| Channel: | The Learning ChannelDiscovery Channel |
| Narrated: | William Hootkins |
| Music: | Roger Bolton (Season 1)Justin Nicholls (Season 1-3)Guy Dagul (Season 4-5) |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Company: | Pioneer Productions |
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.[1] The series was largely narrated by William Hootkins. The show made also made use of scale miniatures in many episodes, managed by David Barlow.[2] [3]
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| Specials | 7 |
| 1 | Diving Deep | Submersibles | ||
| 2 | Choppers | AH-64 Apache | Hugh Whiteworth | |
| 3 | Hovercrafts | Hovercraft | ||
| 4 | Image Impossible | |||
| 5 | Fastest Man on Earth | |||
| 6 | Race Cars | Honda HRH V8t (Tasman Motorsports - 1996)McLaren F1 GTR (Gulf McLaren - 1996) | Hugh Whiteworth | |
| 7 | Rockets | Space ShuttleEnergia/Buran | Rod Parker[4] | |
| 8 | Roller Coasters | |||
| 9 | Spaceplanes | Space ShuttleDC-XA
Energia/Buran | Rod Parker | |
| 10 | Speed Freaks | |||
| 11 | Wheels of Steel | TGVShinkansen
Southern Pacific Daylight | Yavar Abbas[5] |
| 1 | Tanks | M1 Abrams | ||
| 2 | Motorcycle Mania | |||
| 3 | Earth Breakers | |||
| 4 | Car Crazy | Lotus EliseJim Router's F-117 Car | ||
| 5 | Smart Weapons | BGM-109 TomahawkFat Man and Little Boy | ||
| 6 | Flight Power | BAE Harrier IIHawker Siddeley Harrier | Hugh Whiteworth | |
| 7 | Supersonic Landspeed | |||
| 8 | Power Boats | |||
| 9 | Mega Trucks | Komatsu 930E
Volvo ECT | ||
| 10 | Four Wheel Force | |||
| 11 | Supersight | |||
| 12 | Carriers | USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 (Nimitz Class Carrier)F-14B Tomcat
USS Forrestal CV-59 (Forrestal Class Carrier) USS Peleliu LHA-5 (Tawara Class Amphibious Carrier) AV-8B Harrier II | Hugh Whiteworth[6] |
| No. inSeason | Episode Title | Technology shown | Episode Directed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Vehicles | |||
| 2 | Submarines | USS Nebraska SSBN-739 (Ohio Class Submarine)Typhoon Class Submarine USS Miami SSN-755 (Improved Los Angless Class Submarine) | ||
| 3 | Speed Freaks II | X-15TGV Atlantique | ||
| 4 | Ultimate Space Machines | |||
| 5 | Ice Master | |||
| 6 | The Ultimate Speed machines | |||
| 7 | Balloons | |||
| 8 | Super Cars | |||
| 9 | The Landspeed Record | |||
| 10 | Incredible Robots | MIT Leg Laboratory Honda E series robots | ||
| 11 | Metal Monsters | |||
| 12 | Flight of the Future | YF-22/F-22 RaptorYF-23 | David Holryod |
| No. inSeason | 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 | Yavar Abbas | |
| 7 | Adrenaline Junkies | |||
| 8 | Extreme Rides | |||
| 9 | Disasters at Sea | |||
| 10 | Airships | |||
| 11 | Mega Machines | |||
| 12 | Jump Jets | AV-8B Harrier IIXV-4 Hummingbird
GR.1 Harrier FRS.1 Sea Harrier BAE Harrier II |