Returning The Favor

Season 3

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.

Where to Watch Season 3

23 Episodes

  • Saving our Veterans
    E1
    Saving our VeteransMike and the team travel 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 community.
  • Coach Of The Year
    E2
    Coach Of The YearBatter 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.
  • Raising the Youth of Detroit
    E3
    Raising the Youth of DetroitMike 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.
  • The 89-Year-Old Golfer!
    E4
    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.
  • A Firefighter Christmas
    E5
    A Firefighter ChristmasIt'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.
  • Fences for Fido
    E6
    Fences for FidoThe team heads to Oregon to meet an incredible group of volunteers who are helping turn dog chains into dog shelters.
  • The Weights Veterans Carry
    E7
    The Weights Veterans CarryThis week the team is in Texas to meet Justin "Boflex" Bohannon, an Army Veteran who is lifting up Veterans with PTSD through fitness.
  • Fighting for the Trades
    E8
    Fighting for the TradesThis week Mike and the team are in Colorado to thank shop teacher Dave Franks and honor his efforts to bring shop class back to schools.
  • The Bra Fairy
    E9
    The Bra FairySnow 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.
  • Every Kid Deserves a Birthday Party
    E10
    Every Kid Deserves a Birthday PartyMike 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.
  • The Mother Saving the South Side
    E11
    The Mother Saving the South SideMike 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.
  • An 82-Year-Old Small Town Hero
    E12
    An 82-Year-Old Small Town HeroEverything 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.
  • Shoes For Kids
    E13
    Shoes For KidsMike 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.
  • A Big Guy With A Big Heart
    E14
    A Big Guy With A Big HeartIt’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.
  • Gold Star Mom
    E15
    Gold Star MomKelly Kowall, an inspiring Gold Star Mother, 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.
  • From Homeless To Do-Gooder
    E16
    From Homeless To Do-GooderSchool is in session as 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.
  • The Firefighters Fiercest Fight
    E17
    The Firefighters Fiercest FightMike 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.
  • The Kitchen Table
    E18
    The Kitchen TableMike 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.
  • A Snake Hunter
    E19
    A Snake HunterThings 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.
  • A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights Back
    E20
    A Forgotten Neighborhood Fights BackMike heads 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.
  • The NJ Woman Who Will Never Forget
    E21
    The NJ Woman Who Will Never ForgetMike and the team find themselves 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.
  • Pin-Ups for Vets
    E22
    Pin-Ups for VetsMike 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.
  • One Soldier's Inspiration to Serve
    E23
    One Soldier's Inspiration to ServeMike 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 Operation Combat Bikesaver (2017).

 

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