Season 2

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Episode 128 min1985-04-16

Mosquitoes and Moon Pies

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.

Episode 228 min1985-04-30

Filthy Rich at Last

Shep enjoys a leisurely cruise on a yacht -- or as the old man would say, "a boat that doesn't do anything."

Episode 328 min1985-05-07

Bourbon and Major Wilkes' Rocking Chair

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.

Episode 428 min1985-05-21

The Great American Tourist Trap

Shep poses as an American tourist in order to learn more about the more popular vacation spots.

Episode 528 min1985-05-28

Cha-Cha Lessons on C Deck at 9am

Shep boards the S.S. Emerald Sea in Miami in search of true romance.

Episode 628 min1985-06-04

Down in Death Valley

Shep and his trusty burro, Flower, wander among mirages and cacti as they follow the trail of the 49ers.

Episode 728 min1985-06-11

The Devil on the Bayou

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.

Episode 828 min1985-06-25

I Love Cars, So There, Ralph Nader!

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.

Episode 928 min1985-07-02

Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town

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.

Episode 1028 min1985-07-09

Here Today, Guam Tomorrow

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.

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Jean Shepherd

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