Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop

Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop
Genre	Reality-tv
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Glenda Hersh Alexandra Jewitt Steven Weinstock
Producers	Leah Bankston Andrew Goldman D.T. Slouffman Chris Voos Andrew Wagner Andrew E. Wagner Tommy Walker
Running time	60 Minutes
Production companies	A-III Production True Entertainment
Original release
Network	Discovery Health Channel
Release	January 18 (2006-01-18) – April 5, 2006 (2006-04-05)

Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop was a Discovery Health Channel reality television series featuring the Orthotic Prosthetic Center, a prosthetics lab in Fairfax, Virginia.

Plot

Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop focuses on the world of orthotics and prosthetics.

Each episode features three people in the process of acquiring prosthetic limbs and small side-stories about the goings-on within the office. ^[1]

Cast

• Elliot Weintrob as himself
• Joan Weintrob as herself
• Harry Weintrob as himself
• Mark Latta as himself
• Angela Boncz as herself ^[2]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	8	January 18, 2006 (2006-01-18)	March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)

Episodes

Series 1 (2006)

Episode	Title [3]	Original air date
1	"Going for the Gold"	18 January 2006 (2006-01-18)
A prosthetic bike leg is constructed; a teen born without hands or feet competes at a swim meet; a woman who lost her right hand gets a replacement glove.
2	"Game of Life"	25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
Elliot makes plans to redecorate the OPC (Orthotic Prosthetic Center) offices in secret, but his mother finds out and puts a stop to it.
3	"Breaking Down Barriers"	1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)
Elliot challenges his staff to become physically fit and they agree, but only if there are rewards for getting in shape.
4	"A Child's Courage"	8 February 2006 (2006-02-08)
Profiles of Joan and Harry Weintrob, founders of the family business. Also: a woman with sacral agenesis, a disorder of the lower spine and pelvis; an above-the-knee amputee.
5	"A Soldier's Triumph"	1 March 2006 (2006-03-01)
The front-office girls challenge Elliot, Mark and Angela to a bowling showdown, and competitive qualities are revealed on both teams.
6	"A New Lease on Life"	8 March 2006 (2006-03-08)
A father of two has his feet amputated because of chronic foot problems and gets a set of prosthetics, but he must learn to walk again.
7	"Failure's Not an Option"	15 March 2006 (2006-03-15)
A woman missing both her legs has an emergency medical crisis. Also: Elliot tests one of his patients when they go kayaking.
8	"The Ultimate Survivors"	22 March 2006 (2006-03-22)
American soldiers who lost limbs in the war come home and learn to ski; a man who lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine starts a network to help others.

See also

• Elliot Weintrob
• Orthotic Prosthetic Center

References

1. "Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop". Ossur. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
2. "Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop (2006–2007)". IMDb . Retrieved 6 February 2015.
3. "2006 TV SHOW". TV Guide . Retrieved 6 February 2015.