american chopper: senior vs. junior

After all that build-up and anticipation it was finally time to see who was the winner of 'American Chopper Live: The Build-Off' (Tue., 9PM ET on Discovery). The guys showcased their bikes and talked a little bit about them, with Jesse James keeping up the trash talk until the last minute.

"Punking people and building bikes just for TV, like these two right here," James said of the Tuetels. "Someone needs to build something that you could actually get on this thing and ride it."

"He's all talk," Paul Teutel, Jr. said. "He wants you to pretend he's something he's not, and the proof is in the pudding. I'm not a bike builder? What's that behind you, Jesse?" But who did America choose as the winner of The Build-Off?

The two-night event, 'The Build-Off' kicked off with Jesse James, Senior and Junior finishing up their bikes on 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Mon., 9PM ET on Discovery). During the process, the three have had some fun with one another, sending goofy things back and forth.

But after Junior accused Senior of sending him the inappropriate cake Jesse James sent to both of them last week, James decided it was time to focus his hate. "Senior can't be that bad of a dude, 'cause one of my closest ... friends for the last 20 years works for him," James said. "And this guy wouldn't work for him if he was a d***."

Jesse James succeeded with his intention of stirring up some trouble with the boys on 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Mon., 9PM ET on Discovery). Apparently there was talk of a build-off between James and the Pauls before the father and son split. Now there are three separate organizations, but James decided to target the Teutuls equally with a special gift.

Upon looking at the completely inappropriate cake James sent, Senior got a message but we don't think it was the one James was trying to send.

"All these woman problems that he talked about," he said after seeing the graphically anatomically correct cake. "It makes me think about that now and why that could possibly be."

It's been a long time coming, but father and son's long-lasting dispute finally came to an amicable close on 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Mon., 9PM ET on Discovery). The pair came together, with their lawyers, and finalized the deal that would see Paul Sr. buy out his son's remaining share of Orange County Choppers.

"I feel good about myself and I think that's the bottom line. I can go home and sleep better now," Paul Sr. said about the exchange.

"Maybe we can have some healthy competition now," he said to his son.

The tradition of giving a guest the "key to the city" dates back to medieval times -- when cities were surrounded by walls, and you needed an actual key for entry. On the new 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Mon., 9PM ET on Discovery), Paul Teutul, Jr., got the key to the city of Asheville, North Carolina. And the reason that he received this honor? It was because he built a totally rad motorcycle, apparently.

These days, getting the key to a city is totally symbolic. And anyway, the one key that Junior really needs ... is the key to his father's heart. (Or is that too profound?)

After all, 'Senior vs. Junior' is about the feud between Junior and his dad, Paul, Sr. -- the father has kicked his son out of the family bike-making business. So even though Junior got cheers from the crowd of 400,000 Carolinians, he still must be imagining the disapproving specter of his dear old dad looming behind him.

Senior temporarily puts aside his feud with estranged son Junior on 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Thu, 9PM ET on TLC), calling him to offer support after a roofer fell to his death at Junior's shop.

From what we've seen, Mikey of 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Thu, 9PM ET on TLC) needs a lot more than a personal assistant to get his life organized, but, it's something of a start, we guess. (Sorry, that was mean.)

Things get ugly on 'American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior' (Thu, 9PM ET on TLC) when the bitter feud between Senior and Junior comes to a head on a radio show.