While most of their income comes from the reality show, Mark and Digger also started a distillery together called Sugarlands Distilling Co. Sadly, when he was on a Florida race track on March 16, , one of the tires on a vintage bike he was riding blew up. That incident forced his bike to smash into a wall and resulted in several significant injuries for the reality star. How much is Tickle Moonshiner Worth?
He is the second original cast of the reality television show and has been part of it since the first season. A majority of his income comes from reality television. Then how do the moonshiners not get arrested? Some moonshiners have gotten busted in the past — most famously, Popcorn Sutton, who took his own life a few years before Moonshiners was produced, though his legacy lives on.
Tim Smith is based in Southwestern Virginia, where he is a third generation moonshiner. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.
Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Ethnicity Do they make real moonshine on the show moonshiners? Ben Davis April 12, Do they make real moonshine on the show moonshiners? Here's a sneak peek of the all new season coming in In a separate interview with the network, Tim denied allegations that the show puts the cast in danger.
I think the show can be reason for investigation And for two, I could be doing anything, it could be just water This does not mean there are no moonshiners with a criminal record on the show. In , Tickle was sentenced to a three-year suspended penitentiary sentence for possession of a sawed-off shotgun. That gun is something that a buddy of mine gave me many years ago," Tickle said at the time.
In exchange for the suspended sentence, Tickle was ordered to complete 18 months probation, pay court costs, and be on good behavior for five years.
Unfortunately, Magilla's shows have been repeatedly accused of misleading viewers. For example, an episode of Lakefront Bargain Hunt depicts an interior decorator named Robin Corbeil choosing between three different houses. In reality, Corbeil bought the "winning" home almost two years before the show taped.
The same thing happens on Beachfront Bargain Hunt , with the bonus that producers often temporarily decorate the houses before featuring them on the show.
The show Southie Rules was widely panned for being obviously scripted, while the less said about Long Island Medium , the better. In other words, Magilla may not be the gold standard for keeping the "reality" in reality TV, or even the cubic zirconium standard.
The first season of Moonshiners featured special agent Jesse Tate of the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau, although attentive viewers noted that he never interacted with the titular moonshiners, or gave any indication he was aware of that aspect of the show.
Sure enough, the furious Bureau later claimed the producers had lied about the kind of program they were making. In a statement, the Bureau insisted that it had "agreed to participate in an informative piece that documents the history of moonshine and moonshine investigations in Virginia. Jesse Tate, for reasons so obvious we'd be insulting your intelligence if we mentioned them here, did not reappear in season 2.
When it comes to depicting real crimes, reality show producers have to walk a fine line. Under US law, witnesses to a crime aren't actually obligated to stop it from happening. However, if a show deliberately puts people at risk, then it could be liable to legal action. One man settled out of court after he was hit in the face with a shoe during a fight on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
His lawyer claimed that the fight was staged, and that the producers should have taken precautions to ensure bystanders weren't maimed by flying stilettos. Big Brother also had to settle a lawsuit after accepting a housemate with a history of assault, who proceeded to threaten another contestant at knifepoint. Because the stars of Moonshiners are paid to appear on the show, the producers would almost certainly be liable if anyone was injured from drinking illegal alcohol produced for the show.
Since sheer insurance costs haven't shut down production, it seems likely that no actual moonshine is being sold on the Discovery Channel's dime. Although it's illegal to distill spirits in the US without state and federal permits , it's not like those permits are impossible to get.
With the publicity from the show, it would be super-easy for the show's stars to secure backing and go legit.
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