Vanilla Ice Goes Amish: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It's a culture clash, indeed. How does one cope without a smart phone, car and -- especially on construction projects, where power tools are the norm -- electricity? Rapper-turned-renovator Vanilla Ice (aka Rob Van Winkle) finds out in a big way in this series, a follow-up to his popular DIY program "The Vanilla Ice Project". With no frills and no music -- but still topped with his favorite flat-brimmed baseball caps -- Ice visits a large Amish settlement in Ohio to learn the lost art of craftsmanship by hand. He embeds with a local family and bonds with a group of young Amish men and women, who teach him the traditions, practices and trades that have guided their way of life for centuries. Among the projects Ice and his newfound friends tackle are a kitchen reconstruction, a traditional barn-raising, a backyard patio, and a basement renovation.

Series details

• Title: Vanilla Ice Goes Amish
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Magnolia Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9013
• IMDb ID: tt3009202
• TVDB ID: 273768

Cast and credited roles

• Vanilla Ice — Vanilla Ice

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-12; final listed air date 2013-11-09; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-10-11; final listed air date 2014-11-15; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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