Name: Backyard Oil
Released: 2013-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: John Rascal, Jimmy Reliford, Brent "Mad Dog" Yates

TV Show · Reality · Special Interest

There's oil in the hills of Kentucky, but first you have to find it, then you have to drill for it. `Backyard Oil' follows the fortunes - and, at times, misfortunes - a group of wildcat oil drillers face in south central Kentucky, where there are millions to be made in the oil business if you have the right equipment, the perfect location and a little bit of good luck. The motley crew includes veteran oil man Jimmy Reliford and his sidekick, Mad Dog; Travis Coomer, whose gusher in his front yard earns him about $300,000 a month; and the Pages, a father-son team who can't seem to agree on anything other than the desire to strike it rich.

2013 · 21m

Starring John Rascal, Jimmy Reliford, Brent "Mad Dog" Yates

EPISODE 1

Barons of the Backyard

Christie, a gospel singer, thinks that there is black gold to be found on her 840 square-metre ranch. The Kentucky oil drillers are hoping for a big payoff.

21 min
EPISODE 2

The Bird Man Cometh

Mountain Man John Rascals has only got one more shot to hit oil on his land. Plus, Jimmy Reliford follows up on a rumour that a rooster can find black gold.

21 min
EPISODE 3

Kentucky Fried Church

There is a wildcat drill up for lease on Amish land, and Rascal finds kinship in his bearded Amish buddy. But will oil strike lead him astray?

21 min
EPISODE 4

A Big Oil Man Witch

Dan Page and his son Dan hunt oil for a female squat thrust champion and her dentist husband. Meanwhile, Wildcat Coomer digs into a potential $20 million well.

21 min
EPISODE 5

Pump Jack'ed

Dan and Ken Page spar over how to strike oil, and Dan's gloating could cost them $60.000. Meanwhile, Mad Dog looks to unclog an oil blockage.

21 min
EPISODE 6

Science Comes to Town

Coomer has some fun with an overeager city client as they attempt to strike oil. Mad Dog and his crew team up with a scientist to test his technology.

21 min

John Rascal

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Jimmy Reliford

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Brent "Mad Dog" Yates

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Travis Coomer

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Dan Page

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Ken Page

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Aaron Rothman

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Peter Franchella

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Al Szymanski

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Cherie Kloss

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French Horwitz

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Backyard Oil

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There's oil in the hills of Kentucky, but first you have to find it, then you have to drill for it. `Backyard Oil' follows the fortunes - and, at times, misfortunes - a group of wildcat oil drillers face in south central Kentucky, where there are millions to be made in the oil business if you have the right equipment, the perfect location and a little bit of good luck. The motley crew includes veteran oil man Jimmy Reliford and his sidekick, Mad Dog; Travis Coomer, whose gusher in his front yard earns him about $300,000 a month; and the Pages, a father-son team who can't seem to agree on anything other than the desire to strike it rich.

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