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The Mega-Brands That Built America

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The origin stories of some of the most successful brand names in history.

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The Spirit That Built America - Charles Harrison Redesigns the ViewMaster F Into a Kid-Friendly Toy

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The Spirit That Built America - Makoto Hagiwara Popularizes the Fortune Cookie

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The Spirit That Built America - Theodore Mack Starts America's First Black Owned Brewery

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The Spirit That Built America: America's First Celebrity Chef

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The Spirit That Built America: The Invention of Tortilla Chips

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The Spirit That Built America: Marie Van Brittan Brown Invents the Home Security System

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The Spirit That Built America: Margaret Knight Revolutionizes Factory Safety

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The Spirit That Built America - The Indigenous Roots of Lacrosse

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The Spirit That Built America - Emily Roebling Saves the Brooklyn Bridge

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The Spirit That Built America: Pedro Flores Revolutionizes the Yo-Yo

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The Spirit That Built America: Eleanor Abbot Invents Candyland

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The Spirit That Built America: Indigenous Games in North America

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The Spirit That Built America - Cooper's Do-nuts Sparks the Trans Rights Movement

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The Spirit That Built America: Wong Tsu Propels Boeing to Success

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The Spirit That Built America: The Black Scientists Who Fueled the Manhattan Project

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The Spirit That Built America: Baby Nancy Diversifies the Doll Industry

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The Spirit That Built America: Lonnie Johnson Creates the Super Soaker

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About the Show

“The Mega-Brands That Built America” returns for a third season, exploring the surprising origin stories behind some of the world’s biggest brands including Home Depot, Levi’s, Apple, Kodak, Amazon, Target and more. Executive produced by Peyton Manning, the ten-episode nonfiction series offers captivating portrayals of the most iconic brands across retail, electronics, automobiles, and more, with focus on their trailblazing founders whose ingenuity, passion, and fearlessness defined cutting-edge products in the hearts and minds of consumers across generations. Blending archival footage, original recreations, and expert interviews from Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Bill Rancic, Adam Richman, Kevin Smith, and many others, each hour-long episode recounts the triumphs, failures, rivalries, and groundbreaking innovations of the colossal brands that revolutionized our nation.

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