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COLLECTION · Series · 2008

Some Assembly Required

Some Assembly Required is a Discovery Channel TV series which premiered in the United States on December 27, 2007 and originally aired in 2007 and 2008. Hosts Brian Unger and physicist Lou Bloomfield explain how various things are manufactured and participate in the manufacturing process. The show is also titled as How Stuff's Made in the UK.

Source: TMDB
* 5.0 (1)ComedyDocumentaryCanada
Countries
Canada
Studios
Discovery
Runtime
60 min/ep
Age rating
TV-G
Release
07/08/2008
Score
5.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
8 episodes · 2008
Zamboni
Episode 1. Zamboni
2008-08-07 · 60 min

Magic Jump, Zambonis & plate-glass windows that can withstand hurricane-force winds.

Episode 2. Les Paul Electric Guitar
2008-08-07 · 60 min

Les Paul electric guitar, Batesville Casket Company, & Burt's Bees lip balm

Episode 3. Jelly Bellies
2008-08-14 · 60 min

Ebonite bowling ball factory, Jelly Bellies, & environmentally compliant toilets

Episode 4. Cheddar Cheese
2008-08-14 · 60 min

Cheddar Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes & Steinway pianos

Episode 5. John Deere Lawnmowers
2008-08-21 · 60 min

Perfect steel knife, John Deere lawnmowers, & the country's oldest chocolate factory in San Francisco

Episode 6. BMW Diesel Engine
2008-08-21 · 60 min

High-tech golf clubs, redesigned BMW diesel engine, & salt mines

Episode 7. Jack Daniels
2008-08-28 · 60 min

Jack Daniels whiskey, cat's eye marbles, & double-hulled Boston Whaler motor boat.

Episode 8. Semi Tractor Trailer
2008-08-28 · 60 min

How do you build a semi tractor-trailer capable of pulling up to 80,000 tons and make it fuel efficient? Brian Unger finds out at the Peterbilt factory. Then, he heads to Upper Sandusky, Ohio to make a shotgun that's been around since 1937.

Season 2
12 episodes · 2008
Episode 1. Crash Test Dummies
2008-08-07 · 60 min

Join Brian as he learns the painstaking process in which crash-test dummies are assembled. Next, Brian travels to a company that make old-fashioned kettle chips.

Episode 2. Fire Trucks
2008-08-07 · 60 min

Brian travels to Dublin Ohio, home of Sutphen fire engines to learn how to build one. Then, Brian travels to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to see how pure, white, refined sugar is made.

Episode 3. Leatherman
2008-08-14 · 60 min

Join Brian at the Leatherman factory, where they make their cool new tool-the Skeletool. Then, Brian heads to Simmons in Charlotte, North Carolina to uncover the science of how they make the Simmons Beautyrest.

Episode 4. Bow & Arrow
2008-08-14 · 60 min

Brian travels to Eugene, Oregon to work with the Bow-Tech craftsman to create a state-of-the-art compound bow. Next, he goes to Monrovia, North Carolina where the legendary Ludwig drums are pounded out for rock stars & wannabes all over…

Episode 5. Crayons
2008-08-21 · 60 min

Brian Unger travels to Easton, Pennsylvania to make...washable crayons, the much-loved tool of young artists. Then, he heads to Orrville, Ohio to build the breath-taking pipe organs that Schantz installs in churches nationwide.

Episode 6. Cast Iron Cookware
2008-08-21 · 60 min

Brian travels to South Pittsburg, Tennessee to the Lodge Cast Iron Cookware to learn how to make cast-iron cookware. Then, on to Old Town, Maine where for the last 100 years the craftsmen of Old Town Canoes have made some of the world's…

Episode 7. Newspaper; Pool Table
2008-09-28 · 60 min

Brian Unger heads to the home of country music, Nashville Tennessee to assemble the city's 100-year old newspaper. Join Brian Unger as he heads to Portland, Tennessee to learn how to build a world-class pool table.

Episode 8. Semi Tractor Trailer
2008-09-28 · 60 min

How do you build a semi tractor-trailer capable of pulling up to 80,000 tons and make it fuel efficient? Brian Unger finds out at the Peterbilt factory. Then, he heads to Upper Sandusky, Ohio to make a shotgun that's been around since 1937.

Episode 9. Sourdough Bread
2008-09-04 · 60 min

Brian tries his hand at making bread in San Francisco, and then hops over to the East Coast to take a look at a rigid-inflatable boat.

Episode 10. Aluminum Foil
2008-09-04 · 60 min

In this episode Brian visits Honda ATV factory to see how an ATV is manufactured Also a look round the Alcoa Aluminum plant to observe the making of aluminum foil.

Episode 11. Tennis Balls
2008-09-11 · 60 min

Brian examines tennis balls in Arizona, and then heads to Maine to look at some kayaks. Also: silly putty.

Episode 12. Golf Balls
2008-09-11 · 60 min

Included in this episode Titleist golf balls; panty hose at Holt Hosiery. Also: a segment on the tape measure.

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