June 20, 2009 (2009-06-20) – September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)
Destroy Build Destroy is an American live actionreality series on Cartoon Network hosted by Andrew W.K. It was a game show, in which two teams destroyed a random object and built vehicles from it, and then the winners destroyed the losers' creation. The series originally premiered as part of a line of live-action reality series called CN Real, which aired in 2009. The series premiered on June 20, 2009, and ended its run on September 21, 2011.
Destroy Build Destroy is one of only two shows from the CN Real block (the other being Dude, What Would Happen) to have been renewed for additional seasons, as the other CN Real shows had already been cancelled earlier, due to critically negative reception.
Plot
Destroy Build Destroy is a game show in which two groups (a "green or blue" team and an "orange or yellow" team, usually grouped by theme such as common interests) of three teenage contestants destroy various objects, then build vehicles out of the wreckage to compete in some kind of challenge. The show features high powered explosives, rocket launchers, bazookas, and other destructive tools. The winning team gets $3,000 and would get to destroy the losers' creation.[1] However, if a tie occurs by the end of the final round, resulting in neither team winning, both vehicles are destroyed.
Development
The show launched on June 20, 2009, in Carver, Massachusetts,[2] as part of a new Cartoon Network programming block named CN Real.
Destroy Build Destroy was produced by Mess Media in association with Idiot Box Productions. The executive producers are Dan Taberski and Scott Messick.
The second season of the show premiered on November 4, 2009, and ranked #1 in its timeslot among boys 6–11 on all television with a total of 2.1 million watching each episode.[3]
Destroy Build Destroy was listed as one of the returning shows on Cartoon Network for 2010–2011 television season.[4] The third season began airing on October 6, 2010.[5]
A fourth season was ordered and aired from June to September 2011.[6]
Teams will each build an air-cannon vehicle from the wreckage of an SUV. The Math Club wins, and the Skaters' air cannon gets destroyed by a military mortar.
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"Crane Wreck: Surfers vs. Techies"
June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27)
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Teams will each build a crane from the wreckage of a semi-trailer. The Surfers win, and the Techies' crane gets destroyed by a remote controlled C-4 explosive.
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"Water Wars: Gear Heads vs. Sports Nuts" "Water Wars: Sports Nuts vs. Gear Heads"
July 4, 2009 (2009-07-04)
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Teams will each build an amphibious vehicle from the wreckage of a car and boat. The Sports Nuts win, and the Gear Heads' amphibious vehicle gets destroyed by a bazooka.
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"Water Taxi Takedown: Gamers vs. Musicians"
July 11, 2009 (2009-07-11)
106
Teams will each build a water taxi from the wreckage of a motor home. The Musicians win, the Gamers' water taxi gets destroyed by a depth charge.
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"Dump Trucks of Doom: Athletes vs. Drama Club"
July 15, 2009 (2009-07-15)
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Teams will each build a dump truck from the wreckage of a minivan. The Drama Club wins, and the Athletes' dump truck gets destroyed by a load of TNT with a long fuse.
Teams will each build a flatbed truck from the wreckage of a pick-up truck. The Older Siblings win, and the Younger Siblings' flatbed truck gets destroyed by a tank.
Teams will each build a go-kart carrier for the go-cart race over land and water, from the wreckage of a school bus. the Football Team wins, and the Marching Band's carrier gets destroyed by a World War II airplane bomb.
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"Balls vs. Brains"
November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)
108
N/A
Teams will each build a fire truck from the wreckage of a police car. The Ball team wins, and the Brain team's fire truck gets destroyed by a time bomb.
Cartoon Network stars from Dude, What Would Happen and Ben 10: Alien Swarm will each build a foot-powered mini-boat to transport inflatable balls, from the wreckage of a Volkswagen Bug. The Ben 10 cast wins, despite the Dudes' cheating efforts, however, the Ben 10 cast gave the Dudes the trophy for great sportsmanship and their love for them. The Dudes' mini boat gets destroyed by a remote controlled explosive boat.
Siblings compete to build an 18-wheel vehicle to haul boxes through a winding course, from the wreckage of a pickup truck. The Older Siblings win, and Younger Siblings' 18-wheeler gets destroyed by a Trebuchet launched pumpkin bomb.
Monster Jam's Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction compete with fans in a battering ram challenge to destroy car windows and cars. But first, they'll each have to make their battering rams from the wreckage of a double-wide mobile home. Team Grave Digger wins, and team Maximum Destruction's battering ram gets destroyed by a chemical filled briefcase.
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"John Morrison vs. The Miz" "The Miz vs. John Morrison"
March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)
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N/A
WWE superstars John Morrison and The Miz come to compete in a surveillance car obstacle course challenge. But first, their teams; The Juggernauts and the Manglers, each have to make their surveillance cars from the wreckage of a set of two cars in a V formation. The Juggernauts win, and the Manglers' surveillance car gets destroyed by a wire guided rocket.
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"Dads vs. Kids"
March 10, 2010 (2010-03-10)
112
N/A
Kids take on their dads by each building a giant claw grabber from the wreckage of a 25-foot sailboat. The Dads win, and the Kids' claw grabber gets destroyed by a remote controlled tank.
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"Country Fans vs. Rock'n Rollers" "Rock 'n Rollers vs. Country Fans"
March 17, 2010 (2010-03-17)
113
N/A
Teams compete by each building a noise machine from the wreckage of a car/trailer combo. The Country Fans win, and the Rock'n Rollers' noise machine gets destroyed by high powered explosives.
Antonio Gates and Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers go up against themselves, as their teams each build wide recie-vehicles from the wreckage of a pickup truck. Team Gates wins, and Tean Merriman's wide recie-vehicles get destroyed by a wire guided football rocket.
The Dudes return for a duel with Scooby Doo! cast Robbie Amell, Kate Melton, and Nick Palatas, as they each build boat launcher/sinkers from the wreckage of an old van. Surprisingly, the duel ends up in a tie, and both teams' boat launcher/sinkers get destroyed by a whole bunch of explosives. This marks the only episode in the show where both teams don't win.
NASCAR fans team up with their heroes, as they each build a pit vehicle from the wreckage of an old fashioned station wagon. Team Logano wins, and Team Edwards' pit car gets destroyed by a time bomb.
Little brothers take on their big brothers in a battle at night by each building a battleship from the wreckage of a military truck. The Big Brothers win, and the Little Brothers' battleship gets destroyed by a high powered laser.
A team of Motocrossers take on a group of Streetballers by each building a bash boat from the wreckage of 6 cars that get wrecked in a demolition derby. The Motocrossers win and the Streetballers' bash boat gets destroyed by a load of explosives, which is triggered by a special button that was activated by ramming a car into it.
The sons take on their moms by each building a mobile trash compactor from the wreckage of a minivan. The Sons win, and the Moms' trash compactor gets destroyed by five hand grenades.
Students battle their teachers by each building a mobile spitball shooter from the wreckage of a school bus. The Students win, and the Teachers' spitball shooter gets destroyed by a voice-controlled bomb.
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"Footballers vs. Cheerleaders"
December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)
206
N/A
The Footballers and the Cheerleaders each build half of an air cannon combat vehicle from the wreckage of half of a stretch limo. The Footballers win, and Cheerleaders' half of the combat vehicle gets destroyed by flaming arrow.
It's an East Coast-West Coast battle, as the Valley Girls take on the Jersey Boys by each building a pizza delivery truck with a built-in assembly line from the wreckage of a fruit filled produce truck. The Jersey Boys win, and the Valley Girls' pizza delivery truck gets destroyed by a toaster bomb.
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"Sports Mashup: The Speed Freaks vs. Chillaxers" "Speed Demons vs. Chillaxers"
The Speed Freaks take on Chillaxers by each building an SUV from the wreckage of, get this, an SUV. The Speed Freaks win, and the Chillaxers' SUV gets destroyed by a golf ball.
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"Weird Science-Attack of the Geniuses: The Straight A's vs. The A Gamers"
The Straight A's take on the A Gamers as they each build an electromagnetic machine from the wreckage of a book-mobile. The Straight A's win and the A Gamers' electromagnetic machine gets destroyed by a bunch of explosives triggered by a swtich.
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"Battleship Boom: Triple Barrels vs Frenemies" "Bullseyes vs. Frenemies"
The Triple Barrels take on the Frenemies by each building battleships from the wreckage of a car. the Triple Barrels win, and the Frenemies' battleship gets destroyed by plastic explosives.
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"Submarine Showdown: Army Brats vs. Navy Seals" "Army Brats v. Navy Brats"
The Navy Seals take on the Army Brats by each building a submarine from the wreckage of a boat. The Navy Seals win, and Army Brats' submarine gets destroyed by a subsonic explosion.
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"Battle of the Blimps: Mad-Moves vs. Mad Scientists"
The Mad Scientists take on the Mad Moves by each building a blimp-mobile from the wreckage of a sailboat. The Mad Moves win, and the Mad Scientists' blimp-mobile gets destroyed by having their blimp drop explosives onto their blimp-mobile.
The Skaters take on the BMXers by each building ramp haulers from the wreckage of a mall cop car. The Skaters win and the BMXers' ramp hauler gets destroyed by a destruction in a box.
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"Ultimate Warrior: Team Captains vs. Class Presidents" "Class Presidents vs. Team Captains"
The Class Presidents take on Team Captains as they each a chariot from the wreckage of a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer. The Team Captains win and the Class Presidents' chariot gets destroyed by a flaming ball of fire launched by a trebucet.
The Dee Jays take on the Dirt Bikers by each building a water canon boat from the wreckage of a clown car. The Dirt Bikers win, and the Dee Jays' water cannon boat gets destroyed by a teddy bear stuffed with TNT.
The Hams take on The Engineers by each building a wrangler from the wreckage of a ranch truck. The Hams win, and the Engineers' wrangler gets destroyed by two lines of gunpower leading up to a load of TNT.
The Cleats take on Black Belts by each building bottle rocket launchers from the wreckage of a sports car. The Cleats win, and the Black Belts' bottle rocket launcher gets destroyed by fireworks.
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"Destroy Sweet Destroy: Tricksters vs. Trash Talkers"
The Tricksters take on the Trash Talkers by each building a moving boat from the wreckage of a moving truck. The Trash Talkers win, and the Tricksters' moving boat gets destroyed by a six-bomb salute.
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"Team Wentz vs. Team Chiddy" "Team Chiddy vs. Team Wentz"
Team Wentz takes on Team Chiddy by building tire launchers from the wreckage of a band van. Team Chiddy wins, and Team Wentz's tire launcher gets destroyed by an analog time bomb.
The Glee Club takes on the 4.0's by each building graffiti machines from the wreckage of a delivery truck. the Glee Club wins, and the 4.0's grafiti machine gets destroyed by a load of TNT.
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"Catch and Destroy: The Models vs. Grease Monkeys"
The pretty boy models take on the car loving girls by building fishing trawlers from the wreckage of a camper van. The Models win, and the Grease Monkeys' trawler gets destroyed by a ring of fire.
Notes
^(2-11) represents the number of kids aged 2-11 who watched the episode on premiere, and not every person who watched the debut.
^ abAlternate titles sourced from the United States Copyright Office.[8]
