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American Inventor
2006 · TV series · 60 min episodes · 2 seasons
Created by Peter Jones
American Inventor was a reality television series based on a competition to be named America's best inventor. It was conceived by UK entrepreneur Peter Jones, who appears on the British version of the somewhat similar programme Dragons' Den, a format originated in Japan where it is owned by Sony. It was produced by Jones alongside Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol. It premiered on ABC on March 16, 2006. It was organized as a competition between the various Inventors resulting in one overall winner. Janusz Liberkowski, who invented a new type of child safety seat based on the human womb called the Anecia Safety Capsule, was declared the first season's winner in a live episode on May 18, 2006. The second season premiered on June 6, 2007. Firefighter Greg Chavez, who invented a fire suppression system for Christmas Trees called the Guardian Angel, was the winner of the second season, on August 1, 2007. On March 20, 2008, the show's official website was removed, and the series was not included on the 2008 fall schedule, therefore the series was cancelled.
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Back in 2006 I watched "American Inventor" Sheryl McDonald had a similar product as this KAZbrella but better. not only was it an "upsidedown" umbrella but when you collapsed the umbrella it was surrounded by a cover so no water would spill on you. here is a post that summarizes one episode that inludes her, I have been unable to find video of the show: http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/official-articles/53790-american-inventor-4-20-recap-ed-ventures-stupidity.html
That's hilarious. Terribly played, grossly over-confident and naive expectations. It reminds me of the bad contestants on American Inventor, the tv series.
/scratches head with an eye closed
Not well off. Better off. American Inventor made him seem like a hopelessly deluded fellow. Deluded he may be, but he's not as insane as you would believe having watched only the TV show.