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The Food That Built America

2019–20267 Seasons83 Episodes
Documentary

The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

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The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

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History
First Aired
11/Aug/2019
Language
English
Schedule
Sunday · 22:00

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S7 E14Say Yes to the Dressing26/Jul/2026 • 62m
S7 E13Cereal Sensations19/Jul/2026 • 62m
S7 E12Let's Get Crackering12/Jul/2026 • 42m
S7 E11Spilling the Tea05/Jul/2026 • 42m
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Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
Episode PulseQuiet40% activity
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Season 70 / 14 watched
S7 E1Pizza Power Play19/Apr/2026 • 42m
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S7 E2Cereal Killers26/Apr/2026 • 42m
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S7 E3The Birth of Bubblegum03/May/2026 • 42m
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S7 E4Drive-Thru Burger Revolution10/May/2026 • 42m
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S7 E5Chocolate in a Glass17/May/2026 • 42m
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S7 E6Clash of the Cookie Giants31/May/2026 • 43m
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S7 E7Cheesecake Chronicles07/Jun/2026 • 42m
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S7 E8Rice to Riches14/Jun/2026 • 42m
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S7 E9Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food21/Jun/2026 • 42m
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S7 E10Icons of Ice Cream28/Jun/2026 • 41m
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S7 E11Spilling the Tea05/Jul/2026 • 42m
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S7 E12Let's Get Crackering12/Jul/2026 • 42m
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S7 E13Cereal Sensations19/Jul/2026 • 62m
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S7 E14Say Yes to the Dressing26/Jul/2026 • 62m
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Season 60 / 10 watched
S6 E1Tortilla Takeover23/Feb/2025 • 63m
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S6 E2Movie Theatre Munchies02/Mar/2025 • 63m
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S6 E3Baking Chocolate Chip History09/Mar/2025 • 63m
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S6 E4Empire of Convenience16/Mar/2025 • 63m
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S6 E5Legends of the Mall23/Mar/2025 • 63m
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S6 E6Coffee: A Brewed Awakening30/Mar/2025 • 63m
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S6 E7A Box of Chocolates13/Apr/2025 • 63m
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S6 E8Beer Necessities20/Apr/2025 • 63m
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S6 E9Asian Food Invasion27/Apr/2025 • 63m
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S6 E10You Don't Know Jack04/May/2025 • 63m
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Season 50 / 12 watched
S5 E1All American Marinara25/Feb/2024 • 42m
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S5 E2Ice Cream Revolution03/Mar/2024 • 42m
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S5 E3Soda Rising: Birth of Pop10/Mar/2024 • 42m
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S5 E4Sunshine in a Glass17/Mar/2024 • 42m
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S5 E5Let Them Bake Cake24/Mar/2024 • 42m
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S5 E6Penny Candy Craze31/Mar/2024 • 42m
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S5 E7Champions of Breakfast14/Apr/2024 • 42m
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S5 E8Planet Mars21/Apr/2024 • 42m
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S5 E9Lunchbox Legends07/Jul/2024 • 63m
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S5 E10The Colonel14/Jul/2024 • 63m
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S5 E11Citrus Soda Stars21/Jul/2024 • 63m
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S5 E12Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story28/Jul/2024 • 63m
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Season 40 / 16 watched
S4 E1Breakfast That Pops19/Feb/2023 • 43m
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S4 E2Holiday Treats26/Feb/2023 • 43m
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S4 E3Flight of the Buffalo Wing05/Mar/2023 • 43m
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S4 E4Candy Revolution12/Mar/2023 • 43m
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S4 E5Clash of the Coffee19/Mar/2023 • 43m
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S4 E6The Chicken Coup26/Mar/2023 • 43m
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S4 E7When Food Freezes Over02/Apr/2023 • 63m
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S4 E8Thanksgiving Dinner09/Apr/2023 • 63m
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S4 E9Peanut Butter Battle16/Apr/2023 • 42m
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S4 E10American Spirits23/Apr/2023 • 42m
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S4 E11Where There's Smoke11/Jun/2023 • 43m
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S4 E12Thirst Quenchers18/Jun/2023 • 63m
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S4 E13Supermarket Sweep25/Jun/2023 • 63m
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S4 E14Bring Home the Bacon09/Jul/2023 • 63m
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S4 E15Dog Eat Dog16/Jul/2023 • 63m
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S4 E16Beer Run23/Jul/2023 • 63m
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Season 30 / 12 watched

Season three satisfies viewers’ appetites by sharing the origin stories of a group of bold pioneers behind America’s most iconic food empires such as Orville Redenbacher, Ettore “Chef” Boiardi, Wally Amos, Debbi Fields, and Tom Carvel among others.

S3 E1Submarine Warfare27/Feb/2022 • 43m
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S3 E2A Cold One06/Mar/2022 • 43m
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S3 E3Do or Donut13/Mar/2022 • 43m
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S3 E4A Dish Best Served... Soft20/Mar/2022 • 43m
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S3 E5The Best Thing Since...27/Mar/2022 • 43m
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S3 E6Cookie Fortunes03/Apr/2022 • 43m
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S3 E7The Beef is On10/Apr/2022 • 43m
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S3 E8Pop Stars17/Apr/2022 • 43m
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S3 E9Beyond the Burger24/Apr/2022 • 43m
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S3 E10Chain Reaction01/May/2022 • 43m
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S3 E11Let Them Eat Snack Cakes08/May/2022 • 62m
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S3 E12Pasta Party15/May/2022 • 43m
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Season 20 / 16 watched
S2 E1Pizza Wars09/Feb/2021 • 43m
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S2 E2The Chocolate Rush14/Feb/2021 • 43m
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S2 E3The Kings of Burgers21/Feb/2021 • 43m
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S2 E4American Cheese28/Feb/2021 • 43m
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S2 E5Cola Wars07/Mar/2021 • 43m
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S2 E6Chip Dynasties14/Mar/2021 • 43m
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S2 E7Cookie Wars21/Mar/2021 • 43m
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S2 E8Soup Wars28/Mar/2021 • 43m
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S2 E9Godfathers of Fast Food04/Apr/2021 • 43m
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S2 E10The TV Dinner11/Apr/2021 • 43m
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S2 E11Ice Cream Empires18/Apr/2021 • 43m
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S2 E12A Game of Chicken31/May/2021 • 43m
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S2 E13When the Chips Are Down06/Jun/2021 • 43m
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S2 E14The Rise of a Rival13/Jun/2021 • 43m
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S2 E15Gum Slingers20/Jun/2021 • 43m
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S2 E16Breakfast Barons27/Jun/2021 • 43m
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Season 10 / 3 watched
S1 E1Lines in the Sand11/Aug/2019 • 85m
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S1 E2Best Served Cold12/Aug/2019 • 85m
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S1 E3The Spoils of War13/Aug/2019 • 85m
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Status
Continuing
Country
United States
Runtime
43 min
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Full cast and crew
Jon LevineDick McDonaldCampbell ScottNarrator (voice)Adam RichmanSelf - Tv HostJason LiebigSelf - Brand HistorianCarlos MorrowTourist 3Brandon FoxJim MonoghanJustin Andrew DavisAd ExecAlison ChaseJournalistDavid MillsDoctorLiz TancrediMargaret Rudkin (as Liz Tuncredi)Nobuaki ShimamotoYunosuke AokiNizar AssadField DirectorHenry JaderlundCasting DirectorYoshi StoneExecutive ProducerSamuel AshurovProduction Coordinator
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