My Million Dollar Invention

Season 1
From revolvers to smiley faces to Ouija Boards, discover the fascinating origins of some of history's million-dollar inventions.
IMDb 7.420158 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Shock and Awe
    June 14, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    How the electric chair, the Ouija board, and other chilling ideas became million-dollar inventions.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Vision Thing
    June 21, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    See how the TV, speed camera, photocopier, and space telescope went from sketch drawings to life-altering inventions.
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  3. S1 E3 - Criminal Riches
    June 28, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    See how crime made lucrative inventions out of the house alarm, the cash register, the Tommy Gun, and even the toothbrush.
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  4. S1 E4 - Danger Magnets
    July 4, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    Would you inhale toxins, leap off a cliff, or shoot yourself to prove you're right? Meet four inventors who did just that.
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  5. S1 E5 - Need for Speed
    July 11, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    How did a waffle iron change the world of running shoes forever? Find out this and other invention secrets.
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  6. S1 E6 - Life and Death
    July 18, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    The story of the gun meant to end violence, the box that keeps hearts beating, and the printer that can build anything.
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  7. S1 E7 - Guns and Goldmines
    July 25, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    They walked through fires, faced poverty, ran for their lives, and found their fortune in gold, guns and games.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Little Guy
    August 2, 2015
    46min
    TV-PG
    Intermittent wipers, Lego bricks, and the smiley face came from the minds of ordinary people with extraordinary stories.
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