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The Best Episodes of The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe

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Based on his podcast 'The Way I Heard It', Mike Rowe tells true tales and unique back-stories about people, places and events with a unique twist. From code breakers to Hollywood bombshells, and unlikely inventors

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    The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 1 - The 25 Million Dollar Kiss
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    #1 - The 25 Million Dollar Kiss

    S1:E1

    Hedy Lamar, known to the public only for her sensational beauty, creates the technology that makes our modern lives possible.

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  2. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 2 - The Man Behind The Microphone
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    #2 - The Man Behind The Microphone

    S1:E2

    In the middle of a baseball game, the newswire giving radio broadcasters the play-by-play goes down. So, the radio broadcaster, Ronald Reagan, makes up foul ball after foul ball while he waits on the signal to be resorted.

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  3. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 3 - Fred's Final Wish
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    #3 - Fred's Final Wish

    S1:E3

    Fred was tasked to create a potato chip that wouldn’t turn to crumbles in the bottom of a bag after shipping. Instead, he created a completely new package design and molded the iconic chip to fit it.

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  4. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 4 - The Biggest Name In Town
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    #4 - The Biggest Name In Town

    S1:E4

    Small town girl, Peg Entwhistle, failed on Broadway and went to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Her one movie bombed so she goes to the biggest name in town to have it out once and for all.

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  5. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 5 - They Shook on It
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    #5 - They Shook on It

    S1:E5

    During the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Bank of America founder, Amadeo Giannini, made a deal on a handshake with a garbage man to hire his son in the future that changes the course of history.

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  6. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 6 - Can You Be There By Nine?
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    #6 - Can You Be There By Nine?

    S1:E6

    Allen Hale Jr's odyssey to an audition that would change his life forever and give him a role in one of the most syndicated shows of all time.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 7 - A Very High Bar
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    #7 - A Very High Bar

    S1:E7

    Jim Thorpe is one of history’s greatest athletes. He didn’t let his education, his heritage, or even someone stealing his shoes stop him from competing at his best.

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  8. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 8 - 30 Minutes of Disappointing Television
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    #8 - 30 Minutes of Disappointing Television

    S1:E8

    Charles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the film, the executives thought it was a bomb. Boy, were they wrong.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 9 - The Code Breaker
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    #9 - The Code Breaker

    S1:E9

    A young code breaker in the air force, intercepts a coded message that Stalin is dead. He turns the actual Morse code “dashes and dots” into the rhythm for one of the most well-known songs in history.

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  10. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 10 - Keep Your Voice Down
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    #10 - Keep Your Voice Down

    S1:E10

    Former drill sergeant becomes a celebrity and icon as one of the most calming voices on television.

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  11. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 11 - The Missiles of December
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    #11 - The Missiles of December

    S1:E11

    A silent Christmas Eve in in 1955 at a strategic defense center is interrupted by a call on the single line red phone which started a Christmas tradition around the world.

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  12. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 12 - He Really Stuck with It
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    #12 - He Really Stuck with It

    S1:E12

    Experiment, after experiment, after experiment, a lonely inventor finally creates the fix-all compound.

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  13. The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe Season 1 Episode 13 - Francisco's Flakes
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    #13 - Francisco's Flakes

    S1:E13

    The creation, flop, and success of an iconic film and how it all hinged on fake snow.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The 25 Million Dollar Kiss" is the best rated episode of "The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/7/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Man Behind The Microphone".