Monster Garage is a television show for the Discovery Channel hosted by Jesse G. James. Each episode is an hour in length and was conceived and produced by Thom Beers. The show aired the series finale on June 12, 2006. Jesse James, the host of the show, did not participate. A team of five people with mechanical, fabricating, or modifying expertise is 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 changed 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, or a Toyota Tundra which was modified so as to allow it to discharge a motorcycle at high speeds. Build teams which successfully completed their assignment were rewarded with expensive tool kits. According to the show, the rules are as follows: In practice, as the series progressed, some liberties were taken with the first two rules, at times becoming punchlines.
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