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A father and son building theme bikes and screaming at each other in a Hudson Valley shop. American Chopper premiered on Discovery on March 31, 2003, made Orange County Choppers' Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr. famous, and nearly a decade after its 2009 blowup handed the internet its favorite argument template.
Three motorcycle-riding mice from Mars, Throttle, Modo and Vinnie, crash-land in Chicago and fight the Plutarkians, fish-like aliens out to strip Earth of its resources. It was Marvel's 1993 attempt at the next Ninja Turtles, and its voice cast reads like a Beverly Hills, 90210 cast list.
Motorcycle racing on California two-lanes where you could punch the rider next to you off his bike, club him, or get arrested for crashing in front of a cop. EA's 1991 Genesis hit, its two sequels, and the fake bike brands Panda, Shuriken, Kamikaze and Diablo.