American Chopper the Series - First Season [DVD]

I bought the first season DVD set and have been thoroughly enjoying the show. The final bikes look fantastic and really give you the urge to get a custom chopper of your own. When you watch the 9/11 Fire Fighters tribute bike being put together, and see how everyone gets so personally involved, you can't help but feel a bit moved by the unveiling.Disc One:Black Widow BikeBlack Widow Bike 2Race CarRace Car 2Special features (commercial outakes, Paul Sr Interview, Photo Gallery)Disc 2:Fire Bike (my favourite)Daytona Bike WeekFire Bike 2Old School ChopperOld School Chopper 2Comanche BikeDisc 3:Comanche Bike 2Comanche Bike 3Mikey's BikeMikey's Bike 2Two minor gripes with the series.The first is that all you really see of bike building is Paul Jr fabricating bits and pieces from sheet metal and bolting them to the bike. Don't get me wrong, the guy's vision is amazing, but they send out for most things including painting and custom framework. You get to see snapshots of an engine being lifted into the frame, or a wheel having the axle put through it, but if you are expecting pointers on how to really put a custom chopper together (installing engine, electricals, etc) then you will need to look elsewhere.The other thing is the famous/infamous Paul Sr V's Paul Jr shouting matches that take up a good 1/4 of each episode. You have to real feel for the other guys in the shop as it must be embarrassing as hell. If you enjoy watching people screaming at each other in a dysfunctional fashion then you will enjoy it. For me when they start going at it I just hit fast forward on the remote, once the arms stop waving around I resume playback and enjoy see the bike taking shape.All in all for a "reality show" it is a very enjoyable series and I will be buying Series 2 very soon.

I've watched this show from the beginning and can't get enough of it. I think it might be because they are just blue collared american workers just like you and I. There is one thing I noticed on one episode. When they build the race car bike, the 2nd part, all footage toward the end what taken off. I remember watching it on tv with them going to the race track and watching the race car drive for trim spa "chase" at the time race in the daytona 500. All that footage is not on the dvd. Also it doesn't include the 2 pilot episodes with the "jet bike", and also "the cody project" Also missing the christmas bike episode but I don't remember what season it went with anyway. Other than that I would highly recommend it!

Well, the DVD is excellent to begin with the show. Although the season doesn't include the Pilot episodes (Jet Bike & Biketober) neither the Mickey special, it contains the first 13 episodes of Season One. It includes main menu, episode selection and special features. Unfortunately for people interesting in other languages, it does NOT include any subtitles(spanish,french,...), but it includes closed captions. Nice graphics, nice intros!

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Awesomely exciting

Love this show. Packaging was great and everything plays smoothly. Arrived quick. Very happy!

I really like this show. And since I didn't start watching it untill the middle of the third season, I bought the DVD. However, upon consideration. I may buy all of the seasons offered since shows made for the Discovery Channel are unlikely to show up in syndicaton on some other network.

I have used the American Chopper series in my Management 101 class for a couple of years. Rather than have students role play various scenarios, I pull out sections of the escapes of the guy's at OCC to discuss issues and concepts of management and supervision. Both entertaining and informative.

Excellent.