Bert the Conqueror was an American reality television series which premiered on the Travel Channel on June 16, 2010. The show was hosted by the American stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer. He traveled across the United States to amusement parks and other entertainment venues to experience and promote various roller coasters, water rides, and unusual sports. Bert was known for his uncontrollable screaming in early episodes of the show. Each episode took part in a single U.S. state, and each episode was titled with the name of the state in which that episode takes place. There are also episodes which took place in a single amusement park, such as Cedar Point, in which Bert rode 4 roller coasters at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. On September 24, 2010, Bert the Conqueror was renewed for a second season. The renewal was revealed on the Bert the Conqueror Facebook page the next day. The second season began April 3, 2011. Bert the Conqueror was moved during its last season in favor of the US version of Scream! If You Know the Answer, which was also hosted by Bert Kreisher. It was not picked up for a third season.
10 episodes
- 1. UtahBert travels to Utah to ride a Wicked Rollercoaster, become a human slingshot, and fly in a harness up to 143 feet in the sky.SCC30minJun 16, 2010
- 2. Cedar PointBert goes to Sandusky, Ohio to spend a day in the Cedar Point Amusement Park in order to go up against the challenge of riding 4 of the world's tallest and fastest rides in less than 1 hour.SCC30minJun 16, 2010
- 3. Las VegasBert spends the day at the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and at Bootleg Canyon Flightlines in Boulder City, NV.SCC30minJun 23, 2010
- 4. New HampshireBert travels to New Hampshire where he goes to Canobie Lake Park to have a try at power-kiting and the Mount Sunapee Slush Cup.SCC30minJun 30, 2010
- 5. TennesseeBert flies to Tennessee to visit Dollywood to have a try at catfish grabbling in the Tennessee River and Smokey Mountain Speedpark's SkyScraper.SCC30minJul 7, 2010
- 6. FloridaBert heads to the Sunshine State to have a ride on 2 roller coasters and competes in a belly-flop competition.SCC30minJul 14, 2010
- 7. WisconsinBert heads to the Wisconsin Dells to experience the world's largest unattached free-fall ride and some of America’s biggest and best waterslides.SCC30minJul 21, 2010
- 8. TexasBert experiences 2 uphill water roller coasters, competes in a muddy drag race and joins a blobbing contest in Texas.SCC30minJul 28, 2010
- 9. MassachusettsBert tackles insane thrill rides Bizarro and Catapult at Six Flags New England, then heads to Gloucester to compete in a greasy-pole contest.SCC30minAug 4, 2010
- 10. South CarolinaBert heads to Carowinds Theme Park to conquer 2 extreme coasters -- Intimidator and Afterburn -- then attempts Redneck Waterskiing.SCC30minAug 11, 2010
Bert the Conqueror
Bert the Conqueror was an American reality television series which premiered on the Travel Channel on June 16, 2010. The show was hosted by the American stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer. He traveled across the United States to amusement parks and other entertainment venues to experience and promote various roller coasters, water rides, and unusual sports. Bert was known for his uncontrollable screaming in early episodes of the show. Each episode took part in a single U.S. state, and each episode was titled with the name of the state in which that episode takes place. There are also episodes which took place in a single amusement park, such as Cedar Point, in which Bert rode 4 roller coasters at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. On September 24, 2010, Bert the Conqueror was renewed for a second season. The renewal was revealed on the Bert the Conqueror Facebook page the next day. The second season began April 3, 2011. Bert the Conqueror was moved during its last season in favor of the US version of Scream! If You Know the Answer, which was also hosted by Bert Kreisher. It was not picked up for a third season.
