Upon its premiere, Discovery Channel decided to promote the show through a contest.
The network even sponsored the competition in order to get their own custom chopper! Four winners were chosen and were given an episode that was devoted entirely to their custom bike!
Started From The Bottom
One can only imagine how much love Paul Sr. has had for choppers. In fact, in 1999, he had so much love for it that he decided to go and ahead and make his dreams come true.
He and his son immediately built their very first bike in their own basement named True Blue! They then showed the custom chopper at Biketoberfest down in Daytona Beach.
Network After Network
American Chopper was actually originally signed by Pilgrim Studios. They then went on to sell the rights to the show to Discovery Channel. The rights were once again sold to Discovery’s sister channel, TLC, after a few years.
The show was then broadcast on Country Music Television. What a journey!
Time On The Air
American Chopper was truly a hit show, lasting on air for a crazy ten years! You could tell that their audience was absolutely hooked.
You can watch this show and its 165 episodes as they have re-runs available!
Mike Rowe, Narrator
The Dirty Jobs extraordinaire, Mike Rowe, was actually the voice behind American Chopper while it was still on the Discovery Channel and TLC.
He’s currently hosting a series produced for Facebook called Returning the Favor.