Timeless - Season 1

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Wrist Wrestling / Lama Kunga

1 - Wrist Wrestling / Lama Kunga

Air Date: January 1, 2005

Wrist Wrestling The national wrist wrestling tournament in Reno, Nevada brings together athletes from across the country to compete in an event based on brute strength. Focusing on a father and son team, we watch them train and the son competes under the watchful eye of his father. Lama Kunga The spiritual reincarnation of an 11th century Buddhist monk, Lama Kunga Rinpoche was taken from his home in Tibet at the age of six to enter the monastery. In 1959, he was sent to the United States by the Dalai Lama as a spiritual guide to the unenlightened in this country. Playing in his traditional Buddhist garb, Lama Kunga plays 18 holes two to three times a week. We followed him through a lesson with a local pro and a round of 18 holes to explore the connections between golf and enlightenment.

McFarland Cross Country / Senior Hockey

2 - McFarland Cross Country / Senior Hockey

Air Date: January 8, 2005

McFarland Cross Country This boys' cross country team from central California is comprised completely of kids from Mexican immigrant families. The community is terribly poor and to support their families, the runners and their parents pick grapes in nearby fields. Though neighboring schools and teams are more financially secure, McFarland's runners are the class of California winning nine state championships and dominating nearly every year. Senior Hockey John Burnofsky, aka "Mr. B", claims at 93-years-old to be the oldest living active hockey player. We follow his team at the National Senior Olympics on their quest for gold.

Easton vs. Phillipsburg

3 - Easton vs. Phillipsburg

Air Date: January 22, 2005

Easton vs. Phillipsburg For nearly a century these two bordering towns that are separated by the Delaware River have been playing their annual Thanksgiving day football game. This monumental game highlights the heated rivalry, tradition and history between the two communities. This year's game marks only the second time in the game's history that both teams enter the game undefeated.

Prison Chess / Barton Football

4 - Prison Chess / Barton Football

Air Date: January 29, 2005

Prison Chess Each year, Princeton's top chess players travel to the Trenton State Penitentiary to take on inmates at the maximum security prison. The tournament pits fifty felons against three of the Ivy League's finest. Barton Football Barton, Arkansas is town so small that it cannot be found on most maps. Fielding a football team at a school with only a handful of students is a challenge, but Coach Frank McClellan has still managed to win eight state championships and has never had a losing season in his 34 years at Barton High School.

Willie McQueen / Bench Press

5 - Willie McQueen / Bench Press

Air Date: February 5, 2005

Willie McQueen A junior defensive tackle at Flint Southwestern Academy, Willie McQueen has played football since seventh grade. The loss of his legs in a train accident at age seven hasn't dampened his spirits or stopped Willie from stuffing the run. Bench Press Devan Doan is your typical teenage girl – who happens to be able to bench press well over 200 pounds. Devan and her family travel to Cleveland, Ohio for the World Bench Press Championships.

Pop Warner / Table Tennis

6 - Pop Warner / Table Tennis

Air Date: February 12, 2005

Pop Warner Driven by intense coaches and cheering parents, the nation's best Pop Warner teams compete for the right to be called national champions. Table Tennis Hall of Famer Lily Yip is the matriarch of the first family of American table tennis. Her clan travels to Las Vegas to vie for spots on the US national team.

Metro Academy / Ice Climbing

7 - Metro Academy / Ice Climbing

Air Date: February 19, 2005

Metro Academy The students on Lookout Mountain are not here by choice. This school within a maximum security prison hopes that basketball can help rehabilitate its juvenile offenders. Ice Climbing Driven by adrenaline, climbers at the Ouray Ice Festival attempt to scale the Uncompahgre Gorge's icy face as fast as humanly possible.

Bull Riding / Toboggan Championships

8 - Bull Riding / Toboggan Championships

Air Date: March 5, 2005

Bull Riding What drives a modern day cowboy? We ride with Tony Mendes, a third generation Bull Rider in search of the million dollar PBR title.. Toboggan Championships In Camden, Maine, the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships pits local competitors against out of town newcomers in a battle to determine who's got the fastest sled on Ragged Mountain.

Roller Derby / Willie McQueen

9 - Roller Derby / Willie McQueen

Air Date: March 12, 2005

Roller Derby Decked out in skirts and skates, the LA Derby Dolls are reviving roller derby in Los Angeles. The featured match pits Puncherello and the Tough Cookies against Suzy Snakeyes and the Sirens. Willie McQueen A junior defensive tackle at Flint Southwestern Academy, Willie McQueen has played football since seventh grade. The loss of his legs in a train accident at age seven hasn¹t dampened his spirits or stopped Willie from stuffing the run.

World Pond Hockey Championships / Ice Fishing

10 - World Pond Hockey Championships / Ice Fishing

Air Date: March 19, 2005

World Pond Hockey Championships Facing temperatures below zero and opponents from around the world, 96 teams converge on the town of Plaster Rock in New Brunswick, Canada. The teams compete on local ponds for a shot at glory and replica of the Stanley Cup. Ice Fishing Characters hardened from years of fishing in frigid weather compete in two-man teams to claim their sport's most prestigious prize. Spread across Lake Mary's 2,000 acres, they endure winter in Minnesota while using all sorts of gimmicks to coax fish out of the frozen water.

Westminster Dog Show / Mr. B

11 - Westminster Dog Show / Mr. B

Air Date: March 26, 2005

Westminster Dog Show Dog enthusiasts from around the world parade their meticulously groomed pets before the judges at Madison Square Garden. The dogs come in all shapes and sizes, just as their handlers come from all walks of life. Mr. B John Burnosky, aka "Mr. B", claims at 93-years-old to be the world's oldest active hockey player. We follow his team at the National Senior Olympics on their quest for gold.

U.P. 200 / Ice Climbing

12 - U.P. 200 / Ice Climbing

Air Date: April 2, 2005

U.P. 200 Mushers endure frigid temperatures and sleep deprivation while racing their dog teams across 260 miles of Michigan's frozen Upper Peninsula. Ice Climbing Driven by adrenaline, climbers at the Ouray Ice Festival attempt to scale the Uncompahgre Gorge's icy face as fast as humanly possible.

Ann Wolfe / Lama Kunga

13 - Ann Wolfe / Lama Kunga

Air Date: April 9, 2005

Ann Wolfe After living with her children for two years under a tree in Austin, Texas, Ann Wolfe was discovered by a local trainer who molded her into a ferocious boxer. Wolfe has parlayed her innate toughness and brawler instincts into a super middleweight world title. Will Laila Ali dare to take her on? Lama Kunga The spiritual reincarnation of an 11th century Buddhist monk, Lama Kunga Rinpoche was taken from his home in Tibet at the age of six to enter the monastery. Now living in the Bay Area, Lama Kunga plays 18 holes two to three times a week, searching for the connection between golf and enlightenment.

Navy brigades / Fencing

14 - Navy brigades / Fencing

Air Date: April 16, 2005

Navy brigades In Annapolis, Maryland, the US Naval Academy holds its 64th annual brigade boxing championship. America's future leaders battle to have their names engraved as brigade champion. Fencing Carlton Henry is a member of the Peter Westbrook fencing foundation. The free foundation which caters to inner city children, produces olympians and saves lives alike.

Rattlesnake Roundup / McFarland Cross Country

15 - Rattlesnake Roundup / McFarland Cross Country

Air Date: April 23, 2005

Rattlesnake Roundup Snake hunters from across the Southwest converge on Sweetwater, Texas to weigh in a winter's worth of deadly rattlers. Brought in by the barrelful, the hunters compete to see who colleted the most. McFarland Cross Country This boys' cross country team from central California is comprised completely of kids from Mexican immigrant families. The community is terribly poor and to support their families, the runners and their parents pick grapes in nearby fields. Though neighboring teams are more financially secure, McFarland's runners are the class of California, winning nine state championships and dominating nearly every year.

Handicappers / Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins

16 - Handicappers / Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins

Air Date: April 30, 2005

Handicappers Ever dream of hitting a trifecta? Los Angeles handicappers Jack Karlik and Jimmy “The Hat” Allard set the odds and know a thing or two about what it takes to win at the track. Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins Former super stock driver Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins has revolutionized drag racing with his engine building techniques. The cantankerous NHRA legend is a mechanical mad scientist who fuels the sport he helped build.

Tony Kanaan / Wrist Wrestling

17 - Tony Kanaan / Wrist Wrestling

Air Date: May 14, 2005

Tony Kanaan Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan won three races on his way to the 2004 Indy Car Series Championship. Go into pit row with Kanaan and his Andretti/Green racing team at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Wrist Wrestling</b< The national wrist wrestling tournament in Reno, Nevada brings together athletes from across the country to compete in an event of brute strength. Under the watchful eye of his father, Boomer Reagan takes his shot at the title.

James "Bubba" Stewart / Table Tennis

18 - James "Bubba" Stewart / Table Tennis

Air Date: June 4, 2005

James "Bubba" Stewart Since he started riding at age three, James Stewart has been a phenom on a dirt bike. Having graduated to the 250cc class, Stewart goes toe to toe with the elite of the Supercross circuit. Table Tennis Hall of Famer Lily Yip is the matriarch of the first family of American table tennis. Her clan travels to Las Vegas to vie for spots on the US national team.

Ohio Wrestling / Metro Academy

19 - Ohio Wrestling / Metro Academy

Air Date: June 11, 2005

Ohio Wrestling Ohio's Grade School Wrestling Championships showcase the future of the sport in one of the most competitive states in the country. Mario Guillen and his teammates from the East Toledo Wrestling Club give it everything they have. Metro Academy The students on Lookout Mountain are not here by choice. This school within a maximum security prison hopes that basketball can help rehabilitate its juvenile offenders.

Quad Rugby / Rattlesnake Roundup

20 - Quad Rugby / Rattlesnake Roundup

Air Date: June 18, 2005

Quad Rugby Most people could not fathom quadriplegics speeding around in wheelchairs playing a game that was once called "murderball." But at the Quad Rugby National Championships, competitors vie for the national title while proving their true athleticism and strength of spirit. Rattlesnake Roundup Snake hunters from across the Southwest converge on Sweetwater, Texas to weigh in a winter's worth of deadly rattlers. Brought in by the barrelful, the hunters compete to see who colleted the most.

Show 21

21 - Show 21

Air Date: June 25, 2005

ET / Alan Zinter

22 - ET / Alan Zinter

Air Date: July 2, 2005

ET 3,600+ consecutive games and counting. Meet Ernie Tyler, the Baltimore Orioles “Real Iron Man”. Alan Zinter What is life like in the Minor Leagues- one step from reaching your life’s goal. Ask Alan Zinter, he’s been chasing his dream since 1989.

Compton Cricket / Navy Brigades

23 - Compton Cricket / Navy Brigades

Air Date: July 9, 2005

Compton Cricket The city of Compton and the game of cricket hardly go hand in hand. But for area activist Ted Hayes, that was all the more reason to bring the two together. Navy Brigades In Annapolis, Maryland, the US Naval Academy holds its 64th annual brigade boxing championship. America's future leaders battle to have their names engraved as brigade champion.

Aerobatics / Westminster Dog Show

24 - Aerobatics / Westminster Dog Show

Air Date: July 16, 2005

Aerobatics Continental pilot Ron Sheradin takes his single prop plane to barrel roll against the aviation aces at the Northeast Aerobatic Championships. Westminster Dog Show Dog enthusiasts from around the world parade their meticulously groomed pets before the judges at Madison Square Garden. The dogs come in all shapes and sizes, just as their handlers come from all walks of life.

Lawn Bowling / Bull Riding

25 - Lawn Bowling / Bull Riding

Air Date: July 23, 2005

Lawn Bowling Jonathan and Joshua Burnoski team up with their father to take on the old timers at the 2005 Southwest Open. Bull Riding What drives a modern day cowboy? We ride with Tony Mendes, a third generation Bull Rider in search of the million dollar PBR title.

Demolition Derby / Handicappers

26 - Demolition Derby / Handicappers

Air Date: July 30, 2005

Demolition Derby This is the National Championship of the Demolition Derby. 113 vicious male drivers and one female- meet Cindy Regimbald, Vermont's finest. Handicappers Ever dream of hitting a trifecta? Los Angeles handicappers Jack Karlik and Jimmy “The Hat” Allard set the odds and know a thing or two about what it takes to win at the track.

Ryan McGarry / Ann Wolfe

27 - Ryan McGarry / Ann Wolfe

Air Date: August 6, 2005

Ryan McGarry Who's that three foot tall kid hitting golf balls at 6:30 in the morning? It's five-year-old phenom Ryan McGarry, who takes his golf rather seriously. Ann Wolfe After living with her children for two years under a tree in Austin, Texas, Ann Wolfe was discovered by a local trainer who molded her into a ferocious boxer. Wolfe has parlayed her innate toughness and brawler instincts into a super middleweight world title. Will Laila Ali dare to take her on?

Quad Rugby / Tony Kanaan

28 - Quad Rugby / Tony Kanaan

Air Date: August 13, 2005

Quad Rugby Most people could not fathom quadriplegics speeding around in wheelchairs playing a game that was once called "murderball." But at the Quad Rugby National Championships, competitors vie for the national title while proving their true athleticism and strength of spirit. Tony Kanaan Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan won three races on his way to the 2004 Indy Car Series Championship. Go into pit row with Kanaan and his Andretti/Green racing team at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Noodling / James "Bubba" Stewart

29 - Noodling / James "Bubba" Stewart

Air Date: August 27, 2005

Noodling No Rods, no reels, no fear. Oklahoma fishermen battle massive catfish with their bare hands at the 6th annual Okie Noodling Tournament. James "Bubba" Stewart Since he started riding at age three, James Stewart has been a phenom on a dirt bike. Having graduated to the 250cc class, Stewart goes toe to toe with the elite of the Supercross circuit.

Prison Chess / Pop Warner

30 - Prison Chess / Pop Warner

Air Date: August 27, 2005

Prison Chess Each year, Princeton's top chess players travel to the Trenton State Penitentiary to take on inmates at the maximum security prison. The tournament pits fifty felons against three of the Ivy League's finest. Pop Warner Driven by intense coaches and cheering parents, the nation's best Pop Warner teams compete for the right to be called national champions..