John Ratzenberger's Made in America - Made in america (2004) season 1
1 - Gibson Guitars
Air Date: January 6, 2004
First stop is Nashville, Tennessee, home to the guitar company, Gibson. John chats with country music stars Steve Earle, Dan Seals and Joe Diffie, who all swear by Gibson. Seals and Diffie -- whom John meets with at The Gibson Bluegrass Showcase -- even perform an original song that Seals wrote in honor of their guitars. Later, John heads to the Gibson rough mill, where he sees a Les Paul Supreme (named after the legendary guitarist) being constructed. At the mill, John is given a tour by manager Tom Montgomery, and watches sander Matt Branch, neck-setter Jimmy Wright, waxer Brenda Reid, airbrush artist Rebecca Green, buffer Rich Coleman and tuner Jay Thompson in action. Next stop is Oaks, Pennsylvania, where flag outfit Annin & Co. is located. John chats with V.P. of Manufacturing Carter Beard and flagmaker Gerry Miller, assists with the carrying of a giant flag, makes a bungled effort to sew a star pattern, and provides instructions on how to handle a flag the patriotic way. Finally,
2 - Harley Davidson
Air Date: January 6, 2004
3 - Monopoly
Air Date: January 13, 2004
4 - Airstream
Air Date: January 13, 2004
5 - Campbell's Soup
Air Date: January 20, 2004
6 - Barbasol
Air Date: January 20, 2004
7 - Craftsman Tools
Air Date: January 27, 2004
8 - Zippo
Air Date: February 3, 2004
9 - Corvette
Air Date: February 10, 2004
10 - Sikorsky Helicopters
Air Date: February 17, 2004
11 - U.S. Mint
Air Date: March 16, 2004
12 - Carousel Magic
Air Date: March 23, 2004
13 - Purity Dairies
Air Date: April 6, 2004
14 - Titleist
Air Date: April 13, 2004
15 - Fleer Trading Cards
Air Date: April 20, 2004
16 - Brooks Brothers
Air Date: April 27, 2004
17 - Remo Drums
Air Date: May 4, 2004
18 - Barre Granite
Air Date: June 1, 2004
19 - Longaberger Basket Co.
Air Date: June 8, 2004
20 - Steinway
Air Date: June 15, 2004
First stop is Steinway & Sons, the piano company operating out of Astoria, Queens, New York. Company president Frank Mazurco demonstrates why Steinway is the preferred piano of professional pianists, boy wonder pianist Josh Bouchette mops up the floor with John, and Director of Manufacturing and Engineering Andy Horbachevsky discusses why it's a challenge to continue this business in NYC. Later, Andy takes John into the factory room to see how a Steinway is handbuilt. Next stop is Middlebury, Vermont, home to Maple Landmark Woodcraft, a family-owned-and-operated handmade toy company best known for their NameTrains. Founder Mike Rainville, his wife, Jill, sons, Adam and Andrew, mother, Pat, sister, Barbara, grandmother, Harriet, and other employees all declare their pride for crafting educational toys for children of all ages. After a tour of the factory, Mike presents John with a laser-engraved train whistle containing the ""Made in America"" name. Finally, John gives a history lesson on