• List of Episodes (11)
    • 1. Cellophane Start, Eruption Hoax, Parking Lot King

      03 Apr '15
      Don examines a transparent roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry; a jacket that belonged to a prankster with an explosive sense of humor; and an unconventional excavation that puts a 500-year-old mystery to rest.
    • 2. Mile-High Club, Attempted Assassinatio, Zip to Zap

      10 Apr '15
      Don explores an aeronautical device with a notorious claim to fame; a cane that thwarted a would-be presidential assassin; and a souvenir T-shirt from an outlandish event that became an all-out rampage.
    • 3. Opera Riot, Golfing Soldier, Great Mail Robbery

      17 Apr '15
      Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked riots, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring and unusual escape from behind enemy lines, and the wrapper from a product so pungent that it caused an interstate postal feud.
    • 4. Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream

      24 Apr '15
      Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue; a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission; and a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction.
    • 5. Killer Bee Attack, Road Map Creation, Gas Mask

      01 May '15
      Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads; a tiny bee specimen that unleashed madness; and a gas mask that was invented by a bold and pioneering man.
    • 6. Pop Rocks Invention, Pinball Wizard, London Smog

      15 May '15
      Don examines one of America's most explosive candies; a pinball machine that represents a gutsy player who saved the game from obscurity; and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.
    • 7. Rubik's Cube, World's First Factory, The Amphicar

      15 May '15
      Don examines a classic toy that became a pop-culture phenomenon; a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage; and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.
    • 8. Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure

      22 May '15
      Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man against some of Hollywood's most powerful people; and a set of gold relics that became the subject of an intense battle between 2 rival nations.
    • 9. Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure

      22 May '15
      Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man against some of Hollywood's most powerful people; and a set of gold relics that became the subject of an intense battle between 2 rival nations.
    • 10. Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother

      29 May '15
      Don examines a trinket that symbolizes the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday; a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho; and a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.
    • 11. Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot

      05 Jun '15
      Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good; a famous cow's-milk can from the White House; and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.