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Some Assembly Required (2007 TV series)

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Some Assembly Required
StarringBrian Unger
Lou Bloomfield (season 1)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 mins (season 1)
30 mins (season 2)
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
Discovery HD
Discovery On Demand
ReleaseDecember 27, 2007 –
August 28, 2008

Some Assembly Required is a Discovery Channel TV series which premiered in the United States on December 27, 2007 and originally aired in 2007 and 2008. Hosts Brian Unger and physicist Lou Bloomfield explain how various things are manufactured and participate in the manufacturing process. The show is also titled as How Stuff's Made in the UK.

Episodes

Season 1 (2007–2008)

Episode # Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Original Air Date
1 Magic Jump Zamboni Plate-glass windows that can
withstand hurricane-force winds.
December 27, 2007
2 Les Paul electric guitar Batesville Casket Company Burt's Bees lip balm January 8, 2008
3 Ebonite bowling ball factory Jelly Bellies Environmentally compliant toilet January 15, 2008
4 Cheddar Cheese Factory New Balance running shoes Steinway piano January 22, 2008
5 Perfect steel knife John Deere lawnmowers Country's oldest chocolate
factory in San Francisco
January 29, 2008
6 High-tech golf clubs Redesigned BMW diesel engine Salt mines February 5, 2008
7 Jack Daniels whiskey barrels Cat's eye marbles Double-hulled Boston Whaler motor boat. February 12, 2008

Season 2 (2008)

Episode # Item 1 Item 2 Original Air Date
1 Crash-test dummies Old-fashioned kettle chips August 7, 2008
2 Sutphen fire engines Refined sugar August 7, 2008
3 Leatherman Skeletool, Portland, Oregon Simmons Beautyrest, Charlotte, North Carolina August 14, 2008
4 BowTech compound bow Ludwig drums August 14, 2008
5 Washable crayons, Pipe organs August 21, 2008
6 Cast-iron cookware Watercraft August 21, 2008
7 The Tennessean newspaper, Nashville, Tennessee Olhausen billiard table, Portland, Tennessee August 28, 2008
8 Peterbilt Model 387 semi-trailer truck, Denton, Texas Ithaca featherlight shotgun, Ithaca, New York August 28, 2008