Season finale: Friday, February 4, 2011
All episodes in this season are narrated by Brooks Moore (credited as Brooks T. Moore on some episodes). All episodes have a URL (sciencechannel.com/howitsmade) at the end of every episode (before the credits).
Season 8 Episode 1: "Kelp Caviar / Luxury Sailboats / Dental Crowns / High-Performance Engines"
Episode 183
Air date: Friday, April 2, 2010
Prod. code: 8-01
Season 8 Episode 2: "Leather Briefcases / Crop Dusters / Corn Whiskey / Drag Racing Clutches"
Episode 184
Air date: Monday, April 5, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Season 8 Episode 2: "Leather Briefcases / Crop Dusters / Corn Whiskey / Drag Racing Clutches"
Episode 184
Air date: Monday, April 5, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-02
Other air date: Friday, April 2, 2010 (TV)
Note: This episode has background musics from Season 1.
Season 8 Episode 3: "Train Rails / Desalinated Water / Racing Wheelchairs / Parquetry"
Episode 185
Air date: Friday, April 9, 2010
Season 8 Episode 3: "Train Rails / Desalinated Water / Racing Wheelchairs / Parquetry"
Episode 185
Air date: Friday, April 9, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-03
Note: This episode has background musics from Season 1.
Description:
• Racing Wheelchairs: Wheelchair racing is a serious sport that uses aerodynamic chairs. World War Two Veterans disabled in combat were the first to race in wheelchairs.
Season 8 Episode 4: "Flight Simulators / Traditional Bookbinding / Greenhouse Tomatoes / Hurricane-Proof Shutters"
Episode 186
Air date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Note: This episode has background musics from Season 1.
Description:
• Racing Wheelchairs: Wheelchair racing is a serious sport that uses aerodynamic chairs. World War Two Veterans disabled in combat were the first to race in wheelchairs.
Season 8 Episode 4: "Flight Simulators / Traditional Bookbinding / Greenhouse Tomatoes / Hurricane-Proof Shutters"
Episode 186
Air date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-04
Season 8 Episode 5: "Worcestershire Sauce / Lawn Bowls / Radio-Controlled Model Jets"
Episode 187
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Season 8 Episode 5: "Worcestershire Sauce / Lawn Bowls / Radio-Controlled Model Jets"
Episode 187
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-05
Description:
• Worcestershire Sauce: In the early 19th century, an English nobleman hired two chemists to recreate a sauce he tasted while traveling through India. The resulting concoction was delicious.
Season 8 Episode 6: "Pipes / Rock Climbing Gear / Leather Bike Saddles / Luxury Sports Cars"
Episode 188
Air date: Friday, April 30, 2010
Description:
• Worcestershire Sauce: In the early 19th century, an English nobleman hired two chemists to recreate a sauce he tasted while traveling through India. The resulting concoction was delicious.
Season 8 Episode 6: "Pipes / Rock Climbing Gear / Leather Bike Saddles / Luxury Sports Cars"
Episode 188
Air date: Friday, April 30, 2010
Prod. code: 8-06
Season 8 Episode 7: "Replica Foods / Traffic Cone Dispensers / Rocking Horses / London Taxis"
Episode 189
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 7, 2010
Season 8 Episode 7: "Replica Foods / Traffic Cone Dispensers / Rocking Horses / London Taxis"
Episode 189
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 7, 2010
Prod. code: 8-07
Season 8 Episode 8: "Miniature Furniture / Garden Steam Locomotives / Hovercraft / Folding Bicycles"
Episode 190
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 14, 2010
Season 8 Episode 8: "Miniature Furniture / Garden Steam Locomotives / Hovercraft / Folding Bicycles"
Episode 190
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 14, 2010
Prod. code: 8-08
Season 8 Episode 9: "Crosscut Saws / Haggis / Collectible Firearms"
Episode 191
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Season 8 Episode 9: "Crosscut Saws / Haggis / Collectible Firearms"
Episode 191
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-09
Season 8 Episode 10: "Alligator Bags / Lockers / Bench Planes / Deployable Flight Recorders"
Episode 192
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 28, 2010
Season 8 Episode 10: "Alligator Bags / Lockers / Bench Planes / Deployable Flight Recorders"
Episode 192
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, May 28, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Prod. code: 8-10
Season 8 Episode 11: "Grapples / Flavorings / Dog Sleds / Athletic Shoes"
Episode 193
Air date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Season 8 Episode 11: "Grapples / Flavorings / Dog Sleds / Athletic Shoes"
Episode 193
Air date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Prod. code: 8-11
Season 8 Episode 12: "Retractile Cords / Wood Frame Sports Cars / Sushi"
Season 8 Episode 12: "Retractile Cords / Wood Frame Sports Cars / Sushi"
Episode 194
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, June 11, 2010
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, June 11, 2010
Writers: Robert Morselli, Raphaëlle DeRome
Synopsis: Discover how retractable cords, wood frame sports cars and sushi are made.
Prod. code: 8-12
Season 8 Episode 13: "Leather Wallets / French Horns / Soy Sauce / Children's Ride-On Cars"
Episode 195
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, June 18, 2010
Season 8 Episode 13: "Leather Wallets / French Horns / Soy Sauce / Children's Ride-On Cars"
Episode 195
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, June 18, 2010
Prod. code: 8-13
Season 8 Episode 14: "Millefiori Glass Paperweights / Road Salt / Nutcrackers / Car Doors"
Episode 196
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 1, 2010
Season 8 Episode 14: "Millefiori Glass Paperweights / Road Salt / Nutcrackers / Car Doors"
Episode 196
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 1, 2010
Prod. code: 8-14
Description:
• Nutcrackers: This holiday classic is hand painted and carved using linden wood. / This German company has been crafting character nutcrackers since 1928! Since how they're made.
Video link:
• Nutcrackers: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Tuesday, December 10, 2019)
Season 8 Episode 15: "Straight Razors / Black Pudding / Steering Wheels / Inorganic Pigments"
Description:
• Nutcrackers: This holiday classic is hand painted and carved using linden wood. / This German company has been crafting character nutcrackers since 1928! Since how they're made.
Video link:
• Nutcrackers: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Tuesday, December 10, 2019)
Season 8 Episode 15: "Straight Razors / Black Pudding / Steering Wheels / Inorganic Pigments"
Episode 197
Air date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Air date: Friday, October 8, 2010
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg
Synopsis: Explore the secrets behind straight razors and black pudding.
Prod. code: 8-15
Season 8 Episode 16: "Cast Iron Cookware / Biodiesel / Clothes Hangars / Stone Wool Insulation"
Episode 198
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Season 8 Episode 16: "Cast Iron Cookware / Biodiesel / Clothes Hangars / Stone Wool Insulation"
Episode 198
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Prod. code: 8-16
Season 8 Episode 17: "Needles & Pins / Architectural Moldings / Locomotives / Clothespins"
Episode 199
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 22, 2010
Season 8 Episode 17: "Needles & Pins / Architectural Moldings / Locomotives / Clothespins"
Episode 199
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 22, 2010
Prod. code: 8-17
Season 8 Episode 18: "Filigree Glass / Fish Food / Motor Homes"
Episode 200
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Season 8 Episode 18: "Filigree Glass / Fish Food / Motor Homes"
Episode 200
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Prod. code: 8-18
Season 8 Episode 19: "Surgical Instruments / Ketchup / Double-Decker Buses / Walking Sticks"
Episode 201
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, November 26, 2010
Season 8 Episode 19: "Surgical Instruments / Ketchup / Double-Decker Buses / Walking Sticks"
Episode 201
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, November 26, 2010
Prod. code: 8-19
Description:
• Ketchup: Though ketchup today uses tomato as a base, early versions did not. They were made from anchovies, shallots, oysters, lemons, or walnuts.
Description:
• Ketchup: Though ketchup today uses tomato as a base, early versions did not. They were made from anchovies, shallots, oysters, lemons, or walnuts.
Season 8 Episode 20: "Kitchen Accessories / Central Vacuums / Paper-Mâché Animals / Hydraulic Cylinders"
Episode 202
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, December 3, 2010
Prod. code: 8-21
Note: The title card for Paper-Mâché Animals is spelled as Papier-Mâché Animals.
Season 8 Episode 21: "Clay Liquor Jugs / Poultry Deli Meats / NASCAR Engines"
Episode 203
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Note: The title card for Paper-Mâché Animals is spelled as Papier-Mâché Animals.
Season 8 Episode 21: "Clay Liquor Jugs / Poultry Deli Meats / NASCAR Engines"
Episode 203
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Prod. code: 8-22
Season 8 Episode 22: "Digital Dentistry / Nail Clippers / Poster Restoration / Canola Oil"
Episode 204
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, December 17, 2010
Season 8 Episode 22: "Digital Dentistry / Nail Clippers / Poster Restoration / Canola Oil"
Episode 204
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, December 17, 2010
Prod. code: 8-23
Season 8 Episode 23: "Dial Thermometers / Hummus / Spent Fuel Containers / Straw Sombreros"
Episode 205
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 7, 2011
Season 8 Episode 23: "Dial Thermometers / Hummus / Spent Fuel Containers / Straw Sombreros"
Episode 205
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 7, 2011
Prod. code: 8-24
Season 8 Episode 24: "Tequila / Waterbeds / Flip Flops / Silver"
Episode 206
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 14, 2011
Season 8 Episode 24: "Tequila / Waterbeds / Flip Flops / Silver"
Episode 206
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 14, 2011
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg
Prod. code: 8-25
Season 8 Episode 25: "Composite Propane Cylinders / Salsa / Water-Pumping Windmills / Dragsters"
Episode 207
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 21, 2011
Season 8 Episode 25: "Composite Propane Cylinders / Salsa / Water-Pumping Windmills / Dragsters"
Episode 207
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, January 21, 2011
Prod. code: 8-26
Season 8 Episode 26: "Audio Vacuum Tubes / Light Bars / Wood Model Aircraft / Metal Snare Drums"
Episode 208
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, February 4, 2011
Episode 208
(Brooks T. Moore)
Air date: Friday, February 4, 2011
Prod. code: 8-20
Products throughout season 8
• Kelp Caviar (S8E1A) (#709)
• Luxury Sailboats (S8E1B) (#710)
• Dental Crowns (S8E1C) (#711)
• High-Performance Engines (S8E1D) (#712)
• Leather Briefcases (S8E2A) (#713)
• Crop Dusters (S8E2B) (#714)
• Corn Whiskey (S8E2C) (#715)
• Drag Racing Clutches (S8E2D) (#716)
• Train Rails (S8E3A) (#717)
• Desalinated Water (S8E3B) (#718)
• Racing Wheelchairs (S8E3C) (#719)
• Parquetry (S8E3D) (#720)
• Flight Simulators (S8E4A) (#721)
• Traditional Bookbinding (S8E4B) (#722)
• Greenhouse Tomatoes (S8E4C) (#723)
• Hurricane-Proof Shutters (S8E4D) (#724)
• Worcestershire Sauce (S8E5A) (#725)
• Lawn Bowls (S8E5B) (#726)
• Radio-Controlled Model Jets (S8E5C/D) (#727)
• Pipes (S8E6A) (#728)
• Rock Climbing Gear (S8E6B) (#729)
• Leather Bike Saddles (S8E6C) (#730)
• Luxury Sports Cars (S8E6D) (#731)
• Replica Foods (S8E7A) (#732)
• Traffic Cone Dispensers (S8E7B) (#733)
• Rocking Horses (S8E7C) (#734)
• London Taxis (S8E7D) (#735)
• Miniature Furniture (S8E8A) (#736)
• Garden Steam Locomotives (S8E8B) (#737)
• Hovercraft (S8E8C) (#738)
• Folding Bicycles (S8E8D) (#739)
• Crosscut Saws (S8E9A) (#740)
• Haggis (S8E9B) (#741)
• Collectible Firearms (S8E9C/D) (#742)
• Alligator Bags (S8E10A) (#743)
• Lockers (S8E10B) (#744)
• Bench Planes (S8E10C) (#745)
• Deployable Flight Recorders (S8E10D) (#746)
• Retractile Cords (S8E12A) (#751)
• Wood Frame Sports Cars (S8E12B) (#752)
• Sushi (S8E12C/D) (#753)
• Leather Wallets (S8E13A) (#754)
• French Horns (S8E13B) (#755)
• Soy Sauce (S8E13C) (#756)
• Children's Ride-On Cars (S8E13D) (#757)
• Leather Wallets (S8E13A) (#754)
• French Horns (S8E13B) (#755)
• Soy Sauce (S8E13C) (#756)
• Children's Ride-On Cars (S8E13D) (#757)
• Millefiori Glass Paperweights (S8E14A) (#758)
• Road Salt (S8E14B) (#759)
• Nutcrackers (S8E14C) (#760)
• Car Doors (S8E14D) (#761)
• Straight Razors (S8E15A) (#762)
• Black Pudding (S8E15B) (#763)
• Steering Wheels (S8E15C) (#764)
• Inorganic Pigments (S8E15D) (#765)
• Cast Iron Cookware (S8E16A) (#766)
• Biodiesel (S8E16B) (#767)
• Clothes Hangars (S8E16C) (#768)
• Stone Wool Insulation (S8E16D) (#769)
• Needles & Pins (S8E17A) (#770)
• Architectural Mouldings (S8E17B) (#771)
• Locomotives (S8E17C) (#772)
• Clothespins (S8E17D) (#773)
• Filigree Glass (S8E18A) (#774)
• Fish Food (S8E18B) (#775)
• Motor Homes (S8E18C/D) (#776)
• Surgical Instruments (S8E19A) (#777)
• Ketchup (S8E19B) (#778)
• Double-Decker Buses (S8E19C) (#779)
• Walking Sticks (S8E19D) (#780)
• Kitchen Accessories (S8E21A) (#785)
• Central Vacuums (S8E21B) (#786)
• Paper-Mâché Animals (S8E21C) (#787)
• Hydraulic Cylinders (S8E21D) (#788)
• Clay Liquor Jugs (S8E22A) (#789)
• Poultry Deli Meats (S8E22B) (#790)
• NASCAR Engines (S8E22C/D) (#791)
• Digital Dentistry (S8E23A) (#792)
• Nail Clippers (S8E23B) (#793)
• Poster Restoration (S8E23C) (#794)
• Canola Oil (S8E23D) (#795)
• Dial Thermometers (S8E24A) (#796)
• Hummus (S8E24B) (#797)
• Spent Fuel Containers (S8E24C) (#798)
• Straw Sombreros (S8E24D) (#799)
• Tequila (S8E25A) (#800)
• Waterbeds (S8E25B) (#801)
• Flip Flops (S8E25C) (#802)
• Silver (S8E25D) (#803)
• Composite Propane Cylinders (S8E26A) (#804)
• Salsa (S8E26B) (#805)
• Water-Pumping Windmills (S8E26C) (#806)
• Dragsters (S8E26D) (#807)
