Curiosity Quest Season 5, Episode 3: Bike Making

Horseback Riding

Join Joel as he hits the wild wild west trails on a horseback adventure. Watch as Joel’s nerves hit the peak, as his vibrant horse, Domino, takes him for a gallop.

Bread Making

Join Joel as he visits Zingerman’s Bakery in Michigan to learn how different types of bread are made. Watch as he helps create black cherry, chocolate bread and brownies at this world famous bakery.

30 min

Cheerleading

Join Joel on this quest as he learns what it’s like to be a cheerleader from the co-ed cheer squad at Brigham Young University. Hold your breath as Joel attempts to safely complete a backflip.

30 min

Moonridge Animal Park

Join Joel on this quest as he journeys through the Moonridge Animal Park in Big Bear, California. Watch as the Curiosity Quest crew gets up close, and personal with deer and experiences a rare, and endangered snow leopard.

30 min

Movie Animatronics

Have you ever wondered how Chuck E Cheese can move his arms and mouth, or how all the characters in the rides at Disneyland can look so real? Host of Curiosity Quest, Joel Greene explores this life-like quest and tours the Garner Holt Productions facility where movie animatronics are made. Get a sneak-peak into all the hard-work that goes into making creatures come to life including the ideas, design, fabrication, molding, and final stages. Did you know that for each character that has hair, they have to insert every piece of hair one by one? Finally, Greene visits the basement where the finished characters are tested 24/7 for days upon days to make sure they are ready for the rigorous job ahead.

30 min

Orange Packing

Host of Curiosity Quest, Joel Greene explores this tasty quest as he gets an inside look on how oranges are grown, sorted and packaged to be shipped across the world. It is harvest time when Greene arrives and he gets to experience, first hand, how oranges are hand- picked as he struggles to fill his bag with 50 pounds of oranges. Did you know that oranges are sprayed with a wax to make them look prettier? In this episode, you will also learn how oranges are measured by size, color, shape and weight all in a matter of seconds. Picking the oranges is only the beginning of the process these oranges go through before they end up at your local super market. In this DVD, you will see the whole process in action.

30 min

Gentle Giants Rescue

Join Joel on this giant adventure as he visits the Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions to learn all about large-breed dogs. These dogs may tower over Joel, but they are full of kindness and sloppy kisses.

30 min

Mrs. Fields Cookies

Join Joel on this sweet quest to the Mrs. Fields cookie gifting facility in Utah to learn how they make their famous, and delicious cookies. Watch as Joel displays his lack of skill when it comes to the fine art of baking.

30 min

Plate Making

Join Joel on this unique quest to learn how plastic and foam plates are made. We’ve all used and seen these products, now get a behind-the-scenes look at how they are transformed.

30 min

Bowling Balls

Join the Curiosity Quest crew on this quest to learn how bowling balls are made. And, not just any bowling balls – but scented bowling balls!

30 min

Salmon Hatchery

Host of Curiosity Quest, Joel Greene and the crew travel north to the beautiful state of Alaska and get a front row seat to a stream packed with more salmon than you can imagine. Greene learns from an Alaska Fish and Wildlife specialist why their creeks are bursting with salmon and why they travel thousands of miles to re-visit the place they were born. Afterwards, they travel to a salmon hatchery to learn about the role it plays in preserving the few species of salmon and protect the newly hatched salmon eggs.

30 min

Behind the Scenes

Join the Curiosity Quest crew for this special “behind the scenes” episode created just for the fans. You will experience a fun and more personal look into what it’s like to create this show. Hop in as we travel the U.S. to answer your letters of curiosity.