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Returning the Favor Season 3 Episodes

Season 3 Episode Guide

23 Episodes 2018 - 2019

Episode 1

Saving our Veterans

Mon, Nov 26, 201825 mins

Mike and the team travel to Wyandotte, Michigan, to meet Ann Rudisill, a spitfire Vietnam War era Veteran who started Downriver for Veterans, an organization that provides a wide range of assistance to local Veterans in the community.

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Episode 2

Coach of the Year

Mon, Dec 3, 201825 mins

Batter up. Mike Rowe recruits the St. Louis Cardinals to help return the favor to Billy Mayhall, a Missouri coach who provides free sporting equipment to kids.

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Episode 3

A Leader with (Lawn) Care

Mon, Dec 10, 201825 mins

Mike and the team race to the Motor City to honor Eric Miller, a man who runs a youth leadership training program that provides free lawn care services to veterans.

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Episode 4

The 89 Year Old Golfer!

Mon, Dec 17, 201825 mins

Mike tees off with an 89-year-old golfer who's found a way to share his love of the sport by building a course where the community can play for free.

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Episode 5

A Firefighter Christmas

Mon, Dec 24, 201825 mins

It's a hero's Christmas morning as Mike and the team head to Texas to honor a local volunteer fighter, Blake "PeeWee" Henson and his band of brothers; the Texas Firewalkers.

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Episode 6

Fences for Fido

Mon, Dec 31, 201825 mins

The team heads to Oregon to meet an incredible group of volunteers who are helping turn dog chains into dog shelters.

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Episode 7

The Weights Veterans Carry

Mon, Jan 7, 201925 mins

This week the team is in Texas to meet Justin "Boflex" Bohannon, an Army Veteran who is lifting up Veterans with PTSD through fitness.

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Episode 8

Fighting for the Trades

Mon, Jan 14, 201925 mins

This week Mike and the crew are in Colorado to thank shop teacher Dave Franks and honor his efforts to bring shop class back to schools.

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Episode 9

The Bra Fairy

Mon, Jan 21, 201925 mins

Snow falls on the Nation's Capitol as the team attempts to reward Dana Marlow; a woman who collects and distributes bras and hygiene products to women in need.

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Episode 10

Every Kid Deserves a Birthday Party

Mon, Jan 28, 201925 mins

Mike is in Pittsburgh this week to surprise Megs Yunn, a woman who is making sure that every child in the city of Pittsburgh is celebrated on their birthday.

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Episode 11

The Mother Saving the South Side

Mon, Jun 3, 201925 mins

Mike and the crew head to the Windy City to Return the Favor to LaTanya Johnson, an incredible woman who created a free after-school program for children in her community in hopes of breaking the cycle of crime and violence that is currently plaguing the area.

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Episode 12

An 82-Year-Old Small Town Hero

Mon, Jun 10, 201925 mins

Everything is bigger in the great state of Texas, including the do-gooders. This week, Mike and the team honor 82-year-old Barney C Jones, a man who has devoted his life to serving seniors in his small town of Royse City.

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Episode 13

Shoes for Kids

Mon, Jun 17, 201925 mins

Mike and the team lace up their boots and ride into Houston to Return the Favor to Alisa Ward and her organization that provides new shoes to children who are living in poverty throughout their home state of Texas.

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Episode 14

A Big Guy with a Big Heart

Mon, Jun 24, 201925 mins

Mike and the team meet Adam Ely, a larger than life disabled veteran who is traveling around his community repairing vehicles for folks that are experiencing hard luck.

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Episode 15

Gold Star Mom

Mon, Jul 1, 201925 mins

Kelly Kowall, an inspiring Gold Star Mother, created a military retreat that provides veterans and military families a tranquil place to heal upon returning home from the battlefield or losing a loved one in the service.

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Episode 16

Giving Back: One Man's Fight Against Homelessness

Mon, Jul 8, 201925 mins

Mike and the crew head to Spokane, WA to spend time with Rick Clark: a formerly homeless do-gooder who hit the reset button and is now giving back by providing backpacks filled with resources to those in need.

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Episode 17

The Firefighters Fiercest Fight

Mon, Jul 15, 201925 mins

Mike and the team are in the Big Easy this week to meet "Chuckles", AKA T.J. Maury, a superhero firefighter with a heart of gold who laughs in the face of adversity as he battles the biggest villain of his life, stage three colon cancer.

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Episode 18

The Kitchen Table

Mon, Jul 22, 201925 mins

Mike and the team are in Rochelle, Illinois to break bread with Carolyn Brown, owner of "The Kitchen Table" a pay-what-you-can restaurant that provides home-cooked meals to folks in her community that have fallen on hard times.

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Episode 19

A Snake Hunter

Mon, Jul 29, 201925 mins

Mike and the crew return the favor to Tom Rahill of the Swamp Apes: An organization that not only helps veterans struggling with PTSD, but assists in the removal of invasive species from the area.

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Episode 20

A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights Back

Mon, Aug 5, 201925 mins

Mike heads to Louisiana to meet the Hammer of Hollygrove-Dixon, Miss Brenda Lomax-Brown, a 73-year-old firecracker of a woman, who is doing everything in her power to improve the conditions of her forgotten New Orleans neighborhood.

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Episode 21

The NJ Woman Who Will Never Forget

Mon, Aug 12, 201925 mins

Mike and the team find themselves in the suburbs of New Jersey to surprise Megan McDowell: the founder of Heartworks: an organization of female Do-Gooder's helping local families to heal in times of grief, illness or injury.

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Episode 22

Pin-Ups for Vets

Mon, Aug 19, 201925 mins

Mike and the team (bathing) suit up to meet Pin-Up for Vets founder Gina Elise, who created a non-profit organization that empowers female veterans through makeovers and photo shoots.

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Episode 23

One Soldier's Inspiration to Serve

Mon, Aug 26, 201925 mins

Mike and the team find themselves in the Heart of Dixie to meet MSgt. Rob Dinsmore - a 30-year retired Air Force Veteran who was inspired to help local Alabama vets suffering from PTSD after watching Operation Combat Bikesaver (2017).

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