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Some Assembly Required

Season 1 · 8 episodes · Aug 7, 2008

  1. Some Assembly Required season 1 episode 1 still

    Episode 1

    Zamboni

    Aug 7, 2008

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

  2. Episode 2

    Les Paul Electric Guitar

    Aug 7, 2008

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

  3. Episode 3

    Jelly Bellies

    Aug 14, 2008

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

  4. Episode 4

    Cheddar Cheese

    Aug 14, 2008

    Cheddar Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes & Steinway pianos

  5. Episode 5

    John Deere Lawnmowers

    Aug 21, 2008

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

  6. Episode 6

    BMW Diesel Engine

    Aug 21, 2008

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

  7. Episode 7

    Jack Daniels

    Aug 28, 2008

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

  8. Episode 8

    Semi Tractor Trailer

    Aug 28, 2008

    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.