The BEST episodes of Modern Marvels season 23

#1 - Tech Treasures

Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/2022

Better be kind and rewind because we're diving into some blasts from technology's past! From unwieldy television sets and vintage record-making to evolving Mustang motors, join Modern Marvels as we rediscover some of the most beloved retro devices that built the tech-driven world we live in today.

#2 - Locomotives Plus

Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/18/2022

All aboard! Modern Marvels takes a ride on the fastest and most powerful locomotives from around the globe. From France’s 300 MPH speed train to future trains that glide on cushions of air to mining locomotives that traverse tunnels 700 feet underground, we’ll catch a ride on the little-and big-engines that can.

#3 - Mad Electricity Plus

Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/2022

Prepare to be shocked and enlightened because it's time to enter the mad world of Nikola Tesla's remarkable inventions! From his 187-foot-high wireless network tower to his lifelong rivalry with Thomas Edison to his disturbing death ray and earthquake machines, Modern Marvels illuminates the genius--and the quirks--behind an electrifying mastermind.

#4 - Maximum Horsepower

Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2022

Buckle up as we take a rip-roaring ride through the world of extreme horsepower! From 8000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour, to a cargo ship propelled by the most powerful diesel engine on earth - a whopping 95,000 horsepower - Modern Marvels muscles through the most impressive engines ever built and how they achieve their incredible performance.

#5 - Wild Rides

Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2022

Sit tight and belt in because while there are over 230 million licensed drivers in America; we are going way beyond the driver's seat of your average automobile. It's time to jump behind the wheel of some of the biggest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet. From battle tanks to blimps, helicopters to harvesters, you'll get the chance to sit in the driver's seat of some the world's most incredible vehicles for some truly Wild Rides.

#6 - Steam Power

Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2022

Turn up the heat because it's time for Steam Power. From Jay Leno's personal steam cars and 11-ton steam engine to carousels, boats and skyscrapers fueled entirely by steam, Modern Marvels takes a deep dive into one of the oldest means of locomotion. It's high tech - 1800s style - as we travel the country in search of the most incredible vehicles, engines and even robots that run on Steam Power.

#7 - Harvesting Plus

Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/25/2022

Let's head to the fields as Modern Marvels takes a fascinating journey from farm to table! From the dizzying heights of California's date palm trees to the soggy Wisconsin cranberry marshes to the cavernous labyrinths of Pennsylvania's mushroom farms, we pick through the most unique and timeless forms of harvesting.

#8 - Coin Operated Plus

Season 23 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/1/2022

Time to dig through those sofa cushions as Modern Marvels changes the way you think about coin-operated machines! From parking meters and pinball machines to vending machines and coin counters, we explore the ways people spend their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies every day.

#9 - Ultimate Helicopters

Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2022

Ready to take a ride on the most thrilling helicopters in the sky? From the military's deadliest and most sophisticated choppers to homemade helicopters and million-dollar models customized with everything from bars and entertainment systems - Modern Marvels explores some of the coolest copters to ever take flight.

#10 - Freight Trains Plus

Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2022

Climbing aboard the complex rail network that snakes through valleys, over rivers and across prairies to get America’s goods from the factory to front doors.

#11 - Dangerous Drives

Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2022

From Bolivia’s Death Road to California’s fog-smothered Highway 99 to dodging IEDs on the road to Baghdad Airport, “Modern Marvels” experiences the harrowing journey down some of the world’s scariest roads.

#12 - Car Wash Tech

Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2022

Two million people wash their car every single day; taking a look at all the technology used to keep those beloved vehicles sparkling clean.

#13 - Super Power Pressure

Season 23 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/29/2022

#14 - Rocks Greatest Hits

Season 23 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/29/2022

#15 - World Of Wood

Season 23 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/2022

#16 - More Iron

Season 23 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2022

#17 - Addicted To Chrome

Season 23 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/22/2022

#18 - Amazing Aluminum

Season 23 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/22/2022

#19 - Super Sharp Saws

Season 23 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/15/2022

#20 - More Dirt

Season 23 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/15/2022

#21 - Extra Salty

Season 23 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/15/2022

#22 - Yard Tech Plus

Season 23 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/8/2022

Time to start the mower and whack those weeds as Modern Marvels cuts into the 100 billion dollar a year yard tech industry. From the latest mowers to a sprinkler system that checks the weather for you, we'll check out hi-tech gadgets and gizmos promising to keep your patch of grass beautiful and green.

#23 - Strange Machines

Season 23 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/8/2022

Think you have seen some crazy inventions? Think again! From aerobatic boats to battle-ready robots to homemade fire tornados, join us as Modern Marvels travels the country to uncover the most mind-blowing creations ever developed.

#24 - Bathroom Tech Plus

Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/8/2022

Get ready for a royal flush as Modern Marvels looks at the latest and greatest in bathroom technology. From the ultimate computerized shower experience to toilets that clean themselves, getting dirty has never been so much fun. It's everything you ever wanted to know about how the bathroom evolved into one of the most beloved, and expensive, rooms in the house.