Operation Junkyard Operation Junkyard Operation Junkyard debuted in fall 2002 as part of the Discovery Kids Saturday morning programming schedule. Essentially a spin-off of TLC's popular series "Junkyard Wars", OP/JY featured teams of teens that were challenged to build gadgets out of junk in six hours. Teams featured on the show include the Rummaging Robots and Jurassic Junkers, and the teams were tasked to build gadgets like water bailing machines, mud scooters, and remote control battleships. At the beginning of each show the challenge of the day was revealed and teams attempted to collect "bodgits" by completing small challenges. "Bodgits" were helpful
USA Network 1986. More shows were progressively added soon afterward such as "The Joker's Wild," "Tic-Tac-Dough," "Press Your Luck," "High Rollers," and "Hollywood Squares" (with John Davidson as its "Square-Master," or host), along with "Wipeout," "Face the Music," and "Name That Tune." In June 1987, the channel debuted another original game show, "Bumper Stumpers." (All four USA original game shows in this era were taped in Canada.) When it began, the game-show block ran for an hour, but it expanded significantly the following year. By 1989, the network ran game shows Monday through Fridays from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In