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How It's Made

How It's Made

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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Season 121 of 13 Episodes

  • Aluminum foil; snowboards; contact lenses; bread; host Mark Tewksbury.

  • Aluminum foil; snowboards; contact lenses; bread; host Mark Tewksbury.

  • Compact discs; cheese; pantyhose; fluorescent tubes. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Compact discs; cheese; pantyhose; fluorescent tubes. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Toothpicks, acrylic bathtubs, helicopters and beer are put under the microscope to find out how they are made.

  • Hearing aids; 3-D puzzles; rubber mats; toilets. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Hearing aids; 3-D puzzles; rubber mats; toilets. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Host Mark Tewksbury puts copy paper, jeans, computers and plate glass under the microscope to see how each of them is made.

  • Host Mark Tewksbury puts copy paper, jeans, computers and plate glass under the microscope to see how each of them is made.

  • Learning how nails, staples, safety glasses, fabrics and bicycles are made.

  • Learning how nails, staples, safety glasses, fabrics and bicycles are made.

  • How Kayaks, safety boots, electronic signs and cereal are made.

  • Trucks; adhesive bandages; circuit boards; liquor. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Trucks; adhesive bandages; circuit boards; liquor. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Steel; apple juice; landing gear for aircraft; cosmetics. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Steel; apple juice; landing gear for aircraft; cosmetics. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Holograms, package-printing, skin culture and tinned sweet corn are put under the microscope to see how they are made.

  • Plastic bags; solar panels; containers for gas; hockey sticks.

  • Plastic bags; solar panels; containers for gas; hockey sticks.

  • Screw caps; chocolate; pills; pasta. Host: Mark Tewksbury.

  • Bicycle helmets, aluminum, lithium batteries and car brakes: more everyday objects are placed under the microscope to find out how they are made.

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410 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Drill Bits; Photo Booths; Stamps
    Yacht Wheels; Braided Rugs; Car Thermostats; Chisels
    Photographs; Fur Tanning; Welding Electrodes; Violins
    Glass Bottles; Hacksaws; Goalie Masks
    Lacrosse Sticks; Frozen Fish; Flashlights; Paintbrushes
    Deep Cycle Batteries; Tins; Optical Lenses
    Horseshoes; Dishwashers; Graphite Fly Rods; Pizzas
    Pistons; Paint Rollers; Parachutes; Chimneys
    CO2 Cartridges; Pretzels; Scissor Lifts; Skating Rinks
    Pro Hockey Sticks; Bronzed Shoes; Treadmills; Computers
  • Drill Bits; Photo Booths; Stamps

    Drill bits; photo booths; stamps.
    Upcoming
  • Yacht Wheels; Braided Rugs; Car Thermostats; Chisels

    Discover how yacht wheels, braided rugs, automobile thermostats and chisels are made.
    Upcoming
  • Photographs; Fur Tanning; Welding Electrodes; Violins

    Photographs; fur tanning; welding electrodes; violins.
    Upcoming
  • Glass Bottles; Hacksaws; Goalie Masks

    Glass bottles, hacksaws and goalie masks -- more everyday items are put under the microscope to find out how they are made.
    Upcoming
  • Lacrosse Sticks; Frozen Fish; Flashlights; Paintbrushes

    Lacrosse sticks; frozen fish; flashlights; paint brushes.
    Upcoming
  • Deep Cycle Batteries; Tins; Optical Lenses

    Deep cycle batteries, tins and optical lenses are put under the microscope to find out how they are made.
    Upcoming
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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Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg, June Wallack

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  • A closer look at how halogen bulbs, cellulose insulation, aluminum ladders and bamboo fly rods are made from scratch and developed into finished products.

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