The Mega-Brands That Built America

The Mega-Brands That Built America

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"The Mega-Brands That Built America" delves into the surprising origin stories of the trailblazing founders behind some of the world's biggest brands. This nonfiction series offers a vivid portrayal of the visionaries whose brilliance, tenacity, and fearlessness cemented the biggest products in our history into the hearts and minds of all Americans.
20264 seasons
UnscriptedInspiringSmart
UnscriptedInspiringSmart
20264 seasons
TV-PG
6 episodes
  • 1. Road Warriors

    1. Road Warriors

    During WWII, a struggling automaker and Detroit's industry titan race to build a revolutionary all-purpose military vehicle, then spend decades battling to reinvent their wartime creation into America's most popular type of car: the SUV.
    During WWII, a struggling automaker and Detroit's industry titan race to build a revolutionary all-purpose military vehicle, then spend decades battling to reinvent their wartime creation into America's most popular type of car: the SUV.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 1, 2026
  • 2. The Game Makers

    2. The Game Makers

    Mark Goodson and Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating iconic franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers, and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture.
    Mark Goodson and Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating iconic franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers, and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 8, 2026
  • 3. Ideas That Stick

    3. Ideas That Stick

    A husband's homemade bandage, a college dropout's breakthrough adhesive, and a factory worker's wartime fix transform simple strips of tape into indispensable American icons - creating a $90 billion industry, one sticky invention at a time.
    A husband's homemade bandage, a college dropout's breakthrough adhesive, and a factory worker's wartime fix transform simple strips of tape into indispensable American icons - creating a $90 billion industry, one sticky invention at a time.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 15, 2026
  • 4. Racing to the Top

    4. Racing to the Top

    A down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into one of America's biggest spectator sports, overcoming powerful rivals, deadly setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.
    A down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into one of America's biggest spectator sports, overcoming powerful rivals, deadly setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 22, 2026
  • 5. The Underwear Boom

    5. The Underwear Boom

    P.H. Hanes sparks a revolution in American underwear, but rivals answer with breakthrough designs, bold branding, and a wartime windfall-transforming an unmentionable necessity into a $100 billion global industry.
    P.H. Hanes sparks a revolution in American underwear, but rivals answer with breakthrough designs, bold branding, and a wartime windfall-transforming an unmentionable necessity into a $100 billion global industry.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 29, 2026
  • 6. Rise of the Personal Computer

    6. Rise of the Personal Computer

    A pair of garage tinkerers, a copier company's secret lab, and a college-dropout programmer spark a decades-long battle for the future of computing - shrinking the computer from a room-sized machine to the device billions carry every day.
    A pair of garage tinkerers, a copier company's secret lab, and a college-dropout programmer spark a decades-long battle for the future of computing - shrinking the computer from a room-sized machine to the device billions carry every day.
    TV-PG
    42min
    Sep 5, 2026
  • The Mega-Brands That Built America
    UnscriptedInspiringSmart
    20264 seasons
    "The Mega-Brands That Built America" delves into the surprising origin stories of the trailblazing founders behind some of the world's biggest brands. This nonfiction series offers a vivid portrayal of the visionaries whose brilliance, tenacity, and fearlessness cemented the biggest products in our history into the hearts and minds of all Americans.
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    Flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
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