Episode list

Returning the Favor

Saving our Veterans
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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Coach of the Year
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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A Leader with (Lawn) Care
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.
8.6 /10
The 89 Year Old Golfer!
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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A Firefighter Christmas
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.
8.8 /10
Fences for Fido

Sun, Dec 30, 2018
The team heads to Oregon to meet an incredible group of volunteers who are helping turn dog chains into dog shelters.
8.6 /10
The Weights Veterans Carry
This week the team is in Texas to meet Justin "Boflex" Bohannon, an Army Veteran who is lifting up Veterans with PTSD through fitness.
8.6 /10
Fighting for the Trades
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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The Bra Fairy

Sun, Jan 20, 2019
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.
8.6 /10
The Mother Saving the South Side
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.
8.6 /10
An 82-Year-Old Small Town Hero
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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Shoes for Kids

Sun, Jun 16, 2019
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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A Big Guy with a Big Heart
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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Gold Star Mom

Sun, Jun 30, 2019
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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The Firefighters Fiercest Fight
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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The Kitchen Table
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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A Snake Hunter

Sun, Jul 28, 2019
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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A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights Back
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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The NJ Woman Who Will Never Forget
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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Pin-Ups for Vets
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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