Best Episodes
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Discovery Channel's all-new series MOONSHINERS tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
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Tickle recruits a new partner and tries to find a new site after splitting from Tim; Mark, Jeff and Jim Tom start work on a second still; deputy sheriff Chuck infiltrates a moonshine operation.
The episode was rated 7.66 from 70 votes.
Moonshine season in Appalachia has begun. Tim and Tickle are back, as we are introduced to some old school shiners - all looking to grab a piece of a $100 million dollar jackpot – tax free. But with a new lawman in town, everyone will be watching their backs.
The episode was rated 7.67 from 85 votes.
A breakthrough is made on Josh and Bill's underground still; Mark and Jeff build a copper still.
The episode was rated 7.72 from 82 votes.
Jim Tom helps Mark and Jeff repair a broken still; Mark hunts a wild hog.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 76 votes.
A storm threatens Josh and Bill's underground still; Tickle goes rogue.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 74 votes.
Josh and Bill find mold in their underground still; Jeff's wife and son set up a second still.
The episode was rated 7.81 from 73 votes.
In this season finale, one moonshiner will go down. Tickle devises a bold but risky plan to sell Tim's shine. Then, Josh & Bill's still site is compromised while Jeff, Mark & Jim Tom brazenly run three stills. Finally, Deputy Sheriff Chuck makes his move.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 77 votes.
Tickle gets busted by an angry landowner, while Tim devises an ingenious new hiding spot for his back-up stash of shine. Then, Josh & Bill get into a bone-breaking fight at their new still site. Also, Mark bootlegs moonshine by canoe in the dead of night.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 73 votes.
Tim searches for 200 gallons of moonshine in a lake; Tickle finds his former helper; Jeff protects his still from an intruder; Mike uses horse manure for something other than gardening.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 76 votes.
Gunfire erupts in the bamboo patch just as Josh & Bill fire up their still for the first time this season. Meanwhile, Jeff, Mark & Jim Tom run a batch of President George Washington's rye whiskey. Then, Tickle hits the skids when his still is sabotaged.
The episode was rated 7.97 from 74 votes.
Tickle builds a new still. Josh gets angry when he damages the nearly completed underground still site. Mark and Jeff make a risky move when they sell some of their product in town. Jim Tom teaches Jeff's son Lance how to measure the alcohol by volume concentration of moonshine.
The episode was rated 7.99 from 74 votes.
Tickle asks Tim for help; Jeff, Mark and Jim Tom battle a swarm of yellow jackets; and Josh rescues Cutie Pie.
The episode was rated 8.01 from 72 votes.
