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Season 1 – How It's Made

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A look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured. Typically each episode includes three to four products featured, with a mix consisting of common items such as jeans, aluminum foil and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters and pinball machines.

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How It's Made — Season 1

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Sierra Filucci Common Sense Media 03/26/2020
4/5
Curious kids and adults will learn from the show, and some segments can really broaden your perspective. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Songer K @RT24654147 05/21/2024 'How It’s Made' is great for making curious kids and adults understanding things. See more Read all reviews
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Gabriel Hoss

Creator

Mark Tewksbury

Host

Tony Hirst

Narrator

Brooks Moore

Narrator

Brooks T. Moore

Narrator

Deborah Adler Myers

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 2001 Aluminum Foil; Snowboards; Contact Lenses; Bread Aluminum foil; snowboards; contact lenses; bread; host Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 13, 2001 CDs; Cheese; Pantyhose; Fluorescent Tubes, Etc. Compact discs; cheese; pantyhose; fluorescent tubes. Host: Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 20, 2001 Toothpicks; Acrylic Bathtubs; Helicopters; Beer Etc. Toothpicks, acrylic bathtubs, helicopters and beer are put under the microscope to find out how they are made. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 27, 2001 Hearing Aids; 3-D Puzzles; Rubber Mats; Toilets, Etc. Hearing aids; 3-D puzzles; rubber mats; toilets. Host: Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 3, 2001 Copy Paper; Jeans; Computers; Plate Glass; Etc. Host Mark Tewksbury puts copy paper, jeans, computers and plate glass under the microscope to see how each of them is made. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 10, 2001 Nails & Staples; Safety Glasses; Fabrics; Bicycles, Etc. Learning how nails, staples, safety glasses, fabrics and bicycles are made. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 17, 2001 Kayaks; Safety Boots; Electronic Signs; Cereal, Etc. How Kayaks, safety boots, electronic signs and cereal are made. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 24, 2001 Trucks; Adhesive Bandages; Circuit Boards; Liquors; Etc. Trucks; adhesive bandages; circuit boards; liquor. Host: Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 3, 2001 Steel; Apple Juice; Aircraft Landing Gear; Cosmetics; Etc. Steel; apple juice; landing gear for aircraft; cosmetics. Host: Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 10, 2001 Holograms; Package Printing; Skin Cultures; Canned Corn Holograms, package-printing, skin culture and tinned sweet corn are put under the microscope to see how they are made. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 17, 2001 Plastic Bags; Solar Panels; Hockey Sticks; Etc. Plastic bags; solar panels; containers for gas; hockey sticks. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 24, 2001 Screw Caps; Chocolate; Pills; Pasta; Etc. Screw caps; chocolate; pills; pasta. Host: Mark Tewksbury. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 31, 2001 Bicycle Helmets; Car Batteries; Brakes; Aluminum; Etc. Bicycle helmets, aluminum, lithium batteries and car brakes: more everyday objects are placed under the microscope to find out how they are made. Details

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How It's Made — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Yves Martin Allard, Gabriel Hoss
Creator
Gabriel Hoss
Executive Producer
Deborah Adler Myers
Screenwriter
Lynn Herzeg
Network
USAN
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 6, 2001