Some Assembly Required (2007 TV series)

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Some Assembly Required
Starring Brian Unger
Lou Bloomfield (season 1)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time60 mins (season 1)
30 mins (season 2)
Original release
Network Discovery Channel
Discovery HD
Discovery On Demand
ReleaseDecember 27, 2007 (2007-12-27) 
August 28, 2008 (2008-08-28)

Some Assembly Required is a Discovery Channel television series which premiered in the United States on December 27, 2007 and originally aired in 2007 and 2008. Hosts Brian Unger and physicist Lou Bloomfield explain how various things are manufactured and participate in the manufacturing process. The show is also titled as How Stuff's Made in the UK.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Episodes

Season 1 (2007–2008)
Episode #Item 1Item 2Item 3Original Air Date
1Magic JumpZamboniPlate-glass windows that can
withstand hurricane-force winds.
December 27, 2007
2Les Paul electric guitarBatesville Casket CompanyBurt's Bees lip balmJanuary 8, 2008
3Ebonite bowling ball factoryJelly BelliesEnvironmentally compliant toiletJanuary 15, 2008
4Cheddar Cheese FactoryNew Balance running shoesSteinway pianoJanuary 22, 2008
5Perfect steel knifeJohn Deere lawnmowersCountry's oldest chocolate
factory in San Francisco
January 29, 2008
6High-tech golf clubsRedesigned BMW diesel engineSalt minesFebruary 5, 2008
7Jack Daniels whiskey barrelsCat's eye marblesDouble-hulled Boston Whaler motor boat.February 12, 2008
Season 2 (2008)
Episode #Item 1Item 2Original Air Date
1Crash-test dummiesOld-fashioned kettle chipsAugust 7, 2008
2Sutphen fire enginesRefined sugarAugust 7, 2008
3 Leatherman Skeletool, Portland, Oregon Simmons Beautyrest, Charlotte, North Carolina August 14, 2008
4BowTech compound bowLudwig drumsAugust 14, 2008
5Washable crayons,Pipe organsAugust 21, 2008
6Cast-iron cookwareWatercraftAugust 21, 2008
7 The Tennessean newspaper, Nashville, Tennessee Olhausen billiard table, Portland, Tennessee August 28, 2008
8 Peterbilt Model 387 semi-trailer truck, Denton, Texas Ithaca featherlight shotgun, Ithaca, New York August 28, 2008

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