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"Million Dollar Genius" reveals the incredible true stories of ordinary people who through hard work and perseverance transformed their ideas into wildly successful products.
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Episodes
1. Too Hot To Handle
41m
Million Dollar Genius is the series that tells the true stories of people, just like you, who have turned their flashes of genius into big money. This episode features a failing real estate agent who invents a cardboard sleeve for hot coffee cups.
2. Barbecue Bonanza
42m
Ethan Woods is a New York real estate agent who risks his life savings when he invents the world's first barbeque grill cleaning robot the Grillbot. Patrick O'Neill is an amateur photographer who mortgages his house.
3. Selfie Made Man
41m
Wayne Fromm is an avid photographer who spends thousands creating the world's first "selfie stick" known as the Quik Pod. David Weck is a struggling actor who creates a piece of exercise equipment known as the BOSU Ball in his father's garage.
4. Couch Potato King
41m
This episode features: Michael Berardi a producer, who makes infomercials for inventors selling their products.
5. All Tied Up
40m
This episode features three amazing stories: Ryan Grepper who invented the ultimate cooler, Dan Martinson who created the Gear Ties, and David Hon who designed a folding bicycle.
6. Donut Destiny
40m
This episode features four amazing stories: Dominique Ansel who created the Cronut, Seth Tibbott who developed the Tofurkey, Rick Pescovitz who invented a pop-up shelter, and Mary Ellen Sheets who built the moving company, Two Men and Truck.
7. Bigger is Better
41m
Rico Elmore was a car salesman who could never find sunglasses wide enough to fit his head. He decided to create large sized glasses and named them Fatheadz. Roni Di Lullo had a successful career as a software engineer.
8. Grilling Genius
41m
Meet the man who invented one of the most popular appliances in history, The George Foreman Grill. Because most people have never heard of Michael Boehm he now carries the actual patent with him to prove he is the grill's inventor.
9. The Wheel Deal
40m
Bob Plath was a veteran airline pilot who invented the first carry-on bag with wheels. His invention has forever changed the way people travel. Travis Perry was a guitar teacher when he decided to invent a simple device that would make it easy for anyone to learn how to play Guitar. He named it ChordBuddy and made millions. Mike Miller was teenage inventor when he came up with a fork and knife combo called a Knork that is changing the way people use cutlery. Leslie Scott took a childhood game of stacking blocks and made it into the hugely successful and timeless game called Jenga.
10. Bottoms Up
41m
Josh Springer was a guy who loved beer but hated waiting for the pitcher or glass to fill up. He knew there had to be a faster way and invented Bottom's Up a dispenser that fills from the bottom. Bruce Johnson always seemed to have trouble sleeping.
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- SeriesMillion Dollar Genius
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