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By 2008 Circuit City held court as the most successful electronics retailer in the U.S.; one year later over 34000 executives and store employees lost their jobs the company filed for bankruptcy and liquidation and the brand was soon extinct. But how did this happen? This documentary profile travels behind the scenes to answer that very question. It begins with a chronological history of the company from its inception as Wards TV through its rise to Fortune 500 status through the problems the plagued its final year. What emerges is a portrait of a company besieged by leadership issues that it could not handle. The program features interviews with Alan Wurtzel the son of the company founder and Austin Ligon founder and CEO of CarMax as well as a series of ex-Circuit City vendors.

Wacky robot Johnny Five breaks free of his bonds once more striking out for the urban wilds of New York City in search of excitement and fun. But hardened city slickers make an easy mark of the guileless 'bot and try to exploit Johnny Five for some quick ill-gotten cash.