Unwrapped | |
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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 – May 28, 2011 [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.
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.
Season 1 (21 Episodes) | ||
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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 |
Episode | Title | Description |
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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 |
Episode | Title | |
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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 |
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