American Inventor(2006)
First Air Date: 2006-03-16
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 1.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 22
American Inventor was a reality television series based on a competition to be named America's best inventor. It was conceived by UK entrepreneur Peter Jones, who appears on the British version of the somewhat similar programme Dragons' Den, a format originated in Japan where it is owned by Sony. It was produced by Jones alongside Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol. It premiered on ABC on March 16, 2006. It was organized as a competition between the various Inventors resulting in one overall winner. Janusz Liberkowski, who invented a new type of child safety seat based on the human womb called the Anecia Safety Capsule, was declared the first season's winner in a live episode on May 18, 2006. The second season premiered on June 6, 2007. Firefighter Greg Chavez, who invented a fire suppression system for Christmas Trees called the Guardian Angel, was the winner of the second season, on August 1, 2007. On March 20, 2008, the show's official website was removed, and the series was not included on the 2008 fall schedule, therefore the series was cancelled.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 14E01
Episode 101
Air Date: 2006-03-16
In the premiere of American Inventor, we see the open casting calls in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, where...
E02
Episode 102
Air Date: 2006-03-23
Contestants from the cities San Francisco and Chicago get a chance to show their invention ideas to the judges with h...
E03
Episode 103
Air Date: 2006-03-30
More contestants from San Francisco, New York, and Denver show their ideas to the judges. But, in this episode, one ...
E04
Episode 104
Air Date: 2006-04-06
The nationwide search for America's next big invention continues with open casting calls in our nation's capital, Was...
E05
Episode 105
Air Date: 2006-04-13
In this special two-hour elimination episode, the group of 50 are called all together, and have one minute to re-pitc...
E06
Best of Inventions - Part 1
Air Date: 2006-04-20
This special edition of American Inventor showcases audition highlights of inventors who did not make it into the fin...
E07
Episode 106
Air Date: 2006-04-20
The search for America's Next Greatest Inventor continues in the first of four semi-final rounds. Ed Evangelista, on...
E08
Episode 107
Air Date: 2006-04-27
In the second semi-finals episode (out of four), judge Mary Lou Quinlan mentors three of the semi-finalists as they e...
E09
Best of Inventions - Part 2
Air Date: 2006-04-27
This special edition of American Inventor showcases audition highlights of inventors who did not make it into the fin...
E10
Episode 108
Air Date: 2006-05-04
In the third of four semi-final rounds, three more of the semi-finalists use the $50,000 prize money to develop their...
E11
Episode 109
Air Date: 2006-05-04
In the fourth of four semi-final rounds, three more of the contestants use the $50,000 prize money to develop their i...
E12
Countdown to the Finale
Air Date: 2006-05-11
Airing right before the original airing of "The Finale", this recap episode summarizes the events of the four previou...
E13
The Finale
Air Date: 2006-05-11
The four finalists attempt to create 30-second TV commercials for their inventions. The commercials will be aired an...
E14
The Finale Results Show
Air Date: 2006-05-18
One week after the finalists' final products and commericials have aired, the winner who receives the most votes nati...
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