Some Assembly Required Season 1

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Season 1

Air date: 2008-08-07

Episodes: 8

Episodes

E1: Zamboni

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

Air date: 2008-08-07

E2: Les Paul Electric Guitar

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

Air date: 2008-08-07

E3: Jelly Bellies

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

Air date: 2008-08-14

E4: Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes & Steinway pianos

Air date: 2008-08-14

E5: John Deere Lawnmowers

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

Air date: 2008-08-21

E6: BMW Diesel Engine

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

Air date: 2008-08-21

E7: Jack Daniels

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

Air date: 2008-08-28

E8: 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.

Air date: 2008-08-28