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{{short description|Television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = Unwrapped_title.png
| caption            =
| genre              = [[Cooking show|Cooking]]
| creator            = 
| presenter          = [[Marc Summers]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 22
| num_episodes       = 341
| list_episodes      = 
| executive_producer = Jim Berger<br>Jennifer Darrow<br>Duke Hartman<br>Sonny Hutchison<br>Chris Wheeler
| producer           = Tim McOsker
| editor             = Vicki Gratz<br>David Green<br>Richard Webster
| location           = [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]<br>[[Pueblo, Colorado]]
| cinematography     = Jeremy Osbern<br>Jeff Doser<br>Richard Gretzinger<br>Jeff Schirmer<br>John Cummings
| camera             = 
| runtime            = 30 minutes to 1 hour
| company            = High Noon Productions
| channel            = [[Food Network]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|2001|6|1}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|2011|5|28}}<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331800/episodes?season=24&ref_=tt_eps_sn_23|title=Unwrapped (TV Series 2001– ) - Episodes - IMDb|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
| related            = ''[[Unwrapped 2.0]]'' 
}}

'''''Unwrapped''''', also known as '''''Unwrapped with Marc Summers''''', is an American television program on [[Food Network]] that reveals the origins of sponsored foods. It first aired in June 2001 and is hosted by [[Marc Summers]]. The show leads viewers on tours of factories and other food-related locations. Popular subjects include candy, breakfast cereal, snacks, and [[TV dinner]]s. The show's [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]], ''Trivia Unwrapped'', is a [[game show]] also hosted by Marc Summers. In February 2015, a [[revival (television)|revival]] series, ''[[Unwrapped 2.0]]'', began airing; it's hosted by [[Alfonso Ribeiro]].

==Overview==
The show tapes segments with Marc Summers at many different locations across the country.  Some host segment locations are: The Notz Landing Diner located in [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]], [[Colorado]] at the [[Heritage Square (Golden, Colorado)|Heritage Square]] Amusement Park; The Drugstore in [[Pueblo, Colorado]]; locations within Elitch Gardens Amusement Park in Denver; and a specially built set at the [[Comcast]] Media Center near [[Denver]].

The show is produced by the Colorado production company High Noon Productions for Food Network. Since 2006, new episodes of ''Unwrapped'' have been presented in high definition on Food Network HD.

Volume 1 of the show has been released to a three-DVD set.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

Marc Silverstein hosted several 1-hour ''Unwrapped'' specials (later remade with Summers).
 
All seasons are available for streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] as of August 2025.

== Episodes ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="3" |Season 1 (21 Episodes)
|-
!Episode
!Title
!Description
|-
|1
|Party Snacks
|Marc Summers takes a closer look at party snacks.
|-
|2
|Ice Cream Toppings
|Learn about [[Bosco Chocolate Syrup]], chocolate sprinkles, maraschino cherries, the perfect banana split, and [[Steve's Ice Cream|the inventor of the smoosh-in]].
|-
|3
|French Fries
|Look at the history of the Idaho potato. Then visit one of the largest makers of fries and tater tots, taste some real [[Pommes Frites|Belgian fries in New York]], tour the [[Heinz]] factory and sample [[Arby's]] curly fries.
|-
|4
|Hamburgers
|Learn the hamburger sandwich origins, explore the secrets of the big chains [[Wendy's]], [[White Castle (restaurant)|White Castle]], and [[McDonald's]]. Take a pickle trip to a [[Vlasic Pickles]] factory. Visit the [[Louis' Lunch]], the restaurant that claims to be the inventor of the hamburger.
|-
|5
|Candy Bars
|
|-
|6
|Movie Candy
|
|-
|7
|Bubble Gum
|
|-
|8
|Cookies
|
|-
|9
|Chocolate Candy
|
|-
|10
|Cereal
|
|-
|11
|Crazy Drinks
|
|-
|12
|Beer
|
|-
|13
|Breakfast Food
|
|-
|14
|Coffee
|
|-
|15
|Frozen Novelties
|
|-
|16
|Retro Candy
|
|-
|17
|Peanut Butter
|
|-
|18
|Lunchbox Treats
|
|-
|19
|Lollipops
|
|-
|20
|I Dare You Candy
|
|-
|21
|Fruity Snacks
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Season 2 (21 Episodes)
!Episode
!Title
!Description
|-
|1
|Penny Candy
|
|-
|2
|Melting Pot
|
|-
|3
|Food Prizes
|
|-
|4
|Fudge
|
|-
|5
|Hot Stuff
|
|-
|6
|Dessert in a Box
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|-
|7
|Movie Snacks
|
|-
|8
|Pizza
|
|-
|9
|Cocktails
|
|-
|10
|Retro
|
|-
|11
|Chocolate Covered
|
|-
|12
|Energy Boosts
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|-
|13
|Stadium Snax
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|-
|14
|Carnivals Unwrapped
|
|-
|15
|Minty Treats
|
|-
|16
|Chewy Gooey Treats
|
|-
|17
|Oldies bit Goodies
|
|-
|18
|Chips
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|-
|20
|Sandwiches
|
|-
|21
|Drive-Ins
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Season 3 
!Episode 
!Title
!
|-
|1
|Midnight Snax
|
|-
|2
|Vending Machines
|
|-
|3
|Hidden Treasures
|
|-
|4
|Fun and Games
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|-
|5
|Bizzaro Foods
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|-
|6
|Hold Everything
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|-
|7
|Quick Snax
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|-
|8
|Dips and Dippers
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|-
|9
|Soda Fountains
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|-
|10
|Mini Mouthfuls
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|-
|11
|Edibles
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|-
|12
|Crazy Colors
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|-
|13 
|Food Fanatics
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|-
|14
|TV Dinners
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|-
|15
|Weddings
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|-
|16
|Canned Food
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|-
|17
|Appetizers
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|-
|18
|Sugary Treats
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|-
|19
|Faux French
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0331800}}
* {{IMDb title|0370216|Trivia Unwrapped}}

{{Food Network series}}

[[Category:2001 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2011 American television series endings]]
[[Category:2000s American cooking television series]]
[[Category:2010s American cooking television series]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Food Network original programming]]
[[Category:American television series revived after cancellation]]

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