Mighty Machines

Mighty Machines focuses on footage of real machines (firetrucks, airplanes, freight trains, snow plows) working. Voiceovers tell the story of how the machines work together to get work done.

Genre: Family

Cast:Tee Schneider , Christopher Quinn , Alan Bacchus , Oliver Svendsen , Edward Daranyi , Chuck Vollmar , Suzanne Hersh , Patte Rosebank , Santo Lupo

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ At the Airport

Sat, Jan 1, 1994

It's a busy day at the Toronto Pearson international airport as big commercial planes get checked over in the hanger before they are loaded with baggage, receive catering supplies, get filled with jet fuel and are pushed back from the gate.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ At the Quarry

1994

Front-end loaders scoop up rock after the blasting and fill up the huge Euclid trucks. A giant crusher grinds up the rock and conveyors carry it to the storage yard to be loaded onto gravel trucks.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ In the City

1994

Street sweepers, street washers, storm sewer vacuums, tree trimmers and stump grinders work to keep the city of Toronto clean and green.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ In theHarbour

1994

The police boat patrols the harbor and greets all the ferry boats, the little sailboats, the fireboat and the visiting cargo ships. Even the tall ships come to visit.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ At the Construction Site

Aug 2002

Huge shovels dig foundations, bulldozers smooth the ground, cranes lift curtain walls and air conditioning units at the site of two city hospitals.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ At the Race Track

1994

Giant 18-wheelers carry race cars to the big race. Special equipment prepares the cars for the race. In the pit stops, tires are changed, gas gets topped up, and the cars head back out to scream around the track.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ At the Demolition Site

1994

Grapples and shear tractors knock down a brick factory after dynamite blows up the giant smokestack. Bulldozers and front-end loaders pack metal onto trucks to haul it to the steelworks.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ At the Train Yard

1994

Engines shunt cars around in the yard to make up a train that will travel across the country. Cars are connected together, brake lines hooked up, automobiles unloaded from special bi-level cars and freight cars emptied at a truck depot.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ At the Fire Hall

1994

All the parts of a fire truck are explored and explained as the firemen practice a drill, hooking up to the hydrant and testing their aerial spraying platform.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ On the Road

1994

A shiny red 18-wheeler transport truck starts its day with a visit to the truck stop to gas up before it heads out on the highway. At the produce warehouse, workers pack a load of carrots onto the big trailer.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ At the Garbage Dump

1994

City garbage trucks pick up the trash from the curb and deliver it to the transfer station where it's rammed into special trucks to go to the landfill. Enormous tractors roll and compact the garbage before it gets covered with dirt.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ At the Cement Yard

1994

Gravel trucks deliver crushed stone and sand to make the concrete that is mixed in the cement trucks. Concrete pours out of the trucks to make sidewalks and foundations for streetcar tracks.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Building an Airplane

2008

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2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Ride the Mountain Rails

2008

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3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Laying Down the Pipeline

2008

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4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ At the Steel Mill

2008

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5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Hot Off the Press

2008

A printing press and other printing machines demonstrate how the Toronto Star newspaper is made.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Giant Tow Trucks

2008

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7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Bringing in the Harvest

2008

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8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Reach for the Sky

2008

Cranes help replace an AC on top of a tall building.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Machines Go to School

2008

Backhoes, earth-moving machines, and bulldozers go to school to learn about how to dig, push dirt, carry dirt, and other construction procedures.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Under the Waves

2008

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12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Board the Ferry

2008

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Mighty Machines

S1.E1 ∙ At the Airport

S1.E2 ∙ At the Quarry

S1.E3 ∙ In the City

S1.E4 ∙ In theHarbour

S1.E5 ∙ At the Construction Site

S1.E6 ∙ At the Race Track

S1.E7 ∙ At the Demolition Site

S1.E8 ∙ At the Train Yard

S1.E9 ∙ At the Fire Hall

S1.E10 ∙ On the Road

S1.E11 ∙ At the Garbage Dump

S1.E12 ∙ At the Cement Yard

S2.E1 ∙ In the Snowstorm

S2.E2 ∙ Deep Underground

S2.E3 ∙ At the Ski Hill

S2.E4 ∙ In the Sky!

S2.E5 ∙ In the Forest

S2.E6 ∙ At the Sawmill

S2.E7 ∙ All About Recycling

S2.E8 ∙ Building a Truck

S2.E9 ∙ Making Waves!

S2.E10 ∙ Making a Road

S2.E11 ∙ On the Farm

S2.E12 ∙ To the Rescue

S2.E13 ∙ Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

S2.E14 ∙ All Aboard Trains, Buses, and Subways!

S3.E1 ∙ Building an Airplane

S3.E2 ∙ Ride the Mountain Rails

S3.E3 ∙ Laying Down the Pipeline

S3.E4 ∙ At the Steel Mill

S3.E5 ∙ Hot Off the Press

S3.E6 ∙ Giant Tow Trucks

S3.E7 ∙ Bringing in the Harvest

S3.E8 ∙ Reach for the Sky

S3.E9 ∙ Machines Go to School

S3.E11 ∙ Under the Waves

S3.E12 ∙ Board the Ferry