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TV Tonight: Stay In School

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
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(Sunday, May 11th, 2008) A new Ax Men tonight shows a rather negative outlook on the logging profession.

All times are central.

  • Modern Marvels: World’s Sharpest (History, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Demolition (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: A Logger’s Thanksgiving (History, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Escalator Handrails, Highlighters, Guitar Strings, Wigs (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Traditional Bows, Coffee Machines, Mascots, Hammocks (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Under Construction: A Screw Grows in Brooklyn (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: Black Friday (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Holmes on Homes: For Annie (Home, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Will Pit Stops Become Power-Ups?

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
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(Saturday, May 10th, 2008) Reruns on DIY, a How It’s Made marathon on Science, and some electric vehicle racing on Discovery fill your Saturday evening.

All times are central.

  • Ultimate Factories: Corvette (National Geographic, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Junkyard Wars: Dune Buggies (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Roof Goof (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: In the Garage (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • Modern Marvels: Locomotives (History, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Prepared Mustard, Violins, Nuts and Bolts, Toilet Paper (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fresh Cut Flowers, Adhesive Tape, Tofu, Lottery Tickets (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Mean Green Machines: Drag Bikes (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Inflatable Watercraft, Couscous, Modeling Dough, Wicker Products (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Mean Green Machines: The Truck Stomp (Discovery, 7:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Wind Generators, PVC Gloves, Thermo-formed Glass, Fire Trucks (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Four-Drawer Chest (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Radiators, Hatchery Chicks, Phyllo Dough, Cross-country Skis (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Wooden Bowls (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Electric Baseboard Heaters, Molded Pulp Containers, Chicken, Video Games (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Hand Tools and Sharpening Tools (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fire Fighter Boots, Garden Tools, Automated Machines, Gypsum Boards (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John and Jimmy DiResta: The Pool Table (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Plastic Bottles and Jars, Mail, Eggs, Handcrafted Wooden Pens (Science, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Ol’ Dependable

Friday, May 9th, 2008
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(Friday, May 9th, 2008) It’s Friday again, with nothing new on Home or DIY, just the same old tired reruns. But again we have salvation in the form of Forge and Anvil.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: Out of the Ashes (Part 2) (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Cars, Grocery Carts, Rapid Tooling and Prototyping, Collectible Coins (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Steel Shipping Drums, Police Whistles, Miniature Train Cars, and Glass Blocks (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Toolbelt Diva: Deck the Hulls (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Take Home Handyman: Shedding It All: Alex & Danny (Home, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Stained-Glass Panel (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: magnets, cooked ham, silver-plated teapots, crash-test dummies (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Bargain Basement (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Veneering Tips and Techniques (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Curling Stones, Refrigerators, Alumnium Baseball Bats, Opalescent Glass (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Folding Panel Screen (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Build It Bigger: Boot Camp (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Outdoor Cupboard (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Pocket Knives, Soapstone Products, Electric Pole Transformers, Traditional Snowshoes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 10:30 p.m.)
  • Forge and Anvil: More Furniture. Episode 108 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Pull Up A Chair

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
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(Thursday, May 8th, 2008) New episodes of Overhaulin’, American Chopper, and Cool Tools will keep you glued to the set tonight. Modern Marvels reminds us once again that we should get the mower working…

All times are central.

  • Break It Down: Bridge (National Geographic, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Out of the Ashes (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Modern Marvels: Yard Tech (History, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Pocket Knives, Soapstone Products, Electric Pole Transformers, Traditional Snowshoes (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Overhaulin’: Wake Up Call (TLC, 7:00 p.m.) NEW?
  • Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Demolition (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: A Logger’s Thanksgiving (History, 8:00 p.m.)
  • American Chopper: Production Bike Showcase (TLC, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Cool Tools: In the Garage (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)NEW
  • Dirty Jobs: Aerial Tram Greaser (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Gummies, Ball Bearings, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Bronze Bells, Wooden Airplane Propellers, Charcoal Briquettes, and Gas Log Fireplaces (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Ratz!

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
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(Wednesday, May 7th, 2008) The Travel Channel promised us a new episode of Made in America every Wednesday night, but for some inexplicable reason we’re getting a show about McDonald’s instead — what a letdown. Maybe it’s a mistake?

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: For Annie (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Mega-Carrier: The Construction of the USS George H. Bush (Military, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Rock Solid: Coverings Show in Chicago (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Gummies, Ball Bearings, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • City of Steel: Carrier (Military, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Bronze Bells, Wooden Airplane Propellers, Charcoal Briquettes, and Gas Log Fireplaces (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • MythBusters: Steam Cannon (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Build It Bigger: Hurricane-Proof Homes (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Under Construction: A Lally a Day (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: Killer Lawn Darts (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Pool Table (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Dress Forms, Boat Propellers, Duvets, Faucets (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: The Vacuum Of Space

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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(Tuesday, May 6th, 2008) It’s a thin Tuesday of reruns.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: Bargain Basement (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Dress Forms, Boat Propellers, Duvets, Faucets (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Street Tuner Challenge: A Mini Mini Build (Speed, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Rock Solid: Tiered Garden Walls (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: A Logger’s Thanksgiving (History, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Greasin’ The Ole Tramway…

Monday, May 5th, 2008
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(Monday, May 5th, 2008) A new Dirty Jobs is laden with innuendo.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: Ceiling the Deal (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Modern Marvels: Magnets (History, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Top Gear: Episode 1 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Dairy Cow Midwife (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Top Gear: Episode 10 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Aerial Tram Greaser (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
  • How Do They Do It?: Electricity, Floating Cranes (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How Do They Do It? (Discovery, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fiberglass Boat, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Rowe-mantic Evening

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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(Sunday, May 4th, 2008) We’ve got a Dirty Jobs marathon tonight, along with a new Ax Men.

All times are central.

  • Dirty Jobs: Vexcon (Discovery, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Safety (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Garbage Pit Technician (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Seatbelts, Windows, Wax Figurines, Hot Air Balloons (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Air Filters, Billiard Cues, Ice Sculptures, Suits (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Wild Goose Chase (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fresh Cut Flowers, Adhesive Tape, Tofu, Lottery Tickets (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Inflatable Watercraft, Couscous, Modeling Dough, Wicker Products (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Dairy Cow Midwife (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works: Maximum Protection (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: O-fense-ive (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: High Tech (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: A Logger’s Thanksgiving (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Dirty Jobs: Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 9:30 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: No Safety Glasses In Canada

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

(Saturday, May 3rd, 2008) Catch up on Patent Bending if you missed it — we especially loved the 12-Gauge Golf Club episode for the total lack of safety.

All times are central.

  • Ax Men: Reversal of Fortune (History, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Break It Down: Plane (National Geographic, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: The Blasters of Oz (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Lamin-Ain’t (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: High Tech (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: Killer Lawn Darts (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: Missile Launching Spy Cars (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Work Table and Clamp Cart (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: Bicycle Lawnmower (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Pedestal Table (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: Floating Tent (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Trestle Table (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: 12-Gauge Golf Club (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Retro Table Lamps (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: Helmet Bar (Science, 9:30 p.m.)
  • Some Assembly Required: Jelly Belly jellybeans and Ebonite bowling-balls (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • Some Assembly Required: Henning’s Cheese Factory, New Balance running shoes, Steinway pianos (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Hammered And Hammering

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
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(Friday, May 2nd, 2008) It’s another dependable Friday, which is a nice way of saying “another rerun-laden Friday.” At least we have Forge and Anvil to watch before bedtime!

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: Falling Flat (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fiberglass Boat, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: Loggers Under Fire (History, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Toolbelt Diva (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Take Home Handyman: Stripping for Beginners: Julie & Ray (Home, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Pool Table (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: House 2 Home: Part 2 (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Garden Gate with Copper Panel (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Hall Table with Leaf Inlay (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Build It Bigger: Biggest Casino (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Workshop Hutch (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Stainless Steel, Football Helmets, Resin Figurines, Laboratory Glassware (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 10:30 p.m.)
  • Forge and Anvil: Basic Furniture. Episode 107 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: New Car Smell

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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(Thursday, May 1st, 2008) We’ve got new episodes of Overhaulin’ and American Chopper, and two new Cool Tools. We’re not sure if Break It Down is a new show, but it sounds interesting if you like demolition and recycling.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: House Arrest (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • Rides: General Blues (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Stainless Steel, Football Helmets, Resin Figurines, Laboratory Glassware (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Overhaulin’: Family Truckster (TLC, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Safety (DIY, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
  • American Chopper: Manitowoc Crane Company (TLC, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Break It Down: Plane (National Geographic, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: High Tech (DIY, 8:30 p.m.) NEW
  • Break it Down: Bridge (National Geographic, 9:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Diamond Cutting, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Wooden Barrels, Fire Hydrants, Automotive Seats, Cathode Ray Tubes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: A Dilemma

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
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(Wednesday, April 30th, 2008) Tonight boils down to a tough choice: Made in America or Patent Bending? Of course, if you have Tivo you can watch both.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: O-fense-ive (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Rock Solid: Eco Masons: Dean and Derek Go Green (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Diamond Cutting, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Wooden Barrels, Fire Hydrants, Automotive Seats, Cathode Ray Tubes (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • MythBusters: MacGyver Myths (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: Chute N’ Shoes (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • John Ratzenberger’s Made in America: Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (Travel, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Patent Bending: Bicycle Lawnmower (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • John Ratzenberger’s Made in America: Hobie Cat; General Jackson Showboat (Travel, 8:30 p.m.)
  • MythBusters: Grenades and Guts (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: Car Field Goal (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Retro Table Lamps (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Automotive Fuel Pumps, Cricket Bats, Change Machines, Ductile Iron Pipe (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Take It For Granite

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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(Tuesday, April 29th, 2008) Rock Solid always reminds us why we don’t have extensive stonework around the house, and Saws is well worth catching again.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: House 2 Home: Part 2 (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Modern Marvels: Saws (History, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Automotive Fuel Pumps, Cricket Bats, Change Machines, Ductile Iron Pipe (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Rock Solid: Porphyry Granite Front Walkway (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: Loggers Under Fire (History, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Yuck, Just Yuck…

Monday, April 28th, 2008
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(Monday, April 28th, 2008) A new, gross, Dirty Jobs, involves shoulder-length rubber gloves and the rear end of a cow. Also, Dr. Who pops in on Top Gear.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: House 2 Home (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Top Gear: Episode 10 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
  • Top Gear: Episode 9 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Dairy Cow Midwife (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
  • How Do They Do It?: Knives, Diamonds, Bricks (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How Do They Do It?: Durable Jeans; Wine Glasses (Science, 8:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: You Axed For It

Sunday, April 27th, 2008
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(Sunday, April 27th, 2008) We think this is a new Ax Men tonight.  There’s also tons of How It’s Made for your Sunday evening.

All times are central.

  • Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Springs, Pavers, Pianos (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, and cymbals (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Kitchens & Baths 2008 (HGTV, 7:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Ceramic Tiles, Nuts, Steel Forgings, Skateboards (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Car Engines, Flour, Recliners, Envelopes (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: The Close Call (History, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Plastic Cups and Cutlery, Special Effects Makeup, Gold, Harps (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: This Mould House (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: countertop laminate, frozen treats, building blocks, and detergent (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Ax Men: Loggers Under Fire (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW?
  • How It’s Made: Architectural Moldings, Pulleys, Industrial Rubber Hose, Sheet Vinyl Flooring (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Putty Knives, Garage Doors, Electric Motors, and Wool (Science, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Adam And Jamie Babysit

Saturday, April 26th, 2008
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(Saturday, April 26th, 2008) We’re intrigued by the Mythbusters Young Scientist Challenge — it should be amusing and inspiring if you have kids.

All times are central.

  • Master Blasters: Car Field Goal (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Garage Grievance (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
  • Master Blasters: The Blasters of Oz (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
  • MythBusters: Alaska Special (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Mythbusters Young Scientist Challenge (Science, 7:00 p.m.) NEW?
  • New Yankee Workshop: Canopy Bed (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Shaving Stand (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Corner Display (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Dining Room Table (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

TV Tonight: Faltering Friday

Friday, April 25th, 2008
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(Friday, April 25th, 2008) Friday is rapidly becoming our favorite sleep aid. Whether it’s the endless reruns or the soporific droning of David Marks, we’re not sure, but it’s a snoozefest! The only salvation is the airing of Forge and Anvil on RFD-TV, if you haven’t fallen asleep by then.

All times are central.

  • Holmes on Homes: Unfinished Business (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Ice Cream Treats, Wooden Golf Clubs, Aircraft Wings, Car Battery Recycling (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Toolbelt Diva (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
  • Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Take Home Handyman: Totally Floored: Natalie & Alex (Home, 7:30 p.m.)
  • Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Retro Table Lamps (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Dress Forms, Boat Propellers, Duvets, Faucets (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Holmes on Homes: Sunnyside Down (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: Introduction to Wood Turning (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Bronze Bells, Wooden Airplane Propellers, Charcoal Briquettes and Gas Log Fireplaces (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
  • Wood Works: European Hand-Plane (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
  • Build It Bigger: Biggest Casino (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
  • New Yankee Workshop: Garden Armchair (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
  • How It’s Made: Levels, Hot Dogs, Abrasive Grains, Sandpaper (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
  • Forge and Anvil: Building with Iron. Episode 106 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.