Episodes List
Ep.1 Mosquitoes and Moon Pies
Air Date: 1985-04-16
Shep assumes the role of Swamp Man, searching for his roots -- and a pickerel "so big you don't dare look it in the eye" -- as he visits the Okefenokee Swamp.
Ep.2 Filthy Rich at Last
Air Date: 1985-04-30
Shep enjoys a leisurely cruise on a yacht -- or as the old man would say, "a boat that doesn't do anything."
Ep.3 Bourbon and Major Wilkes' Rocking Chair
Air Date: 1985-05-07
Spanish moss...stately mansions...a mint julep, fine cigar and the rocking chair on the veranda...the best of the Old South comes to life when Shep pays a visit.
Ep.4 The Great American Tourist Trap
Air Date: 1985-05-21
Shep poses as an American tourist in order to learn more about the more popular vacation spots.
Ep.5 Cha-Cha Lessons on C Deck at 9am
Air Date: 1985-05-28
Shep boards the S.S. Emerald Sea in Miami in search of true romance.
Ep.6 Down in Death Valley
Air Date: 1985-06-04
Shep and his trusty burro, Flower, wander among mirages and cacti as they follow the trail of the 49ers.
Ep.7 The Devil on the Bayou
Air Date: 1985-06-11
Shep -- as the devil -- spends a weekend in New Orleans. You can see him playing chess...slurping oysters...or accompanying the Olympia Brass Marching Band on kazoo.
Ep.8 I Love Cars, So There, Ralph Nader!
Air Date: 1985-06-25
Shep supervises the assembly of his own Ford Mustang, then takes a lap around Indianapolis Speedway in a 1924 Dusenberg against racing great "Duke" Nalon.
Ep.9 Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town
Air Date: 1985-07-02
What's Chicago? It's the White Sox; Dave Garroway; the White Sox; Kukla, Fran and Ollie -- and of course, the White Sox. Chicagoan Studs Terkel joins Shep in a celebration of The Windy City.
Ep.10 Here Today, Guam Tomorrow
Air Date: 1985-07-09
Shep examines the life of a remittance man living off government stipend on the island of Guam, the island's local legends, its most scenic places, and the importance of family life to its residents.
