Modern Marvels (1993)

You know the old saying "dull as dirt"…wrong! In Las Vegas we'll see how thousands of tons of dirt transform a stadium into a Supercross co…

Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein. We'll chart the "journe…

It is among the most versatile, nutritious, and varied foodstuffs in the world. The Potato is the ultimate comfort food. We'll travel from…

It's the most popular fish in the American diet. From the school lunch box–to the high end sushi bar–to the outdoor barbecue, tuna crosses…

From building cutting-edge competition venues to the latest sports science training, winter sports use more technology than ever. This epis…

Frustrations are high in the Myers garage as Burt and Jason have a considerable amount of work to do on their cars after last week's race.…

At 4 State Trucks in Missouri, the Chrome Shop Mafia adds some truckers' "bling" to a big rig as viewers tour its 35,000 square-foot treasu…

What does it take to turn twenty tons of steel into top-notch vehicles in less than a day? How does a pile of lumber become a million dolla…

Follow the soybean from field to refinery with CHS, Inc. as they convert billions of soybeans into vegetable oils, flour, and soy meal. The…

Chili head alert! It's time to get hot and spicy. First we'll take you to the home of sizzling Tabasco sauce–McIlhenny Company of Louisiana…

Got something strange to deliver? From pizza to packages, we'll show you how it's packed, labeled and shipped. Head down the highway carryi…

In Alabama, fly with the Apache Longbow, the deadliest helicopter in world, and learn how to fly the Blackhawk, one of the most sophisticat…

Take a journey into the world of super sized, super strong, super unique ships. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography takes viewers out t…

Size does matter. We'll size up the biggest of machines, and their smallest counterparts. First we go to France to find out what goes into…

Either someone has something to protect, or it's dangerous in there. Challenge the world's best safecracker to defeat a bank vault, and see…

It's full steam ahead when we drop in at Jay Leno's garage as Jay fires up two of his classic steam cars and takes viewers for a couple of…

Take a look at the tallest doors in the world at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Visit a company that makes blast do…

Where in Washington D.C. is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world–the U.S. Library of C…

We can't live without them and yet they didn't even exist a couple of decades ago. We'll count down our list of the top ten technological i…