Monster Garage

Monster Garage is an American television series aired on the Discovery Channel and hosted by Jesse James. Each episode was an hour in length and was conceived and produced (along with James) by Thom Beers. The show premiered on June 23, 2002 and concluded on June 12, 2006. On February 24, 2020, it was announced that the series will be revived and premiere in 2020 on TLC. This was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on Discovery, Inc.'s new streaming service Discovery+ on launch day, January 4, 2021. Premise A team of five people with mechanical, fabricating, or modifying expertise was assembled to modify a vehicle into a "monster machine." On the show this generally meant making one vehicle that could transform into another such as a PT Cruiser which could change into a wood chipper, or a school bus which transformed into a pontoon boat. Occasionally vehicles were modified so as to hide non-vehicular functions, such as a police car which doubled as a donut shop (built by a team of cops), or a Toyota Tundra which was modified so as to allow it to discharge a motorcycle at high speeds. Build teams who successfully completed their assignment were rewarded with expensive tool kits.