John from Cincinnati
The surfing talents of the Yost family have always seemed to come with a curse attached — until a stranger arrives and their banal existence is lifted into something profound, miraculous and, possibly, universal.
- Metascore50
- 2007-2007
- 1 season
- HBO
- Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
- TV-MA
The surfing talents of the Yost family have always seemed to come with a curse attached — until a stranger arrives and their banal existence is lifted into something profound, miraculous and, possibly, universal.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2007
Episode 1
His Visit: Day One
Sun, Jun 10, 2007 57 mins
Series premiere. The lives of three generations of surfers are upended by the appearance of a mysterious stranger.
Episode 2
His Visit: Day Two
Sun, Jun 17, 2007 48 mins
Linc looks to infiltrate the Yost inner circle; Shaun competes in a surf competition, with unexpected results.
Episode 3
His Visit: Day Two Continued
Sun, Jun 24, 2007 48 mins
Paranormal activity continues to follow the Yosts; Mitch and Cissy take a time-out; John wows Kai.
Episode 4
His Visit: Day Three
Sun, Jul 1, 2007 51 mins
John gets roughed up by some thugs; Kai connects with Butchie; Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient; Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.
Episode 5
His Visit: Day Four
Sun, Jul 8, 2007 48 mins
Bill is "conveyed" a strange mission from Zippy; Shaun's mother Tina lets the Yost family know she has returned to town.
Episode 6
His Visit: Day Five
Sun, Jul 15, 2007 49 mins
Butchie orchestrates a reunion between Shaun and Tina; John helps Bill and Cissy face up to their pasts.
Episode 7
His Visit: Day Six
Sun, Jul 22, 2007 48 mins
Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged; Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future; Dr. Smith tends to an ailing Palaka; Ramon supervises the building of a shuffleboard court.
Episode 8
His Visit: Day Seven
Sun, Jul 29, 2007 52 mins
An ominous message from John strikes fear for Shaun's safety into the hearts of Imperial Beach denizens.
Episode 9
His Visit: Day Eight
Sun, Aug 5, 2007 47 mins
Attempting to conjure some courage, Mitch tracks down a reclusive 'chemist' in Mexico; Cissy heads up a citywide search team; Bill loses his feathered medium; Palaka's good-luck gift to Freddy ends up with Barry.
Episode 10
His Visit: Day Nine
Sun, Aug 12, 2007 48 mins
Butchie and Kai wake up to a joyous revelation; Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade organized by a revamped Stinkweed.
