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How It's Made
The website title for How It's Made.
Format	Documentary
Created by	Gabriel Hoss
Starring	Lynne Adams (2006–present) June Wallack (2005) Lynn Herzeg (2002–2004) Mark Tewksbury (2001)
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	117
Production
Running time	30 minutes approx.
Broadcast
Original channel	Ztélé (Quebec) Discovery Channel Canada The Science Channel (United States)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Original run	1999 (Canada & France) 2001 (United States) – Present

How It's Made (also broadcast in Spanish under the title Así se hace, in French under the title Comment c'est fait, in Polish under the title Jak to jest zrobione, in Italian under the title Come è fatto, and in Russian under the title Как это работает) is a television program produced in Quebec, Canada by Productions MAJ Inc., and Productions MAJ 2 (3959015 Canada Inc.) in seasons made since 2005. It is broadcast in English on Discovery Channel Canada and in French on Ztélé. The program is also broadcast abroad, for example, in the United States (on The Science Channel and the Discovery Channel), the UK (on Discovery Channel UK), Italy on Discovery Science IT, and Poland (translated into Polish on Discovery Channel Polska and Discovery Sci-Trek Channel Polska). The show walks through the processes by which diverse everyday products such as snowboards, motors, and bubblegum are manufactured. Each half hour show has four main segments, with each product getting a demonstration of about 5 minutes.

1 Hosts
2 Trivia
3 Episodes
4 External links

Hosts

Lynne Adams - Season 6 - present (2006 - present)
June Wallack - Season 5 (2005)
Lynn Herzeg - Seasons 2 - 4 (2002 - 2004)
Mark Tewksbury - Season 1 (2001)

Additionally, a different voiceover track is recorded for U.S. audiences by Brooks T. Moore. The main difference in the versions is that the U.S. host gives units of measurement in United States customary units instead of metric units. At one point in the U.S. run, a subtitled conversion was shown on-screen over the original narration instead. In April 2007, all episodes run in the United States (on the Discovery Channel and The Science Channel) had the individual season openings replaced with a new opening used for every episode. Additionally, similar to most other Discovery Channel shows, the credits now run during the last segment, with only a blue screen and the request for feedback (and the website) at the end. In September 2007, the 9th season began airing on The Science Channel, along with new openings, graphics, and a voiceover track provided by Zac Fine. In the UK, the series is narrated by Tony Hirst. All episodes have been shown in the UK on the UK Discovery Channel.

Trivia

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Original opening title.

The Season 1, Episode 9 "Historical Capsule" lead-in to the "Cosmetics" segment incorrectly states that Florence Nightingale founded the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics company in 1930. In actuality, the company was founded by Florence Nightingale Graham.
During the third season, the "Techno Flash" segment was removed, and during the fifth season, the historical capsule segment was removed.
The show's soundtrack makes extensive use of the Korg Karma Synthesizer.

Episodes

Season 1

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
1-01	1	Aluminum Foil	Snowboards	Contact Lenses	Bread
1-02	2	Compact Discs	Cheese	Pantyhose	Fluorescent Tubes
1-03	3	Toothpicks	Acrylic Bathtubs	Helicopters	Beer
1-04	4	Hearing Aids	3-D Puzzles	Rubber Mats	Toilets
1-05	5	Copy Paper	Jeans	Computers	Plate Glass
1-06	6	Nails & Staples	Safety Glasses	Fabrics	Bicycles
1-07	7	Kayaks	Safety Boots	Electronic Signs	Cereals
1-08	8	Trucks	Adhesive Bandages	Computer Circuit Boards	Liquors
1-09	9	Steel	Apple Juice	Aircraft Landing Gears	Cosmetics
1-10	10	Holograms	Package Printing	Skin Culture	Canned Corn
1-11	11	Plastic Bags	Solar Panels	Plastic Gas Containers	Hockey Sticks
1-12	12	Aluminum Screw Caps	Chocolate	Pills	Pasta
1-13	13	Bicycle Helmets	Aluminum	Car Brakes	Lithium Batteries

Season 2

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
2-01	14	Spectacle Lenses	Granite	Potato Chips	Computer Microprocessors
2-02	15	Honey	Fibre-Optics	Bricks	Pipe Organs
2-03	16	Jet Skis	Wine	Particleboard Office Furniture	Ice Skates
2-04	17	Winter Jackets	Animation	Mushrooms	Gold Rings
2-05	18	Hydroponic Lettuce	Construction Wood	Recycling	Fishing Flies
2-06	19	Diamond Cutting	Wood Doors	Paintballs	Newspapers
2-07	20	Carpets	Drinking Water	Laser Eye Surgery	Acoustic Guitars
2-08	21	Fiberglass Boat	Clothes Dryers	Bubble Gum	Fireworks
2-09	22	Steel Safes	False Teeth	Airplanes	Maple Syrup
2-10	23	Jellied Sweets	Aluminum Cans	Fish Farming	Bronze Sculptures
2-11	24	Aluminum Pots & Pans	Artificial Limbs	Peanut Butter	High-Intensity Light Bulb
2-12	25	People Carriers	Shopping Trolleys	Rapid Tooling and Prototyping	Collectible Coins
2-13	26	Ball Bearings	Electrical Wires	Lost Wax Casting	Automated Machines

Season 3

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
3-01	27	Pre-inked Stamps	Cranberries	Cotton Yarn	Road Signs
3-02	28	Combination Locks	Pottery	Recreational vehicles	Erasers
3-03	29	Wheel Loaders	Vegetable Oil	Hand Tools	Cotton Swabs
3-04	30	Temporary Metal Fences	Asphalt Shingles	Expanded Polystyrene Products	Hard Candies
3-05	31	Horse-drawn Carriages	Artificial Eyes	Dog and Cat Food	Mirrors
3-06	32	Yogurt	Candles	Neon Signs	Bookbindings
3-07	33	Mustard	Violins	Nuts & Bolts	Toilet Paper
3-08	34	Fresh Cut Flowers	Adhesive Tape	Tofu	Lottery Tickets
3-09	35	Inflatable Watercraft	Couscous	Modeling Dough	Wicker Products
3-10	36	Wind Generators	PVC Gloves	Thermo-formed Glass	Fire Trucks
3-11	37	Car Radiators	Hatchery Chicks	Phyllo Dough	Cross-country Skis
3-12	38	Electric Baseboard Heaters	Molded Pulp Containers	Chicken	Video Games
3-13	39	Firefighter Boots	Garden Tools	Automated Machines	Gypsum Board

Season 4

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
4-01	40	Plastic Bottles & Jars	Snail-Mail	Eggs	Handcrafted Wooden Pens
4-02	41	Plastic Injection Molds	Automotive Oil Filters	Filing Cabinets	Blown Glass
4-03	42	High-Precision Cutting Tools	Stained Glass	Semi-trailers	Recorders
4-04	43	Conga Drums	Metal Plating	Buttons #1	Buttons #2
4-05	44	Grinding Wheels	Compost	Window Blinds	Milk
4-06	45	Brushes & Push Brooms	Blackboards	Smoked Salmon	Zippers
4-07	46	3-D Commercial Signs	Hardwood Floors	Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe	Mattresses
4-08	47	Ceramic Tiles	Nuts	Steel Forgings	Skateboards
4-09	48	Car Engines	Flour	Recliners	Envelopes
4-10	49	Plastic Cups & Cutlery	Special Effects Make-up	Gold	Harps
4-11	50	Laminate	Frozen Treats	Children's Building Blocks	Detergents
4-12	51	Decorative Moldings	Commercial Pulleys	Industrial Rubber Hose	Sheet Vinyl Flooring
4-13	52	Putty Knives	Garage Doors	Electric Motors	Wool

Season 5

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
5-01	53	Paving Asphalt	Marshmallow Cookies	Loudspeakers	Electronic Door Locks
5-02	54	Wood Burning Stoves	Orthoses	Ballet Slippers	Buses
5-03	55	Robotic Arms	Tattoos	Sanitary Napkins	Concrete Pipes
5-04	56	Hockey Gloves	Snack Cakes	Remolded Tires	Wastewater Treatment
5-05	57	Ambulances	Dining Room Tables	Diatonic Accordions	Acrylic Awards
5-06	58	Alkaline Batteries	Wheelchairs	Flutes	Cowboy Boots
5-07	59	Golf Balls	Furniture Handles	Parking Meters	Room Dividers
5-08	60	Suits of Armor	Street Light Poles	Bent Hardwood	Membrane Switches
5-09	61	Sulkies	Bagpipes	Yule Log (Dessert)	Fishing Lures
5-10	62	Goalie Pads	Lapel Pins	Cardboard Boxes	Crystal wine glasses
5-11	63	Cement	Caskets	Soft Drinks	Glider Rockers
5-12	64	Kitchen Knives	Mannequins	Socks	Hypodermic Needles
5-13	65	Electrical Panels	Kites	Eyeglass Frames	Toothbrushes

Season 6

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
6-01	66	Three-Wheeled Vehicles	Baseball Bats	Artificial Bonsai	Trombones
6-02	67	Springs	Pavers	Pianos (housing)	Pianos (installing the keys & strings)
6-03	68	Ropes	Billiard Tables	Sailboards	Cymbals
6-04	69	Seatbelts	Windows	Wax Figurines	Hot Air Balloons
6-05	70	Air Filters	Billiard Cues	Ice Sculptures	Suits
6-06	71	Escalator Handrails	Highlighters	Guitar Strings	Wigs
6-07	72	Traditional Bows	Coffee Machines	Mascots	Hammocks
6-08	73	Fibreglass Insulation	Wooden Ducks	Gumball Machines	Exhaust Systems
6-09	74	Chains	Bagels	Vinyl Records (recording)	Vinyl Records (reproducing)
6-10	75	Windshields	English Saddles	Butter	Post Clocks
6-11	76	Individual Transporters	Cedar Canoes	Electric Guitars #1	Electric Guitars #2
6-12	77	Residential Water Heaters	Air Bags	Jelly Beans	Ice Resurfacers
6-13	78	Amphibious Vehicles	Putters	Model Ships	Drumheads

Season 7

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
7-01	79	Footballs	Electric Guitar Amplifiers	Marbles	Airplane Propellers
7-02	80	Engine Blocks	Jawbreakers	Drum Shells	Drums
7-03	81	Lighters (Zippo)	Fossils	Hockey Pucks	High-Pressure Cylinders
7-04	82	Balloons	Wallpaper	Frozen French Fries	Incandescent Light Bulbs
7-05	83	Matches	Carousel Horses	Fine Porcelain	Automobile Fuel Tanks
7-06	84	Glass Cookware	Soap Bars	Steel Drums	Firefighter Uniforms
7-07	85	Crayons	Wooden Kayaks	Lawn Mowers	Gold Chains
7-08	86	Inflatable Safety Devices	Braille Typewriters	Carbon Fibre Cellos #1	Carbon Fibre Cellos #2
7-09	87	Carbon Fibre Masts	Fortune Cookies	IMAX Projectors	Roller Chains
7-10	88	Firefighter Helmets	Nautical Compasses	Packaging Tubes	Hand Saws
7-11	89	Halogen Bulbs	Cellulose Insulation	Aluminum Ladders	Bamboo Fly Rods
7-12	90	Drill Bits	Photo Booths	Stamps #1	Stamps #2
7-13	91	Yacht Wheels	Braided Rugs	Automobile Thermostats	Chisels

Season 8

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
8-01	92	Photographs	Fur Tanning	Welding Electrodes	Electric Violins
8-02	93	Glass Bottles	Hacksaws	Goalie Masks #1	Goalie Masks #2
8-03	94	Lacrosse Sticks	Frozen Fish Products	Flashlights	Paintbrushes
8-04	95	Deep Cycle Batteries	Tins	Optical Lenses #1	Optical Lenses #2
8-05	96	Horseshoes	Dishwashers	Graphite Fly Rods	Frozen Pizzas
8-06	97	Pistons	Paint Rollers	Parachutes	Chimneys
8-07	98	CO₂ Cartridges	Pretzels	Scissor Lifts	Skating Rinks
8-08	99	Pro Hockey Sticks	Bronzed Baby Shoes	Treadmills	Handheld Computers
8-09	100	Motorcycles	Clay Pipes	Drumsticks	Whistles
8-10	101	Handcuffs	Caulking and Joint Compound	Propane Tanks	Forensic Facial Reconstruction
8-11	102	Fur Coats	Hearses	Outdoor Lighting Fixtures	Golf Tees
8-12	103	Fishing Reels	Miniature Houses	Kitchen Mixers #1	Kitchen Mixers #2
8-13	104	Manhole Covers	Range Hoods	Artificial Logs	Snowmobiles

Season 9

Season Ep.	Episode	Segment A	Segment B	Segment C	Segment D
9-01	105	Solid Tires	Cheesecake	Canoe Paddles	Globes
9-02	106	Boomerangs	Barbecues	Pinball Machines	Strobe Lights
9-03	107	Wooden Bowls	Chainsaws	Stackable Potato Chips	Jet Compressor Blades
9-04	108	Steel Wool	Ranges	Carved Candles	Slot Machines
9-05	109	CCD Semiconductors	Airline Meals	Paper Cups	Trumpets
9-06	110	Padlocks	Hair Clippers	Wooden Shoes	Synthetic Leather
9-07	111	Racing Shells	Stainless Steel Sinks	Leather	Pedal Steel Guitars
9-08	112	Swords	Pontoons	Grandfather Clocks	Fuses
9-09	113	Bumpers	Lighting Gels And Camera Filters	Steam Powered Models	Candy Canes
9-10	114	Umbrellas	Outboard Motors	Silver Cutlery	Tape Measures
9-11	115	Scalpels	Oil Paints	British police helmets	Ice Axes
9-12	116	Bacon	Snowblowers	Luxury Cars #1	Luxury Cars #2
9-13	117	Automatic Transmissions	Silver Miniatures	Hot Air Balloon Baskets	Darts