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''''' Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop''''' was a [[Discovery Health Channel]] [[reality television|reality]] [[television series]] featuring the Orthotic Prosthetic Center, a prosthetics lab in [[Fairfax, Virginia]].

== Plot ==
''Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop'' focuses on the world of [[orthotics]] and [[prosthetics]].

Each episode features three people in the process of acquiring prosthetic limbs and small side-stories about the goings-on within the office.<ref name="Ossur News Archive">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title=Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop |url=http://www.ossur.com/corporate/about-ossur/ossur-news/news-archive/989-rebuilt-the-human-body-shop |accessdate=February 7, 2015 |website= |publisher=Ossur}}</ref>

== Cast ==

*[[Elliot Weintrob]] as himself
*Joan Weintrob as herself
*Harry Weintrob as himself
*Mark Latta as himself
*Angela Boncz as herself<ref name="TV ">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775395/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1/|title=Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop (2006–2007)|publisher=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=6 February 2015}}</ref>

==Series overview==
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== Episodes ==
=== Series 1 (2006) ===
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| EpisodeNumber=1
| Title= Going for the Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|01|18|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= A prosthetic bike leg is constructed; a teen born without hands or feet competes at a swim meet; a woman who lost her right hand gets a replacement glove.
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| EpisodeNumber=2
| Title= Game of Life
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|01|25|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= Elliot makes plans to redecorate the OPC (Orthotic Prosthetic Center) offices in secret, but his mother finds out and puts a stop to it.

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| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title=Breaking Down Barriers
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|02|01|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= Elliot challenges his staff to become physically fit and they agree, but only if there are rewards for getting in shape.
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| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title=A Child's Courage
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|02|08|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= Profiles of Joan and Harry Weintrob, founders of the family business. Also: a woman with [[sacral agenesis]], a disorder of the lower spine and pelvis; an above-the-knee amputee. 
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| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title=A Soldier's Triumph
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|03|01|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= The front-office girls challenge Elliot, Mark and Angela to a [[bowling]] showdown, and competitive qualities are revealed on both teams.
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| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title=A New Lease on Life
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|03|08|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= A father of two has his feet amputated because of chronic foot problems and gets a set of [[prosthetics]], but he must learn to walk again.
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| EpisodeNumber=7
| Title=Failure's Not an Option
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|03|15|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= A woman missing both her legs has an emergency medical crisis. Also: Elliot tests one of his patients when they go [[kayaking]].
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| EpisodeNumber=8
| Title=The Ultimate Survivors
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|03|22|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary= American soldiers who lost limbs in the war come home and learn to [[ski]]; a man who lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine starts a network to help others.
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==See also==
*[[Elliot Weintrob]]
*[[Orthotic Prosthetic Center]]

==References==
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[[Category:2000s American reality television series]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Virginia]]
[[Category:2006 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000s American medical television series]]
[[Category:Prosthetics]]
[[Category:Discovery Health Channel original programming]]


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