Tupperware! American Experience

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In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands -- even millions -- of dollars from bowls that burped. "Tupperware ladies" fanned out across the nation's living rooms, selling efficiency and convenience to their friends and neighbors through home parties. Bowl by bowl, they built an empire that now spans the globe. This documentary, narrated by Kathy Bates, reveals the secret behind Tupperware's success: the women of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds who discovered they could move up in the world without leaving the house. "Tupperware!" charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
2/14/2012
8 p.m.
2/15/2012
1 a.m.
2/19/2012
1 p.m.
2/3/2015
noon
2/3/2015
8 p.m.
2/7/2015
noon
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