Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West
Two couples assume the lives of early settlers to the West. Using only the resources and tools of the period, they will attempt to build homes, raise livestock, hunt and grow crops.
- 2000-2001
- 1 season
- Pave TV
- Documentary, Reality
Two couples assume the lives of early settlers to the West. Using only the resources and tools of the period, they will attempt to build homes, raise livestock, hunt and grow crops.
Season 1 Episode Guide
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.
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.
Episode 3
Prairie Purgatory
46 mins
The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.
Episode 4
What Are We Doing This For?
46 mins
Tensions rise when producers have to show up!
Episode 5
101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas
46 mins
The Pioneers start working on a new barn. Old man winter is coming.
Episode 6
No Way, We're Not Leaving
46 mins
One of the Pioneers has a medical emergency.
Episode 7
The Long Haul
46 mins
The settlers continue to brave the harsh winter, and get some traditional (and painful) dental treatment.
Episode 8
Going Home
46 mins
The Pioneers are experiencing their last days with this social experiment.
Episode 9
Survivors of the Real West
60 mins
A recap of the year in the life as pioneers!