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The Best Episodes of How Do They Do It? Season 8

Every episode of How Do They Do It? Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How Do They Do It? Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 1 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan

    S8:E1

    How do Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish and avoid killing their customers? And how do Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 2 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears

    S8:E2

    How do they design and produce the ultimate kingpin bowling ball? How do they raise and lower Tower Bridge? And how do they produce millions of gummy bears a day?...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 3 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam

    S8:E3

    How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 4 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream

    S8:E4

    How do they make playing cards that can defeat a cheat? How do they brew a billion bottles of lager a year? And how do they make the world's most...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 5 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library

    S8:E5

    How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? How do they restore and improve a classic battle tank? And how do robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 6 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls

    S8:E6

    How do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 7 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile

    S8:E7

    How do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 8 - Ice Rink, Car Plant
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Ice Rink, Car Plant

    S8:E8

    How do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 9 - Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions

    S8:E9

    How do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 10 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills

    S8:E10

    How do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 11 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #11 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum

    S8:E11

    How do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 12 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats

    S8:E12

    How do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 13 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna

    S8:E13

    How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 14 - Circus, Guitars
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Circus, Guitars

    S8:E14

    How do they set up a 1,700 seat circus tent in just 36 hours, and how do they turn Japanese maple and mahogany into the coolest instruments on earth -...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 15 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta

    S8:E15

    How is a 700-year-old tree made into a two tonne Japanese drum? How can a factory produce thousands of cars and stay green? And how do Italians make great tasting...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 16 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security

    S8:E16

    How does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 17 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels

    S8:E17

    How are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 18 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper

    S8:E18

    How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 19 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru

    S8:E19

    How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. How Do They Do It? Season 8 Episode 20 - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault

    S8:E20

    How do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?" season 8. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/3/2011. This episode is rated 6.6 points higher than the second-best, "Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears".