American Chopper is a Discovery Channel television series. This cult series
tracks the daily tension, tirades and triumphs of a father and son team as they
run a business creating custom motorbike masterpieces in their Orange County,
New York, workshop, Orange County Choppers.
Narrated by Mark Wingett, aka The Bill’s PC Jim Carver, American Chopper
follows the company founder, moustached and tattooed Paul Teutul Sr., and his
talented chief designer and fabricator, Paul Teutul Jr. The contrasting attitudes
of the men and their propensity for sulking lead to fiery but funny exchanges
as they meet seemingly impossible deadlines for building incredible one-of-a-kind
custom choppers.
The Teutuls are filmed as they work together in their shop, creating dozens
of custom motorbikes. Their renowned theme choppers include the Black Widow spider
bike, the Comanche Bike and the Fireman Bike, built in memory of the New York
City firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The
cameras also travel with them to everything from magazine photo shoots to client
unveilings, family holidays and custom bike shows.