How It's Made
How It's Made (also broadcast in French under the title Comment c'est fait) is a television programme broadcast in Canada on Discovery Channel Canada and in French on Ztélé which highlights the processes by which diverse everday products such as snowboards, ice skates, and bubblegum are made. The programme is broadcast internationally as well, in the United States on The Science Channel and in the UK on Discovery Channel UK
A total of 78 episodes, each 24 minutes long, have been produced over six seasons. Episodes were filmed mainly in central Canada and the northeastern United States, and the show was produced in Québec, Canada by Productions MAJ Inc. The show was originally narrated by former Canadian olympian Mark Tewksbury during the first season but subsequent seasons have been narrated by Lynn Herzeg. The narrator of Comment c'est fait broadcast on Ztélé is former Canadian olympian Jean-Luc Brassard.
The programme was a coproduction of the french-language Ztélé (formerly Canal Z) and Discovery Channel Canada. Financial assistance for the programme was also provided by the Government of Québec through the Ministère de la Recherche, de la Science et de la Technologie (now the Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation), as well as the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) provincial tax credit. The Government of Canada provided support through the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit administed by the Canadian Ministry of Heritage.
During the third season, the news segment was removed. The show began widescreen broadcasting during the fouth season and during the fifth season the historical capsule segment was removed.
Episode list
Season 1
| Ep. | Products | |
| 1 | Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, Bread | |
| 2 | Compact Discs, Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent Tubes | |
| 3 | Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer | |
| 4 | Hearing Aids, 3-D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets | |
| 5 | Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate Glass | |
| 6 | Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, Bicycles | |
| 7 | Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, Cereal | |
| 8 | Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, Liqours | |
| 9 | Steel, Apple Juice, Landing Gear, Cosmetics | |
| 10 | Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn | |
| 11 | Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Gasoline Containers, Hockey Sticks | |
| 12 | Aluminum Srew Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta | |
| 13 | Bicycle Helmets, Lithium Batteries, Car Brakes, Aluminum |
Season 2
| Ep. | Products | |
| 14 | Eyes Glass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors | |
| 15 | Honey, Fibre optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs | |
| 16 | Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates | |
| 17 | Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings | |
| 18 | Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies | |
| 19 | Diamond Cutting, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers | |
| 20 | Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars | |
| 21 | Fiberglass Boat, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks | |
| 22 | Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup | |
| 23 | Gummies, Ball Bearings, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures | |
| 24 | Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs | |
| 25 | Cars, Grocery Carts, Rapid Tooling and Prototyping, Collectible Coins | |
| 26 | Aluminum Cans, Electrical Wires, Lost Wax Process Casting, Automated Machines |
Season 3
| Ep. | Products | |
| 27 | Pre-inked Stamps, Cranberries, Cotton Yarn, Road Signs | |
| 28 | Combination Locks, Pottery, Recreational Vehicles, Erasers | |
| 29 | Wheel Loaders, Vegetable Oil, Hand Tools, Cotton Swabs | |
| 30 | Temporary Metal Fences, Asphalt Shingles, Expanded Polystyrene Products, Hard Candies | |
| 31 | Horse-drawn Carriages, Artificial Eyes, Dog and Cat Food, Mirrors | |
| 32 | Yogurt, Candles, Neon Sign, Bookbindings | |
| 33 | Prepared Mustard, Violins, Nuts and Bolts, Toilet Paper | |
| 34 | Fresh Cut Flowers, Adhesive Tape, Tofu, Lottery Tickets | |
| 35 | Inflatable Watercraft, Couscous, Modeling Dough, Wicker Products | |
| 36 | Wind Generators, PVC Gloves, Thermo-formed Glass, Fire Trucks | |
| 37 | Radiators, Hatchery Chicks, Phyllo Dough, Cross-country Skis | |
| 38 | Electric Baseboard Heaters, Molded Pulp Containers, Chicken, Video Games | |
| 39 | Fire Fighter Boots, Garden Tools, Automated Machines, Gypsum Boards |
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