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Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby - Episode Guide

Season 1

Birding

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2024

Birding

Mark McKinney travels to the Canadian shores of Lake Erie to learn about birding and birdwatching; he embarks on a journey to the Long Point Nature Preserve, tags and releases birds at a Birds Canada outpost.

Historical Re-Enactment

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2024

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Mark McKinney joins his hobbyist host, Aurora, and travels to Ontario's Kawarthas to spend two days living as a 14th century knight. With pavilions and tents pitched in the middle of a field, Mark will dress, eat, live, and sleep in a wholly medieval world – where he will also help with cooking, try his hand at archery, learn longsword techniques, take in a duel between two knights, and, ultimately, perform a bespoke "medieval stand up comedy set" as his offering to the May Queen who presides over the weekend events. Airs: Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app.

Barbershop Quartet Singing

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024

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Mark McKinney joins a Toronto-based barbershop quartet as he learns the techniques that go into the art of singing in harmony.

Watersports

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2024

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Mark McKinney explores a cross section of aquatic sports including bodyboarding, synchronized swimming, and sailing on a 110 foot Tall Ship.

Robots

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2024

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Mark McKinney visits San Jose, Cali. to explore the world of robotics, where he shops for the parts required to build his dream hockey bot.

Puppetry

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2024

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Mark McKinney joins columnist, food critic, and avid amateur puppeteer, James Chatto, to learn about the art of puppetry.

Pop Culture Collecting

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2024

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Joined by 'Superstore' castmate, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney visits Sherman Oaks Antique Mall to learn about the allure of vintage treasures.

Fly Fishing

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2024

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Mark McKinney heads off to the wilderness of Southern Ontario and the Grand River to learn all about the wide world of fly fishing.

Italian Cooking

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2024

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Mark McKinney is joined by comedians Debra DiGiovanni and Margaret Cho to learn the trade of Italian cooking and baking.

Dancing

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2024

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After being humiliated on the dance floor at a wrap party, Mark McKinney is determined to learn how to dance; Maria Vacratsis, an old friend, joins Mark and the two embark on a journey to explore a variety of dances, including ballroom and more.

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