Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

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The Dream
Episode overview
19, 2000
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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If Momma Ain't Happy...
Episode overview
19, 2000
The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock; replacement couple.
1x3
Prairie Purgatory
Episode overview
04, 2001
The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.
1x4
What Are We Doing This for?
Episode overview
04, 2001
Barn fire; strain between the two couples.
1x5
101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas
Episode overview
01, 2001
Crop failure; the settlers begin to hunt and cut firewood; snowstorm.
1x6
No Way, We're Not Leaving
Episode overview
01, 2001
The settles try to stay warm; deer hunting; the settlers celebrate a traditional Christmas.
1x7
The Long Haul
Episode overview
10, 2001
During the winter months the settlers make bread, quilts, furniture and deerhide moccasins; the dentist.
1x8
Going Home
Episode overview
10, 2001
Spring floods threaten to spoil the frozen meats and vegetables; blizzard.
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Survivors of the Real West
Episode overview
27, 2001
The settlers reflect on their experiences as they return to the 21st century.