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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.
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