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Episode 3

What began as two employees working out of a basement in 1963 grew into a worldwide phenomenon with a staff of thousands operating around the clock in a huge factory--complete with a helipad, a private kindergarten, and even its own fire station. From Walter Presents, in Danish with English subtitles.

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Episode 3

Season 2 Episode 3 | 57m 19s

Fifty thousand sets of Carmen Curlers are on their way to the US, but Europe also needs more. Axel expands and hires people for night shifts, happy to increase the workforce he sees not just as employees, but as family.

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