How It's Made

2001 • Science

4.6

502 reviews

TV-G

Rating

Eligible

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Season 21 episodes (11)

1 Classic Car Gauges, Chocolate Marble Cake, Ghillie Kettles & Rubber Gloves

8/22/16

Find out how classic car gauges, chocolate marble cake, ghillie kettles, and rubber gloves are made.

2 Pasta Dies, Blueberries, Composting Toilets, and Surge Arresters

8/29/16

Find out how pasta dies, blueberries, composting toilets, and surge arresters are made.

3 Angle Grinders, Berry Baskets, and Omnidirectional Speakers

9/5/16

Find out how angle grinders, berry baskets, and omnidirectional speakers are made.

4 Cartridge Blades, Chocolate Banana Loaves, Vending Machines, and Dive Computers

9/12/16

Find out how cartridge blades, chocolate banana loaves, vending machines, and dive computers are made.

5 Ultra-Thin Glass, Pallet Dismantlers, Cupcakes, and Stainless Steel Tubes

9/19/16

Find out how ultra-thin glass, pallet dismantling machines, cupcakes, and seamless stainless steel tubes are made.

6 Potash, Leather Bracelets, Wild Rice and Hex Key L Wrenches

10/7/16

Find out how potash, leather bracelets, wild rice, and hex key L wrenches are made.

7 Nail Files, Birch Canoes, Boat Hardtops, and High Voltage Circuit Breakers

10/14/16

Find out how nail files, birch canoes, boat hardtops, and high-voltage circuit breakers are made.

8 Macarons, Pine Needle Baskets, and Micrometers

10/20/16

Find out how macarons, pine needle baskets, and micrometers are made.

9 Endoscopes, Megaphones, and Uranium

10/27/16

Find out how endoscopes, megaphones, and uranium are made.

10 Hollow Disk Pumps, Palm Sugar, and Yachts

11/3/16

Find out how hollow disk pumps, palm sugar, and yachts are made.

11 Thai Barbecues, Diving Masks & Fins, and Bassoons

12/1/16

Find out how Thai barbecues, diving masks and fins, and bassoons 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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