The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man

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The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man
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Genre Reality
StarringShelby Stanga
Opening theme"Born on the Bayou"
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10 + 2 specials
Production
Executive producers Thom Beers
Philip D. Segal
Jeff Conroy
Sarah Whalen
Running time23 minutes
Production company Original Productions
Release
Original network History
Original releaseAugust 6, 2013 (2013-08-06) 
April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
Related
Ax Men

The Legend Of Shelby The Swamp Man is an American reality television series that premiered on August 6, 2013, on History as a spin-off to the series Ax Men . [1] The program follows the life of Shelby Stanga when he's not logging. [2] The reality show is about the life and times of Shelby Stanga getting into strange situations as he goes about his unique life style.

A list of the episodes in season 1 includes: [3]

  1. "Air Shelby" (August 6, 2013)
  2. "Gator Head Gamble" (August 6, 2013)
  3. "Bad Juju" (August 13, 2013)
  4. "Swamp Rat Race" (August 13, 2013)
  5. "Reelin' in the Beers" (August 20, 2013)
  6. "The Swamptastic Journey" (August 20, 2013)
  7. "Swining & Dining" (August 27, 2013)
  8. "Turtle Soup Tonight!" (August 27, 2013)

Also, a Christmas episode of the show aired on December 3, 2013 ("A Very Shelby Christmas") and an episode recapping Shelby's funniest moments on Ax Men on August 6, 2013 ("Shelby's Greatest Hits Vol. 1").

Two episodes aired on April 26, 2015 at 10:00 pm following the season finale of Ax Men. [4]

Reception

Common Sense Media rated the series as 3 stars out of 5. [5]

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References

  1. Walker, Dave (6 August 2013). "'The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man' debuts on History". NOLA. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. "About The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
  3. "The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man Episode Guide." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
  4. "History and H2 TV Show Schedule." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
  5. Camacho, Melissa. "The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 18 May 2022.