Season finale: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
All episodes in this season are narrated by Brooks Moore. All episodes have a URL (sciencechannel.com/howitsmade) at the end of every episode (before the credits). All episodes include the Canada and Québec logos during the credits.
Season 1 Episode 1: "Aluminum Foil / Snowboards / Contact Lenses / Bread"
Episode 1
Air date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Season 1 Episode 13: "Toothpicks / Acrylic Bathtubs / Helicopters / Beer"
Season 1 Episode 14: "Nails and Staples / Safety Glasses / Fabrics / Bicycles"
Season 1 Episode 19: "Holograms / Package Printing / Skin Culture / Canned Corn"
Season 1 Episode 21: "Bicycle Helmets / Aluminum / Car Brakes / Lithium Batteries"
Season 1 Episode 23: "Personal Watercraft / Wine / Particleboard Office Furniture / Ice Skates"
Season 1 Episode 24: "Hydroponic Lettuce / Construction Wood / Recycling / Fishing Flies"
Season 1 Episode 25: "Steel Safes / False Teeth / Airplanes / Maple Syrup"
Air date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Bread
Synopsis: Discover how aluminum foil, snowboards, contact lenses and bread are made.
Prod. code: 1-01
Season 1 Episode 2: "Compact Discs / Mozzarella Cheese / Pantyhose / Fluorescent Tubes"
Season 1 Episode 2: "Compact Discs / Mozzarella Cheese / Pantyhose / Fluorescent Tubes"
Episode 2
Air date: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Air date: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Fluorescent Tubes
Synopsis: Discover how compact discs, mozzarella cheese and pantyhose are made.
Prod. code: 1-02
Season 1 Episode 3: "Steel / Apple Juice / Aircraft Landing Gear / Cosmetics"
Episode 3
(segment titles/slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Historical segment: Cosmetics
(segment titles/slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Historical segment: Cosmetics
Synopsis: Discover how steel, aircraft landing gear and cosmetics are made.
Prod. code: 1-09
Note: This is the only episode to use the new look version of the Season 1 intro and idents.
Note 2: On TV airings of this episode, during the final scenes of "Cosmetics", the over-the-last-scene/original credits are not shown.
Note: This is the only episode to use the new look version of the Season 1 intro and idents.
Note 2: On TV airings of this episode, during the final scenes of "Cosmetics", the over-the-last-scene/original credits are not shown.
Season 1 Episode 4: "Hearing Aids / 3D Puzzles / Rubber Mats / Toilets"
Episode 4
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Historical segment: Toilets
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Historical segment: Toilets
Synopsis: Discover how hearing aids, 3D puzzles, rubber mats and toilets are made.
Prod. code: 1-04
Season 1 Episode 5: "Copy Paper / Jeans / Computers / Plate Glass"
Episode 5
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Plate Glass
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Plate Glass
Synopsis: Discover how copy paper, jeans, computers and plate glass are made.
Prod. code: 1-05
Season 1 Episode 6: "Yogurt / Candles / Neon Signs / Bookbindings"
Episode 6
Air date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Historical segment: Bookbindings
Air date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Historical segment: Bookbindings
Synopsis: Explore how yogurt, candles and neon signs are made.
Prod. code: 2-06
Season 1 Episode 7: "Aluminum Screw Caps / Chocolate / Pills / Pasta"
Episode 7
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Pasta
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Pasta
Synopsis: Discover how aluminum screw caps, chocolate, pills and pasta are made.
Prod. code: 1-12
Taglines:
• Aluminum Screw Caps: We'll pop the top off this manufacturing secret.
Taglines:
• Aluminum Screw Caps: We'll pop the top off this manufacturing secret.
• Chocolate: There's nothing like the taste of sweet success.
• Pills: Watch as directed.
• Pasta: We'll visit a factory that churns out oodles of noodles.
Season 1 Episode 8: "Honey / Fiber Optics / Bricks / Pipe Organs"
Episode 8
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Techno flash: Weaken plastic
Product after techno flash: Fiber Optics
Historical segment: Pipe Organs (with different historical segment closing theme)
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Techno flash: Weaken plastic
Product after techno flash: Fiber Optics
Historical segment: Pipe Organs (with different historical segment closing theme)
Synopsis: Discover how honey is produced, and how fiber optics and bricks are made.
Prod. code: 1-15
Season 1 Episode 9: "Carpets / Drinking Water / Laser Eye Surgery / Acoustic Guitars"
Episode 9
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Hydrogen Cars
Product after techno flash: Drinking Water
Historical segment: Acoustic Guitars (with different historical segment closing theme)
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Hydrogen Cars
Product after techno flash: Drinking Water
Historical segment: Acoustic Guitars (with different historical segment closing theme)
Synopsis: Discover how carpet is fabricated and how drinking water is purified.
Prod. code: 1-20
Season 1 Episode 10: "Fiberglass Boats / Clothes Dryers / Bubble Gum / Fireworks"
Episode 10
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Electric Cars
Product after techno flash: Clothes Dryers
Historical segment: Fireworks (with different historical segment closing theme)
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Electric Cars
Product after techno flash: Clothes Dryers
Historical segment: Fireworks (with different historical segment closing theme)
Synopsis: Discover how fiberglass boats, clothes dryers, and fireworks are made.
Prod. code: 1-21
Video link:
• Fireworks: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Saturday, July 4, 2020)
Video link:
• Fireworks: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Saturday, July 4, 2020)
Season 1 Episode 11: "Horse-Drawn Carriages / Artificial Eyes / Dog and Cat Food / Mirrors"
Episode 11
Air date: Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Historical segment: Mirrors
Episode 11
Air date: Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Historical segment: Mirrors
Prod. code: 2-05
Season 1 Episode 12: "Fresh Cut Flowers / Adhesive Tape / Tofu / Lottery Tickets"
Episode 12
(no voiceover on URL)
Air date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Historical segment: Lottery Tickets
Episode 12
(no voiceover on URL)
Air date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Historical segment: Lottery Tickets
Prod. code: 2-08
Episode 13
Air date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Air date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Historical segment: Beer
Synopsis: Discover how toothpicks, acrylic bathtubs, helicopters and beer are made.
Prod. code: 1-03
Season 1 Episode 14: "Nails and Staples / Safety Glasses / Fabrics / Bicycles"
Episode 14
(segment slogans)
Air date: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Bicycles
(segment slogans)
Air date: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Bicycles
Synopsis: Discover how nails, safety glasses, fabrics and bicycles are made.
Prod. code: 1-06
Other air date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 15: "Kayaks / Safety Boots / Electronic Signs / Cereal"
Season 1 Episode 15: "Kayaks / Safety Boots / Electronic Signs / Cereal"
Episode 15
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Cereal
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Historical segment: Cereal
Synopsis: Discover how kayaks, safety boots and breakfast cereals are made.
Prod. code: 1-07
Taglines:
• Kayaks: We'll tip you off to how they're made.
• Kayaks: We'll tip you off to how they're made.
• Safety Boots: We'll walk you through the manufacturing process.
• Electronic Signs: A sign of the times.
• Cereal: We're milking this one big time.
Season 1 Episode 16: "Trucks / Adhesive Bandages / Computer Circuit Boards / Liquor"
Season 1 Episode 16: "Trucks / Adhesive Bandages / Computer Circuit Boards / Liquor"
Episode 16
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, June 30, 2005
Historical segment: Liquor
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, June 30, 2005
Historical segment: Liquor
Synopsis: Discover how trucks, adhesive bandages and circuit boards are made.
Prod. code: 1-08
Other air date: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 17: "Plastic Bags / Solar Panels / Plastic Gas Containers / Hockey Sticks"
Episode 17
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Historical segment: Hockey Sticks
(segment slogans)
Air date: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Historical segment: Hockey Sticks
Synopsis: Discover how plastic bags, solar panels and hockey sticks are made.
Prod. code: 1-11
Season 1 Episode 18: "Eyeglass Lenses / Granite / Potato Chips / Computer Microprocessors"
Episode 18
(episode's short introduction)
(no voiceover on URL screen)
Air date: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Techno flash: Goat Silk
Product after techno flash: Granite
Historical segment: Computer Microprocessors
(episode's short introduction)
(no voiceover on URL screen)
Air date: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Techno flash: Goat Silk
Product after techno flash: Granite
Historical segment: Computer Microprocessors
Synopsis: Discover how eyeglass lenses, granite and microprocessors are made.
Prod. code: 1-14
Season 1 Episode 19: "Holograms / Package Printing / Skin Culture / Canned Corn"
Episode 19
(segment slogans)
Air date: Monday, July 18, 2005
Historical segment: Canned Corn
(segment slogans)
Air date: Monday, July 18, 2005
Historical segment: Canned Corn
Synopsis: Discover how holograms, package printing and canned corn are made.
Prod. code: 1-10
Other air date: Sunday, July 17, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 20: "Winter Jackets / Animation / Mushrooms / Gold Rings"
Episode 20
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Techno flash: Biophotonics
Product after techno flash: Animation
Historical segment: Gold Rings
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Techno flash: Biophotonics
Product after techno flash: Animation
Historical segment: Gold Rings
Synopsis: Discover how winter jackets are constructed and how gold rings are formed.
Prod. code: 1-17
Episode 21
(segment slogans)
Air date: Monday, July 25, 2005
Historical segment: Lithium Batteries
(segment slogans)
Air date: Monday, July 25, 2005
Historical segment: Lithium Batteries
Synopsis: Discover how bicycle helmets, car brakes and aluminum are made.
Prod. code: 1-13
Other air date: Sunday, July 24, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 22: "Diamond Cutting / Wooden Doors / Paintballs / Newspapers"
Episode 22
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Food that tells you when it's gone bad
Product after techno flash: Wooden Doors
Historical segment: Newspapers
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Food that tells you when it's gone bad
Product after techno flash: Wooden Doors
Historical segment: Newspapers
Synopsis: Discover how wooden doors and paintballs are produced.
Prod. code: 1-19
Season 1 Episode 23: "Personal Watercraft / Wine / Particleboard Office Furniture / Ice Skates"
Episode 23
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Night vision technology
Product after techno flash: Wine
Historical segment: Ice Skates
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 8, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Night vision technology
Product after techno flash: Wine
Historical segment: Ice Skates
Synopsis: Discover how personal watercraft, wine and office furniture are made.
Prod. code: 1-16
Other air date: Sunday, August 7, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 24: "Hydroponic Lettuce / Construction Wood / Recycling / Fishing Flies"
Episode 24
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 15, 2005
Techno flash: Plastic pumps with a scar
Product after techno flash: Construction Wood
Historical segment: Fishing Flies
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 15, 2005
Techno flash: Plastic pumps with a scar
Product after techno flash: Construction Wood
Historical segment: Fishing Flies
Synopsis: Discover how hydroponic lettuce is grown and how fishing flies are made.
Prod. code: 1-18
Other air date: Sunday, August 14, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 25: "Steel Safes / False Teeth / Airplanes / Maple Syrup"
Episode 25
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 22, 2005
Techno flash: The Medical Ozone
Product after techno flash: False Teeth
Historical segment: Maple Syrup
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Monday, August 22, 2005
Techno flash: The Medical Ozone
Product after techno flash: False Teeth
Historical segment: Maple Syrup
Synopsis: Discover how steel safes, airplanes, false teeth amd maple syrup are made.
Prod. code: 1-22
Other air date: Sunday, August 21, 2005 (TV)
Season 1 Episode 26: "Gummies / Aluminum Cans / Fish Farming / Bronze Sculptures"
Season 1 Episode 26: "Gummies / Aluminum Cans / Fish Farming / Bronze Sculptures"
Episode 26
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Prion
Product after techno flash: Aluminum Cans
Historical segment: Bronze Sculptures
(episode's short introduction)
Air date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Writer: Lynn Herzeg
Techno flash: Prion
Product after techno flash: Aluminum Cans
Historical segment: Bronze Sculptures
Synopsis: Explore the manufacturing process of gummy candy and aluminum cans.
Prod. code: 1-23
Other air date: Sunday, August 21, 2005 (TV)
Products throughout season 1
• Aluminum Foil (S1E1A) (#1)
• Snowboards (S1E1B) (#2)
• Contact Lenses (S1E1C) (#3)
• Bread (S1E1D) (H) (#4)
• Compact Discs (S1E2A) (#5)
• Mozzarella Cheese (S1E2B) (#6)
• Pantyhose (S1E2C) (#7)
• Fluorescent Tubes (S1E2D) (H) (#8)
• Toothpicks (S1E3A) (#9)
• Acrylic Bathtubs (S1E3B) (#10)
• Helicopters (S1E3C) (#11)
• Beer (S1E3D) (H) (#12)
• Toothpicks (S1E3A) (#9)
• Acrylic Bathtubs (S1E3B) (#10)
• Helicopters (S1E3C) (#11)
• Beer (S1E3D) (H) (#12)
• Hearing Aids (S1E4A) (#13)
• 3D Puzzles (S1E4B) (#14)
• Rubber Mats (S1E4C) (#15)
• Toilets (S1E4D) (H) (#16)
• Copy Paper (S1E5A) (#17)
• Jeans (S1E5B) (#18)
• Computers (S1E5C) (#19)
• Plate Glass (S1E5D) (H) (#20)
• Nails and Staples (S1E6A) (#21)
• Safety Glasses (S1E6B) (#22)
• Fabrics (S1E6C) (#23)
• Bicycles (S1E6D) (H) (#24)
• Trucks (S1E8A) (#29)
• Adhesive Bandages (S1E8B) (#30)
• Computer Circuit Boards (S1E8C) (#31)
• Liquor (S1E8D) (H) (#32)
• Steel (S1E9A) (#33)
• Apple Juice (S1E9B) (#34)
• Aircraft Landing Gear (S1E9C) (#35)
• Cosmetics (S1E9D) (H) (#36)
• Holograms (S1E10A) (#37)
• Package Printing (S1E10B) (#38)
• Skin Culture (S1E10C) (#39)
• Canned Corn (S1E10D) (H) (#40)
• Plastic Bags (S1E11A) (#41)
• Solar Panels (S1E11B) (#42)
• Plastic Gas Containers (S1E11C) (#43)
• Hockey Sticks (S1E11D) (H) (#44)
• Aluminum Screw Caps (S1E12A) (#45)
• Chocolate (S1E12B) (#46)
• Pills (S1E12C) (#47)
• Pasta (S1E12D) (H) (#48)
• Aluminum Screw Caps (S1E12A) (#45)
• Chocolate (S1E12B) (#46)
• Pills (S1E12C) (#47)
• Pasta (S1E12D) (H) (#48)
• Bicycle Helmets (S1E13A) (#49)
• Aluminum (S1E13B) (#50)
• Car Brakes (S1E13C) (#51)
• Lithium Batteries (S1E13D) (H) (#52)
• Eyeglass Lenses (S1E14A) (#53)
• Granite (S1E14B) (#54)
• Potato Chips (S1E14C) (#55)
• Computer Microprocessor (S1E14D) (H) (#56)
• Honey (S1E15A) (#57)
• Fiber Optics (S1E15B) (#58)
• Bricks (S1E15C) (#59)
• Pipe Organs (S1E15D) (H) (#60)
• Personal Watercraft (S1E16A) (#61)
• Wine (S1E16B) (#62)
• Particleboard Office Furniture (S1E16C) (#63)
• Ice Skates (S1E16D) (H) (#64)
• Winter Jackets (S1E17A) (#65)
• Animation (S1E17B) (#66)
• Mushrooms (S1E17C) (#67)
• Gold Rings (S1E17D) (H) (#68)
• Hydroponic Lettuce (S1E18A) (#69)
• Construction Wood (S1E18B) (#70)
• Recycling (S1E18C) (#71)
• Fishing Flies (S1E18D) (H) (#72)
• Diamond Cutting (S1E19A) (#73)
• Wooden Doors (S1E19B) (#74)
• Paintballs (S1E19C) (#75)
• Newspapers (S1E19D) (H) (#76)
• Carpets (S1E20A) (#77)
• Drinking Water (S1E20B) (#78)
• Laser Eye Surgery (S1E20C) (#79)
• Acoustic Guitars (S1E20D) (H) (#80)
• Fiberglass Boats (S1E21A) (#81)
• Clothes Dryers (S1E21B) (#82)
• Bubble Gum (S1E21C) (#83)
• Fireworks (S1E21D) (H) (#84)
• Steel Safes (S1E22A) (#85)
• False Teeth (S1E22B) (#86)
• Airplanes (S1E22C) (#87)
• Maple Syrup (S1E22D) (H) (#88)
• Gummies (S1E23A) (#89)
• Aluminum Cans (S1E23B) (#90)
• Fish Farming (S1E23C) (#91)
• Bronze Sculptures (S1E23D) (H) (#92)
• Aluminum Pots and Pans (S1E24A) (#93)
• Artificial Limbs (S1E24B) (#94)
• Peanut Butter (S1E24C) (#95)
• High Intensity Lightbulbs (S1E24D) (H) (#96)
• Cars (S1E25A) (#97)
• Grocery Carts (S1E25B) (#98)
• Rapid Tooling and Prototyping (S1E25C) (#99)
• Collectible Coins (S1E25D) (H) (#100)
• Ball Bearings (S1E26A) (#101)
• Electrical Wires (S1E26B) (#102)
• Lost Wax Casting (S1E26C) (#103)
• Automated Machines (S1E26D) (H, T) (#104)
