Invention USA Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

Garrett and Reichart travel to the Mojave Desert to meet an eccentric survivalist who has invented a combustible weapon for stopping wild animal attacks, but his invention may go up in flames. An old friend calls up to pitch a handy cell phone accessory -- the Phone Glove.

Garrett and Reichart meet a musician who has turned a cardboard box into an Upright Bass, but he may be singing the blues after their decision. Later, they drop in on a Boston inventor who has created a safety device for descending from skyscrapers in case of an emergency.

Reichart and Garrett meet a frustrated inventor who has sacrificed a lot of money and his marriage on a device for scraping ceilings. Plus Garrett takes a 30 foot leap of faith to test another invention.

Garrett and Reichart test an inflatable shelter to help people in natural disasters, but is the invention full of hot air? Plus, they check out an inventor who has created a fall-proof ladder.

Reichart and Garrett test the mettle of an inventor who believes he's created a way to stop a crime that costs Americans millions of dollars a year. Plus, an inventor goes out on a wing and prayer to prove that he's created the ultimate device to keep pesky pigeons away.

The future of an inventor and his family is riding on a new skateboard design. Plus, it's a compass and a belt. But will it do what the inventor says it was designed to do?