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How the States Got Their Shapes

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  • 2011–2012
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How the States Got Their Shapes (2011)
How The States Got Their Shapes
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Host Brian Unger travels the United States explaining the weird shapes on the map.Host Brian Unger travels the United States explaining the weird shapes on the map.Host Brian Unger travels the United States explaining the weird shapes on the map.

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    • Brian Unger
    • H.W. Brands
    • Mark Stein
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      • H.W. Brands
      • Mark Stein
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    Brian Unger
    • Self - Host
    • 2011–2012
    H.W. Brands
    H.W. Brands
    • Self - University of Texas at Austin…
    • 2011
    Mark Stein
    • Self - Author, How the States Got Their Shapes…
    • 2011
    Seth Stein
    • Self - Northwestern University
    • 2011
    Robert Rosen
    • Self - Author, A Short History of Charleston
    • 2011
    George Wunderlich
    • Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine
    • 2011
    Richard Stewart
    • Self - Bureau of Reclamation
    • 2011
    Peter Merlin
    Peter Merlin
    • Self - Aerospace Historian
    • 2011
    Travis Wallbaum
    • Self - Fisherman
    • 2011
    Tom Lowe
    • Self - Bannack State Park
    • 2011
    Bart Crattie
    • Self - Land Surveyor
    • 2011
    Chonda Pierce
    Chonda Pierce
    • Self - Christian Comedian
    • 2012
    Doug Walker
    • Self-Proclaimed Hillbilly
    • 2012
    Rhettman Mullis
    • Self - Bigfoot Expert
    • 2012
    Jennifer Stefano
    • Self - Tea Party Activist
    • 2012
    Ted Gambordella
    • Self - Republican Father
    • 2012
    Ricky Gonzalez
    • Self - U.S. Citizen
    • 2012
    Doug Jones
    • Self - Civil War Re-enacctor
    • 2012
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    • Trivia
      If you notice, most camera shots involving host Brian Unger and the people he is interviewing are actually flip-flopped. This way, people can draw states and lines from their perspective which is later reversed in the editing room for television viewing.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Middle: The Wisdom Teeth (2016)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 3, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Entstehung der US-Bundesstaaten
    • Production company
      • Half Yard Productions
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      • 1h(60 min)
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