Million Dollar Genius

2016 • HISTORY
5.0
3 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 Too Hot To Handle
2/19/16
Million Dollar Genius is the series that tells the true stories of people, just like you, who have turned their flashes of genius into big money. This episode features a failing real estate agent who invents a cardboard sleeve for hot coffee cups.
2 Barbecue Bonanza
2/26/16
Ethan Woods is a New York real estate agent who risks his life savings when he invents the world's first barbeque grill cleaning robot the Grillbot. Patrick O'Neill is an amateur photographer who mortgages his house.
3 Selfie Made Man
3/4/16
Wayne Fromm is an avid photographer who spends thousands creating the world's first "selfie stick" known as the Quik Pod. David Weck is a struggling actor who creates a piece of exercise equipment known as the BOSU Ball in his father's garage.
4 Couch Potato King
3/11/16
This episode features: Michael Berardi a producer, who makes infomercials for inventors selling their products.
5 All Tied Up
3/18/16
This episode features three amazing stories: Ryan Grepper who invented the ultimate cooler, Dan Martinson who created the Gear Ties, and David Hon who designed a folding bicycle.
6 Donut Destiny
3/25/16
This episode features four amazing stories: Dominique Ansel who created the Cronut, Seth Tibbott who developed the Tofurkey, Rick Pescovitz who invented a pop-up shelter, and Mary Ellen Sheets who built the moving company, Two Men and Truck.
7 Bigger is Better
4/1/16
Rico Elmore was a car salesman who could never find sunglasses wide enough to fit his head. He decided to create large sized glasses and named them Fatheadz. Roni Di Lullo had a successful career as a software engineer.
8 Grilling Genius
4/29/16
Meet the man who invented one of the most popular appliances in history, The George Foreman Grill. Because most people have never heard of Michael Boehm he now carries the actual patent with him to prove he is the grill's inventor.
9 The Wheel Deal
4/29/16
Bob Plath was a veteran airline pilot who invented the first carry-on bag with wheels. His invention has forever changed the way people travel. Travis Perry was a guitar teacher when he decided to invent a simple device that would make it easy for anyone to learn how to play Guitar. He named it ChordBuddy and made millions. Mike Miller was teenage inventor when he came up with a fork and knife combo called a Knork that is changing the way people use cutlery. Leslie Scott took a childhood game of stacking blocks and made it into the hugely successful and timeless game called Jenga.
10 Bottoms Up
4/29/16
Josh Springer was a guy who loved beer but hated waiting for the pitcher or glass to fill up. He knew there had to be a faster way and invented Bottom's Up a dispenser that fills from the bottom. Bruce Johnson always seemed to have trouble sleeping.

About this show

Million Dollar Genius tells the incredible true stories of ordinary people whose light-bulb moments are transformed into wildly successful products. Watch how each inventor overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become a success.

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Shawn G
June 19, 2018
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March 9, 2017
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