How to Make It in America

2010 • HBO

4.5

65 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Pilot

2/8/10

When his business venture hits the wall, 20-something graphic designer Ben agrees to fund a hustle proposed by his best friend, Cam. Meanwhile, Ben is bummed to discover that his ex-girlfriend Rachel is now dating a hot hotelier named Darren.

2 Crisp

2/21/10

Using a $3G loan from Rene, Ben and Cam buy up a roll of (hot) premium-denim material, then hit a series of dead ends in their search to find a manufacturer to make samples of their 'Crisp' brand of retro-70s jeans.

3 Paper, Denim + Dollars

2/28/10

While Ben and Cam track down a tailor to re-imagine some 1970s-era jeans, Rachel rethinks her future. Eager to get a bigger marketing commitment for his fledgling 'Rasta Monsta' drink, Rene makes a buyout offer his marketing partners better not refuse.

4 Unhappy Birthday

3/1/10

In an attempt to divert himself from the depressing fact that it's Rachel's birthday and she's being thrown an intimate dinner party, Ben decides to spend the night taking Kaplan to a velvet-rope nightclub.

5 Big in Japan

3/14/10

After running into a designer, Ben and Cam get hooked up with a top Japanese buyer named Hidemi, but find their business taking a surprising detour. Meanwhile, Rene runs into some unexpected problems locating a pile of stashed cash.

6 Good Vintage

3/21/10

Ben and Cam find it hard to meet Hidemi's vintage-tee quota of 300 until an attractive retail employee named Julie helps bail them out.

7 Keep on Truck'n

3/28/10

While Ben is getting tight with Julie, Rachel is put off by Darren's sudden offer to let her and Edie design a hotel; Rene's big meeting with Rasta Monsta owner John Lardner gets an unexpected guest.

8 Never Say Die

4/4/10

In the Season One finale, Cam suspects Rene of having something to do with the theft of his and Ben's tees--but is he man enough to confront his hot-tempered cousin? Meanwhile, Rachel makes a decision that impacts the lives of Ben, Edie and Darren.

About this show

In the bohemian subculture of downtown NYC, two twenty-something friends plot a series of entrepreneurial strategies to short-circuit the traditional route to success--and achieve the American Dream on their own terms in this HBO comedy series.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

65 reviews

Sergio Moraton Jr

February 16, 2017

Great show for millennials exiting college and those young and hungry adults in the workforce. 'Sometimes when you know what you really want, you just have to go for it, none of us have the answers and know how the future will pan out' may as well take control and give it a shot to halt any regrets. 'F' the Man.

Matthew Noel (CHOPPIE)

June 11, 2015

This is a amazing show and I would recommend it to any teenagers/college kids or anyone who just has good humor. It's a very funny comedy with many serious actions in how to make a business. Very impressed!

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Chris Clash

March 12, 2014

Now they decide to put this on here after I bought both season's new on eBay for like 10 or 12

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