Documentary
Rides poster

The Worst Episodes of Rides

Every episode of Rides ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Rides!

The Worst Episodes of Rides

Rides is an automotive reality TV show produced for the TLC Network. The show's host is automobile enthusiast and amateur racer Jason Priestly. Rides debuted...
TLC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons4

All1234

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    Rides Season 1 Episode 1 - Speed Bird
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Speed Bird

    S1:E1

    The one and only Ford Motors - when they build a prototype show car, everyone in the auto industry wants to be a fly on the Wall where the secret is blooming. This installment of RIDES will witness the creation of a car that could end up being the next Mustang, Thunderbird, or beyond - a new and highly anticipated model that will leave the drawing board as it comes together before our eyes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Rides Season 1 Episode 2 - Code Name Daisy
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Code Name Daisy

    S1:E2

    The Midwest's Troy Trepanier is one of the true greats in the Hot Rod World. In this installment of RIDES, Troy will make a top classic into one-of-a-kind musclecar - it'll be a 1967 Ford Mustang that will be given a fresh flair, with a nod to the early Shelbys. The vehicle's new nickname, The FASTFORWARD Fastback.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Rides Season 1 Episode 3 - Fast Forward Fastback
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Fast Forward Fastback

    S1:E3

    The biggest names in entertainment and sports are people who can not only afford that top-of-the-line Ferrari or Mercedes, they can also afford to have them make that ride into a customized masterpiece. The Through-line car of the episode is the white 03 Hummer for all pro NFL great Lawyer Milloy. This Giant Machine will get torn apart, customized and delivered to the Buffalo Bills star all before our very eyes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Rides Season 1 Episode 4 - Westside
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Westside

    S1:E4

    Jay Leno will be with us when it's unveiled. It will happen on the celebrity-packed 35th Anniversary of a little car named Hot Wheels, and the celebration will feature a full-size version of the best selling Deora, a Hot Wheels collectible that will be big and drivable at this wild and colorful festival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Rides Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Miniature
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Big Miniature

    S1:E5

    What happens when you take a typical 200 horsepower V6 motor out of a new Lexus and drop in a V8? Major horsepower! That is what racecar phenom and off-road champion Rod Millen will be doing on this installment of RIDES. We'll follow Rod as he re-engineers the entire car: chassis, suspension, drive train the whole thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Rides Season 1 Episode 6 - Rods
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Rods

    S1:E6

    In this episode of RIDES, Justin Scott and his crew will be turning a '56 Chevy pickup into a '56 Chevy roadster. Justin Scott Padifield gives us a view that we all want to see on RIDES. It's a view that most of us will see as the stuff of true hot rod heritage - a place that is bathed in both oily grunge and pure American know-how.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Rides

    READ
  7. Rides Season 1 Episode 7 - Heavy Metal
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Heavy Metal

    S1:E7

    Roy Brizzio is nothing less than a hot rod icon. This episode will focus on Roy's specialty - the topless hotrod that is also known as the roadster. As we watch, he will be building a unique custom '32 roadster for a legendary high performance company within the automotive industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Rides Season 1 Episode 8 - Topless
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Topless

    S1:E8

    Steve Moal and his two sons create hot rods in a garage that was started by Steve's grandfather, who built a truck in 1929. We will watch them build an all aluminum Boatell with a GT 40 cobra power plant. It has to done in time for the L.A. Auto Show, or else. Steve is also working on a classic hot rod. He'll put a 600 hp Ferrari engine under it's hood

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Rides Season 1 Episode 9 - The Moal
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Moal

    S1:E9

    He's Leonard Lopez. In the World of Custom cars, his skills have earned him the name of The Dominator. The through-line of the RIDES episode is a 1933 2-Door Sedan. It will be chopped, sectioned and wedged.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Rides Season 1 Episode 10 - Dominator
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Dominator

    S1:E10

    Eight finalists are going for the most coveted trophy in all of hot-rodding, The Riddler. In this episode, we'll follow four cars, being built and what it took to attain perfection. Once we're at this celebrity-packed auto show, we'll get to know the judges and their criteria, seeing that at this level, it might just take a dentists mirror to determine the difference between "victory" and "maybe-next-year."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Rides Season 1 Episode 11 - Road To Riddler
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Road To Riddler

    S1:E11

    Eight finalists are going for the most coveted trophy in all of hot-rodding, The Riddler. In this episode, we'll follow four cars, being built and what it took to attain perfection. Once we're at this celebrity-packed auto show, we'll get to know the judges and their criteria, seeing that at this level, it might just take a dentists mirror to determine the difference between "victory" and "maybe-next-year.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Rides Season 2 Episode 1 - Soccer Mom
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Soccer Mom

    S2:E1

    Comic/gearhead Christopher Titus is tricking out an SUV into a one-of-a-kind super-machine he affectionately calls "Killing the Soccer Mom." This refers to taking a kids-and-shopping family tank and getting rid of all that screams "suburban female head of household." Outspoken family man Titus has big plans for this rig, working with Wings West and making it into a ride that you'll WANT Mom to pick you up in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Rides Season 2 Episode 2 - Eleanor
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Eleanor

    S2:E2

    Look at her — beautiful lines, curvaceous, ultra-sleek and the star of one of the biggest car flicks of all time. She's now being handcrafted, one part at a time, in Dallas. The place that makes this beauty is Unique Performance. She's Eleanor, the leading lady in Gone in 60 Seconds, and you too can have one of these way-cool GT-500E rides for yourself. But before you open the checkbook, check out the episode where we'll see an Eleanor get built from start to finish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Rides Season 2 Episode 3 - Drifters
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Drifters

    S2:E3

    The sport is drifting, and Rides will build, test and enter top drifting cars into this crowded circuit of high-speed grace. We'll trace this growing movement from its Japanese origins, seeing how drifting has single-handedly revived the rear-drive compacts of yesteryear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Rides Season 2 Episode 4 - Rat Rods
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Rat Rods

    S2:E4

    It's a car culture—flat paint, flathead engines, chopped roofs, rockabilly themes and usually no hood. Rat Rods are for the independent garage dudes who prefer comfort, funk and speed to show cars or high priced restoration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Rides Season 2 Episode 5 - 702 Motoring
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #16 - 702 Motoring

    S2:E5

    The town of Las Vegas is just one of the stars in this hour featuring the shop where Sin City residents and visitors go to get their high-end vehicles tricked out beyond reason. 702 Motoring in Las Vegas works on cars belonging to casino owners, prizefighters and the occasional dancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Rides Season 2 Episode 6 - Power Tour
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Power Tour

    S2:E6

    Actor Christopher Titus and owners of top custom cars make a seven-day run from Arlington, Texas, to Green Bay, Wis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Rides Season 2 Episode 7 - Darkside
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Darkside

    S2:E7

    A gothically tricked-out BMW X5 for Jack Osbourne features skulls and ghouls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Rides Season 2 Episode 8 - Raging Bull
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Raging Bull

    S2:E8

    A trip to the Lamborghini Automobili plant in Italy to observe construction of the hand-crafted Gallardo and the Murcielago roadster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Rides Season 2 Episode 9 - Ford Black
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Ford Black

    S2:E9

    The Ford Cobra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Rides Season 2 Episode 10 - Skin
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Skin

    S2:E10

    Tattoo art and car culture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Rides Season 2 Episode 11 - Hollywood Hotrods
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Hollywood Hotrods

    S2:E11

    Troy Laddl's projects include two 1932 roadsters built simultaneously for two Los Angeles clothing moguls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Rides Season 2 Episode 12 - Sick Fish
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Sick Fish

    S2:E12

    A 1971 Barracuda belonging to TV show host Joe Rogan is souped up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Rides Season 3 Episode 1 - Ford Black
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Ford Black

    S3:E1

    Dodge muscle cars of the late 1960s and early '70s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Rides Season 3 Episode 2 - Skin
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Skin

    S3:E2

    Cadillac's new sports car, the XLR, gets a makeover by Southern California after-market parts shop Five Axis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"Speed Bird" is the worst rated episode of "Rides". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Code Name Daisy".