John Ratzenberger's Made in America: Made in america (2004) season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of John Ratzenberger's Made in America Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Yankee Candle
Dec 7, 2004
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 fa
Pyrex
Dec 7, 2004
First 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
US Steel
Dec 14, 2004
First 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
Tillamook Cheese
Dec 28, 2004
First 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
Weber Grills
Jan 11, 2005
First 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