
Overview
First stop is ""The Magic City,"" Charleroi, Pennsylvania, home to the Pyrex plant. Plant manager ""Jack"" Jackson gives John the scoop about the invention of the sturdy glassware before taking him on a tour. Then quality assurance associate Edna Maxson shows John how measuring cups are cooled on the last stop on the assembly line, the thermal downshock. Later, he meets with collector Mary Jane Martucci. Next stop is Auburn, Massachusetts, where Wolf Coach mass produces vehicles for the military, police and TV news. John talks with Vice President Richard Wolf... who can't talk about most of the vehicles. Captain John Welch, of the Norfolk County Sheriff's Department, shows John the inside of their command unit. And engineer Steve Spinney details how he helped design a vehicle that scans cargo for contraband. Finally, John gives a history lesson on Hostess Twinkies, and we hear from Lewis Browning, who is a self-proclaimed Twinkie gourmet.
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2 - 1Yankee Candle December 07, 2004
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2 - 2Pyrex December 07, 2004
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2 - 3US Steel December 14, 2004
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2 - 4GE Transportation December 21, 2004
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2 - 5Tillamook Cheese December 28, 2004
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2 - 6Whitman's Chocolate January 04, 2005
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2 - 7Weber Grills January 11, 2005
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2 - 8Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils January 18, 2005
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2 - 9Pendleton Woolen Mills January 25, 2005
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2 - 10Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. March 15, 2005
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2 - 11Hallmark Cards March 22, 2005
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2 - 12Kohler March 29, 2005
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2 - 13Kitchen Aid April 05, 2005
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2 - 14Everlast April 12, 2005
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2 - 15Burt's Bees April 19, 2005
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2 - 16Vitalie Company April 26, 2005
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2 - 17Panoz Esperante Convertible May 31, 2005
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2 - 18Hale Products, Fleetwood, Duraflame June 07, 2005
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2 - 19Serta Matresses, Powell Skateboards June 07, 2005