History Series / GoldRush

* During the Behind the scenes episode, we get to see that the Klondike has its own population of brown and black bears.

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The cameramen and producers do a good job of not being seen on camera in season 2. Then again, it ''might'' just be good editing.

* ClipShow: Definitely. Especially in the 2nd season BehindTheScenes episode.

* ClipShow: Definitely. Especially in the 2nd season BehindTheScenesEpisode.

A recent RealityTV series on the DiscoveryChannel detailing the trials and tribulations of a group of down on their luck family men who turn to gold mining in the hopes of finding large deposits of precious metal in order to get out of debt. Originally titled ''Gold Rush: Alaska'', the Alaska part was dropped for season 2 due to Todd Hoffman's decision to add a mine in the Klondike.

* ClipShow: And how.

A recent RealityTV series on the DiscoveryChannel detailing the trials and tribulations of a group of down on their luck family men who turn to gold mining in the hopes of finding large deposits of precious metal in order to get out of debt.

* ObstructiveBeurocrat: This seems to be Fred's view of the [=MSHA=] inspectors.

A recent RealityTV series on the DiscoveryChannel detailing the trials and tribulations of a group of down on their luck family men who turn to gold mining in the hopes of finding large deposits of precious metal and getting out of debt.

Began airing in late 2010.

* BadassBeard: Most of the Hoffman crew sport these.

* BreakTheHaughty: What Dakota Fred seems to be going through during the second season.

** Jack Hoffman is still pretty capable despite his age too.
* CoolShades: Jack Hoffman is frequently seen wearing these.
* DistractedByTheSexy: In season 2, the mechanic, James Harness's girlfriend flies in from the lower 48.

* GoshDangItToHeck: Todd Hoffman has a habit of using 'frick' (and variations thereof) instead of dropping F-bombs.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Dakota Fred gets served with this; kicking the Hoffmans out of Porcupine Creek, only for his home in Minot to be destroyed by a flood later on.
** Happens again when his mine is temporarily shut down by the Miner's Safety and Health Association for not only having a few safety violations, but for not having the proper documented miner's training. Parker Schnabel got shut down for the same reason though, and the viewers realize that the Hoffman's are just as vulnerable to the same thing.
* LetMeAtHim: A member of the Hoffman crew wanted to have a 'talk' with Dakota Fred when it was announced that he was kicking them out of Porcupine Creek, and the others had to restrain him to keep him from getting at Fred.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Dakota Fred is shown shooting tin cans with one while waiting for the rest of his crew to show up at Porcupine Creek.

* V8EngineNoise: The sound of a carbureted V-8 engine that doesn't want to stop can often be heard when various large, diesel engine powered machines are shown being shut down. They could not possibly ''all'' make exactly the same noise at shutdown.

* SmugSnake: Dakota Fred, without question.

** Happens again when his mine is temporarily shut down by the Miner's Safety and Health Association for not only having a few safety violations, but for not having the proper documented miner's training. Parker Schnabel got shut down for the same reason though, and the viewers realize that the Hoffman's are just as suspect to the same thing.

** Jack Hoffman is still pretty capable despite his age too.

* DistractedByTheSexy: In season 2, the mechanic, James Harness finds a girlfriend in town.

* DistractedByTheSexy: In season 2, the mechanic, Jack Harness.

* AnacronismStew: In recent episodes, of the short-range variety. The kind of continuity things nitpickers and [=DVR=] watchers will notice.

* FailureIsNotAnOption: The guys frequently lament that they are in danger of going into foreclosure on their houses back home. Failure to find any gold means going home not just broke, but deeper in debt than when they started.