Unwrapped

This article is about the television series. For the album by Gloria Estefan, see Unwrapped (album).

Unwrapped
Genre	Cooking
Presented by	Marc Summers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	22
No. of episodes	341
Production
Executive producers	Jim Berger Jennifer Darrow Duke Hartman Sonny Hutchison Chris Wheeler
Producer	Tim McOsker
Production locations	Hershey, Pennsylvania Orlando, Florida Pueblo, Colorado
Cinematography	Jeremy Osbern Jeff Doser Richard Gretzinger Jeff Schirmer John Cummings
Editors	Vicki Gratz David Green Richard Webster
Running time	30 minutes to 1 hour
Production company	High Noon Productions
Original release
Network	Food Network
Release	June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) – May 28, 2011 (2011-05-28) [1]
Related
Unwrapped 2.0

Unwrapped, also known as Unwrapped with Marc Summers, is an American television program on Food Network that reveals the origins of sponsored foods. It first aired in June 2001 and is hosted by Marc Summers. The show leads viewers on tours of factories and other food-related locations. Popular subjects include candy, breakfast cereal, snacks, and TV dinners. The show's spin-off, Trivia Unwrapped, is a game show also hosted by Marc Summers. In February 2015, a revival series, Unwrapped 2.0 , began airing; it's hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro.

Overview

The show tapes segments with Marc Summers at many different locations across the country. Some host segment locations are: The Notz Landing Diner located in Golden, Colorado at the Heritage Square Amusement Park; The Drugstore in Pueblo, Colorado; locations within Elitch Gardens Amusement Park in Denver; and a specially built set at the Comcast Media Center near Denver.

The show is produced by the Colorado production company High Noon Productions for Food Network. Since 2006, new episodes of Unwrapped have been presented in high definition on Food Network HD.

Volume 1 of the show has been released to a three-DVD set.^{[ citation needed ]}

Marc Silverstein hosted several 1-hour Unwrapped specials (later remade with Summers).

All seasons are available for streaming on Max as of August 2025.

Episodes

Season 1 (21 Episodes)
Episode	Title	Description
1	Party Snacks	Marc Summers takes a closer look at party snacks.
2	Ice Cream Toppings	Learn about Bosco Chocolate Syrup, chocolate sprinkles, maraschino cherries, the perfect banana split, and the inventor of the smoosh-in.
3	French Fries	Look at the history of the Idaho potato. Then visit one of the largest makers of fries and tater tots, taste some real Belgian fries in New York, tour the Heinz factory and sample Arby's curly fries.
4	Hamburgers	Learn the hamburger sandwich origins, explore the secrets of the big chains Wendy's, White Castle, and McDonald's. Take a pickle trip to a Vlasic Pickles factory. Visit the Louis' Lunch, the restaurant that claims to be the inventor of the hamburger.
5	Candy Bars
6	Movie Candy
7	Bubble Gum
8	Cookies
9	Chocolate Candy
10	Cereal
11	Crazy Drinks
12	Beer
13	Breakfast Food
14	Coffee
15	Frozen Novelties
16	Retro Candy
17	Peanut Butter
18	Lunchbox Treats
19	Lollipops
20	I Dare You Candy
21	Fruity Snacks

Season 2 (21 Episodes)

Episode	Title	Description
1	Penny Candy
2	Melting Pot
3	Food Prizes
4	Fudge
5	Hot Stuff
6	Dessert in a Box
7	Movie Snacks
8	Pizza
9	Cocktails
10	Retro
11	Chocolate Covered
12	Energy Boosts
13	Stadium Snax
14	Carnivals Unwrapped
15	Minty Treats
16	Chewy Gooey Treats
17	Oldies bit Goodies
18	Chips
20	Sandwiches
21	Drive-Ins

Season 3

Episode	Title
1	Midnight Snax
2	Vending Machines
3	Hidden Treasures
4	Fun and Games
5	Bizzaro Foods
6	Hold Everything
7	Quick Snax
8	Dips and Dippers
9	Soda Fountains
10	Mini Mouthfuls
11	Edibles
12	Crazy Colors
13	Food Fanatics
14	TV Dinners
15	Weddings
16	Canned Food
17	Appetizers
18	Sugary Treats
19	Faux French

References

1. "Unwrapped (TV Series 2001– ) - Episodes - IMDb". Internet Movie Database . Amazon.com . Retrieved February 3, 2016.

External links

• Unwrapped at IMDb
• Trivia Unwrapped at IMDb