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Tattoo Highway Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Vegas Babies
Wed, May 27, 2009 30 mins
Tattoo artist Thomas Pendleton takes his tour-bus-turned-traveling-tattoo-parlor on the road. In the opener, he stops in Las Vegas to ink a phoenix on a woman; and visits Boo-Yaa Tribe Tattoos.
Episode 2
Breakdown Lane
Wed, May 27, 2009 30 mins
A stop in Reno includes a visit to Thomas' high school. Also: a visit to Hawthorne, Nev., where a man wants a tattoo of his deceased wife on his chest.
Episode 3
Show Us Your Tats
Wed, Jun 3, 2009 30 mins
Chili's birthday celebration includes Thomas giving him a tattoo of a note Chili's mom wrote; and inviting a stripper onto the bus to give Chili a lap dance. Also: Thomas rents an RV for a trip to the mountains.
Episode 4
Minister of Ink
Wed, Jun 3, 2009 30 mins
A trip to Sacramento where an artist gets a tattoo; and a stop in San Francisco to tattoo matching eggplants on a couple, and interview prospective shop helpers.
Episode 5
Let's Make a Deal
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 30 mins
The bus goes to Albuquerque where a Tahitian dancer gets a tattoo on her back to cover a previous tattoo; and a marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq and another Marine fresh out of boot camp get tattoos.
Episode 6
This Buddha's For You
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 30 mins
A stop in San Francisco has Thomas getting a tattoo of a Buddhist monk and Thomas' mentor on his calf. The bus then heads to San Jose, where Thomas visits the monk and shows him the tattoo. Also: a man gets a tattoo of a koi fish.
Episode 7
Go Big or Go Home
Wed, Jun 17, 2009 30 mins
Thomas and Monica fly to Los Angeles, where Monica undergoes breast-augmentation surgery; and Thomas covers up a racist tattoo on a former skinhead.
Episode 8
Hot and Bothered
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 30 mins
The bus goes to San Diego, where a firefighter who battled the 2007 wildfires gets a tattoo of a cross; and, in Yuma, Ariz., the crew hires a new helper named Blake, who gets drunk with Chili.
Episode 9
Family Treepee
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 30 mins
The bus goes to El Paso, where a cowboy gets a horse tattoo. The next destination is Silver City, N.M., to tattoo a Native American mother and son who have connections to Geronimo.
Episode 10
New Kid on the Shop
Tue, Jul 1, 2008 30 mins
A new tattoo artist, Amy, joins the team, and has her first job in Salt Lake City, where she creates a tattoo for a man who wants something in memory of his deceased brother, but Tommy isn't happy with Amy's work. Also: a photographer gets a tattoo in memory of her dog.
Episode 11
Close Encounters
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 30 mins
Thomas gets a new bus driver, and has a meltdown when everyone complains during a trip to Salt Lake City, where he tattoos a woman who lost her arm in a motorcycle accident.
Episode 12
Trial by Tire
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 30 mins
Brian and his girlfriend have relationship problems; Nacho eats a stencil sheet, and Thomas tries to find a vet, but the bus breaks down; and a psychic makes a prediction about Thomas and Monica's relationship.
Episode 13
Double Trouble
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 30 mins
In the Season 1 finale, newlyweds in Phoenix get matching bride-and-groom skull tattoos. And the owner of a scooter business is branded with his company's logo---a giant gorilla riding a scooter.