The Mega-Brands That Built America

The Mega-Brands That Built America

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NetworkHistory
First AiredJul 23, 2023
Last AiredAug 23, 2026
Runtime42 min

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.

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Cast

Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Gary Hoover
Self - Executive Director, American Business Center

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 28 episodes

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Road Warriors
E1Road Warriors
Aug 2, 202643m
During WWII, a struggling automaker and Detroit's industry titan race to build a revolutionary all-purpose military vehicle, then spend decades battling to reinvent their wartime creation into America's most popular type of car: the SUV.
The Game Makers
E2The Game Makers
Aug 9, 202643m
A showman named Mark Goodson and a former nightclub singer named Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers, and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture as billion-dollar global brands.
Ideas That Stick
E3Ideas That Stick
Aug 16, 202643m
A husband's homemade bandage, a college dropout's breakthrough adhesive, and a factory worker's wartime fix transform simple strips of tape into indispensable American icons - creating a $90 billion industry, one sticky invention at a time.
Racing to the Top
E4Racing to the Top
Aug 23, 202643m
A down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into a major American spectator sport, overcoming rivals, setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.
E5
E5The Underwear Boom
Aug 30, 202643m
P.H. Hanes sparks a revolution in American underwear, but rivals answer with breakthrough designs, bold branding, and a wartime windfall—transforming an unmentionable necessity into a $100 billion global industry.
E6
E6Rise of the Personal Computer
Sep 6, 202643m
A pair of garage tinkerers, a copier company's secret lab, and a college-dropout programmer spark a decades-long battle for the future of computing - shrinking the computer from a room-sized machine to the device billions carry every day.

About The Mega-Brands That Built America

The Mega-Brands That Built America is a documentary series on History. The show first aired on Jul 23, 2023 and currently has 4 seasons and 28 episodes. The Mega-Brands That Built America has been renewed and is returning for more episodes. It has a rating of 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. The cast includes Campbell Scott, Gary Hoover.

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