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Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

2000

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EP1 The Dream Nov 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.

EP2 If Momma Ain't Happy... Nov 19, 2000

The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock; replacement couple.

EP3 Prairie Purgatory Feb 04, 2001

The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.

EP4 What Are We Doing This for? Feb 04, 2001

Barn fire; strain between the two couples.

EP5 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas Apr 01, 2001

Crop failure; the settlers begin to hunt and cut firewood; snowstorm.

EP6 No Way, We're Not Leaving Apr 01, 2001

The settles try to stay warm; deer hunting; the settlers celebrate a traditional Christmas.

EP7 The Long Haul Jun 10, 2001

During the winter months the settlers make bread, quilts, furniture and deerhide moccasins; the dentist.

EP8 Going Home Jun 10, 2001

Spring floods threaten to spoil the frozen meats and vegetables; blizzard.

EP9 Survivors of the Real West Nov 27, 2001

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

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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Interesteg What makes it different from others?
Ehirerapp Waste of time
HeadlinesExotic Boring
Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.