| Hawaii (Jan/08/2006) | | Ami James and Chris Garver travel to the Hawaiian island of Oahu to meet Keoni Nunez, a master of traditional Polynesian tattooing. This trip is both a professional and spiritual journey for Ami and Chris. Keoni teaches them about the ancient art of tapping and gives each of them a traditional-style tattoo. The guys also guest artist at a shop in Honolulu and tattoo six colorful locals. Along the way they meet up with their friends, Sunny Garcia and Rico Jimenez, professional surfers who take them to catch some waves, party at their beach house and mingle with the beautiful women of the island. | |
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| 1 :01x01 - Five Friends (Jul/19/2005) | | The shop is set up with no time to spare, the first customer gets a tattoo of the Hawaiian Islands and the first dollar is earned. Also: the grand opening party. | |
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| 4 :01x04 - Growing Up (Aug/09/2005) | | The guys adjust to being business owners. Ami worries about the others not pulling their weight. | |
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| 5 :01x05 - The Apprentice (Aug/16/2005) | | Yoji slowly learns the ropes, but still has a way to go before he can tattoo. Also: a former member of rock band Skid Row gets tattooed with his kids' names. | |
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| 7 :01x07 - Going for the Gold (Sep/06/2005) | | Mark Zupan, a member of the bronze medal-winning Paralympic men's quad rugby team, comes to the shop to get his tribal tattoo finished. | |
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| 10 :01x10 - Finding Balance (Sep/27/2005) | | Ami injures his back while trying to get into shape; a woman wants Yoji to tattoo her, but the guys hesitate to let him go solo. | |
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| 12 :01x12 - More Money, More Problems (Jan/10/2006) | | The artists of Miami Ink learn that with success come problems. Ami buys his dream car, while Darren risks his life and his career by drinking to excess. | |
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| 14 :01x14 - Party All the Time (Jan/24/2006) | | Nuñez's partying comes jeopardizes his career and the shop's reputation. Ami spends time with his mom who's visiting from Israel. | |
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| 15 :01x15 - Weathering the Storm (Jan/31/2006) | | Tensions flare when Ami skips town just as one of the worst hurricanes of the season is about to hit - leaving Nuñez in charge of the shop. Darren tries to convince his wife Carolina to leave her comfortable Connecticut home and move. | |
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| 17 :01x17 - While Ami's Away (Feb/28/2006) | Kat helps out while Ami is in Hawaii. Nunez is left in charge and is kept busy with an intricate Alphonse Mucha tattoo for a breast-cancer survivor and a design for custom-motorcycle builder Billy Lane.
Source: www.tvguide.com | | Guest Stars: Katherine Von Drachenberg as Herself | |
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| 18 :01x18 - Rock 'n' Roll All Night (Mar/07/2006) | | Garver designs a guardian angel for a client while Ami keeps working on his Hindu-inspired piece on a man visiting from New York, then inks another customer with a Hawaiian-themed tattoo as a reminder of the man's childhood on the islands. | |
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| 20 :01x20 - Goodbye Freedom (Apr/04/2006) | | Nunez gives an 18-year-old the design of her dreams while Darren inks his father. Later, Nunez helps a woman memorialize her mother and Garver tattoos an image of the World Trade Center on a skateboarder. | |
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| 21 :01x21 - Made in Japan (Apr/11/2006) | | Ami helps a girl memorialize her grandfather with a rosary tattoo and Darren inks a musician. Later, Ami spares no details for a custom design, and Garver gives a client a skull. | |
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