Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?
Contest will see adult civilians from all walks of life go head-to-head with Boy Scouts as they compete in challenges based on the Scouts' 100-year-old handbook as they bid for merit badges.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- National Geographic Channel
- Game Show, Reality
- TV-PG
Contest will see adult civilians from all walks of life go head-to-head with Boy Scouts as they compete in challenges based on the Scouts' 100-year-old handbook as they bid for merit badges.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Canoe Jousting
Mon, Mar 4, 2013 45 mins
The Scouts are at Sequoia National Forest to face three new competitors: Dan wants to prove to his Eagle Scout brothers that he could have been one; John wants to prove himself to his soon-to-be Eagle Scout sons; and Mark wants to chase his boyhood dream of being a Scout.
Episode 2
Ninja Scouts
Mon, Mar 11, 2013 42 mins
The Scouts are in Sequoia National Forest to face competitors with something to prove: Lee, a former Marine; Paul, who feels guilty for dropping out as a teen and David, who left Scouts three badges shy of an Eagle Scout.
Episode 3
Buoy Scouts
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 45 mins
John, Marc and Jason all have something to prove: Two are former Eagle Scouts and one wants to see what would have happened if he hadn't dropped out as a teen. The next challenge threatens to halt the competition when a contestant gets heat exhaustion. The last challenge pits the sole adult against Rio in "Sink or Swim."
Episode 4
Where Eagles Fly
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 45 mins
Meet three adults who think they could be Tougher than a Boy Scout: Bill, who hopes to make his Scoutmaster dad proud; Paul, who is competing in memory of his grandfather, a former Scout; and Marc, a probation officer with no Scout experience.
Episode 5
Face Plant
Mon, Apr 1, 2013 45 mins
The first challenge requires the adults to display their Scouting skills in a demanding archery and rifle shooting competition. After the Scouts send one person home, the two remaining adults must compete in the Boy Scout Quiz Show.
Episode 6
Man vs. Scout
Mon, Apr 1, 2013 45 mins
The challenge takes a dangerous turn and the Scouts have to make a tough decision. What's more important, speed or safety? When the last man makes it to the finals, he faces a bow and arrow ace in archery and must prove he's Tougher Than a Boy Scout.