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Season Details & Credits

A&E | Season Premiere Date: November 1, 2005

Starring: Andre Miller (II), John Chester, Jim Lefter

Summary: Two men drive through America performing random acts of kindness for people they meet along the way.

Genre(s): Drama, Reality, Game Show, Arts

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Beyond the Norm
Air Date: January 27, 2006
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S1:E9. Tough Breaks
Air Date: January 13, 2006
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S1:E8. Taking the Weight Off
Air Date: January 6, 2006

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Jennifer Wulff

The camera work is shaky, the music is gritty, and the endings aren't always happy. But the fact that you can almost smell the B.O. on some of the people piling into that truck makes it a raw, more real alternative to the usual sugary sweet. [21 Nov 2005, p.43]

Alessandra Stanley

"Random 1" is not nearly as melodramatic [as "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"], but it doesn't manufacture its miracles. It offers small, random acts of kindness, and that is sometimes a much better deal. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Ultimately, ''Random 1" is a portrait of the giving spirit in action, not a fantasy show about happy endings. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

The meandering pace of this show feels a little tedious... Still, "Random 1" does offer a more inspiring aftertaste than the saccharine "Scooby-Doo" endings of "Three Wishes." Read full review

Rob Owen

It's uplifting, but not hugely entertaining. After a while, I sort of think the show will feel tired; once you've seen one good deed done, you've seen them all. Read full review

Flak Magazine Joey Rubin

Unfortunately, what could be an inspiring antidote to the never-ending stream of unreal "Reality TV" turns out to be a jumbled, mediocre program with little going for it except its intended goodwill. Read full review

Ray Richmond

There's something a little bit annoying at the core of this reality travelogue that surrounds the means by which the ends are achieved. Read full review

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mikeb

Nov 1, 2005

loved it - very entertaining -