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
Animated sitcom Dad!", "The Cleveland Show", "Bob's Burgers", "Rick and Morty", "BoJack Horseman", and "Big Mouth". Animated sitcom An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated rather than live action. "The Flintstones", which debuted in 1960, is considered the first example of the animated sitcom genre. The similar cartoon "The Jetsons", which took place in the future rather than the past, followed in 1962. Animated sitcoms have been more controversial than traditional cartoons from the onset. "The Flintstones" was originally oriented at parents, as an animated version of "The Honeymooners", though it was primarily popular with children. In