John Ratzenberger's Made in America S02E01 · Yankee Candle

Air date: 2004-12-07

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First stop is the Yankee Candle factory, located in the small town of Deerfield, Western Massachusetts. John talks with Yankee's V.P. of Manufacturing, Art Rubeck, and joins the factory's employees on the assembly line. John also visits the nearby candlemaking museum, where he chats with museum associate Michelle Held and learns how bee's wax candles are mass produced, before dropping by one of Yankee's outlets to discuss candle scents with Fragrance Committee Chairman Bob Nelson. Next stop is Shelton, Connecticut, where Shelton's Better Packages are manufactured. Co-owner Phil White and Director of Sales and Marketing Ken Backman demonstrate how water-activated packing tape is stronger and safer than plastic tape. After John gives a history lesson on Wonder Bread, it's back to the Yankee Candle factory, as he partakes in employee Chris Curtain's farewell party after 18 years on the job. Last stop is John's hometown, Bridgeport, where he meets up with his buddy, Kay Williams, a boating

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  1. 1 1. Yankee Candle2004-12-07First stop is the Yankee Candle factory, located in the small town of Deerfield, Western Massachusetts. John talks with Yankee's V.P. of Manufacturing, Art Rubeck, and joins the fa
  2. 2 2. Pyrex2004-12-07First stop is ""The Magic City,"" Charleroi, Pennsylvania, home to the Pyrex plant. Plant manager ""Jack"" Jackson gives John the scoop about the invention of the sturdy glassware
  3. 3 3. US Steel2004-12-14First stop is the US Steel plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania. John talks with the company's local historian Lou Jack and steelworker Walt Oliver, and ""suits up"" to see the inside o
  4. 4 4. GE Transportation2004-12-21
  5. 5 5. Tillamook Cheese2004-12-28First stop is the Tillamook Cheese factory in Tillamook, Oregon. Director of Cheese Operations Wayne Bean acts as John's tour guide and informs him of the process of turning milk i
  6. 6 6. Whitman's Chocolate2005-01-04
  7. 7 7. Weber Grills2005-01-11First stop is the Weber Grill plant in Palatine, Illinois. President and CEO Jim Stephen -- whose father, George Stephen, invented the BBQ grill -- takes John on a tour of the comp
  8. 8 8. Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils2005-01-18
  9. 9 9. Pendleton Woolen Mills2005-01-25
  10. 10 10. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.2005-03-15
  11. 11 11. Hallmark Cards2005-03-22
  12. 12 12. Kohler2005-03-29
  13. 13 13. Kitchen Aid2005-04-05
  14. 14 14. Everlast2005-04-12
  15. 15 15. Burt's Bees2005-04-19
  16. 16 16. Vitalie Company2005-04-26
  17. 17 17. Panoz Esperante Convertible2005-05-31
  18. 18 18. Hale Products, Fleetwood, Duraflame2005-06-07
  19. 19 19. Serta Matresses, Powell Skateboards2005-06-07