Episode
Shipping Wars: Frankenship Horrors
Overview
Chris and Robbie win a creepy load of horror memorabilia but the real scare comes when the cargo is twice as big as they agreed on. Roy thinks he has plenty of time to haul a trailer full of rare film prints to Austin in time for a movie screening but he's foiled by an overweight trailer and multiple blowouts.
Details
- Series
- Shipping Wars
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2013-01-09
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Frankenship Horrors is Episode 6 in Season 3 of Shipping Wars. It aired on 2013-01-09. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 5: The Carney Code
Jarrett questions his ability to ship a very rare electric sports car cross country alongside a precariously-placed hunk of metal. Marc's attention to safety brings his run to a screeching halt when he finds the trailers he's hauling are a serious road hazard
Episode 7: Damaged Goods
Jarrett sinks to a new low in his negotiating skills when he fails to deliver a trailer-load of surfboards on time and the customer demands a discount. Marc takes on a Monster Truck only to find there are no "travel wheels," making the load oversized.
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Episode 4: Return to Send-Arrrggghhh!
Chris and Robbie play Robin Hood when delivering some faulty childrens toys back to the manufacturer. Roy shows off his daredevil skills and then must fight through a knee injury to deliver a cumbersome, human sized wooden hamster wheel.
Episode 8: Candy, Karma and Catastrophes
Roy cracks a smile during a ride on a submersible boat he ships, but the grin turns to a grimace when the boat threatens to blow-up his trailer en route. Jennifer books her favorite shipment ever, a set of large window displays going to a candy store in Hollywood. But when the situation gets sticky, she has to book another load to help her fellow man.
Episode 3: Geometrically Challenged
Jennifer picks up a small racing boat in California and has a series of bad experiences that brings her to tears before she even crosses the state line. Jarrett digs himself into a financial hole after some bad measurements.
Episode 9: Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em, Ride 'Em, Drop 'Em
Jarrett fails to impress his customer with his packaging skills of a life size Rock em Sock em Robots game and then nabs a hot rod casket to make some extra cash. Jennifer races against the clock to ship a pregnant horse overnight before it overheats and loses the baby.
Episode 2: Safari So Good
Marc goes up against an unrealistic deadline when his truck gives out and Jarrett panics when he is stopped for transporting stolen property.
Episode 10: The Good, The Bad, and The Evel
Marc re-lives his childhood obsession when he arranges to transport Evel Knievel's original tractor trailer. Robbie brings her young son, Carter, with them when they ship a crooked play house but the fun family affair quickly turns to danger after she encounters problems with her wheels.
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"Cowgirl" Jennifer must call Roy in for help with some wild bucking bulls. Chris and Robbie bust their trailer with an overweight houseboat.
Episode 11: Warheads and Gearheads
Roy, the "Handyman", busts out some serious loading skills for a dining table made from a 57 Chevy and a huge, vintage penny arcade sign. Chris and Robbie pull their heaviest load to date--a giant, ominous-looking, nuclear missile.
Episode 12: Tyrannosaurus Hex
The pressure is on when Jennifer has to help package and transport a model ship, 10 years in the making while Jarrett gets creative to load up a crate of priceless dinosaur fossils 65 million years in the making.