Returning the Favor - Season 3

Returning the Favor - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes23
DatesNov. 27, 2018 - Aug. 26, 2019
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Episodes

Saving Our Veterans
Season 3Episode 130 min

Saving Our Veterans

Mike and the team kick off season three with a trip to Wyandotte, Michigan, to meet Ann Rudisill, a spitfire Vietnam War era Veteran who started Downriver for Veterans, an organization that provides a wide range of assistance to local Veterans in the Wyandotte community.

Nov. 27, 2018
Coach of the Year
Season 3Episode 230 min

Coach of the Year

Batter up! This week Mike recruits the St. Louis Cardinals to help return the favor to a Missouri coach who provides free sporting equipment to kids.

Dez. 4, 2018
A Leader with (Lawn) Care
Season 3Episode 330 min

A Leader with (Lawn) Care

Mike and the team race to the Motor City to honor Eric Miller, a man who runs a youth leadership training program that provides free lawn care services to veterans.

Dez. 11, 2018
The 89-Year-Old Golfer!
Season 3Episode 430 min

The 89-Year-Old Golfer!

Mike tees off with an 89-year-old golfer who's found a way to share his love of the sport by building a course where the community can play for free.

Dez. 18, 2018
A Firefighter Christmas
Season 3Episode 530 min

A Firefighter Christmas

It's a hero's Christmas morning as Mike and the team head to Texas to honor a local volunteer fighter, Blake "PeeWee" Henson and his band of brothers, the Texas Firewalkers.

Dez. 25, 2018
Fences for Fido
Season 3Episode 630 min

Fences for Fido

The team heads to Oregon to meet an incredible group of volunteers who are helping turn dog chains into dog shelters.

Jan. 1, 2019
The Weights Veterans Carry
Season 3Episode 730 min

The Weights Veterans Carry

This week the team is in Texas to meet Justin "Boflex" Bohannon, an Army Veteran who is lifting up Veterans with PTSD through fitness.

Jan. 8, 2019
Fighting for the Trades
Season 3Episode 830 min

Fighting for the Trades

This week we are in Colorado to thank shop teacher Dave Franks and honor his efforts to bring shop class back to schools.

Jan. 15, 2019
The Bra Fairy
Season 3Episode 930 min

The Bra Fairy

Snow falls on the Nation's Capitol as the team attempts to reward Dana Marlow; a woman who collects and distributes bras and hygiene products to women in need.

Jan. 22, 2019
Every Kid Deserves a Birthday Party
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Every Kid Deserves a Birthday Party

Mike is in Pittsburgh this week to surprise Megs Yunn, a woman who is making sure that every child in the city of Pittsburgh is celebrated on their birthday.

Jan. 29, 2019
The Mother Saving the South Side
Season 3Episode 1130 min

The Mother Saving the South Side

Mike and the crew head to the Windy City to Return the Favor to LaTanya Johnson, an incredible woman who created a free after school program for children in her community in hopes of breaking the cycle of crime and violence that is currently plaguing the area.

Juni 4, 2019
An 82-Year-Old Small Town Hero
Season 3Episode 1230 min

An 82-Year-Old Small Town Hero

Everything is bigger in the great state of Texas, including the do-gooders! This week, Mike and the team honor 82-year-old Barney C Jones, a man who has devoted his life to serving seniors in his small town of Royse City.

Juni 11, 2019
Shoes for Kids
Season 3Episode 1330 min

Shoes for Kids

Mike and the team lace up their boots and ride into Houston to Return the Favor to Alisa Ward and her organization that provides new shoes to children who are living in poverty throughout their home state of Texas.

Juni 17, 2019
A Big Guy with a Big Heart
Season 3Episode 1430 min

A Big Guy with a Big Heart

It's tornado season in Oklahoma as Mike and the team storm into town to meet Adam Ely, a larger than life disabled veteran who is traveling around his community repairing vehicles for folks that are experiencing hard luck.

Juni 24, 2019
Gold Star Mom
Season 3Episode 1530 min

Gold Star Mom

Mike, the crew and Mike's parents are sweating it out in sunny Florida this week and meet Kelly Kowall, an inspiring Gold Star Mother who created a military retreat that provides veterans and military families a tranquil place to heal upon returning home from the battlefield or losing a loved one in the service.

Juli 1, 2019
Giving Back: One Man's Fight Against Homeless
Season 3Episode 1630 min

Giving Back: One Man's Fight Against Homeless

In this episode of RTF, Mike and the crew head to Spokane, WA to spend time with Rick Clark: a formerly homeless do-gooder who hit the reset button and is now giving back by providing backpacks filled with resources to those in need.

Juli 8, 2019
The Firefighters Fiercest Fight
Season 3Episode 1730 min

The Firefighters Fiercest Fight

Grab your beads and beignets! Mike and the team are in the Big Easy this week to meet "Chuckles", AKA T.J. Maury, a superhero firefighter with a heart of gold who laughs in the face of adversity as he battles the biggest villain of his life, stage three colon cancer.

Juli 15, 2019
The Kitchen Table
Season 3Episode 1830 min

The Kitchen Table

Mike and the team are in Rochelle, Illinois to break bread with Carolyn Brown, owner of "The Kitchen Table" a pay-what-you-can restaurant that provides home-cooked meals to folks in her community that have fallen on hard times.

Juli 22, 2019
A Snake Hunter
Season 3Episode 1930 min

A Snake Hunter

Things get a little swampy down in the Everglades as Mike and the crew return the favor to Tom Rahill of the Swamp Apes: An organization that not only helps veterans struggling with PTSD, but assists in the removal of invasive species from the area.

Juli 29, 2019
A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights Back
Season 3Episode 2030 min

A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights Back

It's hammer time! Mike and the crew head to Louisiana to meet the Hammer of Hollygrove-Dixon, Miss Brenda Lomax-Brown, a 73-year-old firecracker of a woman, who is doing everything in her power to improve the conditions of her forgotten New Orleans neighborhood.

Aug. 5, 2019
The NJ Woman Who Will Never Forget
Season 3Episode 2130 min

The NJ Woman Who Will Never Forget

Mike and the team find themselves a stone's throw from New York City, in the suburbs of New Jersey to surprise Megan McDowell: the founder of Heartworks: an organization of female Do-Gooder's helping local families to heal in times of grief, illness or injury. This incredible initiative was born out of the kindness shown to her family after losing a loved one in the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001.

Aug. 12, 2019
Pin-Ups for Vets
Season 3Episode 2230 min

Pin-Ups for Vets

It's time to strike-a-pose! Mike and the team (bathing) suit up to meet Pin-Up for Vets founder Gina Elise, who created a non-profit organization that empowers female veterans through makeovers and photoshoots. The organization then uses those photos to create a calendar which helps Gina raise funds for VA hospitals nationwide.

Aug. 19, 2019
One Soldier's Inspiration to Serve
Season 3Episode 2330 min

One Soldier's Inspiration to Serve

The Returning the Favor Effect Page comes to life when Mike and the team find themselves in the Heart of Dixie to meet MSgt. Rob Dinsmore - a 30-year retired Air Force Veteran who was inspired to help local Alabama vets suffering from PTSD after watching the premiere episode of Returning the Favor: Operation Combat Bikesaver.

Aug. 26, 2019

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