Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
10 episodes
E01
Power Under Pressure
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson show what's possible when you put power under pressure; with a little help from their friends at Bobcat, the team gets into the driver's seat of a fleet of heavy machinery.
E02
Blades
Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson dissect the mighty power of blades; starting in Tim's workshop, they show what happens when a hand gets caught in a garbage disposal and make a home-milling machine.
E03
Lights & Lasers
The team attempts to foil a mission impossible style security grid created by a pair of laser experts; Tim and Richard hit the road to witness industrial-strength lasers carving up slabs of steel; April cooks an egg with a super powerful flashlight.
E04
Magnets
In Tim's workshop, the crew uses magnets for several hacks and Tim tangles with ultra-powerful rare Earth magnets; Richard and April battle it out to see who can snag the biggest chunk of metal in a supersized crane game.
E05
Fasteners
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson explore the unexpectedly riveting world of screws, nails, and other fasteners. The team visits the country's largest utility company to see how they make supersized bolts for their giant electrical towers. In Tim's workshop, April reveals an ingenious hack for removing damaged screws and Tim has a run-in with the Jiggler.
E06
Lift & Load
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson get carried away with the tools and machines we use to lift and load. High above the Port of Los Angeles, they take turns operating a massive ship-loading crane. Back at Tim's workshop, they experiment with a device that gives them superhuman strength and Tim gets his hands on a powerful vacuum that truly sucks.
E07
Bearings
Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson have a ball with bearings; Richard and Tim take a trip to a shop that bends huge pieces of steel.
E08
Batteries
Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson get charged up over batteries in their quest for more power; Tim and April gain access to a giant hydroelectric plant where the energy stored in a nearby lake makes it the world's largest battery.
E09
Compressors
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson feel the pressure with compressors, which add more power to everything from spray paint to jet engines. The team takes a trip to the country's largest public utility facility, where they use compressors to cut huge steel beams for electrical towers. Back at Tim's shop, they get blown away by a sawdust-blasting air shower.
E10
Heat
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson get hot and bothered over the transformative power of heat. Tim and Richard visit a company that makes tempered glass in ultra-hot kilns. Back at his workshop, Tim puts a blowtorch to the test, and Richard and April learn the explosive truth about microwaves.
Tim Allen
as Tim Allen
Richard Karn
as Richard Karn