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

Season 1

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

Released Nov. 19, 2000 2+

Genres: Documentary, History, Reality, Reality TV

Keywords: imdb.pioneer, imdb.settler, imdb.old-west, imdb.homesteading, imdb.homesteader, imdb.1800s, imdb.non-fiction + 8 more, imdb.canadian, imdb.canada, imdb.survival, imdb.prairie, imdb.frontier, imdb.farm, imdb.farming, imdb.family-relationships

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Pluto TV, DistroTV, Fawesome

Production Companies: Frantic Films

Network: History

Country: Canada
Languages: English

IMDb

7.7

/236/

Trakt

/8/

TMDb

/1/

S1E1 - The Dream

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.

Nov. 19, 2000, midnight

S1E2 - If Momma Ain't Happy...

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

Nov. 19, 2000, midnight

S1E3 - Prairie Purgatory

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

Feb. 4, 2001, midnight

S1E4 - What Are We Doing This for?

Barn fire; strain between the two couples.

Feb. 4, 2001, midnight

S1E5 - 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas

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

April 1, 2001, midnight

S1E6 - No Way, We're Not Leaving

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

April 1, 2001, midnight

S1E7 - The Long Haul

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

June 10, 2001, midnight

S1E8 - Going Home

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

June 10, 2001, midnight

S1E9 - Survivors of the Real West

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

Nov. 27, 2001, midnight

Network: History

Released: Nov. 19, 2000

Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 2001, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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