Episode
American Chopper: Army National Guard 1
Overview
OCC locks and loads as they pay tribute to the troops with a custom bike for the Army National Guard. Paul Sr. takes a walk down the aisle with Beth. Using concepts sent in by the troops, Paul Jr. and Jason Pohl get started on the design. Then, after fabrication begins, Cody steps up to fill a void, and Sr. takes him under his wing.
Details
- Series
- American Chopper
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2008-01-17
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Army National Guard 1 is Episode 1 in Season 5 of American Chopper. It aired on 2008-01-17. The runtime is 42 min.
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