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46 STATES & COUNTING


Randy Mason, Michael Murphy and Don the Camera Guy are your trusty guides on this tongue-in-cheek tour of 46 of the United States. Visit the legendary Garden of Eden, Dr. Evermor’s Forevertron, Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens, the UCM Museum in Abita Springs, Louisiana, a giant concrete buffalo, sculptures made entirely from aluminum pull tabs, and a host of other rare visions to catch a curious traveler’s eye.

While their hair gets grayer, their eyesight poorer and backs a bit sorer every night, their joy at discovering artists and oddities along the road less traveled remains unchanged.  And their Big Ball of Tape continues to grow!

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Season Twelve (2008) - Deserts & Canyons & Vegas, Oh My!
States Visited - AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX
The road less traveled is full of grit—with stops in Texas for Robert Bruno’s Steel House, Casa de Azucar, Cascada de la Piedra Pinta and Ran Horn’s Van Gogh Gallery. Then through Roswell, Albuquerque and the Navajo lands of New Mexico, on to Eliphante in Arizona, and finally to Nevada, for the House of Hammargren, Guru Lane and Thunder Mountain, to name but a few.

Season Eleven (2006) - Calizona Here We Come!
States Visited - AZ, CA
You'll roll down the coast and through the desert to meet self-taught artists and see some amazing sights. Like Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain near Niland, California, the Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, and the legendary Watts Towers in LA. On the Arizona side of the line, step into Jerry Hall's World of Imagination, the Sunnyslope Rock Garden and Bisbee's retro-riffic Shady Dell Trailer Court. Contains 6 complete episodes, outtakes, special bonus material, and a snappy music video!

Season Ten (2005) - Peaches, Beaches, Gators & Grits
States Visited - GA, KY, TN, SC, FL
You’ll cover some serious ground in search of art and oddities like Bucketman and Millennium Manor in Tennessee, plus Georgians like Ab the Flagman, Lorenzo Scott, Tom Haney and Joni Mabe. South Carolina is home to Pearl Fryer, William Thomas Thompson, the UFO Welcome Center and The Button King. And finally, Florida yields such gems as the Coral Castle, Purvis Young, Kurt Zimmerman, Ruby Williams’ Fruit Stand, Taft Richardson and Missionary Mary Proctor.

Season Nine (2005) - Back to the Breadbasket
States Visited - KS, MO, OK, TX, AR, IA
You’ll meet creative Kansans like sign maker M.T. Liggett, castle builder Don Kracht and rock gardener Dan Beck. On the Missouri side, there’s Bob Smithy’s sculptures and barbecue in a cave. In Iowa, gaze at a great grotto and Dick Kopp’s Planet Garbage. Texas has terrific stuff too, like Houston’s Art Car Parade, Ed Clark’s Christmas House and the Toilet Seat Art Museum!

Season Eight (2003) - Next Stop New England
States Visited - OH, PA, NJ, NY, VT, ME, NH, MA, RI
You’ll see oddities of Ohio like the Loveland Castle, meet artists like Mr. Imagination in Pennsylvania, and walk the grounds of Luna Parc in New Jersey. Vermont brings the joys of Gayleen Aiken, Maine the lure of the Looney Lagoon and Massachusetts, the world-renowned Paper House.

Season Seven (2002) - Eastern Weaseling
States Visited - IL, IN, KY, MO, WV, NC, VA, MD
You’ll zip through the hills of Kentucky and North Carolina, which great grassroots artists like Minnie Adkins, Clyde Jones, Sam the Dot Man and Vollis Simpson call home. Meet Robert Howell and John Anderson in Virginia, then head to Baltimore for an encounter with Paul “The Glassman” Darmafall and a tour of the incredible American Visionary Art Museum.

Season Six - Cheeseheads, Bunyan & Another Big Ball
States Visited - MO, AR, TX, LA, NE, MS, IA, MN, WI

Season Five - Big Sky, Small Van
States Visited - KS, MO, IL, MI, CO, WY, MT, ND

Season Four - No Grits, No Glory
States Visited - KS, OK, TX, NM, CO, IL, KY, TN, MS, AL, GA

Season Three - Carhenge & Corn Dogs & Mustard, Oh My!
States Visited - KS, OK, TX, MO, NE, IL, WI, MN, SD

Season Two - The Bread Basket and Beyond
States Visited - MO, IL, AR, KS, OK, NE, IA, WI, MN

Season One - Who Says Kansas is Dull?