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How It's Made Season 5 — Episodes and Where to Watch

13 episodes · first aired 2005-09-07

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Episode guide

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Episode 1: Paving Asphalt, Marshmallow Cookies, Loudspeakers, Electronic Door Locks

2005-09-0721 min

Aggregate and petroleum binder are heated and mixed to make paving asphalt, cookies and marshmallow filling are assembled into chocolate-covered treats, electrical and mechanical components are combined into loudspeakers, and electronic circuitry is installed in programmable door locks.

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Episode 2: Wood Burning Stoves, Orthoses, Ballet Slippers, Buses

2005-09-1421 min

Heavy steel panels and fire-resistant components are assembled into wood-burning stoves, custom supports are molded into orthoses, fabric and leather are cut and sewn into ballet slippers, and large frames, engines and passenger compartments are assembled into buses.

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Episode 3: Robotic Arms, Tattoos, Sanitary Napkins, Concrete Pipes

2005-09-2021 min

Motors, joints and computerized controls are assembled into industrial robotic arms, tattoo designs are transferred to skin and applied with electrically driven needles, absorbent materials are layered into sanitary napkins, and reinforced concrete is molded into large pipes.

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Episode 4: Hockey Gloves, Snack Cakes, Remolded Tires, Wastewater Treatment

2005-09-2821 min

Protective padding, leather and fabric are assembled into hockey gloves, batter and fillings are baked and packaged as snack cakes, worn tire casings receive new tread through remoulding, and municipal wastewater passes through mechanical and biological treatment processes.

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Episode 5: Ambulances, Dining Room Tables, Diatonic Accordions, Acrylic Awards

2005-10-0521 min

Vehicle bodies are modified and equipped with medical systems to create ambulances, prepared lumber is joined and finished into dining room tables, reeds, bellows and keyboards are assembled into diatonic accordions, and acrylic sheets are cut, engraved and polished into awards.

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Episode 6: Alkaline Batteries, Wheelchairs, Flutes, Cowboy Boots

2005-10-1121 min

Steel casings are filled with chemical components to make alkaline batteries, metal frames and seating systems are assembled into wheelchairs, metal tubing is shaped and fitted with keys to produce flutes, and leather is cut, stitched and formed into cowboy boots.

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Episode 7: Golf Balls, Furniture Handles, Parking Meters, Room Dividers

2005-10-1821 min

Synthetic rubber cores and molded covers are formed into golf balls, metal components are cast and finished into furniture handles, timing and payment mechanisms are installed in parking meters, and frames and decorative panels are assembled into room dividers.

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Episode 8: Suits of Armor, Street Light Poles, Bent Hardwood, Membrane Switches

2005-10-2621 min

Shaped steel plates are fitted together into traditional suits of armour, long sections of metal are formed and finished into street light poles, steamed hardwood is bent around molds, and printed conductive layers are laminated into membrane switches.

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Episode 9: Sulkies, Bagpipes, Yule Logs, Fishing Lures

2005-11-0221 min

Lightweight frames, shafts and wheels are assembled into sulkies for harness racing, wooden pipes and an airtight bag are combined to make bagpipes, sponge cake and filling are formed into decorative Yule logs, and metal, wood and plastic are shaped into fishing lures.

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Episode 10: Goalie Pads, Lapel Pins, Cardboard Boxes, Crystal Wine Glasses

2005-11-0921 min

Foam, synthetic materials and protective reinforcements are assembled into hockey goalie pads, stamped metal is decorated and finished into lapel pins, corrugated board is cut and folded into shipping boxes, and molten crystal is blown and shaped into wine glasses.

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Episode 11: Cement, Caskets, Soft Drinks, Glider Rockers

2005-11-1521 min

Limestone and other minerals are processed into cement, wood or metal shells are lined and finished into caskets, flavored syrup is carbonated and bottled as soft drinks, and upholstered seats are mounted on mechanisms to create glider rockers.

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Episode 12: Kitchen Knives, Mannequins, Socks, Hypodermic Needles

2005-11-2221 min

Steel blades are stamped, heat-treated and sharpened into kitchen knives, human forms are sculpted and molded into mannequins, yarn is knitted and finished into socks, and stainless-steel tubing is drawn, cut and sharpened into hypodermic needles.

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Episode 13: Electrical Panels, Kites, Eyeglass Frames, Toothbrushes

2005-11-2921 min

Metal enclosures, circuit breakers and conductive components are assembled into electrical panels, lightweight frames and fabric are combined into kites, metal or plastic is shaped into eyeglass frames, and clusters of nylon bristles are secured in molded toothbrush handles.

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