Animal Planet’s TANKED Dives In with All-New Episodes Featuring the Crew from JACKASS and Dwayne Wade, July 9

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TORONTO (June 3, 2013) – Wayde King and Brett Raymer of TANKED are back and building dreams! In an installment of all-new episodes, the guys who deliver jaw-dropping aquariums to clientele worldwide are about to take on the biggest tanks of their careers. Premiering Tuesday, July 9 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Animal Planet, King and Raymer are definitely outmanned in the opening episode when they’re faced with Johnny Knoxville, “Wee Man,” and Pontius of JACKASS fame! Then, King and Raymer try to beat the shot clock for Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade during the NBA’s All-Star weekend.

The crew of Animal Planet’s TANKED kick-off all-new episodes on July 9, exclusively on Animal Planet

As co-owners of Las Vegas-based Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), one of the North America’s most successful builders of aquariums and two of Sin City’s most imaginative businessmen, King and Raymer are tasked with building some of the most enormous and awe-inspiring tanks and aquariums for top celebrities, luxury hotels and casinos, Fortune 500 businesses, private homes, and millionaire homeowners across the U.S. that are filled with the most exotic, unusual, colorful and dangerous fish in the world. 

Highlights from all-new episodes of TANKED include:

TANKED: “Pranks and Dranks”

Tuesday, July 9 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

Known for their practical jokes, JACKASS producer Jeffery Tremaine tasks ATM with building a massive salt-water tank for his man cave, and tomfoolery ensues!  But King and Raymer can’t help but retaliate against this raucous bunch with a knockout surprise of their own. The guys keep their gloves on when Dana White – president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship – commissions the duo to build the Ultimate “Aquagon” aquarium for UFC headquarters. Then, King and Raymer try to beat the shot clock when Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade asks them to create a pop-up tank featuring his new Sting Ray sneaker at the unveiling party during the NBA All-Star weekend.   

Also in the newest installments of TANKED:

–       A Cleopatra sarcophagus tank with a mysterious element and fish from the Red Sea for an archeology-themed guest room at an eclectic boutique hotel in the Catskills;

–       A retro rocket-ship aquarium for the headquarters of Americana.

–       A giant lava lamp tank, which changes colors, glows in the dark, and is filled with illuminating jellyfish for the head office of the novelty store Spencer Gifts;

–       A hot aquarium to honor Fairleigh Dickson University’s mascot, the Devils, containing a life-like fire element;

–       A slot-machine inspired tank for a wedding chapel in the “wedding capital of the world” that coincides with King’s anniversary.

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