Some Assembly Required - Episode Listings
Discovery Channel’s Some Assembly Required, which aired back on January 8, 2008 at 10PM ET/PT is hosted by Brian Unger and Lou Bloomfield and they explore how things are made and manufactured.
EPISODE 1
What puts the bounce in a moonbounce? Hosts Brian Unger and Lou Bloomfield learn how to design and sew with experts from the premier manufacturer, Magic Jump. Next, the duo gets an ice resurfacing lesson from the folks at Zamboni, the king of the rink. Finally, at the VIWINCO factory, Brian and Lou turn a pile of sand into pristine plate-glass windows that can withstand hurricane-force winds.
Premiere: Dec. 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 2
Brian and Lou travel to the Gibson guitar factory to handcraft a classic six-string Les Paul electric guitar, a high-voltage work of art. Then they head for the Batesville Casket Company to discover the secret ingredient built into caskets to make them last. Finally, the duo heads off to Burt’s Bees to find out why the company’s amazingly popular lip balm melts on your lips and not in your pocket.
Premiere: Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 3
Brian and Lou find themselves at the Ebonite bowling ball factory, where they discover the center of a bowling ball isn’t round. It’s specially designed to improve the odds of bowling a strike — every time. Next, the guys meet Herm Roland, the “Willy Wonka of jellybeans,” and find out why Jelly Bellies aren’t your basic bean. Finally, our duo ends up making an environmentally compliant toilet.
Premiere: Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 4
Brian and Lou visit Henning’s Cheese Factory to understand how cheddar cheese gets its distinctive flavor. It’s a microscopic world of enzymes and bacteria. Then the guys run over to New Balance to get a custom-fit running shoe that perfectly balances cushioning and stability. Finally, our hosts build a Steinway piano, doing everything from shaping the wood to helping rig the piano’s 230 strings.
Premiere: Jan. 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 5
How do you make the perfect steel knife? Brian heads to Japan to visit descendants of Samurai sword masters, while back home, Lou reveals the molecular properties of steel. Then Brian and Lou land at the John Deere factory, where they assemble a complex, highly-engineered cutting machine — the lawnmower. Finally, the duo travels to the country’s oldest chocolate factory in San Francisco to find out how a bitter bean becomes a scrumptious treat.
Premiere: Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 6
Brian and Lou take a swing at making high-tech golf clubs engineered to improve a player’s shot every swing. Then they cross the pond to Austria to build a redesigned BMW diesel engine that’s no longer slow, noisy or dirty. Back on U.S. soil, the duo goes underground to blast salt out of the mines.
Premiere: Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
EPISODE 7
Get into the whiskey business at Jack Daniels in Louisville, Ky. Brian and Lou take part in everything from building the whiskey barrels to charcoal filtering. Next, they head off to West Virginia to learn how to put the “eye” in a prized cat’s eye marble. Our guys wrap things up in Florida where they use foam and fiberglass to build a double-hulled Boston Whaler motor boat.
Premiere: Feb. 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
Image Source: Discovery Channel - Brain and Lou in Germany
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