Customer Reviews

American Chopper the Series - First Season

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As another reviewer pointed out, there are missing episodes & some footage. The episodes "Jet Bike" & "Biketober" are not included. If you want these, prepare to shell out more $$$ + s/h from discoverychannel. com to get them.

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 Bike
Black Widow Bike 2
Race Car
Race Car 2
Special features (commercial outakes, Paul Sr Interview, Photo Gallery)

Disc 2:
Fire Bike (my favourite)
Daytona Bike Week
Fire Bike 2
Old School Chopper
Old School Chopper 2
Comanche Bike

Disc 3:
Comanche Bike 2
Comanche Bike 3
Mikey's Bike
Mikey's Bike 2

Two 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 like the american chopper. I like how they how the bikes together and show them off at diffent events around the united states.

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!

Big fan of the series. I actually run on the fire dept. with a guy that met them at one of the bike weeks in Myrtle Beach. Only complaint is the Jet Bike episode is missing (it wasn't that good anyway thanks to the stupid narrator) so I don't consider it a "complete" first season otherwise still worth the money.

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.

I have been a fan of the show on Discovery Channel. Late night, I work all night long on my web site for Horse Racing fans, and its a grind getting all the info typed in before daylight arrives.

One of the more enjoyable shows on Discovery helps me get through those long nights, its American Chopper.

Right away, you realize that this is a show about much more then just building hot bikes. The bikes are hot, and the talent displayed by Paul, jr and family is very impressive.

This show gives you the human side of the Teutul family. I have to say the greatest aspect of American Chopper is that you feel you are watching real people, not paid actors, and it makes all the difference in the world.

Paul jr's commentary is so honest. He is not being pretneous in any way, and when people make mistakes, they admit to them, and the show moves on. Our day to day life is filled with people being hammered for making any mistakes in their work, and its very refreshing to see the guys move forward and work as a team if any problems arise with the building of these very complicated bikes.

In a way, you almost feel like you are invited to be part of the family as you watch the family interaction between Paul, Paul jr, Mike and Vinny.

I really like the Teutul's and the show, and would encourage people to buy the DVD's. Its a refreshing idea for a TV Show, and it really holds your interest through each episode.

On my web site, I say "The Stick Rules"

For this show, you have to say..."The Teutul's Rule !"

It takes an artist, and a skilled craftsman and an amazing business sense to create, design and fabricate the one of a kind bikes you see on the show. This family seems to have all those talents wrapped up in the talented people they surround themselves with.

G-d bless,
MC -www.TheStickRules.Com

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!

Have been a fan of American Chopper from day one, and getting to see the first season as many times as I want is great. A must buy for any American Chopper fan from the beginning.

This is an awesome dvd series anyone who is an American Chopper fan will love this DVD. The shows that are on this dvd are Black Widow....Race Car....Fire Bike....Daytona Bike Week....Old School Chopper....Comanche Bike....Mikey's Bike...I would HIGHLY recommend this product to everyone