How It's Made (Season 1)

Season premiere: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Season finale: Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Season 1 Episode 1: "Aluminum Foil / Snowboards / Contact Lenses / Bread"

Episode 1
Air date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg

Historical segment: Bread

Synopsis: Discover how aluminum foil, snowboards, contact lenses and bread are made.

Prod. code: 1-01

Season 1 Episode 2: "Compact Discs / Mozzarella Cheese / Pantyhose / Fluorescent Tubes"

Episode 2
Air date: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg

Historical segment: Fluorescent Tubes

Synopsis: Discover how compact discs, mozzarella cheese and pantyhose are made.

Prod. code: 1-02

Season 1 Episode 3: "Toothpicks / Acrylic Bathtubs / Helicopters / Beer"

Episode 3
Air date: Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Historical segment: Beer

Synopsis: Discover how toothpicks, acrylic bathtubs, helicopters and beer are made.

Prod. code: 1-03

Season 1 Episode 4: "Hearing Aids / 3D Puzzles / Rubber Mats / Toilets"

Episode 4
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Historical segment: Toilets

Synopsis: Discover how hearing aids, 3D puzzles, rubber mats and toilets are made.

Prod. code: 1-04

Season 1 Episode 5: "Copy Paper / Jeans / Computers / Plate Glass"

Episode 5
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Plate Glass

Synopsis: Discover how copy paper, jeans, computers and plate glass are made.

Prod. code: 1-05

Season 1 Episode 6: "Nails & Staples / Safety Glasses / Fabrics / Bicycles"

Episode 6
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Bicycles

Synopsis: Discover how nails, safety glasses, fabrics and bicycles are made.

Prod. code: 1-06

Season 1 Episode 7: "Kayaks / Safety Boots / Electronic Signs / Cereal"

Episode 7
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Cereal

Synopsis: Discover how kayaks, safety boots and breakfast cereals are made.

Prod. code: 1-07

Season 1 Episode 8: "Trucks / Adhesive Bandages / Computer Circuit Boards / Liquor"

Episode 8
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Historical segment: Liquor

Synopsis: Discover how trucks, adhesive bandages and circuit boards are made.

Prod. code: 1-08

Season 1 Episode 9: "Steel / Apple Juice / Aircraft Landing Gear / Cosmetics"

Episode 9
(segment titles/slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Historical segment: Cosmetics

Synopsis: Discover how steel, aircraft landing gear and cosmetics are made.

Prod. code: 1-09

Season 1 Episode 10: "Holograms / Package Printing / Skin Culture / Canned Corn"

Episode 10
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Historical segment: Canned Corn

Synopsis: Discover how holograms, package printing and canned corn are made.

Prod. code: 1-10

Season 1 Episode 11: "Plastic Bags / Solar Panels / Plastic Gas Containers / Hockey Sticks"

Episode 11
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Historical segment: Hockey Sticks

Synopsis: Discover how plastic bags, solar panels and hockey sticks are made.

Prod. code: 1-11

Season 1 Episode 12: "Aluminum Screw Caps / Chocolate / Pills / Pasta"

Episode 12
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Pasta

Synopsis: Discover how aluminum screw caps, chocolate, pills and pasta are made.

Prod. code: 1-12

Season 1 Episode 13: "Bicycle Helmets / Aluminum / Car Brakes / Lithium Batteries"

Episode 13
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Historical segment: Lithium Batteries

Synopsis: Discover how bicycle helmets, car brakes and aluminum are made.

Prod. code: 1-13

Season 1 Episode 14: "Eyeglass Lenses / Granite / Potato Chips / Computer Microprocessors"

Episode 14
(episode's short introduction)
(no voiceover on URL screen)
Air date: Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Techno flash: Goat Silk
Product after techno flash: Granite
Historical segment: Computer Microprocessors

Synopsis: Discover how eyeglass lenses, granite and microprocessors are made.

Prod. code: 1-14

Season 1 Episode 15: "Honey / Fiber Optics / Bricks / Pipe Organs"

Episode 15
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Techno flash: Weaken plastic
Product after techno flash: Fiber Optics
Historical segment: Pipe Organs (with different historical segment closing theme)

Synopsis: Discover how honey is produced, and how fiber optics and bricks are made.

Prod. code: 1-15

Season 1 Episode 16: "Personal Watercraft / Wine / Particleboard Office Furniture / Ice Skates"

Episode 16
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Night vision technology
Product after techno flash: Wine
Historical segment: Ice Skates

Synopsis: Discover how personal watercraft, wine and office furniture are made.

Prod. code: 1-16

Season 1 Episode 17: "Winter Jackets / Animation / Mushrooms / Gold Rings"

Episode 17
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Techno flash: Biophotonics
Product after techno flash: Animation
Historical segment: Gold Rings

Synopsis: Discover how winter jackets are constructed and how gold rings are formed.

Prod. code: 1-17

Season 1 Episode 18: "Hydroponic Lettuce / Construction Wood / Recycling / Fishing Flies"

Episode 18
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Techno flash: Plastic pumps with a scar
Product after techno flash: Construction Wood
Historical segment: Fishing Flies

Synopsis: Discover how hydroponic lettuce is grown and how fishing flies are made.

Prod. code: 1-18

Season 1 Episode 19: "Diamond Cutting / Wood Doors / Paintballs / Newspapers"

Episode 19
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Food that tells you when it's gone bad
Product after techno flash: Wooden Doors
Historical segment: Newspapers

Synopsis: Discover how wooden doors and paintballs are produced.

Prod. code: 1-19

Season 1 Episode 20: "Carpets / Drinking Water / Laser Eye Surgery / Acoustic Guitars"

Episode 20
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Hydrogen Cars
Product after techno flash: Drinking Water
Historical segment: Acoustic Guitars (with different historical segment closing theme)

Synopsis: Discover how carpet is fabricated and how drinking water is purified.

Prod. code: 1-20

Season 1 Episode 21: "Fiberglass Boats / Clothes Dryers / Bubble Gum / Fireworks"

Episode 21
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Electric Cars
Product after techno flash: Clothes Dryers
Historical segment: Fireworks (with different historical segment closing theme)

Synopsis: Discover how fiberglass boats, clothes dryers, and fireworks are made.

Prod. code: 1-21
Video link:
• Fireworks: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Saturday, July 4, 2020)

Season 1 Episode 22: "Steel Safes / False Teeth / Airplanes / Maple Syrup"

Episode 22
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Techno flash: The Medical Ozone
Product after techno flash: False Teeth
Historical segment: Maple Syrup

Synopsis: Discover how steel safes, airplanes, false teeth amd maple syrup are made.

Prod. code: 1-22

Season 1 Episode 23: "Gummies / Aluminum Cans / Fish Farming / Bronze Sculptures"

Episode 23
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Prion
Product after techno flash: Aluminum Cans
Historical segment: Bronze Sculptures

Synopsis: Explore the manufacturing process of gummy candy and aluminum cans.

Prod. code: 1-23

Season 1 Episode 24: "Aluminum Pots & Pans / Artificial Limbs / Peanut Butter / High Intensity Light Bulbs"

Episode 24
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Baking ingredient
Product after techno flash: Artificial Limbs
Historical segment: High Intensity Lightbulbs

Synopsis: Discover how peanut butter and aluminum pots and pans are made.

Prod. code: 1-24

Season 1 Episode 25: "Cars / Grocery Carts / Rapid Tooling and Prototyping / Collectible Coins"

Episode 25
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Geomatics
Product after techno flash: Grocery Carts
Historical segment: Collectible Coins (no segment introduction)

Synopsis: Discover how cars, grocery carts and collectible coins are made.

Prod. code: 1-25

Season 1 Episode 26: "Ball Bearings / Electrical Wires / Lost Wax Casting / Automated Machines"

Episode 26
(episode's short introduction)
(early fade out after URL)
Air date: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Modified food
Product after techno flash: Electrical Wires
Historical segment: Automated Machines
Tribute segment: Automated Machines

Synopsis: Discover how ball bearings and electrical wires are made.

Prod. code: 1-26