Episode 1
Aired Apr 18, 2021
The Classic
The epic story behind the most iconic soft drink in the world, and the incredible lengths its creators took to stay on top.
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Episode 2
Aired Apr 18, 2021
Special Delivery
Drones, muscle cars and a whole lot of dough; the story of a successful pizza chain; Midwestern brothers who had never made pizza before; a series of innovations that changed restaurants, dining out and helped introduce pizza to the nation.
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Episode 3
Aired Apr 25, 2021
The Chocolate Factory
The story of how a simple dairy farm turned into one of the world's most iconic candy companies.
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Episode 4
Aired Apr 25, 2021
Breaking Breakfast
The story of one of the most iconic cereal brands in the world, starting with an accidental discovery at a sanitarium, through a major rivalry, and countless innovations that changed breakfast forever.
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Episode 5
Aired May 16, 2021
BATCH 2
A pizza empire starts with two brothers from Michigan, who transform pizza from a little-known dish to a national franchise; learning about the innovations and the nostalgic marketing that turned them into a phenomenon.
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Episode 6
Aired May 16, 2021
Dog Eat Dog
The story of how the hot dog went from one of America's most feared foods to a national sensation; from wieners to whales, one ambitious man in Coney Island built an empire.
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Episode 7
Aired Jun 6, 2021
Flame Broiled Battle
The story behind the biggest burger battle of all time and how one underdog flame-broiled its own path with one innovation after another.
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Episode 8
Aired Jun 6, 2021
To the Milky Way and Beyond
Telling the story behind the largest candy company in the world, complete with family feuds, corporate espionage and innovations that changed the world.
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Episode 9
Aired Jun 13, 2021
11 Herbs and Spices
The story of how an eccentric man who sold chicken at a gas station founded the largest chicken empire in the world and became an icon in the process.
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Episode 10
Aired Jun 13, 2021
The Golden Arches
The story of how a BBQ drive-in became a worldwide phenomenon, with a logo that is more recognizable than the holy cross, and the innovations that have driven its success and changed the way the world eats.
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Episode 11
Aired Jun 20, 2021
When Frito Met Lay
The story of how two salty rivals ended up creating the biggest snack food company in the world and how their bold innovations forever changed America's taste for chips.
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Episode 12
Aired Jun 20, 2021
A Burger Is Born
The story of how an impatient cook created one of America's most iconic foods, leading to the invention of the first-ever fast food chain.
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Episode 13
Aired Jun 27, 2021
Sticks and Cones
The story of world-changing innovations that turned ice cream from an inconvenient delicacy to one of America's favorite sweet treats.
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Episode 14
Aired Jun 27, 2021
Kings of Pop
The story of how a struggling cola company reinvented business practices and went head to head against its biggest rival for more than 100 years to become one of the world's leading food and beverage companies.
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Episode 15
Aired Aug 22, 2021
Car Wars
What began as the brainchild of a carriage company magnate eventually brings the world sports cars, giant SUVs and futuristic hybrid vehicles; the story of one of the biggest names in the auto industry.
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Episode 16
Aired Aug 22, 2021
Wild Ones
Childhood friends Arthur Davidson and William Harley look for a way to make their bicycles faster and create an American institution that changes the world forever; the tale of how their motorcycles become a symbol of individuality and freedom.
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Episode 17
Aired Aug 29, 2021
Built Tough
A car company started by Henry Ford in a garage in 1903 changes the world of automobiles; telling the story of an iconic brand, which once enlisted Hollywood royalty to help sell a car that flopped; and someone once turned a Ford into a flying car.
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Episode 18
Aired Aug 29, 2021
The Sky's the Limit
A humble hangar outside Seattle turns into a national sensation, creating the world's first jumbo jets, satellites, and military aircraft for the entire world, bringing the world into the jet age.
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Episode 19
Aired Dec 12, 2021
Ready Player One
From its humble beginnings in an 1880s card shop, to single handedly resurrecting the video game industry, a story of how an iconic name in gaming came to be.
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Episode 20
Aired Dec 12, 2021
Masters of the Toy Universe
When Mattel opened their doors as a picture frame company, they had no idea they'd become the empire behind the world's most popular toys; Mattel didn't get to be numero uno without a few wild cards and intergalactic battles.
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Episode 21
Aired Dec 19, 2021
Real American Toy Heroes
After its founding in 1923, Hasbro grows from a modest textile and school supplies business into the biggest toy company in the world; an effort to avoid the word "doll" launches an entire new genre of toys.
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Episode 22
Aired Dec 19, 2021
Way Past Go
Three brothers from Massachusetts help turn an obscure form of entertainment into a billion-dollar global industry; one of their bestselling games becomes an Olympic sport, and another popular product is inspired by a caveman.
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Episode 23
Aired Dec 26, 2021
The Games of Life
Milton Bradley goes from making lithographs in 1860 to creating some of the most popular games of all time; an iconic game wouldn't exist without the polio epidemic; the entire Milton Bradley company wouldn't exist without Abraham Lincoln's beard.
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Episode 24
Aired May 1, 2022
Snack Saviors
Nabisco's story is packed with boardroom intrigue, personal vengeance and a few colossal failures; it's a fast history of Nabisco.
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Episode 25
Aired May 1, 2022
Ketchup Kings
Heinz's meteoric rise is full of surprises; the founder was once in debt and arrested because he couldn't pay his bills; Heinz went gangbusters after WWII with aggressive ad campaigns that crushed their rivals, only to be outsold by salsa.
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Episode 26
Aired May 8, 2022
Gum Masters
Founded in 1891, Wrigley's is the world's most popular gum, and with gum sales of over $1.3 billion dollars a year, they rake in more than double their nearest competitor, but their journey to the top is full of even more surprises.
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Episode 27
Aired May 8, 2022
The Donut Revolution
Bill Rosenberg founded Dunkin Donuts in 1950; from their battle with Krispy Kreme and Starbucks to how they invented Munchkins.
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Episode 28
Aired May 15, 2022
Fast Food Innovations
Over the last half century, fast food has become a nearly $300 billion dollar staple for Americans on the go; a series of entrepreneurs who created the innovations in fast food.
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Episode 29
Aired May 15, 2022
Secrets of the Sub
Since its founding in 1965, the brainchild of a nuclear physicist and a would-be-med student, Subway has grown from a small storefront to a large chain.
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Episode 30
Aired Jun 12, 2022
The Mob
Tracing its roots back to the 18th-century Sicilian mafia, the American mob created a $90 billion a year criminal enterprise, and the story behind the mob's rise is stranger than fiction; the mob helped create one of New York's most iconic gay bars.
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Episode 31
Aired Jun 19, 2022
The Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel's has been making their blend since 1866, but the story of its invention is full of unexpected turns; like the secrets behind their unique recipe, how they barely survived prohibition and how Hollywood ran away with the brand's image.
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Episode 32
Aired Jun 26, 2022
Becoming a King
Eberhard Anheuser hires his son-in-law Adolphus Busch, and they create Budweiser beer and brew a $30 billion empire; they're part of the reason beer goes hand in hand with baseball; in the 2000s they try to make liquor.
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Episode 33
Aired Jul 11, 2022
Swoosh Dreams
A look behind the brand's most iconic campaigns and how taking a crazy chance on a rookie turned Nike into the $33 billion empire it is today.
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Episode 34
Aired Jul 11, 2022
The Superstore
Since its founding in 1962, Walmart has grown from a humble discount store in rural Arkansas to the largest company in the world; with over 11,000 locations, they employ more people than the U.S. armed forces.
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Episode 35
Aired Jul 18, 2022
The Burger Underdogs
Dave Thomas opens a hamburger chain, and his innovations, including a simplified menu, the perfect drive-thru system, and the reasoning behind the square hamburger, turn Wendy's into a success, but the company falters when they're victim of a hoax.
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Episode 36
Aired Jul 18, 2022
The Super Rich
A romp through history about the secret lives of the world's wealthiest and all the most shocking ways they spend their fortunes, from how much gold King Tut was buried with, to how Elon Musk, Richard Brandon, and Jeff Bezos ended up in a space race.
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Episode 37
Aired Jul 25, 2022
UFOs
By the late 1940s, UFO sightings and reports of downed flying saucers are so rampant, the U.S. government forms a top-secret group to investigate; reports of an alleged alien abduction stoke nationwide fear.
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Episode 38
Aired Aug 1, 2022
Amusement Parks
The first amusement park has its roots all the way back in 1133; Catherine the Great is considered the forerunner of modern roller coasters; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 inspires the birth of Coney Island; a merry-go-round inspires Walt Disney.
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