How It's Made

2001 • Science

4.6

502 reviews

TV-G

Rating

Eligible

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Season 20 episodes (13)

1 CNC Assembly Machines, Lemon Tarts, and Miniature War Figures

3/24/16

Find out how CNC assembly machines, lemon tarts, and miniature war figures are made.

2 Chemical Tank Pressure Vents, Candy Wafers, Food Trucks, Traditional Ropes

5/30/16

Find out how chemical tank pressure vents, candy wafers, food trucks and traditional ropes are made.

3 Graphene, the World's Smallest Car, Force Testers, and Composite Cans

5/30/16

Find out how graphene, the world's smallest car, force testers, and composite cans are made.

4 LED Tubes, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, and Robotic Medical

6/6/16

Find out how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars, and robotic medication dispensers are made.

5 Commercial Drones, Aquarium Fish, Runway Cleaners, and Shuttlecocks

6/13/16

Find out how commercial drones, aquarium fish, runway cleaners, and shuttlecocks are made.

6 Wooden Matches, Tillage Machines, Telescopic Gangways, and Mabe Pearls

6/20/16

Find out how wooden matches, tillage machines, telescopic gangways, and mabe pearls are made.

7 Mosquito Coils, Solar-Assist Tricycles, Palm Oil, & Fiberglass Chopper Guns

6/27/16

Find out how mosquito coils, solar-assist tricycles, palm oil, & fiberglass chopper guns are made.

8 Wood Toys, Retro Toasters, Laboratory Furnaces, and Aerogels

7/4/16

Find out how wood toys, retro toasters, laboratory furnaces, and aerogels are made.

9 Combination Squares, Farmed Shrimp, Ball Valves, and String Trimmers

7/11/16

Find out how combination squares, farmed shrimp, ball valves, and string trimmers are made.

10 Chinese Style Furniture, Electrical Switches, Thai Fish Sauce, Cappers

7/18/16

Find out how Chinese style furniture, electrical switches, Thai fish sauce, and cappers are made.

11 Mortars & Pestles, Bowling Lane Conditioners, Crematories, & Wood Playsets

7/25/16

Find out how mortars, pestles bowling lane conditioners, creamtories and wood playsets are made.

12 Race Car Oil Tanks, Plaster Moldings, Lemongrass Oil, Flying Tying Vises

8/8/16

Find out how race car oil, plaster moldings, lemongrass oil, and fly tying vises are mad

13 Coconut Charcoal, Dial Indicators, Wet Downdraft Tables, & Bassoon Reeds

8/15/16

Find out how coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables, and bassoon reeds are made.

About this show

How It's Made shows viewers how many of the everyday objects we seldom stop to think about become the things they are. Viewers will be amazed to see the process of how many common items are manufactured in high-tech factories around the world.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

502 reviews

Terri Lytton Cravens

October 6, 2015

Very good at informing all ages on interesting subjects, practical, logical, history and future at the same time. Each new invention has a tiny piece of the past ways of doing things and of equipment too.

Aron Rubin

November 14, 2015

Everyone should have a daily dose of How It's Made, the most informative and relaxing show. They let the visuals do all the work, peppering the names of tools and processes here and there. Thank you for making this show.

4 people found this review helpful

Owen Pryor (Bkid)

January 2, 2013

It's an awesome show, and I love to nerd out on it and watch a few episodes at a time every once in a while, but you honestly get more for your money if you just watch it on Netflix. It may not have the newest seasons, but there are still a ton of episodes to watch.

6 people found this review helpful

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