34 episodes, 2008-2010)
Johnny Gould	....	vice president programming and business development (32 episodes, 2008-2009)
Crystal Foos	....	paralegal / clearance coordinator (28 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mark Issa	....	production accountant (26 episodes, 2009-2010)
Rob Tencza	....	production assistant (24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Delbert Shoopman	....	production assistant (20 episodes, 2009)
Cindy Anne Deaver	....	production staff (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rosie Charbonneau	....	executive coordinator (10 episodes, 2009-2010)
Michael Bleakley	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Julia Berezovskaya	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Smith	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Joe Cortez	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2008)

Production Companies

• Pilgrim Films & Television
• Discovery Channel
• InterPositive Media

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Artist House Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Discovery Channel (200?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Discovery HD (????) (Japan) (TV)
• Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (USA) (DVD)
• Polyband (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• TV6 (2011) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• Orange County Choppers  thanks
• Studio City Productions  marketing and promotion: syndication
• Vanacore Music  music by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Pilgrim Films & Television

Quotes:

Mikey:Dad, I'm here to kick your ass!
Paul Sr.:Oh yeah, why me?
Mikey:'Cuz I'm STRESSED.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

First two seasons was great, but then it got worse!

I was a large fan of this series for the first two seasons, but then it got boring and I quit watching the show (checking in sometimes, though). Why?:

These brothers, fellow workers and their father making all kind of crazy choppers appealed to me in the beginning. The creativity was good, but not quite to my taste; a little bit to childish. Like building a Fireengine chopper... what is that all about? OK, I REALLY don't like theme bikes.

The arguments/fights in the beginning between the family and workers looked genuine (and a little fun), but it started to really look manufactured after season two.

The inside look of the real manufacturing of the bikes started to be less interesting (it seemed), and we was forced to seeing the family on different stupid trips and non-bike related things. It turned into some kind of kindergarten for adults, and less about the bikes.

Also, as the seasons goes by, the more the show lean towards pure commercial bikes. Almost every bike is created for a brand name.

American Chopper is now a one hour commercial!

Watch the first two seasons, and drop the rest, unless your really not into motorcycles, and love trivial drama, and know that you are looking on a one hour commercial.

Verdict:

7/10 for the first two seasons.

4/10 for all seasons combined.