Billy the Exterminator

Billy the Exterminator
Starring	Billy Bretherton and Ricky Bretherton
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	53
Production
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Production company	September Films
Original release
Release	2009 (2009) – present

Billy the Exterminator (formerly The Exterminators) is an American reality television series which airs on the A&E network.

The show follows the professional life of Billy Bretherton, an expert in the field of pest control who is the proprietor of Vexcon Animal and Pest Control in Benton, Louisiana which serves the Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan area. Bretherton, a former Sergeant in the United States Air Force, had previously been featured on the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs series on the season 1 episode "Vexcon", and the season 2 episode "Termite Controller". Both previously and in his current show, Bretherton is known for his unusual fashion style, consisting mostly of black garments (many of them leather) with large silver jewelry and steel studs and spikes in different configurations.

Many members of Bretherton's family, such as his parents, "Big" Bill and Donnie, and his brother, Ricky, as well as other employees, make frequent appearances. Donnie Bretherton normally acts as Vexcon's dispatcher and rarely goes out on jobs. Ricky's ex-wife, Pam, and Billy's wife, Mary, each resigned during the production of the first season.

As noted in many episodes, Billy Bretherton prefers, if at all possible, to relocate captured animals and is a proponent of natural methods of control. He frequently gives a description of the pests, their preferred environment, and any diseases (usually using their Latin names) associated with them. Ricky Bretherton acquired an allergy to bee and wasp stings due to being stung so many times.

Billy Bretherton entered the Air Force at age nineteen intent on a career in law enforcement. However, his military entrance examination indicated that he had an aptitude for biology; he was sent to study both that subject and entomology. His extermination career began in earnest while stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bretherton is also a public speaker.

Show history

“Back in 2004 Pilgrim Films contacted us and wanted to shoot a pilot for Discovery Channel (that was a) reality pest control show”, said Bretherton. “They had interviewed about 200 different companies and found us and liked us. They sent scouts out that rode around with us for a day, made the determination that we would be good for filming, and we ended up on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe". The Spike network was also approached about picking up the series.

Originally called The Exterminators during its first season in 2009, the show was renamed Billy the Exterminator before the second season. The title change is reflected in repeats of season one episodes.

Season 3 began on September 28, 2010.

Vexcon Team

• Billy: Proprietor of Vexcon
• Ricky: Billy's brother
• Pam: Ricky's ex-wife (resigned from Vexcon in season one)
• Bill Sr.: Billy's father
• Donnie: Billy's mother
• Mary: Billy's wife (resigned from Vexcon in season one)

Note: Billy does have one son, he is 9 years old and has NEVER been on the show. His name is NOT Dan!!

Episodes

Season 1

#	Title
01	"Snake in the Closet"
02	"Goth Bees/Killer Coons"
03	"Kitty Corpse Cleanup"
04	"Possums in the Wall"
05	"Llama-Eating Gators"
06	"Psycho Raccoon/Killer Spiders"
07	"Gator Park Swarm"
08	"Raccoon Haunting"
09	"There's a Gator in My Boat"
10	"Tattoo Rattlesnake"
11	"Bobcat Invasion"
12	"Extreme Roaches/Busy Beaver"
13	"Skunks and Mice and Snakes Oh My"

Season 2

#	Title
14	"Funeral Home Snake"
15	"Attack of the Trash Can Raccoon"
16	"Snake Invader"
17	"Nursery Room Raccoon"
18	"Backyard Gator"
19	"Spider Invasion"
20	"Extreme Gator"
21	"Raccoon Rescue"
22	"Snakes in the Swamp"
23	"Bobcat & Yellow Jacket"
24	"Once Bitten, Twice Stung"
25	"Bee Relocation"
26	"Summer Camp Gator"
27	"Rattlesnake Combat"
28	"Bat Attack"
29	"Attack of the 15 Foot Snake"
30	"Golf Course Gator/Backyard "
31	"Squirrel Gone Wild"
32	"Python on the Prowl"
33	"Squirrels in the Attic"

Season 3

#	Title	Air Date
34	"Fox Fight!"	2010-10-05 October 5, 2010
35	"Invasion of the Giant Rats"	2010-10-05 October 5, 2010
36	"Snakes in a Pool"	2010-10-12 October 12, 2010
37	"Bees from Hell"	2010-10-12 October 12, 2010
38	"Donnie's Snake Attack"	2010-09-28 September 28, 2010
39	"Five Alarm Hive"	2010-10-26 October 26, 2010
40	"Donnie Gets Dirty"	2010-10-19 October 19, 2010
41	"Coffin of Deadly Reptiles"	2010-09-28 September 28, 2010
42	"Wolf Attack"	2010-10-19 October 19, 2010
43	"Raccoon Rampage"	2010-11-09 November 9, 2010
44	"Snake Bite!"	2010-11-16 November 16, 2010
45	"Gator Bait"	2010-11-02 November 2, 2010
46	"Battle of the Bees"	2010-11-23 November 23, 2010
47	"Monster Mice"	2010-11-30 November 30, 2010
48	"Hogs Gone Wild!"	2010-12-07 December 7, 2010
49	"Hole of Horror"	2010-12-14 December 14, 2010
50	TBA	2010-12-31
51	TBA	2010-12-31
52	TBA	2010-12-31
53	TBA	2010-12-31

Special Episodes

Title	Air Date
"Billy Goes to The Gulf" (one-hour episode)	July 28, 2010
"The Best of Billy!" (one-hour clip episode)	December 21, 2010

See also

• Roy Rede
• Verminators

External links

• Official website at A&E
• Vexcon website
• Billy Bretherton's page at the American Program Bureau website
• "Billy the Exterminator" (2009) at IMDb