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Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
How It's Made is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), Disney+, HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, HBO Max (Via Amazon Prime), Hulu, Philo, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV, Plex, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
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Episode 1
Metal alloys are magnetized and finished into permanent magnets, pork is cured and cooked into ham, formed metal teapots receive a decorative coating of silver, and instrumented human models are assembled for use in automotive crash testing.
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Episode 2
Dense granite is cut and polished into curling stones, insulated cabinets and refrigeration systems are assembled into household refrigerators, aluminum tubing is shaped and strengthened into baseball bats, and specialized glass mixtures are formed into opalescent decorative glass.
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Episode 3
Metal or plastic bodies are fitted with calibrated spirit vials to make levels, prepared meat is seasoned and filled into casings to produce hot dogs, minerals are crushed and graded into abrasive grains, and those grains are bonded to flexible backing to manufacture sandpaper.
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Episode 4
Ice cream is molded and coated to make frozen treats, selected hardwood is shaped and finished into traditional golf clubs, structural components and exterior panels are assembled into aircraft wings, and used automotive batteries are dismantled so their lead, plastic and acid can be recovered.
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Episode 5
Electric motors and pumping components are assembled into automotive fuel pumps, willow is pressed, shaped and fitted with handles to make cricket bats, coin-recognition and dispensing mechanisms are installed in change machines, and molten ductile iron is cast into strong pipes.
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Episode 6
Curved wooden staves are fitted with metal hoops to create barrels, cast metal bodies and valves are assembled into fire hydrants, steel frames, foam and upholstery are combined into automotive seats, and glass envelopes and electron-gun components are manufactured into cathode ray tubes.
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Episode 7
Iron is alloyed with chromium and other elements to produce corrosion-resistant stainless steel, molded shells and protective padding are assembled into football helmets, liquid resin is cast and decorated into figurines, and heat-resistant glass tubing is shaped into laboratory equipment.
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Episode 8
Metal cylinders are formed, tested and filled to create fire extinguishers, rings of dough are fried and finished into doughnuts, pistons and hydraulic components are assembled into automotive shock absorbers, and wooden rims, stretched membranes and strings are combined into banjos.
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Episode 9
Molded body sections are covered and mounted to make adjustable dress forms, metal is cast and precisely machined into boat propellers, insulating filling is enclosed in stitched fabric to produce duvets, and cast bodies, valves and handles are assembled into faucets.
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Episode 10
Molten bronze is cast and tuned into bells, laminated hardwood is shaped and balanced into airplane propellers, powdered charcoal is compressed into uniform briquettes, and ceramic logs, gas burners and control systems are assembled into decorative fireplaces.
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Episode 11
Steel blades and folding mechanisms are fitted into pocket knives, soft soapstone is cut and polished into decorative and functional objects, electrical windings and insulated cores are assembled into pole-mounted transformers, and wooden frames and woven webbing are fashioned into traditional snowshoes.
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Episode 12
Sheet steel is rolled, welded and sealed into shipping drums, metal chambers are formed and tuned into police whistles, small-scale components are molded, painted and assembled into miniature train cars, and pressed sections of molten glass are fused into hollow building blocks.
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Episode 13
Sweet batter is baked and rolled into ice cream cones, collapsible frames and furnished enclosures are installed on trailers for camping, waxes, dyes and solvents are blended into shoe polish, and steel is forged, machined and fitted with grips to make pliers.
Where to watch How It's MadeEpisode information updated Sep 13, 2026
Lynne AdamsNarrator (voice)
Mark TewksburyNarrator (voice)
June WallackNarrator (voice)
Lynn HerzegNarrator (voice)
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