Operation Junkyard

Operation Junkyard
Genre	Action
Created by	Malcolm Bird Kathy Rogers
Written by	Malcolm Bird
Directed by	Grazia Caroselli Kris Curry Malcolm Bird Patrick Doody Chris Valenziano
Presented by	Rob Czar Kamaya Jones Clinton McLean Michelle Armitage
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Malcolm Bird
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Discovery Kids RDF Media LA
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	1 October 2002

Operation Junkyard debuted in fall 2002 as part of the Discovery Kids Saturday morning programming schedule. Essentially a spin-off of TLC's popular series Junkyard Wars, OP/JY featured teams of teens that were challenged to build gadgets out of junk in six hours. Teams featured on the show include the Rummaging Robots and Jurassic Junkers, and the teams were tasked to build gadgets like water bailing machines, mud scooters, and remote control battleships.

At the beginning of each show the challenge of the day was revealed and teams attempted to collect "bodgits" by completing small challenges. "Bodgits" were helpful advantages that teams could earn, including time with the on-set engineer or special parts for use in their build. Two identical school busses filled with junk were given to the teams, who had six hours to create their contraptions.

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