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30 Minutes of Disappointing Television
The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe - S1 - E8
Charles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the film, the executives thought it was a bomb. Boy, were they wrong.
The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - The 25 Million Dollar Kiss
May 7, 2022
Hedy Lamar, known to the public only for her sensational beauty, creates the technology that makes our modern lives possible.
1x2 - The Man Behind The Microphone
May 14, 2022
In the middle of a baseball game, the newswire giving radio broadcasters the play-by-play goes down. So, the radio broadcaster, Ronald Reagan, makes up foul ball after foul ball while he waits on the signal to be resorted.
1x3 - Fred's Final Wish
May 21, 2022
Fred was tasked to create a potato chip that wouldn’t turn to crumbles in the bottom of a bag after shipping. Instead, he created a completely new package design and molded the iconic chip to fit it.
1x4 - The Biggest Name In Town
May 28, 2022
Small town girl, Peg Entwhistle, failed on Broadway and went to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Her one movie bombed so she goes to the biggest name in town to have it out once and for all.
1x5 - They Shook on It
June 4, 2022
During the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Bank of America founder, Amadeo Giannini, made a deal on a handshake with a garbage man to hire his son in the future that changes the course of history.
1x6 - Can You Be There By Nine?
June 11, 2022
Allen Hale Jr's odyssey to an audition that would change his life forever and give him a role in one of the most syndicated shows of all time.
1x7 - A Very High Bar
June 18, 2022
Jim Thorpe is one of history’s greatest athletes. He didn’t let his education, his heritage, or even someone stealing his shoes stop him from competing at his best.
1x8 - 30 Minutes of Disappointing Television
June 25, 2022
Charles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the film, the executives thought it was a bomb. Boy, were they wrong.
1x9 - The Code Breaker
July 2, 2022
A young code breaker in the air force, intercepts a coded message that Stalin is dead. He turns the actual Morse code “dashes and dots” into the rhythm for one of the most well-known songs in history.
1x10 - Keep Your Voice Down
July 9, 2022
Former drill sergeant becomes a celebrity and icon as one of the most calming voices on television.
1x11 - The Missiles of December
July 16, 2022
A silent Christmas Eve in in 1955 at a strategic defense center is interrupted by a call on the single line red phone which started a Christmas tradition around the world.
1x12 - He Really Stuck with It
July 23, 2022
Experiment, after experiment, after experiment, a lonely inventor finally creates the fix-all compound.
1x13 - Francisco's Flakes
July 30, 2022
The creation, flop, and success of an iconic film and how it all hinged on fake snow.