Drew Painter
Director
The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Season 1
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
Released July 23, 2023
Episode 42 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.reenactment, tmdb.invention
Watch Providers: Hulu, History, Hoopla, Disney Plus, Spectrum On Demand + 3 more, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Philo
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Battle of the Superstores
Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores in the world battle to be the first to innovate, build, and revolutionize the industry. And one of the top businessmen of the 20th century, Sam Walton, will construct the world's largest retail empire.
July 23, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - The World Delivered
A century ago, shipping packages was slow and shipping overnight was impossible, until two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all; a tenacious Yale graduate creates a world-famous express delivery service.
July 30, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - A Whole New Ballgame
The evolution of America's most beloved sports of baseball, basketball and football are made possible by the innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Aug. 6, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - Dirty Work
In the 1800s, when Americans barely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace, James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs. This includes King Gillette and Jacob Schick whose bitter rivalry will birth the billion-dollar shaving industry as we know it, and changing Americans daily lives forever.
Aug. 13, 2023, midnight
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History
42 min/ep
934 min
July 23, 2023
Aug. 3, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-PG / 10+
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