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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

9 Episodes 2000 - 2001

Episode 1

The Dream

46 mins

This episode introduces viewers to hundreds of candidates who volunteered to spend an entire year living as 1870s settlers, and profiles both the intense selection process used to select the two couples and their move onto the Manitoba prairie.

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Episode 2

If Momma Ain't Happy...

46 mins

The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock.

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Episode 3

Prairie Purgatory

46 mins

The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.

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Episode 4

What Are We Doing This For?

46 mins

Tensions rise when producers have to show up!

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Episode 5

101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas

46 mins

The Pioneers start working on a new barn. Old man winter is coming.

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Episode 6

No Way, We're Not Leaving

46 mins

One of the Pioneers has a medical emergency.

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Episode 7

The Long Haul

46 mins

The settlers continue to brave the harsh winter, and get some traditional (and painful) dental treatment.

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Episode 8

Going Home

46 mins

The Pioneers are experiencing their last days with this social experiment.

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Episode 9

Survivors of the Real West

60 mins

A recap of the year in the life as pioneers!

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