The show where a physicist and a comedian build things—what could possibly go wrong?
Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestHow do you build a semi tractor-trailer capable of pulling up to 80,000 tons and make it fuel efficient? Brian Unger finds out at the Peterbilt factory. Then, he heads to Upper Sandusky, Ohio to make a shotgun that's been around since 1937.
Some Assembly Required is a Discovery Channel TV series which premiered in the United States on December 27, 2007 and originally aired in 2007 and 2008. Hosts Brian Unger and physicist Lou Bloomfield explain how various things are manufactured and participate in the manufacturing process. The show is also titled as How Stuff's Made in the UK.
Acting
Brian Unger's barely-contained panic near heavy machinery.
Direction
Lou Bloomfield explaining physics while covered in sawdust.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show aired as 'How Stuff's Made' in the UK because apparently 'Some Assembly Required' was too chaotic for British sensibilities.
This was part of Discovery's 2007-2008 pivot toward 'edu-tainment' after MythBusters proved science + destruction = ratings gold.
US
