Returning the Favor - Season 2

Returning the Favor - Season 2

Season 2

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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Episodes31
DatesDec 19, 2017 - Aug 28, 2018
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Episodes

The Cop Who Saved Christmas
Season 2Episode 130 min

The Cop Who Saved Christmas

On a very special holiday episode of Returning the Favor: Mike and his jolly crew of producers bring the North Pole to sunny Panama City, Florida in hopes of surprising the Salvage Santa (Mike Jones). A local hero, who spends all year refurbishing old bikes out of his tiny Santa workshop and distributes them to children during the holidays.

Dec 19, 2017
The Community Responds
Season 2Episode 210 min

The Community Responds

While hard at work on the road shooting season 2 of Returning the Favor, Mike takes a moment to check back in on Katie Hughes, an honoree from season one who is introducing young girls to the trades in hopes of narrowing the skills gap.

Dec 26, 2017
John's Dirty Job
Season 2Episode 310 min

John's Dirty Job

While on the road shooting season 2 of Returning the Favor, Mike takes a break to surprise John Middleswarth, a former truck driver from Zebulon, North Carolina who is doing his part to make sure that the streets and parks in his town stay clean.

Jan 2, 2018
Donovan Update
Season 2Episode 410 min

Donovan Update

While back on the road shooting season 2 of Returning the Favor Mike sends a team to Albuquerque, New Mexico to help an overwhelmed Donovan Smith (Season 1) finish his final 200 soap orders that poured in after Mike rallied the RTF community to support him several months back.

Jan 9, 2018
One Mom's Mission
Season 2Episode 510 min

One Mom's Mission

This week the RTF team heads over to Pleasant Grove, Utah to Return the Favor to a woman named Jazmine Edwards who runs a boutique called U.G.L.Y's closet: an incredible resource for single mothers.

Jan 16, 2018
Gratitude is on the Menu
Season 2Episode 610 min

Gratitude is on the Menu

The RTF team heads South to Jackson, Tennessee to learn more about Amy Crenshaw and the ComeUnity Cafe; a local staple that feeds patrons regardless of if they can afford it or not.

Jan 23, 2018
Thank You for Your Service
Season 2Episode 710 min

Thank You for Your Service

The Returning the Favor team heads down to Davidson, NC to thank Dan Berei, a U.S Army veteran who started Combat Flags, an operation inspired by America's combat soldiers and the struggle they continue to endure.

Jan 30, 2018
A Square to Spare
Season 2Episode 810 min

A Square to Spare

This week the RTF team are in Lawrenceville Georgia to meet Kendall Robinson a young woman who has taken it upon herself to make sure that her community has access to toilet paper.

Feb 6, 2018
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Season 2Episode 930 min

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Mike and the team are back honoring amazing Americans with full episodes of "Returning the Favor!" This week the team stops into Twin Falls, Idaho to meet Luke Mickelson who started Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization whose mission is to ensure that no child in their town ever has to sleep on the floor.

Feb 13, 2018
Against All Odds
Season 2Episode 1030 min

Against All Odds

Mike and the crew head to the Big Apple to learn more about Goldin Martinez and his program Get Focused; a movement designed to empower young people to read through exercise.

Feb 20, 2018
The Garage of Blessings
Season 2Episode 1130 min

The Garage of Blessings

Mike and the crew head over to Oak Harbor, Washington to learn more about Kristina Miller and the Garage of Blessings; a local donation based garage that was started to help "serve those who have a need" in her Washington community.

Feb 27, 2018
Alton's Toy Story
Season 2Episode 1230 min

Alton's Toy Story

Mike and the team are in West Jordan Utah to return the favor to Alton Thacker a 82 year old man who started Tiny Tim's Foundation; a workshop that has produced over 800,000 toy cars for children all over the world.

Mar 6, 2018
Tough Love
Season 2Episode 1330 min

Tough Love

Mike and the crew are in Lancaster County PA to learn more about Carol Stark AKA the Crazy Lady, a woman who goes above and beyond to help local children who have fallen through the cracks.

Mar 13, 2018
Serving Up Second Chances
Season 2Episode 1430 min

Serving Up Second Chances

Mike and the crew head south to San Antonio, Texas to meet up with Alice "Ma" Harper at Ma Harper's Creole Kitchen. For the last 25 years, Ma has been serving up award winning gumbo to the locals as well as second chances to the formerly incarcerated, who otherwise would have nowhere else to turn for employment and guidance.

Mar 20, 2018
Bully Rehab
Season 2Episode 1530 min

Bully Rehab

Mike and the crew are in Yuma Arizona to meet Carlos Flores, a remarkable man who started BRAG, a bully rehab awareness gym that is doing its part time to combat the bullying epidemic.

Mar 27, 2018
Soldier Dogs
Season 2Episode 1630 min

Soldier Dogs

Mike and the team head to Woodbridge, Virginia to meet Chris and Amanda Baity who run Semper K9, an organization that is rescuing dogs and Veterans.

Apr 3, 2018
Rebuilding the Big Easy
Season 2Episode 1730 min

Rebuilding the Big Easy

Mike and the team head south to Louisiana to learn more about Dwayne "Prince" Holmes and his organization Youth Rebuilding New Orleans, a youth-based non-profit that is rebuilding their community by purchasing and repairing blighted homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Apr 10, 2018
Honoring the Brave
Season 2Episode 1830 min

Honoring the Brave

This week the RTF team is in Prescott, Arizona to honor Deborah Pfingston & Roxanne Warneke and The Wildland Firefighter Guardian Institute. A group of women who are doing everything in their power to improve wild land firefighting practices, in hopes of avoiding tragedy.

Apr 17, 2018
Adah's Dirty Laundry
Season 2Episode 1930 min

Adah's Dirty Laundry

Mike and the team drop into South Carolina in hopes of Returning the Favor to Adahlia Nix, a remarkable young woman who organizes a weekly laundry service for those in her Greenville community that are struggling to make ends meet.

Apr 24, 2018
All the Shingle Ladies
Season 2Episode 2030 min

All the Shingle Ladies

Mike and the crew are in Forest City, North Carolina to learn more about the Women Roofers, a collective of tenacious women of a certain age, who are making an impact by fixing roofs for local residents in need.

May 1, 2018
The Girl Who Feeds the Hungry
Season 2Episode 2130 min

The Girl Who Feeds the Hungry

Mike and the team are back on the road! This week traveling to Mount Olive, North Carolina to surprise thirteen-year-old Mackenzie "Kenzie" Hinson who established the Make A Difference Food Pantry in an effort to fight hunger in her home town.

Jun 19, 2018
Grounds of Love
Season 2Episode 2230 min

Grounds of Love

Mike and the crew head west to North Bend, Washington to surprise Kristin Zuray and her organization, the Trail Youth, a local non profit using coffee, donuts & love to positively impact the lives of local teens in Washington State.

Jun 26, 2018
Saving Kids on the Farm
Season 2Episode 2330 min

Saving Kids on the Farm

Mike and the gang swing into Springfield, Ohio to return the favor to Debbie McCullough and Cathy Tofstad; two best friends who run the On the Rise Farm, a local non profit organization serving at-risk youth in Clark County through hard work, compassion and work ethic.

Jul 3, 2018
Beauty and the Beets
Season 2Episode 2430 min

Beauty and the Beets

Mike and the Crew are in sunny Miami, Florida this week to meet Asha Loring, a remarkable young woman who's organization Health in the Hood is not only improving the lives of food dessert residents but also improving the physical landscape of the hometown.

Jul 10, 2018
The Can Lady
Season 2Episode 2530 min

The Can Lady

Mike and the team speed into Indianapolis, Indiana to meet up with Mary Stumpp and The Can Lady Project: a recycling initiative that donates field trips and supplies to teachers in local Indianapolis schools... all funded by, you guessed it, cans! Since its inception the project has generated over $60K in donations.

Jul 17, 2018
To Serve and Protect
Season 2Episode 2630 min

To Serve and Protect

Mike and the team swing into to Canton Ohio, home of the football hall of fame, to get to know Officer LaMar Sharpe and the "Be a Better Me Foundation" a movement that encourages and empowers inner city youth by providing access to positive role models.

Jul 24, 2018
Veterans Helping Veterans
Season 2Episode 2730 min

Veterans Helping Veterans

This week the RTF crew heads to Conesus, New York to meet up with Justin Cogswell; the founder of Operation Build Up: a Veteran run non-profit that assists local Veterans in need of transportation by giving them refurbished vehicles.

Jul 31, 2018
Food 4 Kids
Season 2Episode 2830 min

Food 4 Kids

This week the Returning the Favor team heads into the Granite State, to meet Isidro Rodriguez, an incredible young man who is raising funds to clear student lunch debt in his Haverhill, New Hampshire, community.

Aug 7, 2018
In Memory of Ian
Season 2Episode 2930 min

In Memory of Ian

Mike and the team head to Encinitas, California to meet John & Alison Barry who after the tragic passing of their son Ian, decided to start Rollin' From The Heart: A foundation that uses skateboarding as a vehicle to help empower and invigorate at risk youth in the community.

Aug 14, 2018
An American Second Chance
Season 2Episode 3030 min

An American Second Chance

This week we're back in Mike's hometown of Baltimore, Maryland to shine the spotlight on Project Jumpstart: A pre-apprenticeship training program that provides a fresh start to low-income city residents who want to enter the construction trade.

Aug 21, 2018
Standing with Coal Country
Season 2Episode 3130 min

Standing with Coal Country

We're pulling out all the stops for the season finale! Returning the Favor alumni Kenzie Hinson and the Women Roofers meet up with Mike and the crew in the heart of coal country - Welch, West Virginia to surprise Linda McKinney of Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Bank: an organization that helps feed thousands of struggling residents each year.

Aug 28, 2018

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