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John Ratzenberger's Made in America Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Gibson Guitars
Tue, Jan 6, 2004 30 mins
Ratzenberger travels to Nashville, where he takes a tour of the Gibson guitar factory and observes how electric guitars are built. Also: a visit to a flag manufacturer in the Philadelphia suburbs; Spam and the people who love it.
Episode 2
Harley Davidson
Tue, Jan 6, 2004 30 mins
A trip to Illinois includes the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Also: Harley-Davidson motorcycles; the Ford assembly line.
Episode 3
Monopoly
Tue, Jan 13, 2004 30 mins
Trips include a swing through the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. Also: Oscar Mayer; and Ratzenberger plays the 1999 National Monopoly Champion.
Episode 4
Airstream
Tue, Jan 13, 2004 30 mins
The Airstream factory in Ohio, where travel trailers are constructed. Also: Hartmann Luggage in Tennessee.
Episode 5
Campbell's Soup
Tue, Jan 20, 2004 30 mins
Trips to the Crayola crayon factory in Pennsylvania and Campbell's Soup in Ohio.
Episode 6
Barbasol
Tue, Jan 20, 2004 30 mins
Trips to the Barbasol factory in Indiana and vineyards of New York, where Welch's grapes are harvested.
Episode 7
Craftsman Tools
Tue, Jan 27, 2004 30 mins
John meets Bob Vila at the Craftsman tool factory in Massachusetts. Also: the John Deere factory in Illinois.
Episode 8
Zippo
Tue, Feb 3, 2004 30 mins
Zippo lighters in Pennsylvania and the Jack Daniels distillery in Tennessee. Also: a stop at a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge.
Episode 9
Corvette
Tue, Feb 10, 2004 30 mins
Ratzenberger travels to the Corvette plant in Kentucky and rides along the seven-mile assembly line. Also: Burroughs Adding Machine Company and the Sturm, Ruger & Co. firearms factory.
Episode 10
Sikorsky Helicopters
Tue, Feb 17, 2004 30 mins
Host John Ratzenberger travels to Stratford, Conn., to see how Sikorsky helicopters are built; then up to Amesbury, Mass., to see the dories at Lowell Boats. Also: Radio Flyer wagons.
Episode 11
U.S. Mint
Tue, Mar 16, 2004 30 mins
Trips include the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia; and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio. Also: Duncan Industries Parking Meters.
Episode 12
Carousel Magic
Tue, Mar 23, 2004 30 mins
Included: a wooden horse is restored at a carousel factory. Also: the Ivory soap factory in Ohio; and KitchenAid dishwashers.
Episode 13
Purity Dairy
Tue, Apr 6, 2004 30 mins
Ratzenberger travels to Tennessee's Purity Dairy and Vermont's Teddy Bear Company. Also: Swanson TV dinners.
Episode 14
Titleist
Tue, Apr 13, 2004 30 mins
Included: golf-ball manufacturer Titleist in Fairhaven, Mass.; New Era Baseball Caps in Buffalo. Also: the Slinky.
Episode 15
Fleer Trading Cards
Tue, Apr 20, 2004 60 mins
Aluminum bicycles; collectible trading cards; the Wiffle ball.
Episode 16
Brooks Brothers
Tue, Apr 27, 2004 30 mins
A trip to Brooks Brothers in New York City; puppet heads and animatronic characters are manufactured in Stubensville, Ohio; and Stetson Hats in Missouri.
Episode 17
Remo Drums
Tue, May 4, 2004 30 mins
A trip to the Remo drum factory. Also: Johnson Woolen Mills; Marx Toys.
Episode 18
Barre Granite
Tue, Jun 1, 2004 30 mins
A trip to Barre, Vt., to observe granite quarrying for gravestones; the Mosser Glass Company in Cambridge, Mass. Also: Lockheed Constellation airplanes.
Episode 19
Longaberger Basket Co.
Tue, Jun 8, 2004 30 mins
In Dresden, Ohio, John checks out the Longaberger Basket Co. and its 250,000-square-foot weaving floor; then he visits Hyannis, Mass., and the Cape Cod Potato Chip factory. Also: the history of the record player is spotlighted.
Episode 20
Steinway
Tue, Jun 15, 2004 30 mins
John visits the Steinway piano factory in New York City; Maple Landmark Woodcraft in Middlebury, Vt.; and takes a ride on the California Zephyr diesel train from Chicago to California.