Returning The Favor - Season 1

First aired: 8/28/2017 10 episodes

Follow host Mike Rowe as he travels the country in search of remarkable people making a difference in their communities. Returning the Favor gives back to those who pay it forward with humor, heart and surprise. Because one good turn deserves another.

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Episodes

1. Operation Combat Bikesaver

Aired: 8/28/2017

Mike Rowe visits a garage in Indiana to surprise Jason, a former Army engineer who runs a therapeutic bike building program for veterans.

2. Donovan Discovers

Aired: 8/28/2017

Mike swings by Albuquerque, New Mexico to see Donovan, a young man who used to be homeless, but now makes soaps for the homeless.

3. Girls Build

Aired: 9/4/2017

Mike and the team pop into Portland Oregon to surprise Katie Hughes, a female carpenter who created and runs an incredible skills trade camp for young girls.

4. Raising the Roughriders

Aired: 9/11/2017

Mike and the crew visit Long Island to honor Bryan Blomquist, a sled hockey coach who goes above and beyond for his adaptive athletes.

5. Loving you Through It

Aired: 9/18/2017

Mike stops by a Chula Vista salon to visit Snooky, a hairdresser who restores beauty and confidence to female cancer patients.

6. A Hero's Retreat

Aired: 9/25/2017

Mike and the RTF team head out to Rome, Maine to reward US Army Veteran Travis Mills, who has founded a retreat for wounded combat veterans and their families.

7. Feeding the First Responders

Aired: 10/2/2017

Mike and his crew head west to Black Diamond, Washington to reward Mamma Ginger and the Soup Ladies; a volunteer organization feeding home cooked meals to first responders on the front lines.

8. The Music Man

Aired: 10/9/2017

Mike and the crew are in Richmond, CA to learn more about music teacher Tim Wilson and the inspiring band program he created.v

9. Pens and Pencils All in a Rowe

Aired: 10/16/2017

Mike picks up his parents; John and Peggy in his hometown of Baltimore, MD to surprise former teacher Melissa Badeker, founder of the Baltimore Teachers Supply Swap.

10. Wedding Dress Rescue

Aired: 10/23/2017

Mike and the crew are in Glen Burnie, Maryland to meet an amazing seamstress, Denise Simmons, who came to the rescue of 80+ brides when a national bridal retail store suddenly closed its doors.