Tankboy TV
| Tankboy TV | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Tankboy |
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Written by | Charles Knight |
| Directed by | Nigel Cope |
| Starring | Charles Knight aka Captain Tankboy Paul Blenkiron aka Humma Nick Scott aka Nuke Sarah Bailey aka Legs Evana Patterson aka Sarge Iana Bikoulova aka Russian Sarge Tina Knight aka Gungirl |
| Voices of | Jochen Fitzherbert |
| Theme music composer | David McIvor and Paul Burrnel |
| Composer | Jeco Music NY |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Charles Knight |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Production company | Tankboy Global Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Interesnoe TV |
| Release | 29 June 2009 |
Tankboy TV or Tankboy (Танкбой in Russia and Kazakhstan) is a reality show based on the antics of Captain Tankboy and his crew as they travel the world, blowing things up, driving tanks over cars, building rockets and generally creating havoc.[1]
The show is often touted as the next generation in destruction television and the show's tagline "Girls, Guns and Tanks!" has become infamous with the politically correct.[1][2][3]
Cast
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The show has six main characters:
- Captain Tankboy Charles Knight, a licensed arms dealer and explosives expert, who works on a strict military style 'need to know' policy.[4]
- The Sarge Evana Patterson, an ex-model and glamor queen starred for five episodes. After that, a new sarge, known as the Russian Sarge Iana Bikoulova appeared. A blonde Russian girl with attitude.[5]
- Krispy Jody Hooker, is the crew engineer who manages to fix anything, anywhere, anytime.
- Humma Paul Blenkiron, Nuke Nick Scott and Legs Sarah Bailey form the remainder of the crew. And as always, they end up in all sorts of crazy and unbelievable situations.
- Gungirl Tina Knight only appeared in one episode of Tankboy season 1, though she is rumored to return for season 2.[2]
Vehicles
[edit]The main "tank" used in the show is a Russian BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, but Tankboy also uses a British Sabre light tank when the need for a small, lightweight tank arises.
Other common vehicles used on the show include a 6-wheeled British amphibious army truck, the Stalwart FV622, an International fire engine and an ex-Army Land Rover.[6]
Guns
[edit]The show uses two primary firearms, the M4 carbine and the Heckler & Koch G36. But they also use a number of other military firearms, most of which are owned by the Captain who is also a licensed firearms dealer.[4][7]
Captain Tankboy's weapon of choice is the Glock G19 pistol, but various military firearms dating back as far as World War II have been used on the show.[8]
History
[edit]Koichi Sakamoto and the Alpha Stunts team provided stunt training for Captain Tankboy and the Tankboy Crew in December 2007, just before filming began. Koichi also directed fight scenes for a Tankboy episode, "Operation Stuntman".[9]
The Tankboy Crew performed live stunts and entertainment at such events as the Kumeu Car Show, SmashFest, Big Boys Toys, The Great Lakes Medieval Festival and numerous war re-enactments.[10][11][12]
Tankboy Season 1 was shot in New Zealand in 2008 and is screening worldwide.[13][14] The show has become very popular in Russia and Kazakhstan.[15][16]
In January 2011, Team Tankboy ran in the CannonBall Run car rally in Auckland, New Zealand, and won third place. The vehicle they competed in was Tankboy's own ex-US Army Humvee, making it the first time a military Humvee had been used on the CannonBall Run.[17][18]
The Tankboy crew filmed with Dai Henwood in 2009.[19] and with Greg Murphy for the TV series, Crash Course in late 2011/early 2012.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tankboy TV Series (2009– )". IMDb. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Next Generation In Destruction TV". Tankboy TV. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Tankboy". Monarch Films. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Knight, Charles". Mandy.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Iana Bikoulova". Model Mayhem. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tankboy TV vehicles". IMCDb. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Charles Knight". IMFDB. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tankboy TV". IMFDB. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Koichi Sakamoto". IMDb. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Blomfield, Paul (9 November 2006). "Tankboy Patrols Auckland CBD". Scoop (Press release). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sports tonight part 2". SmashFest 09. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tankboy TV". Finda.co.nz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Production Listings" (PDF). Onfilm magazine. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Show me your HDTV Tankboy". Soundnut Studio. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Танкбой". Interesnoe TV (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Танкбой". TV Gazeta.kz (in Russian). 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Peach, Margaux (24 January 2011). "Team Tankboy Takes Third Place: CannonBall Run 2011". Express Press Release. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "CannonBall Run 2011 Winners". Auckland MotorSports. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ GunsForever (17 July 2009). "Dai Henwood on Jono's Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tankboy TV is with Greg Murphy and Sarms King". Facebook. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.