Season 1

Episode 1

Zamboni

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

1h 2008-08-07

Episode 2

Les Paul Electric Guitar

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

1h 2008-08-07

Episode 3

Jelly Bellies

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

1h 2008-08-14

Episode 4

Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes & Steinway pianos

1h 2008-08-14

Episode 5

John Deere Lawnmowers

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

1h 2008-08-21

Episode 6

BMW Diesel Engine

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

1h 2008-08-21

Episode 7

Jack Daniels

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

1h 2008-08-28

Episode 8

Semi Tractor Trailer

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.

1h 2008-08-28