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Some Assembly Required
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Some Assembly Required

5.0 / 10
2008
3 seasons
20 episodes
DocumentaryComedy

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. The show is also titled as How Stuff's Made in the UK.

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Cast

Brian Unger

Seasons

  • Zamboni

    1.Zamboni

    07-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 2

    2.Les Paul Electric Guitar

    07-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 3

    3.Jelly Bellies

    14-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 4

    4.Cheddar Cheese

    14-08-200860m

    Cheddar Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes & Steinway pianos

  • Ep 5

    5.John Deere Lawnmowers

    21-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 6

    6.BMW Diesel Engine

    21-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 7

    7.Jack Daniels

    28-08-200860m

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

  • Ep 8

    8.Semi Tractor Trailer

    28-08-200860m

    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 San...

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