Guntucky

Guntucky
Genre	Reality
Starring	Steven Sumner Biff Sumner Jr. Chad Sumner Stephanie Sumner Kenny Sumner Payton Sumner
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer(s)	Adam Fox Brent Montgomery David George Evan Stone Shawn Witt
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Leftfield Pictures
Release
Original network	CMT
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	April 21, 2013 – present
External links
Website
Production website

Guntucky is an American television reality series produced by Leftfield Pictures.^[1] Guntucky revolves around the Sumner family who own, as well as operate a gun range. The family keeps the gun range running for their customers by selling various legal firearms, from cannons to machine guns.^[2] The series premiered on Country Music Television (CMT) on April 21, 2013; it was originally expected to premiere on January 26, 2013, however the date was postponed to April 21, 2013 in respect to the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.^[1][3]

Background

The series follows the Sumner family who own and operate the Knob Creek Gun Range, a gun range in Bullitt County, Kentucky.^[2] The family keeps the gun range running by purchasing guns from customers who come to the range and selling various firearms, from cannons to machine guns.^[2] Many of the episodes in the series follow a similar format. For example, in most of the episodes, the Sumner family must take on some kind of request for a customer, usually very odd requests.^[4][5][6]

Cast

• Steven Sumner  – the range supervisor at the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[7]
• Gran-pa Biff Sumner Jr.  – Steven's dad who is the owner of the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[8]
• Chad Sumner  – the nephew of Steven who is the sales manager at the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[9]
• Stephanie Sumner  – Steven's daughter who is the office manager at the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[10]
• Kenny Sumner  – Steven's brother who is the co-owner of the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[11]
• Payton Sumner  – Stevens's son who is the maintenance clerk at the Knob Creek Gun Range.^[12]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	10	April 21, 2013	May 19, 2013	N/A	N/A	N/A
	2	4	April 5, 2014	May 24, 2014	N/A	N/A	N/A

Episodes

• The first column refers to the episode's number in the overall series.
• The second column refers to the episode's number in that particular season.

Season 1 (2013)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"Son of a Gun"	April 21, 2013	101
Payton and his friends decide to shoot at some household appliances, which causes Steven to become irritated at Payton's spoiled behavior. Therefore, Steven gives Payton a lesson by making him do difficult work. Meanwhile, Kenny and Stephanie create a gangster reenactment with guns they've recently discovered and Chad lets two customers blast up a boat together. Toward the end of the episode, the Sumner family comes together to shoot all the unneeded home appliances they have rather than let them fall into the hands of charity organizations.
2	2	"Cabin Fever"	April 21, 2013	102
The Sumner family take on a unusual request from two customers. The request involves the Sumner family to construct a cabin from scratch for a civil war reenactment. Meanwhile, two other customers have a bet on which object would explode better, a bowling ball or a watermelon and thus Steven, Payton and Chad judge which object would explode better when the two customers shoot the objects.
3	3	"Zombie Apocalypse"	April 28, 2013	107
The Sumner family faces a tough request from a customer. The request involves Steven to set up a homemade zombie target shootout. Meanwhile, Kenny buys a rare German shooting rifle and wonders if the gun was the right choice to buy.
4	4	"Meet the Parents"	April 28, 2013	108
Steven meets his daughter Stephanie's boyfriend and is shocked to find out that he has never touched a gun in his life. Therefore, Steven forces her boyfriend to go hunting with him. When the hunting session with her boyfriend turned out to be an utter failure, Steven drags her boyfriend to watch a wrestling match. In retaliation, the boyfriend proposes that Steven and Stephanie read a book, a request which is denied. Meanwhile, Chad sells a hunting vehicle to a farmer.
5	5	"Doomsday"	May 5, 2013	109
A customer comes to the range to be supplied with weapons and other equipment to be prepared for doomsday, the day that human existence is at its last. After the customer's visit, Steven begins to worry about doomsday and experiences the scary feeling that it could happen at any moment. Therefore, Steven purchases a military vehicle and prepares his family by teaching them how to raft away from nuclear explosions. Meanwhile, Chad fires the biggest gun he's ever touched and then later lets a customer blow up an inflatable pool.
6	6	"Love Explosion"	May 5, 2013	104
Steven lets a couple blow up their ugly furniture rather than donate it to charity, and later sets up a romantic date for them that involves a lot of explosions. Meanwhile, Kenny helps two customers settle a bet of determining which gun will fire better, a traditional shotgun or an advanced battle gun. Both guns successfully fire when their triggers are pulled, leaving the bet a draw.
7	7	"A Little Bit Louder Now"	May 12, 2013	106
A customer named Sonny is interested in getting into a highly secretive and exclusive gun club he identifies on national television as "The Old Timers Club". Therefore, Grandpa Biff evaluates Sonny and his guns to determine his eligibility for membership. Meanwhile, a customer request requires Steven, Chad and Payton to create an extremely loud home alarm system.
8	8	"Big Shots"	May 12, 2013	105
Gran-pa Biff lets Steven and Chad take over the gun range for a week. Chad starts the week by purchasing a Soviet rifle replica and Steven starts the week by setting up a bachelorette party for three ladies. After that, both Chad and Steven unite in a business decision to give away free ammo.
9	9	"New Girl"	May 19, 2013	103
Steven and Payton check out some homemade cannons that shoot bowling balls. Meanwhile, Grandpa Biff hires a new girl to work at the shop and Chad purchases a rare rifle after testing it out. Plus, Steven uses his rafting skills to create an apocalyptic shooting experience for a customer.
10	10	"Machine Gun Shoot-Out"	May 19, 2013	110
The Sumner family prepare for their "Machine Gun Shoot" event, a once a year shooting event that is well known across the world. Steven and Chad create the ultimate target for the shootout, a car suspended from two telephone poles.

Season 2 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code
11	1	"Guns and Glory"	April 5, 2014	201-60
12	2	"Office Space Invaders"	April 12, 2014	202-60
13	3	"Agent Gunsmith"	April 19, 2014	203-60
14	4	"Shotgun Wedding"	April 26, 2014	204-60
15	5	"Lords of War"	May 3, 2014	205-60
16	6	"Tanks for the Memories"	May 10, 2014	206-60
17	7	"Nightmare at Knob Creek"	May 17, 2014	207-60
18	8	"Nightmare at Knob Creek"	May 24, 2014	208-60

References

1. "Shows A-Z - guntucky on cmt". Futon Critic. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. "→ PROGRAMS → GUNTUCKY". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
3. Moraes, Lisa (7 March 2013). "After pulling it off the schedule post-Newtown, CMT sets 'Guntucky' premiere date". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
4. "Guntucky > Ep. 102". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
5. "Guntucky > Ep. 104". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
6. "Guntucky > Ep. 107". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
7. "Guntucky > Cast > Steven Sumner". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
8. "Guntucky > Cast > Gran-pa Biff Sumner Jr.". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
9. "Guntucky > Cast > Chad Sumner". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
10. "Guntucky > Cast > Stephanie Sumner". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
11. "Guntucky > Cast > Kenny Sumner". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
12. "Guntucky > Cast > Payton Sumner". Retrieved 16 March 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Guntucky at the Internet Movie Database
• Guntucky at TV.com