Scrapheap Challenge events. Examples of challenges included making a jet car, a bridging machine, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible. Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie "Apollo 13", where NASA engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series "The Great Egg Race". The UK show was originally presented by Robert Llewellyn, joined in series 2-4 by producer
Shawn Harrison (actor) Shawn Harrison (actor) Shawn Harrison (born December 28, 1973) is an American actor best known for having played Waldo Faldo, the dim-witted but lovable chef-in-training who is best friend to characters Eddie Winslow and Steve Urkel, on the sitcom "Family Matters". He appeared on the ABC series from 1990-1996. In 1986, Harrison made an appearance in the Kidsongs video, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", where he played the role of Mike. Harrison has also made occasional appearances as the effeminate stylist "Peaches" on the UPN sitcom "Girlfriends" which ran between 2002 and 2007, and made several guest