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Modern Marvels

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HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.

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#	Episode	Air Date
1	Grand Coulee Dam	Dec 10, 1993
2	The Empire State Building	Jan 21, 1994
3	The Panama Canal	Mar 4, 1994
4	Cruise Ships	Mar 20, 1994
5	Transatlantic Cable	Mar 27, 1994
6	Mt. Rushmore.	Mar 13, 1994

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Balloons	Dec 16, 1994
2	The Transcontinental Railroad	Jan 1, 1995
3	Las Vegas	Jan 15, 1995
4	The Eiffel Tower	Jan 22, 1995
5	Domed Stadiums	Feb 5, 1995
6	Gothic Cathedrals	Mar 19, 1995
7	The Golden Gate Bridge	May 21, 1995
8	Ocean Liners	Jun 4, 1995

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Space Shuttle	Aug 20, 1995
2	Brooklyn Bridge	Oct 1, 1995
3	Tunnels	Oct 8, 1995
4	Tennessee Valley Authority	Oct 15, 1995
5	Oil	Oct 16, 1995
6	Silver Mines	Oct 1, 1995
7	The NYC Subway	Oct 19, 1995
8	The Railroads That Tamed the West	Oct 20, 1995
9	Paving America	Oct 29, 1995
12	The Alaskan Oil Pipeline	Nov 4, 1995

#	Episode	Air Date
1	America's Highways	Sep 2, 1996
2	The Telephone	Sep 15, 1996
3	Aqueducts	Oct 6, 1996
4	Television	Oct 20, 1996
5	The Computer	Nov 24, 1996
6	Captured Light	Dec 15, 1996
7	Stealth Technology	Feb 16, 1997
8	Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery	Mar 23, 1997
9	Roller Coasters	Apr 13, 1997
10	Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes	Jun 8, 1997
11	The Great Wall of China.	Jun 22, 1997
12	Air Force One: A History	Jan 1, 1997

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Polio Vaccine	Aug 17, 1997
2	The Motion Picture	Aug 24, 1997
3	Satellites.	Sep 1, 1997
4	Radio: Out Of Thin Air	Sep 7, 1997
5	The Electric Light	Sep 21, 1997
6	The Phonograph	Sep 22, 1997
7	Great Towers in the Sky	Sep 28, 1997
8	Household Wonders.	Oct 5, 1997
9	Radar	Oct 12, 1997
10	Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.	Oct 19, 1997
11	The Stock Exchange	Oct 26, 1997
12	NORAD: The War Game Fortress	Oct 27, 1997
13	Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains	Oct 28, 1997
14	International Airports	Nov 3, 1997
15	Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss	Nov 4, 1997
16	The Alaskan Oil Pipeline	Jan 1, 1998
17	American Steel: Built to Last.	Jan 18, 1998
18	Battlefield Engineering.	Feb 8, 1998
19	Statue of Liberty.	Feb 15, 1998

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Demolition	Jul 27, 1998
2	The Atlantic Wall	Aug 3, 1998
3	History of Tall Buildings	Aug 24, 1998
4	Aquariums	Sep 28, 1998
5	Las Vegas Hotels.	Oct 6, 1998
6	The Oakland Bay Bridge.	Oct 12, 1998
7	Monumental Statues	Oct 28, 1998
8	Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs	Nov 3, 1998
9	The Police Car	Nov 9, 1998
10	Plastics	Nov 23, 1998
11	Medical Imaging	Dec 7, 1998
12	Extreme Sports Gadgets	Dec 16, 1998
13	Bombs	Dec 23, 1998
14	Prosthetics	Dec 28, 1998
15	Weather Prediction	Jan 1, 1999
16	Stereos	Jan 25, 1999
17	Mail Delivery	Feb 8, 1999
18	Clocks	Feb 22, 1999
19	Airships.	Mar 9, 1999
20	Physical Fitness	Mar 15, 1999
21	Engineering Disasters	Mar 30, 1999
22	City Parks	Apr 26, 1999
23	Spy Technology	May 1, 1999
24	Battlefield Medicine	May 25, 1999
25	U.S. Mints: Money Machines	Jun 21, 1999
26	Rescue Equipment	Jul 6, 1999
27	Scuba And Deep Sea Diving	Jul 12, 1999
28	Offshore Oil Drilling	Jul 19, 1999
29	Dynamite.	Jul 20, 1999
30	Hoover Dam.	Aug 2, 1999
31	Baseball Parks	Aug 9, 1999
32	New York Bridges	Aug 23, 1999
33	Crash Testing	Aug 31, 1999
34	Parachutes	Sep 6, 1999
35	Newspapers	Sep 13, 1999
36	Fireworks	Sep 27, 1999
37	Simulators	Oct 11, 1999
38	The Tool Bench: Power Tools	Oct 12, 1999
39	The Tool Bench: Hand Tools	Oct 13, 1999
40	More Earthmovers.	Oct 18, 1999
41	Forts	Oct 25, 1999
42	Emergency Room	Nov 8, 1999
43	Motorcycles	Nov 15, 1999
44	Security Systems	Nov 16, 1999
45	More Engineering Disasters.	Nov 29, 1999
46	Niagara Power	Dec 8, 1999
47	Casino Technology	Dec 13, 1999
48	Lost Marvels	Dec 14, 1999

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The City Beneath Our Feet	Jan 3, 2000
2	Tower Bridge	Jan 10, 2000
3	The Chunnel	Jan 11, 2000
4	Space Stations.	Feb 3, 2000
5	The Pentagon	Mar 27, 2001
6	Bridges.	Feb 29, 2000
7	Prisons	Mar 6, 2000
8	Great Inventions	Mar 16, 2000
9	Office Wonders	Mar 14, 2000
10	Police Technology	Mar 15, 2000
11	Disaster Technology	Apr 17, 2000
12	Concrete	May 8, 2000
13	Camping Technology	May 25, 2000
14	Private Planes	May 31, 2000
15	Race Cars	Jun 6, 2000
16	Traffic	Jun 12, 2000
17	Buses	Jun 19, 2000
18	Gold Mines.	Jun 22, 2000
19	Banks.	Jul 27, 2000
20	The Erie Canal	Jul 31, 2000
21	Trucks	Aug 3, 2000
22	Aswan Dam	Aug 14, 2000
23	China's Great Dam	Aug 22, 2000
24	The Maginot Line	Sep 10, 2000
25	Video Games: Behind The Fun	Sep 12, 2000
26	The Body Shop	Sep 17, 2000
27	Machine Tools	Oct 9, 2000
28	Farming Technology	Oct 15, 2000
29	Assembly Lines	Oct 16, 2000
30	Suez Canal	Oct 17, 2000
31	London Underground	Oct 18, 2000
32	Combat Training.	Oct 19, 2000
33	Remote Operated Vehicles	Oct 25, 2000
34	Death Devices	Nov 2, 2000
35	Power Plants.	Nov 6, 2000
36	Inventions of War.	Nov 8, 2000
37	Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation	Nov 14, 2000
38	Line of Defense	Dec 5, 2000
39	Gadgets	Mar 13, 2000

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Battle Gear.	Jan 8, 2001	0.0
2	Proving Grounds	Jan 16, 2001	0.0
3	Commercial Jets	Jan 22, 2001	0.0
4	Apollo 13	Jan 29, 2001	0.0
5	Survival Technology	Feb 7, 2001	0.0
6	Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel	Feb 12, 2001	0.0
7	Garage Gadgets	Feb 22, 2001	0.0
8	Construction Machines	Mar 1, 2001	0.0
9	Hadrian's Wall	Mar 12, 2001	0.0
10	Monster Trucks.	Mar 19, 2001	0.0
11	Lighthouses	Apr 11, 2001	0.0
12	Computers	Apr 16, 2001	0.0
13	Engineering Disasters 3.	May 7, 2001	0.0
14	Chemical And Biological Weapons	May 14, 2001	0.0
15	International Airports II	May 21, 2001	0.0
16	Codes.	Jun 8, 2001	0.0
17	The M-16	Jun 11, 2001	0.0
18	The Colosseum	Jun 19, 2001	0.0
19	The World Trade Center	Jun 25, 2001	10.0
20	Hardware Stores	Jun 26, 2001	0.0
21	Saloons	Jun 27, 2001	0.0
22	More Gadgets	Jul 24, 2001	0.0
23	Cattle Ranches	Jul 25, 2001	0.0
24	Cannons.	Aug 21, 2001	0.0
25	Nuclear Subs	Aug 28, 2001	0.0
26	Air Shows	Sep 4, 2001	0.0
27	West Point	Sep 11, 2001	0.0
28	Quarries.	Sep 18, 2001	0.0
29	Diamond Mines	Sep 19, 2001	0.0
30	The House	Oct 15, 2001	0.0
31	Work Clothes	Oct 16, 2001	0.0
32	Bunkers.	Oct 17, 2001	0.0
33	Cemeteries.	Oct 23, 2001	0.0
34	War Games	Oct 24, 2001	0.0
35	Drive-Thru	Nov 13, 2001	0.0
36	Times Square	Nov 27, 2001	0.0
37	Los Angeles	Nov 29, 2001	0.0
38	Glass	Nov 30, 2001	0.0
39	Firing Ranges	Dec 1, 2001	0.0
40	The St. Louis Arch	Dec 4, 2001	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Breweries.	Jan 2, 2002	0.0
2	War Planes of World War II	Jan 17, 2002	0.0
3	The Winchester	Jan 28, 2002	0.0
4	Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks and Jeeps	Jan 29, 2002	0.0
5	Tunnels of Vietnam.	Jan 30, 2002	0.0
6	Helicopters	Jan 31, 2002	0.0
7	Private Jets	Feb 1, 2002	0.0
8	James Bond Gadgets.	Feb 19, 2002	0.0
9	Remote Control	Feb 26, 2002	0.0
10	Million Dollar Tech	Mar 5, 2002	0.0
11	Pleasure Boats	Mar 12, 2002	0.0
12	Bulletproof.	Mar 19, 2002	0.0
13	Siege Machines.	Mar 26, 2002	0.0
14	The Junkyard	Apr 9, 2002	0.0
15	The F-14	Apr 16, 2002	0.0
16	Engines	Apr 18, 2002	0.0
17	The Magnum	May 7, 2002	0.0
18	The Wheel	May 14, 2002	0.0
19	Star City	May 21, 2002	0.0
20	Ice Breakers	Jun 2, 2002	0.0
21	Fire and Ice.	Jun 4, 2002	0.0
22	Muscle Cars	Jun 11, 2002	0.0
23	Axes, Swords and Knives.	Jun 12, 2002	0.0
24	The World's Biggest Machines.	Jun 18, 2002	0.0
25	Drag Racing	Jun 20, 2002	0.0
26	The Manhattan Project.	Jun 25, 2002	0.0
27	The Tackle Box	Jul 2, 2002	0.0
28	Hunting Gear.	Jul 8, 2002	0.0
29	Camouflage	Jul 15, 2002	0.0
30	Models	Jul 16, 2002	0.0
31	Hangars	Jul 23, 2002	0.0
32	Beach Technology	Jul 24, 2002	0.0
33	The Big Dig	Aug 6, 2002	0.0
34	Super Guns	Aug 8, 2002	0.0
35	Strategic Air Command.	Aug 13, 2002	0.0
36	Gasoline	Aug 14, 2002	0.0
37	Towing.	Aug 15, 2002	0.0
38	Jet Engines	Aug 21, 2002	0.0
39	Nordhausen	Aug 27, 2002	0.0
40	War Trains	Aug 30, 2002	0.0
41	Liberty Ships of World War II	Sep 10, 2002	0.0
42	Magnets	Sep 17, 2002	0.0
43	The Chrysler Building.	Sep 18, 2002	0.0
44	The Autobahn	Sep 20, 2002	0.0
45	Home Tech	Sep 27, 2002	0.0
46	Cranes	Oct 8, 2002	0.0
47	The Internet: Behind The Web	Oct 9, 2002	0.0
48	Sherman Tanks	Oct 10, 2002	0.0
49	Great Train Disasters	Oct 22, 2002	0.0
50	Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy	Oct 28, 2002	0.0
51	High Tech Sex	Oct 29, 2002	0.0
52	The Spitfire	Oct 30, 2002	0.0
53	Garbage	Nov 6, 2002	0.0
54	More Bond Gadgets	Nov 7, 2002	0.0
55	Limos	Nov 13, 2002	0.0
56	Digi-Tech	Nov 15, 2002	0.0
57	Salt Mines	Dec 2, 2002	0.0
58	Concept Cars	Dec 3, 2002	0.0
59	Runways	Dec 4, 2002	0.0
60	Failed Inventions.	Dec 5, 2002	7.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Trans-Siberian Railroad	Jan 1, 2003	0.0
2	Castles & Dungeons	Jan 7, 2003	0.0
3	Ice Road Truckers	Jan 30, 2003	0.0
4	Winter Warriors	Jan 31, 2003	0.0
5	Booby Traps	Feb 4, 2003	0.0
6	The Alcan Highway	Feb 11, 2003	0.0
7	Twin Towers of the East	Mar 4, 2003	0.0
8	The Mackinac Bridge	Mar 5, 2003	0.0
9	Bullet Trains	Mar 11, 2003	0.0
10	Non-Lethal Weapons	Mar 13, 2003	0.0
11	Space Stations	Mar 14, 2003	0.0
12	Army Corps of Engineers	Mar 18, 2003	0.0
13	Black Hawk: Night Stalker	Mar 26, 2003	0.0
14	Japanese Guns of WWII	Mar 26, 2003	0.0
15	Titanic Tech	Apr 1, 2003	0.0
16	Coal Mines	Apr 2, 2003	0.0
17	Secrets of the Acropolis	Apr 10, 2003	0.0
18	Machine Guns	Apr 30, 2003	0.0
19	Ball Turret Gunners	May 1, 2003	0.0
20	U.S. Guns of World War II	May 8, 2003	0.0
21	MiG 15	May 10, 2003	0.0
22	T-34: Russian Victory	May 10, 2003	0.0
23	Tank Crews	May 15, 2003	0.0
24	Harley-Davidson	May 21, 2003	0.0
25	Torture Devices	May 22, 2003	0.0
26	Cosmodrome	May 26, 2003	0.0
27	Exterminator	Jun 3, 2003	0.0
28	Million Dollar Guns	Jun 7, 2003	0.0
29	High Voltage	Jun 24, 2003	0.0
30	4x4	Jun 22, 2003	0.0
31	Dangerous Cargo	Jun 25, 2003	0.0
32	Gunslingers	Jun 26, 2003	0.0
33	More Engineering Disasters	Jul 2, 2003	0.0
34	Engineering Disasters 4	Jul 2, 2003	0.0
35	Nature Tech: Tsunamis	Jul 8, 2003	0.0
36	Logging Tech	Jul 9, 2003	0.0
37	Breaking the Sound Barrier	Jul 16, 2003	0.0
38	Car Crashes	Jul 23, 2003	0.0
39	Sandhogs	Jul 23, 2003	0.0
40	Convertibles	Jul 24, 2003	0.0
41	Loading Docks	Jul 30, 2003	0.0
42	Terror Tech: Military	Aug 5, 2003	0.0
43	Nature Tech: Tornadoes	Aug 5, 2003	0.0
44	Military Movers	Aug 6, 2003	0.0
45	Police Guns	Aug 7, 2003	0.0
46	Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise	Aug 12, 2003	0.0
47	Bullets	Aug 13, 2003	0.0
48	Aircraft Carrier	Aug 15, 2003	0.0
49	The Gunboats of Vietnam	Aug 18, 2003	0.0
50	Metal	Aug 19, 2003	0.0
51	Landmines	Aug 21, 2003	0.0
52	Space Shuttle Columbia	Aug 26, 2003	0.0
53	Overseas Highway	Sep 3, 2003	9.0
54	Terror Tech: Civilian	Sep 8, 2003	0.0
55	Machu Picchu	Sep 24, 2003	0.0
56	The PT Boats	Sep 24, 2003	0.0
57	The Battleships	Sep 24, 2003	0.0
58	Early Machine Guns	Sep 26, 2003	0.0
59	Smart Bombs	Sep 30, 2003	0.0
60	Lake Pontchartrain Causeway	Oct 15, 2003	8.0
61	Inviting Disaster 1: Three Mile Island	Oct 21, 2003	0.0
62	The Luftwaffe	Oct 22, 2003	0.0
63	Panzers	Oct 22, 2003	0.0
64	U-Boats	Oct 25, 2003	0.0
65	Inviting Disaster 2: The Kursk	Oct 28, 2003	0.0
66	FBI's Crime Lab	Oct 29, 2003	0.0
67	Inviting Disaster 3: Challenger and Columbia	Nov 4, 2003	0.0
68	Inviting Disaster 4, Building Failures	Nov 4, 2003	0.0
69	Shipyards	Nov 5, 2003	0.0
70	Guns of the Sky	Nov 7, 2003	0.0
71	Extreme Trucks	Nov 12, 2003	0.0
72	Guns of Infamy	Nov 17, 2003	0.0
73	ET Tech	Nov 25, 2003	0.0
74	Million Dollar Cars	Nov 26, 2003	0.0
75	The Technology of Lewis and Clark	Apr 28, 2003	0.0
76	B-52: Stratofortress	Nov 28, 2003	0.0
77	Extreme Sports Gadgets	Dec 2, 2003	0.0
78	Rolls Royce	Dec 2, 2003	0.0
79	Tailgating	Dec 3, 2003	0.0
80	Wheel Estate	Dec 3, 2003	0.0
81	Sports Cars	Dec 4, 2003	0.0
82	Technology of Kitty Hawk	Dec 17, 2003	0.0
83	Egyptian Pyramids	Dec 18, 2003	0.0
84	The Berlin Wall	Dec 19, 2003	0.0
85	Toys	Dec 23, 2003	0.0
86	Engineering Disasters 5	Dec 30, 2003	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Guns of the Russian Military	Jan 16, 2004
2	The F-15	Jan 17, 2004
3	The Submarines	Jan 22, 2004
4	Pacific Coast Highway	Feb 4, 2004
5	Gangster Guns	Feb 12, 2004
6	Ship of Gold	Feb 13, 2004
7	Racetrack Tech	Feb 18, 2004
8	Oil Fire Fighting	Mar 3, 2004
9	Command Central	Mar 17, 2004
10	Front Line Reporting	Mar 19, 2004
11	Nature's Engineers	Mar 31, 2004
12	Bible Tech	Apr 7, 2004
13	The Power Grid	Apr 14, 2004
14	Bathroom Tech	Apr 21, 2004
15	Engineering Disasters 6	Apr 28, 2004
16	F-18 Hornet	Apr 30, 2004
17	Hydraulics	May 12, 2004
18	The Subs of WWII	May 20, 2004
19	Plane Crashes	May 26, 2004
20	D-Day Tech	Jun 3, 2004
21	A-10 Tankbuster	Jun 7, 2004
22	Rubber	Jun 9, 2004
23	City Water	Jun 15, 2004
24	Greatest Movies Gadgets	Jun 17, 2004
25	Robots	Jul 6, 2004
26	Nuclear Tech	Jul 8, 2004
27	Apollo 11	Jul 21, 2004
28	World War I Tech	Jul 30, 2004
29	Distilleries	Aug 4, 2004
30	Oil Tankers	Aug 11, 2004
31	Athens Subway	Aug 18, 2004
32	Extreme Aircraft	Aug 25, 2004
33	Engineering Disasters 7	Aug 31, 2004
34	George Washington Bridge	Sep 1, 2004
35	Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton	Sep 7, 2004
36	Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior	Sep 6, 2004
37	Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment	Sep 7, 2004
38	Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries	Sep 7, 2004
39	The Sears Tower	Sep 8, 2004
40	St. Lawrence Seaway	Sep 15, 2004
41	Guns of WWII	Sep 17, 2004
42	St. Lawrence Tech	Sep 22, 2004
43	Police Pursuit	Sep 22, 2004
44	SOS Tech	Sep 28, 2004
45	More of the World's Biggest Machines	Sep 29, 2004
46	Firefighting: The Arson Detectives	Sep 30, 2004
47	Guns of Israel	Oct 1, 2004
48	Engineering Disasters 8	Oct 5, 2004
49	Harvesting	Oct 6, 2004
50	Engineering Disasters 9	Oct 12, 2004
51	Guns of the Civil War	Oct 15, 2004
52	Engineering Disasters 10	Oct 19, 2004
53	Presidential Movers	Oct 20, 2004
54	Gas Tech	Oct 20, 2004
55	Engineering Disasters 11	Oct 26, 2004
56	The World's Longest Bridge	Oct 27, 2004
57	Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor	Oct 28, 2004
58	M1 Abrams Supertank!	Oct 29, 2004
59	Engineering Disasters 12	Nov 9, 2004
60	Surveillance Tech	Nov 10, 2004
61	Engineering Disasters 13	Nov 16, 2004
62	Submarine Disasters	Nov 17, 2004
63	Engineering Disasters 14	Nov 23, 2004
64	Movie Theaters	Nov 24, 2004
65	Washington Monument	Dec 1, 2004
66	Engineering Disasters 15	Dec 8, 2004
67	Snack Food Tech	Dec 16, 2004
68	More Dangerous Cargo!	Dec 21, 2004
69	Commercial Fishing	Dec 22, 2004
70	Ancient Discoveries (1)	Dec 22, 2004
71	Ancient Discoveries (2)	Dec 22, 2004
72	Ancient Discoveries (3)	Dec 22, 2004
73	Engineering Disasters 16	Dec 23, 2004
74	Doomsday Tech	Dec 28, 2004
75	More Doomsday Tech	Dec 28, 2004
76	The Computer	Dec 29, 2004

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Poison	Jan 5, 2005
2	Car Tech of the Future	Jan 6, 2005
3	The Arch	Jan 12, 2005
4	More Nature's Engineers	Jan 18, 2005
5	World's Biggest Machines 3	Jan 26, 2005
6	Blackbird Stealth	Feb 4, 2005
7	The Butcher	Feb 8, 2005
8	George Washington Carver Tech	Feb 15, 2005
9	Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions	Feb 15, 2005
10	Desert Tech	Feb 23, 2005
11	Sub Zero	Feb 23, 2005
12	The Great Bridge: 8 Miles of Steel	Feb 23, 2005
13	Howard Hughes Tech	Feb 28, 2005
14	Edwards Air Force Base	Mar 2, 2005
15	Taxidermy	Mar 9, 2005
16	SWAT	Mar 9, 2005
17	Deadliest Weapons	Mar 16, 2005
18	The Doomsday Clock	Apr 7, 2005
19	The Basement	Apr 26, 2005
20	Paint	Apr 27, 2005
21	Mega Movers	Apr 27, 2005
22	Punishment	Apr 28, 2005
23	Bricks	May 11, 2005
24	Glue	May 18, 2005
25	F/A-22 Raptor	May 20, 2005
26	Civil War Tech	May 25, 2005
27	Machines of D-Day	Jun 3, 2005
28	John Hancock Center	Jun 8, 2005
29	The Cape Cod Canal	Jun 15, 2005
30	Secret Japanese Aircraft of World War II	Jun 16, 2005
31	Future Tech	Jun 22, 2005
32	Edison Tech	Jun 28, 2005
33	Secrets of Soviet Space Disasters	Jul 1, 2005
34	Mountain Roads	Jul 5, 2005
35	Route 66	Jul 6, 2005
36	Cowboy Tech	Jul 20, 2005
37	Sewers	Jul 27, 2005
38	Challenger Tank	Jul 29, 2005
39	World's Biggest Machines 4	Aug 2, 2005
40	Dredging	Aug 3, 2005
41	Lube Job	Aug 10, 2005
42	Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft of World War II	Aug 17, 2005
43	The World's Fastest	Aug 24, 2005
44	The B-2 Stealth Bomber	Aug 26, 2005
45	High Risk: Helicopter Lineman	Aug 31, 2005
46	Wiring America	Aug 31, 2005
47	Nature Tech: Lightning	Aug 31, 2005
48	HMS Victory	Sep 2, 2005
49	Engineering an Empire: Rome	Sep 13, 2005
50	Coffee	Sep 14, 2005
51	Sugar	Sep 14, 2005
52	Cereal: History in a Bowl	Sep 14, 2005
53	F-117 Nighthawk Stealth	Sep 22, 2005
54	German Small Arms of World War II	Sep 24, 2005
55	The Auto Store	Oct 5, 2005
56	Secret Allied Aircraft of World War II	Oct 14, 2005
57	Engineering Disasters 17	Nov 2, 2005
58	Brewing	Nov 16, 2005
59	The Lumberyard	Nov 30, 2005
60	Da Vinci Tech	Dec 4, 2005
61	Custom Cars	Dec 5, 2005
62	More Hardware	Dec 6, 2005
63	Weird Weapons: The Allies	Dec 17, 2005
64	More Snack Food Tech	Dec 20, 2005
65	Walt Disney World	Dec 25, 2005
66	Nature Tech: Hurricanes	Dec 29, 2005
70	Private Collections	Dec 6, 2004

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Containers	Jan 4, 2006	0.0
2	Fire	Jan 11, 2006	0.0
3	Cotton	Jan 18, 2006	0.0
4	Engineering Disasters 18	Feb 8, 2006	0.0
5	Candy	Feb 14, 2006	0.0
6	Weird Weapons: The Axis	Feb 21, 2006	0.0
7	Nature Tech: Avalanches	Feb 24, 2006	0.0
8	Engineering Disasters: New Orleans	Feb 28, 2006	0.0
9	Leather	Mar 8, 2006	0.0
10	Engineering Disasters 19	Mar 22, 2006	0.0
11	Insulation	Apr 26, 2006	0.0
12	Hi-Tech Hitler	May 2, 2006	0.0
13	Shovels	May 3, 2006	0.0
14	Drilling	May 10, 2006	0.0
15	80s Tech	May 24, 2006	0.0
16	Ben Franklin Tech	May 25, 2006	0.0
17	Copper Kings	Jun 12, 2006	0.0
18	Heavy Metals	Jun 14, 2006	0.0
19	Money	Jun 19, 2006	0.0
20	BBQ Tech	Jun 28, 2006	0.0
21	American Eats Special	Jul 2, 2006	0.0
22	High Explosives	Jul 3, 2006	0.0
23	Pirate Tech	Jul 12, 2006	0.0
24	Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives	Jul 26, 2006	0.0
25	World's Biggest Machines 5	Jul 26, 2006	0.0
26	Super Tools: Skyscraper	Jul 28, 2006	0.0
27	The AK-47	Jul 28, 2006	0.0
28	Nuts	Aug 2, 2006	0.0
29	Classic Cars	Aug 3, 2006	0.0
30	Making Medieval Armor	Aug 3, 2006	0.0
31	Rube Goldberg	Aug 3, 2006	0.0
32	Batteries	Aug 3, 2006	0.0
33	Mummy Tech	Aug 23, 2006	0.0
34	Levees	Aug 30, 2006	0.0
35	Water	Sep 6, 2006	0.0
36	The Cola Wars	Sep 7, 2006	0.0
37	Copper	Sep 13, 2006	0.0
38	Shotguns	Sep 17, 2006	0.0
39	Building In The Name Of God	Sep 18, 2006	0.0
40	Horsepower	Sep 20, 2006	0.0
41	Renewable Energy	Sep 20, 2006	9.0
42	Freight Trains	Sep 20, 2006	0.0
43	Cities of the Underworld	Sep 21, 2006	0.0
44	Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway	Sep 26, 2006	0.0
45	Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth	Sep 27, 2006	0.0
46	Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth	Sep 27, 2006	0.0
47	Ink	Oct 4, 2006	0.0
48	Distilleries 2	Oct 11, 2006	0.0
49	World's Strongest	Oct 18, 2006	0.0
50	Tomcat Sunset	Nov 1, 2006	0.0
51	Tobacco	Nov 8, 2006	0.0
52	The Supermarket	Nov 15, 2006	0.0
53	Breakfast Tech	Nov 28, 2006	0.0
54	Wine	Nov 29, 2006	0.0
55	Harvesting 2	Nov 29, 2006	0.0
56	Engineering Disasters 20	Dec 6, 2006	0.0
57	Snow	Dec 10, 2006	0.0
58	Tea	Dec 13, 2006	0.0
59	Christmas Tech	Dec 20, 2006	0.0
60	Wind	Dec 28, 2006	0.0

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Balls	Jan 17, 2007
2	Environmental Tech	Jan 24, 2007
3	Canning	Jan 31, 2007
4	Pumps	Feb 7, 2007
5	Ice	Feb 11, 2007
6	More Ice	Feb 11, 2007
7	The Destroyer	Feb 13, 2007
8	Star Trek Tech	Feb 18, 2007
9	Weapons of Mass Destruction	Feb 21, 2007
10	Barbarian Battle Tech	Mar 7, 2007
11	Dams	Mar 28, 2007
12	Yard Tech	Apr 12, 2007
13	More Military Movers	Apr 18, 2007
14	Deep Sea Salvage	May 2, 2007
15	Welding	May 9, 2007
16	60s Tech	May 16, 2007
17	It Came From Outer Space	May 16, 2007
18	World's Strongest II	May 23, 2007
19	Engineering Disasters of the '70s	May 30, 2007
20	70s Tech	May 30, 2007
21	Truck Stops	Jun 13, 2007
22	Fertilizer	Jun 20, 2007
23	Cheese	Jun 27, 2007
24	Saws	Jul 18, 2007
25	Aluminum	Jul 25, 2007
26	Sticky Stuff	Jul 30, 2007
27	Chocolate	Aug 6, 2007
28	Bedroom Tech	Aug 13, 2007
29	Vacuums	Aug 23, 2007
30	Traps	Aug 27, 2007
31	Nature Tech: Volcanoes	Aug 29, 2007
32	Star Wars Tech	Sep 3, 2007
33	Extreme Aircraft II	Sep 20, 2007
34	Deep Freeze	Sep 25, 2007
35	Acid	Oct 1, 2007
36	World's Sharpest	Oct 11, 2007
37	Engineering Disasters 21	Oct 25, 2007
38	Environmental Tech II	Nov 12, 2007
39	Corn	Nov 19, 2007
40	The Pig	Nov 27, 2007
41	Rocks	Dec 3, 2007
42	Most Shocking	Dec 10, 2007
43	Cold Cuts	Dec 17, 2007
44	Fast Food Tech	Dec 24, 2007

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Milk	Jan 7, 2008
2	Carbon	Jan 14, 2008
3	90s Tech	Feb 7, 2008
4	Superhighways	Feb 28, 2008
5	World's Strongest III	Mar 6, 2008
6	Strange Weapons	Mar 10, 2008
7	Whiskey	Mar 17, 2008
8	Alaskan Fishing	Mar 19, 2008
9	Bread	Mar 24, 2008
10	Gadgets 3	Apr 4, 2008
11	Locomotives	Apr 21, 2008
12	Rats	Apr 30, 2008
13	Mad Electricity	May 14, 2008
14	Axes	May 30, 2008
15	Most Dangerous	Jun 6, 2008
16	Super Hot	Jun 9, 2008
17	Lead	Jun 16, 2008
18	Corpse Tech	Jun 20, 2008
19	Ice Cream	Jun 23, 2008
20	Bathroom Tech II	Jun 30, 2008
21	Crashes	Jul 10, 2008
22	Underwear	Jul 17, 2008
23	Batman Tech	Jul 21, 2008
24	Coin Operated	Jul 24, 2008
25	Secrets of Oil	Jul 31, 2008
26	Iron	Aug 18, 2008
27	Wheat	Aug 21, 2008
28	Dangerous Roads	Aug 28, 2008
29	Mold & Fungus	Sep 18, 2008
30	Soft Drinks	Sep 29, 2008
31	Corrosion & Decompositon	Oct 13, 2008
32	Bulls-eye	Oct 20, 2008
33	Halloween Tech	Oct 31, 2008
34	The Horse	Nov 19, 2008
35	The Turkey	Nov 24, 2008
36	Salt	Dec 1, 2008
37	Car Wash	Dec 8, 2008
38	Retro Tech	Dec 19, 2008
39	Super Human	Dec 22, 2008
40	Measure It	Dec 23, 2008
41	Night	Dec 26, 2008
42	Fry It	Feb 10, 2009
43	Mega Meals	Feb 17, 2009
44	Library of Congress	Feb 19, 2009

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Dirt	Jan 14, 2010
2	Eggs	Jan 21, 2010
3	The Potato	Jan 28, 2010
4	Tuna	Feb 4, 2010
5	Winter Tech	Feb 11, 2010
6	Breaking Point	Mar 2, 2010
7	Chrome	Mar 4, 2010
8	Start to Finish	Mar 11, 2010
9	Beans	Mar 18, 2010
10	Hot & Spicy	Apr 15, 2010
11	Deliver It	Apr 22, 2010
12	Helicopters	Apr 29, 2010
13	Super Ships	May 6, 2010
14	Big & Small	May 13, 2010
15	Keep Out	May 20, 2010
16	Super Steam	May 27, 2010
17	Doors	Jun 3, 2010
18	The Real National Treasure	Jun 10, 2010
19	Top Ten	Jun 17, 2010

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Mega Stores	Oct 29, 2010
2	Supersized Food	Nov 5, 2010
3	Coin Operated II	Nov 12, 2010
4	Engineering Disasters 22	Nov 19, 2010
5	Dogs	Nov 26, 2010
6	Built to Last	Dec 3, 2010
7	Secret Underground	Dec 10, 2010
8	Made in the USA	Dec 17, 2010
9	Driver's Seat	Dec 21, 2010
10	Rice	Dec 29, 2010
11	Packaging	Jan 14, 2011
12	Grease	Jan 21, 2011
13	Ropes & Chains	Jan 28, 2011
14	American Trucking	Feb 4, 2011

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Inside Your Walls	Oct 3, 2011
2	Built by Hand	Oct 10, 2011
3	Swamp Tech	Oct 24, 2011
4	Pocket Tools	Nov 7, 2011
5	Food Trucks	Nov 14, 2011
6	Weird Machines	Nov 28, 2011
7	More Candy	Dec 5, 2011
8	Battle Ready	Dec 19, 2011
9	Stink	Dec 26, 2011
10	Waterproof	Jan 2, 2012
11	Wood	Jan 9, 2012
12	Convenience Stores	Jan 16, 2012
13	Tiny Weapons	Jan 23, 2012
14	Under Pressure	Jan 30, 2012
15	Shoes	Feb 6, 2012
16	Alaska	Feb 20, 2012

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Mega Speed Countdown	Jul 16, 2013
2	Mega Machine Countdown	Jul 23, 2013
3	Mega Weapon Countdown	Jul 30, 2013
4	Mega Food Countdown	Aug 27, 2013
5	Mega Snack Countdown	Sep 7, 2013
6	Super Strong Countdown	Sep 14, 2013
7	Amazing Job Countdown	Sep 21, 2013
8	Strangest Countdown	Sep 28, 2013
9	Hottest Rides Countdown	Jun 22, 2014
10	Amazing Gadgets Countdown	Jun 23, 2014
11	Panama Canal Supersized	Apr 11, 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Food: Cookies	Feb 21, 2021
2	Food: Cheese	Feb 28, 2021
3	Food: Ice Cream	Mar 7, 2021
4	Food: Chocolate	Mar 14, 2021
5	Food: Snacks	Mar 21, 2021
6	The Future of Food	Mar 28, 2021
7	Fast Food	Apr 4, 2021
8	Food: Inventions and Innovations	Apr 11, 2021

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Adventure Machines	Jul 25, 2021
2	Heavy Machinery	Aug 1, 2021
3	Moving America	Aug 8, 2021
4	Power Tools	Aug 15, 2021

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Wild Rides	Feb 16, 2022
2	Steam Power	Feb 16, 2022
3	Ultimate Helicopters	Feb 23, 2022
4	Maximum Horsepower	Feb 23, 2022
5	Dangerous Drives	Jul 11, 2022
6	Car Wash Tech	Jul 11, 2022
7	Freight Trains Plus	Jul 18, 2022
8	Locomotives Plus	Jul 18, 2022
9	Harvesting Plus	Jul 25, 2022
10	Mad Electricity Plus	Jul 25, 2022
11	Tech Treasures	Aug 1, 2022
12	Coin Operated Plus	Aug 1, 2022
13	Bathroom Tech Plus	Aug 3, 2022
15	Yard Tech Plus	Aug 8, 2022

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