BOYS' TOYS Week on The History Channel(R) December 5th-9th

BOYS' TOYS Week on The History Channel(R) December 5th-9th

Hosted By Kelly Monaco

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- When boys grow up, so do their toys. Custom cars, motorcycles and private jets replace action figures, toy cars, and skateboards. The toy room is transformed into a fully equipped garage with every automobile and aircraft a boy could dream of at his disposal. The History Channel, BOYS' TOYS, returns this December with the premiere of CUSTOM CARS and encore presentations of shows that trace the evolution of those lavish and cutting edge toys for grown-ups. BOYS' TOYS finds the sleekest, fastest, most powerful toys on the planet and blends history with technology in a fun and informative manner. Hosted by Kelly Monaco, BOYS' TOYS Week begins Monday December 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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BOYS' TOYS WEEK features the following PREMIERE program:

CUSTOM CARS (airing Monday, December 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT)

For most of us, cars are an ordinary fixture of daily life -- our means to get from here to there. And then there are custom cars. Supercharged hot rods, flashy tricked-out low riders, sublimely sculpted classics, neon-bright import tuners; all are eye popping blends of fine art and mechanical know-how. Ride with hot rodders and low riders and take a look inside speed and paint shops as CUSTOM CARS traces the history, technology, and cultural connections that have turned the common car into an American art form.

ABOUT KELLY MONACO

Kelly Monaco has secured a spot in pop culture as the first winner of ABC's show "Dancing With the Stars". She has graced the big and small screen numerous times with starring roles in "Idle Hands," "Mumford" and "BASEketball." Currently, Kelly can be seen on "General Hospital" where her role of the sexy and rebellious Samantha "Sam" McCall has earned her a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She also starred opposite Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear in the season finale of "Spin City" and has graced the cover of FHM's "Sex Issue".

Encore presentations include:

HOWARD HUGHES TECH (airing Monday, December 5th at 9 p.m. ET/PT)

Discover America's first billionaire, Howard Hughes and the astounding limits of technology that he continually advanced past. Hughes' companies made the Apache military helicopter, a space probe that mapped Venus by radar, and Galileo, the first spacecraft to penetrate Jupiter's atmosphere. Whenever you board a commercial airliner, watch television via satellite, or marvel at America's military might, you might do well to remember the man who was at heart an aviator obsessively dedicated to both the art and the science of flight and advancement of technology.

TRUCKS (airing Tuesday, December 6th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Trucks are icons of the open road and the backbone of the transportation and construction industries; they move mountains, deliver goods, and help build nations. TRUCKS looks at steam powered carriages of the 18th century to the modern 18 wheel rigs trucks have had a lasting impact on our industrial culture. The trucks of tomorrow will not be known for their brawn, but for their advanced technological brains.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (airing Wednesday, December 7th at 8 p.m. ET/PT)

Compilations devoted to so fervently that entire lives are spent perfecting them. Priceless collections that range from trash rescues to treasures. The value of these collectors items are known only by the most discerning eye. This two-hour The History Channel presentation will show what people collect, from Tanks to the King of Rock-n-Roll and the extent to which these collectors go to complete their collections.

MOTORCYCLES (airing Thursday, December 8th at 10 p.m. ET/PT)

Jet bikes. Cafe racers. Outlaw choppers. High-flying dirt bikes. High-powered sport bikes. Hop on as this show takes you inside every guy's dream garage to examine motorcycles. For the ultimate "boys' toy", look no further than Jay Leno's jet-propelled Y2K sport bike. This black beauty is stealth fighter meets motorcycle. It's a 500-pound bike with a helicopter-surplus jet turbine putting out over 350 horsepower and 500 foot- pounds of torque. Explore the power and precision of this beast and many more in this two-hour exploration of motorcycles.

PRIVATE JETS (airing Friday, December 9th at 8 p.m. ET/PT)

From today's ultra modern, ultra chic, state of the art private jets to Lockheed's Jetstar in 1957, BOYS' TOYS investigates the history, the luxury, and the technology of America's Corporate Jets, and in the process, shows the audience the many ways to buy one of their very own.

Now reaching more than 88 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel(R), "Where the Past Comes Alive(R)," brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. In 2004, The History Channel earned five News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and previously received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel web site is located at http://www.history.com/.

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