How It's Made (Season 2)

Season premiere: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Season finale: Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Season 2 Episode 1: "Pre-inked Stamps / Cranberries / Cotton Yarn / Road Signs"

Episode 27
Air date: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Historical segment: Road Signs

Synopsis: Discover how pre-inked stamps and road signs are manufactured.

Prod. code: 2-01

Season 2 Episode 2: "Combination Locks / Pottery / Recreational Vehicles / Erasers"
Episode 28
Air date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Historical segment: Erasers

Prod. code: 2-02

Season 2 Episode 3: "Wheel Loaders / Vegetable Oil / Hand Tools / Cotton Swabs"
Episode 29
Air date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Historical segment: Cotton Swabs

Prod. code: 2-03

Season 2 Episode 4: "Temporary Metal Fences / Asphalt Shingles / Expanded Polystyrene Products / Hard Candies"

Episode 30
Air date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Historical segment: Hard Candies

Synopsis: Explore how temporary metal fences and asphalt shingles are made.

Prod. code: 2-04

Season 2 Episode 5: "Horse-Drawn Carriages / Artificial Eyes / Dog and Cat Food / Mirrors"
Episode 31
Air date: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Historical segment: Mirrors

Prod. code: 2-05

Season 2 Episode 6: "Yogurt / Candles / Neon Signs / Bookbindings"

Episode 32
Air date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Historical segment: Bookbindings

Synopsis: Explore how yogurt, candles and neon signs are made.

Prod. code: 2-06

Season 2 Episode 7: "Prepared Mustard / Violins / Nuts and Bolts / Toilet Paper"

Episode 33
Air date: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Historical segment: Toilet Paper

Synopsis: Discover how prepared mustard is made and see how violins are handcrafted.

Prod. code: 2-07

Season 2 Episode 8: "Fresh Cut Flowers / Adhesive Tape / Tofu / Lottery Tickets"
Episode 34
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Air date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Historical segment: Lottery Tickets

Prod. code: 2-08

Season 2 Episode 9: "Inflatable Watercraft / Couscous / Modeling Dough / Wicker Products"

Episode 35
Air date: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Historical segment: Wicker Products

Synopsis: Discover how inflatable watercraft and modeling dough are produced.

Prod. code: 2-09

Season 2 Episode 10: "Wind Generators / PVC Gloves / Thermoformed Glass / Fire Trucks"

Episode 36
Air date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Historical segment: Fire Trucks

Prod. code: 2-10

Season 2 Episode 11: "Car Radiators / Hatchery Chicks / Phyllo Dough / Cross-Country Skis"
Episode 37
Air date: Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Historical segment: Cross-Country Skis

Prod. code: 2-11

Season 2 Episode 12: "Electric Baseboard Heaters / Molded Pulp Containers / Prepared Chicken / Video Games"
Episode 38
Air date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Historical segment: Video Games

Prod. code: 2-12

Season 2 Episode 13: "Firefighter Boots / Garden Tools / Automated Machines / Gypsum Board"
Episode 39
Air date: Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Tribute segment: Automated Machines
Historical segment: Gypsum Board

Prod. code: 2-13

Season 2 Episode 14: "Plastic Bottles & Jars / Mail / Eggs / Handcrafted Wooden Pens"
Episode 40
Air date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Historical segment: Handcrafted Wooden Pens

Prod. code: 2-14

Season 2 Episode 15: "Plastic Injection Molds / Automotive Oil Filters / Filing Cabinets / Blown Glass"
Episode 41
Air date: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Historical segment: Blown Glass

Prod. code: 2-15

Season 2 Episode 16: "High-Precision Cutting Tools / Stained Glass / Semi-Trailers / Recorders"
Episode 42
Air date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Historical segment: Recorders

Prod. code: 2-16

Season 2 Episode 17: "Conga Drums / Metal Plating / Buttons"
Episode 43
Air date: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Historical segment: Buttons (Part 2 only)

Prod. code: 2-17

Season 2 Episode 18: "Grinding Wheels / Compost / Window Blinds / Milk"
Episode 44
Air date: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Milk

Prod. code: 2-18

Season 2 Episode 19: "Brushes & Push Brooms / Blackboards / Smoked Salmon / Zippers"
Episode 45
Air date: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Historical segment: Zippers

Prod. code: 2-19

Season 2 Episode 20: "3D Commercial Signs / Hardwood Floors / Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe / Mattresses"
Episode 46
Air date: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Historical segment: Mattresses

Prod. code: 2-20

Season 2 Episode 21: "Ceramic Tiles / Nuts / Steel Forgings / Skateboards"
Episode 47
Air date: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Historical segment: Skateboards

Prod. code: 2-21

Season 2 Episode 22: "Car Engines / Flour / Recliners / Envelopes"

Episode 48
Air date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Historical segment: Envelopes

Synopsis: Discover how car engines and recliners are constructed.

Prod. code: 2-22

Season 2 Episode 23: "Plastic Cups & Cutlery / Special Effects Makeup / Gold / Harps"
Episode 49
Air date: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Historical segment: Harps

Prod. code: 2-23

Season 2 Episode 24: "Laminate / Frozen Treats / Children's Building Blocks / Detergents"

Episode 50
Air date: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Historical segment: Detergents

Synopsis: Discover how laminate, frozen treats and detergents are made.

Prod. code: 2-24

Season 2 Episode 25: "Decorative Moldings / Commercial Pulleys / Industrial Rubber Hose / Sheet Vinyl Flooring"

Episode 51
Air date: Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Historical segment: Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Prod. code: 2-25

Other air date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (TV)

Season 2 Episode 26: "Putty Knives / Garage Doors / Electric Motors / Wool"
Episode 52
Air date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Historical segment: Wool

Prod. code: 2-26