Bruce Nash
Director
Modern Marvels (1993)
Season 22
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
Released Dec. 10, 1993
Episode 42 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.technology, tmdb.invention, tmdb.disaster, tmdb.construction, tmdb.machine, imdb.history-of-technology, imdb.invention + 8 more, imdb.inventor, imdb.patent, imdb.capitalism, imdb.industry, imdb.history-documentary, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.technology, imdb.educational
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, History, The Roku Channel, Hoopla + 5 more, Spectrum On Demand, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Philo
Production Companies: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S22E1 - Classic Toys
Adam's not playing around, he's working hard to find out how some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics. Adam gets VIP access to see how Play-Doh is created, and how every can gets that amazing smell. Plus, he visits the mecca of pinball manufacturing to see how their pinball machines have outlasted the competition and even the law! Then, how have Slinkys kept springing back? And, an inside look at how Lionel trains keep chugging.
Nov. 28, 2021, midnight
S22E2 - Top Toys & Games
Adam Richman visits the legendary factory where one of the most popular board games of all time is made: Monopoly! Then he finds out how Masters of the Universe action figures are making a comeback in a big way. Plus, see how Mattel is using the latest technology to make new models of Hot Wheels come to life.
Dec. 5, 2021, midnight
Network: History
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 684 min.
Released: Dec. 10, 1993
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 2022, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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