Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

Season 12000

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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9 Episodes

E01 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.

November 19, 2000

E02 If Momma Ain't Happy...

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

November 19, 2000

E03 Prairie Purgatory

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

February 4, 2001

E04 What Are We Doing This for?

Barn fire; strain between the two couples.

February 4, 2001

E05 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas

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

April 1, 2001

E06 No Way, We're Not Leaving

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

April 1, 2001

E07 The Long Haul

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

June 10, 2001

E08 Going Home

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

June 10, 2001

E09 Survivors of the Real West

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

November 27, 2001

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

E01 The Dream

E02 If Momma Ain't Happy...

E03 Prairie Purgatory

E04 What Are We Doing This for?

E05 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas

E06 No Way, We're Not Leaving

E07 The Long Haul

E08 Going Home

E09 Survivors of the Real West

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E01 The Dream

E02 If Momma Ain't Happy...

E03 Prairie Purgatory

E04 What Are We Doing This for?

E05 101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas

E06 No Way, We're Not Leaving

E07 The Long Haul

E08 Going Home

E09 Survivors of the Real West