Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations” Episode Guide (1996 - 2010)

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“RARE VISIONS AND ROADSIDE REVELATIONS” EPISODE GUIDE (1996 - 2010)

NOTE: Main titles refer to speciﬁc DVD collection

”Who Says Kansas is Dull”? (1995) - First episode, only issued on VHS

MILES & MILES...

#201 (1996) - Warrensburg, MO to Sikeston, MO Stops in Missouri include J.C. Carter's metal sculptures and singing dogs near Warrensburg; the world's second-largest collection of farm implement seats in Iona; Larry Bagget's stonework, including a monument to the Trail of Tears outside Rolla; and Lambert's Restaurant, "home of the throwed rolls," in Sikeston.

MILES & MILES...

#202 (1996) - Hornersville, MO to Fulton, MO Stops include the gravesite of Major Ray, real-life inspiration for Buster Brown, in Hornersville, MO; the workshop of whirligig artist John North in Alton, IL; the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Eureka, MO; and the Elvis Is Alive Museum off I-70 at Wright City. / Ken and Kate Anderson Collection

MILES & MILES...

#203 (1996) - Springﬁeld, MO to Conway, AK Stops include a visit with painter Robert E. Smith in Springﬁeld, MO; Ralph Lanning's Roadside Sculpture Park in Republic, MO; Quigley's Castle and a giant Ozark shoe tree outside Eureka Springs, AR; and Tiny Town and the bathhouses of Hot Springs, AR. Michael Brewer, half of the musical duo Brewer and Shipley, sings "I Hate Country" on Highway 76 in Branson, MO.

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#204 (1996) - Catoosa, OK to Erie, KS Sights include a 300-foot fence sculpted from tools and appliances in Collinsville, OK; Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park near Foyil, OK; Big Brutus, the electric mining shovel in West Mineral, KS; the Dinosaur Not-So-National Park near Erie, KS; and "the Flying Nun House" in Pittsburg, KS.

NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#205 (1996) - Blue Springs, MO to West Bend, IA Carver Mark Negus of Blue Springs, MO; the incredible Hammer Shed in Norborne, MO; the Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, NE; papier-mâché creator Reece Crawford in Omaha, NE; and the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, IA. / Claude Melton NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#206 (1996) - Rochester, MN to Olean, MO An itinerary devoted to the visual arts includes visits to chainsaw artist Dan Slaughter of McGregor, IA; the Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden in Cochrane, WI; the Grotto in Dickeyville, WI; art missionary and painter Anthony Yoder of Joetown, IA; and Judy Onofrio, a found-object sculptor from Rochester, MN.

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#301 (1997) - Garnett, KS to Lake Dallas, TX Randy, Mike, and Don the Camera Guy begin a journey south with a stop at Hubble's Rubble, a collection of found-object sculptures in Howard, KS. In Oklahoma, they visit the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, the Big Driller in Tulsa, and a cemetery for circus folk in Hugo. After crossing the Texas state line, they stop at the Pecan Art Museum in Lewisville. / Kirk House

MILES & MILES...

#302 (1997) - Austin, TX to Houston, TX In Texas, the three road trippers stop at the Cathedral, Vince Hanneman's multi-tiered towers of trash in Austin; stroll through the Sacred Gardens in New Waverly; and marvel at the Beer Can House in Houston. / Dr. Joe Smith / The Orange Show

NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#303 (1997) - Dearborn, MO to Alliance, NE Back in the Midwest, Randy, Mike, and Don travel to Dearborn, MO to spend some time with whimsical sculptor Rhett Johnson. Then they travel north to Nebraska to visit Loi Vo and his sculptures made from car bumpers in Lincoln; the World's Largest Time Capsule in Seward; Ole's Big Game Lounge in Paxton; and Carhenge, Alliance's tribute to Stonehenge.

TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#304 (1997) - Brunswick, MO to Mt. Horeb, WI Randy, Mike, and Don track down the elusive "World's Largest Pecan," located in Brunswick, MO. In Illinois, they visit the birthplace of the corn dog in Springﬁeld, tour Charles Smith's yard environment in Aurora, and play miniature golf in a funeral home in Palatine. They begin their exploration of Wisconsin with stops at the Mt. Horeb Mustard Museum and the Painted Forest in Valton.

TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#305 (1997) - Baraboo, WI to Phillips, WI Randy, Mike, and Don marvel at Wisconsin's largest tree before visiting the Grotto Gardens in Rudolph. In Aniwa, they meet a backyard lion tamer. And in Phillips, they ﬁnd Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park. / Forevertron / Lisa Stone TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#306 (1997) - Haywood, WI to Mitchell, SD Wisconsin sights include the Giant Muskie in Hayward, the Wegner Grotto near Cataract, and the World's Largest Six Pack and Paul Hefti's bottle art in LaCrosse. Then it's on to the home of the Jolly Green Giant in Blue Lake, MN and the incredible Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD.

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#401 (1999) - Wichita, KS to Amarillo, TX The guys make two stops in Kansas, visiting chainsaw artist Gino Salerno of Wichita and Henry's Sculpture Hill in Augusta, then head south. In Oklahoma, they tour the National Lighter Museum in Guthrie and the Muelbacher Bunker in Cheyenne. In Texas, they visit Amarillo's Cadillac Ranch.

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#402 (1999) - Mountainair, NM to Beulah, CO Stops in the Southwest include Mountainair, NM, home of Rancho Bonito and Clem "Pop" Shaffer's hotel; the Tinkertown Museum in Sandia Park, NM; the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe; and Bishop's Castle in Beulah, CO.

SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#403 (1999) - St. Louis, MO to Beechgrove, TN In St. Louis, the team sees the "Dark Side of the Corn Dog." Then they top it off with the World's Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, IL. In Kentucky, they visit painter Helen LaFrance in Boaz and the Wigwam Village Motel in Cave City. Then it's on to a meeting with J.L. Nippers, a wood butcher from Bell Buckle, TN.

SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#404 (1999) - Brownsville, TN to Oxford, MS The three friends travel to Brownsville, TN on a quest to capture a one-of-a-kind metal sculpture from Billy Tripp. In Memphis, they visit the Center for Southern Folklore, the Crystal Shrine Grotto, and local painter Joe Light.

SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#405 (1999) - Kosciusko, MS to Rockford, AL Mike, Randy, and Don take in rare visions from Viola Hull's house in Kosciusko, MS, then stop for a visit with quilter Yvonne Wells. In Alabama, they have brief encounters with clay painter Jimmie Lee Suddeth of Fayette, the Ave Maria Grotto in Culmin, and the World's Largest Cast Iron Sculpture in Birmingham. SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#406 (1999) - Prattville, AL to Buena Vista, GA The guys begin with Butch Anthony's Alabama Mamma Jamma Car and Woods of Wonder Museum in Pittsview, AL. Other stops featured are the Land of Pasaquan in Buena Vista, GA; W.C. Rice's Cross Garden in Prattville, AL; and the church of Rev. Howard Finster of Summerville, GA.

TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#501 (2000) - Marshall, MO to Woodhull, IL The guys pay their respects to Jim the Wonder Dog in Marshall, MO, then honor ﬂower children at the country's only Hippie Memorial in Arcola, IL. From there, it's on to a house made of Fresca bottles, a totem pole carver, and the Jubilee Rock Gardens.

TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#502 (2000) - Arenzville, IL to Redford, MI The "burgoo capital of the world," Arenzville, IL; the world's largest wicker chair, Grand Junction, MI; George Zysk's Sign Shrine in Grand Haven; the Traveler's International Restaurant and Tuba Museum in Okemos; and Dmitri Szylak's Disneyland North in Hamtramck. / The Heidelberg Project

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#503 (2000) - Fort Riley, KS to Genoa, CO The wonders of Kansas include the Atomic Cannon in Fort Riley, a historical lingerie show in Junction City, the mechanical miniatures at the Boyer Gallery in Belleville, the world's largest ball of twine in Cawker City, the Garden of Eden and the Grassroots Art Museum in Lucas, Vera's Tavern in Hunter, and the Hall of Presidential Also Rans in Norton. Crossing the state line, the trip ends at another wonder: the Wonder Tower in Genoa, CO.

PROWLINʼ THE PRAIRIE

#504 (2000) - Pueblo, CO to Fort Collins, CO The guys start off in the steel mill town of Pueblo, CO, visiting with painter/poet Tony Perniciarro, then head to Colorado Springs to see humongous yard sculptures by Starr Kempf. Then they roll into Denver to talk with carver Bill Potts; swing by Boulder to meet Jennifer Heath, author of a book on velvet painting; and wind up in Fort Collins at the Swetsville Zoo & Chrome Rose Gallery.

NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#505 (2001) - Cheyenne, WY to Sheridan, WY The guys hit the Cowboy State, Wyoming, at Cheyenne, where they look at concrete sculptures and bottle buildings as well as Fred Apadocas' "That's Incredible" yard. Then it's on to Laramie and the Ames Pyramid, the Fossil House in Como Bluff, the birthplace of the "jackalope" in Douglas, and a welded memorial to Lewis and Clark in Sheridan. NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#506 (2001) - Joliet, MT to Regent, ND Sights under Montana's Big Sky include Charles Ringer's sculptures in Joliet, the not-to-be- missed "peeing ox" sculpture near Bozeman, more sculptures at "Urethra Park" in Missoula, Lee Steen's wooden ﬁgures in Great Falls, the Buffalo Nickel Buffalo and Ol' Shep statues in Benton, and Tim Anderson's "Little Mansion" in Roundup. Then the guys cross into North Dakota via the Enchanted Highway.

MILES & MILES...

#601 (2001) / Beaver, AR to Stuggart, AR More adventures in Arkansas: guitar maker Ed Stilley near Beaver Lake, sculptor Finton Shaw in Conway, the Old Mill and World's Second Largest Sundial in North Little Rock, and the Coat of Many Duck Heads at the Agricultural Museum in Stuttgart.

MILES & MILES...

#602 (2001) - Mena, AR to Port Arthur, TX Giant chain-link sculptures by Robert Wells in Grannis, AR; the legend of the Boggy Creek Monster in Texarkana; Charles Stagg's amazing home and artwork outside Beaumont, TX; and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. / Eye of the World / X-meah

SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#603 (2001) - Chauvin, LA to Abita Springs, LA Heading into the bayous of Louisiana, the guys visit Kenny Hill's Garden of Salvation in Chauvin. Then it's on to the Big Easy, New Orleans, to meet folk artists Dr. Bob and Big Al Taplet. On the Pearl River north of Lake Ponchartrain, Mike confronts his fear of alligators. And in Covington, the crew drops in on the wild and wacky UCM Museum.

SOUTHERN FLAVOR

#604 (2001) - Ocean Springs, MS to Vicksburg, MS Mississippi wonders: the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs, Bette Mott's Gingerbread House Tour in McComb, Earl Simmon's Folk Art Gallery in Bovina, Vicksburg painter Kenneth Humphreys, and the amazing roadside attraction known as Margaret's Grocery.

NEIGHBORLY NORTHERNERS

#605 (2001) - Kidder, MO to Minneapolis, MN The World's Largest Coffeepot in Stanton, IA; another Big Ball of Twine in Darwin, MN; the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices in Minneapolis; and Louis Wippich's Molehill in Sauk Rapids, MN. TAKINʼ IN IT TO THE LAKES

#606 (2001) - Osseo, WI to Pardeeville, WI Wisconsin wonders: LaReau's World of Miniatures in Pardee; Clyde Winia's dinosaur marsh outside Marshﬁeld; the Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, where even the bathrooms are fun; and dentist and proliﬁc artist Rudy Rotter of Manituwoc.

EASTERN WEASELING

#701 (2003) - Columbia, MO to Versailles, KY A backyard roller coaster in Indiana, the never-quite-ﬁnished medieval castle between Lexington and Versailles, and woodcarver Marvin Finn of Louisville. / Hard Dayʼs Nite B&B

EASTERN WEASELING

#702 (2003) - Morehead, KY to Hurricane, WV Folk artist Minnie Adkins of Isonville, Jessie & Ronald Cooper, Rev. Herman Hayes, and West Virginia sculptor/painter Earl Albert Gray. / Kentucky Folk Art Center

EASTERN WEASELING

#703 (2003) - Mt. Airy, NC to Prospect Hill, NC In North Carolina, the guys visit Sam "The Dot Man" McMillan in Winston-Salem and Clyde Jones' "Critter Crossing" in Bynum. / Benny Carter, Hubert Walters.

EASTERN WEASELING

#704 (2003) - Raleigh, NC to Lucama, NC Stops in North Carolina include Q.J. Stephenson's Trapper's Lodge in Garysburg and Vollis Simpson's Incredible Windmill Park in Lucama. / Richard Brown

EASTERN WEASELING

#705 (2003) - Floyd, VA to Colonial Beach, VA Virginia marvels, including Richard Howell's yard art near Richmond and the Throne of the Third Millennium in Williamsburg. / Melissa Polhamus, John Anderson

EASTERN WEASELING

#706 (2003) - Baltimore, MD to Washington, DC The American Museum of Visionary Art in Baltimore and the Squished Penny Museum in Washington, DC.

NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#801 (2004) - Loveland, OH to Columbus, OH In Loveland, OH, the guys marvel at the enchanting Château LaRoche, a Norman-style castle built by one visionary man and his "Knights of the Golden Trail" over the course of 30 years. In Wapokeneta, they stop by Jim Bowsher's yard for a look at the Temple of Tolerance, a giant rock sculpture he erected without the use of a single power tool. NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#802 (2004) - Zanesville, OH to Shartlesville, PA In Ohio, the guys stop at the Warther Carvings Museum in Dover, which houses Ernest Warther's intricate carvings of the history of the steam engine, Lincoln's funeral train, and other historical subjects. Moving on to Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area, they encounter homemade instrument maker Karl Mullen, painter Kathleen Ferri, and the ultimate "tiny town" of Shartlesville.

NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#803 (2004) - Bethlehem, PA to Newark, NJ Visits with Pennsylvania artist Mr. Imagination (Bethlehem), who survived a shooting and emerged from his near-death experience with a desire to make art from found objects, and Isaiah Zagar (Philadelphia), whose quest to "tile the world" can be seen at work in some incredible mosaics in and on buildings along South Street. / Kevin Sampson

NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#804 (2004) - Montague, NJ to Pittsford, VT The guys visit an "illuminated garden" at Luna Parc, a fantasy world in the woods created by Ricky Boscarino in Montague, NJ. Heading into New York, they stumble upon a yard full of heads carved by Ted Ludwiczak of Haverstraw, who retired from his job as a contact lens maker and started carving at 67. Back across the state line, they discover the intricate thread artwork created by Troy's Ray Materson from unraveled socks.

NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#805 (2004) - Burlington, VT to Stonington, ME Randy, Mike, and Don cross a rare floating bridge in Brookfield, VT—though not without some trepidation—to get to Gayleen Aiken in Barre. She's a painter, musician, puppeteer, and all- around force of nature, now in her early 70s, who says she made her first art at age 3. At St. Johnsbury's Fairbanks Museum, they see some even older art: a collection of patriotic and whimsical woven pieces incorporating the bodies of insects, created by a New Jersey man in the 1800s. / Hope Cemetery

NEXT STOP NEW ENGLAND

#806 (2004) - Bath, ME to Providence, RI The guys linger a bit—possibly a bit too long—in the Loony Lagoon in Bath, ME, where Phillip Day, a retired shipbuilder, has some pretty wacky yard art. In Pigeon Cove, MA, they visit Ellis Stenman's environmentally aware Paper House, which includes desks, radios, and clocks all made from newspapers.

BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#901 (2005) - Kansas City, MO to Lucas, KS A collection of Kansas wonders: pun-tastic assemblage maker John Woods in Kansas City, 93- year-old chewing gum artist Betty Milliken in Lawrence, Kracht's Castle in Junction City, and the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things in Lucas. BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#902 (2005) - La Crosse, KS to Waxahachie, TX Sign maker M.T. Liggett in Mullinville, KS; carver Glenn Stark in Kingman, KS; Wichita rock gardener Dan Beck; a tiny chapel in Ardmore, OK; scrap metal sculptor David Strickland in Red Oak, TX; and the Webb Gallery of Outsider Art in Waxahachie, TX.

BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#903 (2005) - Huntsville, TX to Houston, TX A giant Sam Houston in Huntsville, TX, plus two stops in Houston: the annual Art Car Parade and Cleveland "Flower Man" Turner.

BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#904 (2005) - Katy, TX to San Antonio, TX More Texas sites and sights: a Chinese extravaganza known as the Forbidden Gardens in Katy, a big pecan in Seguin, the Rev. Seymour Perkins, Ed Clark's Christmas House, and the Toilet Seat Art Museum in San Antonio. / Sam Mirelez / Dionicio Rodriguez

BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#905 (2005) - Caplinger Mills, MO to St. Louis, MO Dinosaur World and Mitchell's Folly Folk Art Gallery in Eureka Springs, AR; painter David Kontra in Hartville, MO; barbecue in a cave in Richland, MO; trick-shot pool player Charles "Spitball" Darling in Washington, MO; and more from the City Museum in St. Louis.

BACK TO THE BREADBASKET

#906 (2005) - Mexico, MO to Fort Dodge, IA Elvis jumpsuit maker Kay Murphy in Mexico, MO; scrap metal welder Bob Smithy in Plevna, MO; a great grotto at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, IA; the World's Largest Cheeto in Algona, IA; and Dick Kopp's Planet Garbage creations in Fort Dodge, IA.