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THE Mega-Brands That Built America is the newest series in History's "That Built" franchise, telling the origin stories of some of the most successful businesses in history.
20254 seasons
DocumentaryInspiringSmart
DocumentaryInspiringSmart
20254 seasons
TV-PG
10 episodes
  • 1. The World in Your Palm

    1. The World in Your Palm

    The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers.
    The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers.
    TV-PG
    43min
    May 31, 2025
  • 2. The Retail Reckoning

    2. The Retail Reckoning

    Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.
    Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jun 7, 2025
  • 3. Rise of the Internet Empires

    3. Rise of the Internet Empires

    An ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--creating rival multibillion-dollar brands that become household names.
    An ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--creating rival multibillion-dollar brands that become household names.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jun 14, 2025
  • 4. Hardware Warfare

    4. Hardware Warfare

    Family-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware store chain in America.
    Family-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware store chain in America.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jun 21, 2025
  • 5. Rise of the Office Machines

    5. Rise of the Office Machines

    To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.
    To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jun 28, 2025
  • 6. Photo Bombs

    6. Photo Bombs

    An underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be the number one camera brand in the country.
    An underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be the number one camera brand in the country.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jul 5, 2025
  • 7. Fight for the Fast Lane

    7. Fight for the Fast Lane

    American cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.
    American cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jul 12, 2025
  • 8. Pants on Fire

    8. Pants on Fire

    Levi Strauss partners with a tailor who makes a groundbreaking discovery during the Gold Rush-sparking a blue jean boom and a fierce rivalry between two iconic companies that spans generations and builds a billion-dollar industry.
    Levi Strauss partners with a tailor who makes a groundbreaking discovery during the Gold Rush-sparking a blue jean boom and a fierce rivalry between two iconic companies that spans generations and builds a billion-dollar industry.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jul 19, 2025
  • 9. Wipe Out the Competition

    9. Wipe Out the Competition

    Before toilet paper, Americans used just about anything--until the Scott brothers turn a mistake into an opportunity and invent the toilet paper roll, giving birth to a new billion-dollar industry.
    Before toilet paper, Americans used just about anything--until the Scott brothers turn a mistake into an opportunity and invent the toilet paper roll, giving birth to a new billion-dollar industry.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Jul 26, 2025
  • 10. Reinventing the Wheel

    10. Reinventing the Wheel

    Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.
    Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.
    TV-PG
    43min
    Aug 2, 2025
  • The Mega-Brands That Built America
    DocumentaryInspiringSmart
    20254 seasons
    THE Mega-Brands That Built America is the newest series in History's "That Built" franchise, telling the origin stories of some of the most successful businesses in history.
    Creators and Cast
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    Lucky 8 TV, LLC
    Cast
    Jason Liebig
    Studio
    Lucky 8 TV, LLC
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    Content advisory
    TV-PG
    Flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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