''Smash Lab'' is a

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that premiered on December 26, 2007, on the

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. The idea of the show is to take everyday technology and test it in "extraordinary ways". The show started broadcasting in the UK on 3 March 2014 on

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and 7 April on Community Channel with

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as the narrator. Discovery Turbo only aired 10 episodes, whereas Community Channel showed all 20 episodes.

Cast

The ''Smash Lab'' team is composed of

Deanne Bell Deanne Olivia Bell is an American television personality and engineer. Career Prior to her media career, Deanne designed optomechanics for military aircraft sensors in Los Angeles and worked as a senior application engineer for a software star ...

(scientist), Chuck Messer (engineer), Nick Blair (designer, season 1 only), Kevin Cook (creative expert, season 1 only),

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(fabricator, season 2 only), and Nathaniel Taylor (artisan, season 2 only). Blair has a degree in industrial design, and both Bell and Cook have degrees in mechanical engineering. Messer has an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering as well as a graduate degree in industrial design.

Episodes

Season 1 (2007–08)

''Smash Lab'' premiered on December 26, 2007. The Smash Lab team for season one was composed of Deanne Bell, Chuck Messer, Nick Blair, and Kevin Cook.

Season 2 (2008)

''Smash Lab'' was picked up for a second season with episodes beginning August 5, 2008. For the second season, two team members changed: Nick Blair and Kevin Cook were replaced by Reverend Gadget and Nathaniel Taylor (artisan).Smash Lab: Discovery Channel: Meet the Crew
Gadget has appeared on other

shows, including '' Big!'' and '' Monster House''. This season is narrated by comedian

Ben Bailey Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American comedian. He is best known for hosting the Emmy Award-winning game show ''Cash Cab'' in New York City. Early life Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Chatham B ...

, host of ''

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''. The show was not renewed for a third season.

References

External links

* * {{Discovery Channel programming Discovery Channel original programming 2007 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series English-language television shows