Some Assembly Required (TV series)
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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.
Television program
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which premiered in the United States
Television in the United States
Television is one of the major mass media of the United States. Ninety-nine percent of American households have at least one television and the majority of households have more than one...
on December 27, 2007 and originally aired in 2007 and 2008. Hosts Brian Unger
Brian Unger
Brian Unger is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator.-Biography:Born in Granville, Ohio in a family with Romanian ethnic heritage, Unger graduated from Ohio University in 1987, where he majored in communication...
and physicist Lou Bloomfield explain how various things are manufactured and participate in the manufacturing process.
Season 1: 2007-2008
| Episode # | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Jump | Zamboni | Plate-glass windows that can withstand hurricane-force winds. |
December 27, 2007 |
| 2 | Les Paul electric guitar | Batesville Casket Company | Burt's Bees lip balm | January 8, 2008 |
| 3 | Ebonite bowling ball factory | Jelly Bellies | Environmentally compliant toilet | January 15, 2008 |
| 4 | Cheddar Cheese Factory | New Balance running shoes | Steinway piano | January 22, 2008 |
| 5 | Perfect steel knife | John Deere lawnmowers | Country's oldest chocolate factory in San Francisco |
January 29, 2008 |
| 6 | High-tech golf clubs | Redesigned BMW diesel engine | Salt mines | February 5, 2008 |
| 7 | Jack Daniels whiskey barrels | Cat's eye marbles | Double-hulled Boston Whaler motor boat. | February 12, 2008 |
Season 2: 2008
| Episode # | Item 1 | Item 2 | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash-test dummies | Old-fashioned kettle chips | August 7, 2008 |
| 2 | Sutphen fire engines | Refined sugar | August 7, 2008 |
| 3 | Leatherman Leatherman Leatherman is the trade name for a line of multi-tools, knives and LED flashlights manufactured and marketed by Leatherman Tool Group of Portland, Oregon, USA.-Company history:Timothy S... Skeletool, Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
Simmons Simmons Bedding Company Simmons Bedding Company is a major manufacturer of mattresses and related bedding products. The company is founded in 1870. Simmons' flagship brand is Beautyrest, and it is one of the oldest companies of this type in the USA. According to a Simmons press release, net sales for 2005 were $855... Beautyrest, Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
August 14, 2008 |
| 4 | BowTech compound bow | Ludwig drums | August 14, 2008 |
| 5 | Washable crayons, | Pipe organs | August 21, 2008 |
| 6 | Cast-iron cookware | Watercraft | August 21, 2008 |
| 7 | The Tennessean The Tennessean The Tennessean is the principal daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky.... newspaper, Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
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August 28, 2008 |
| 8 | Peterbilt Peterbilt Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec... Model 387 semi-trailer truck Semi-trailer truck A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck... , Denton, Texas Denton, Texas The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex... |
Ithaca Ithaca Gun Company The Ithaca Gun Company is a manufacturer of shotguns and rifles originally established in Ithaca, New York in 1880.-Production:Ithaca became famous for building firearms based on expired patents owned by Remington Arms... featherlight Ithaca 37 The Ithaca 37 is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, military, and police markets. It utilizes a novel combination ejection/loading port on the bottom of the gun which leaves the sides closed to the elements. In addition, the outline of the gun is clean... shotgun, Ithaca, New York Ithaca, New York The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area... |
August 28, 2008 |