Drew Painter
Director
The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Season 3
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
S3E1 - The World in Your Palm
The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers; through failures, alliances and the return of an American icon, they'll usher in their first ever handheld device.
June 1, 2025, midnight
S3E2 - The Retail Reckoning
Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.
June 8, 2025, midnight
S3E3 - 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.
June 15, 2025, midnight
S3E4 - 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.
June 22, 2025, midnight
S3E5 - 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.
June 29, 2025, midnight
S3E6 - 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.
July 6, 2025, midnight
S3E7 - Fight for the Fast Lane
None
July 13, 2025, midnight
S3E8 - Pants on Fire
None
July 20, 2025, midnight
S3E9 - Wipe Out the Competition
None
July 27, 2025, midnight
S3E10 - Reinventing the Wheel
Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.
Aug. 3, 2025, 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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