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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West (2000)

November. 19,2000
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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West was Canadian documentary television series which aired on History Television and the Public Broadcasting Service in 2001. It is the first entry of producer Jamie Brown's "Quest series" which includes Quest for the Bay, Klondike: The Quest for Gold and Quest for the Sea. It was filmed on a site just north of Argyle, Manitoba

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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

2000  / TV-G

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West was Canadian documentary television series which aired on History Television and the Public Broadcasting Service in 2001. It is the first entry of producer Jamie Brown's "Quest series" which includes Quest for the Bay, Klondike: The Quest for Gold and Quest for the Sea. It was filmed on a site just north of Argyle, Manitoba

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Seasons 1 : 2000

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9 Episode

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Episode 1 - The Dream
November. 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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Episode 2 - If Momma Ain't Happy...
November. 19,2000

The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock; replacement couple.
Episode 3 - Prairie Purgatory
February. 04,2001

The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.
Episode 4 - What Are We Doing This for?
February. 04,2001

Barn fire; strain between the two couples.
Episode 5 - 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas
April. 01,2001

Crop failure; the settlers begin to hunt and cut firewood; snowstorm.
Episode 6 - No Way, We're Not Leaving
April. 01,2001

The settles try to stay warm; deer hunting; the settlers celebrate a traditional Christmas.
Episode 7 - The Long Haul
June. 10,2001

During the winter months the settlers make bread, quilts, furniture and deerhide moccasins; the dentist.
Episode 8 - Going Home
June. 10,2001

Spring floods threaten to spoil the frozen meats and vegetables; blizzard.
Episode 9 - Survivors of the Real West
November. 27,2001

The settlers reflect on their experiences as they return to the 21st century.

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West was Canadian documentary television series which aired on History Television and the Public Broadcasting Service in 2001. It is the first entry of producer Jamie Brown's "Quest series" which includes Quest for the Bay, Klondike: The Quest for Gold and Quest for the Sea. It was filmed on a site just north of Argyle, Manitoba

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