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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 1 - Shark Survivor
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    #1 - Shark Survivor

    S1:E1

    1982. Five people get caught in a tropical storm and their yacht sinks. They have to survive in the middle of the ocean on a raft with absolutely no survival equipment. To their horror they find the area of the ocean to be infested with sharks.

    Directors:Nick Copus, Ian Barnes
    Writer:Ian Barnes

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  2. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 2 - Lost in the Snow
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    #2 - Lost in the Snow

    S1:E2

    A U.S. Army Private, his wife, and their five-month old son travel to a funeral, but on the way there, they miss the sign that leads to the city and instead go into an uninhabited national park which is closed for the winter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 3 - Escape from the Amazon
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    #3 - Escape from the Amazon

    S1:E3

    Three friends go to the Amazon for a trip but things get nasty when their guide leads them to jeopardy. As the four (three friends and guide) split into two groups, one pair faces disaster at every turn, while the other two are never heard from again.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 4 - Swept Away
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    #4 - Swept Away

    S1:E4

    Two friends go kayaking in the Strait of Georgia. When the tide comes in, one friend falls from his kayak and fears that he will end up in the Pacific Ocean.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields
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    #5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields

    S1:E5

    A man involved in demining Cambodia accidentally steps on a landmine and blows off his leg. Two years earlier, he was kidnapped by a murderous group of Khmer Rouge.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 6 - Jaws of Death
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    #6 - Jaws of Death

    S1:E6

    A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it alive past lions and other dangerous predators in a state of intense pain and loss of leg mobility.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 7 - Trapped Under a Boulder
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    #7 - Trapped Under a Boulder

    S1:E7

    An environmentalist heads for a remote island off the coast of Queensland, he then meets a Dutch man on a deserted beach. A one ton slab of granite hits the environmentalist and pins him down to the bed of a creek. The Dutchman must find help for his new friend.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writers:Nick Copus, Jamie L. Smith

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  8. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 8 - Ice Cave Survivor
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    #8 - Ice Cave Survivor

    S1:E8

    1995. A man and his son go on a skiing trip to Turkey. When a snowstorm arrives, they lose their way, and the father has to chose between staying with his son or finding help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 9 - Shipwrecked
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    #9 - Shipwrecked

    S1:E9

    Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 10 - Alaskan Avalanche
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    #10 - Alaskan Avalanche

    S1:E10

    Two climbers are scaling a sheer ice-wall in an Alaskan mountain when one of the climbers falls and is badly injured. A passing aircraft sees their SOS signal, but damages the landing gear in the process. Now, the people on board are also stranded on the icy wasteland.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 11 - Lost at Sea
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    #11 - Lost at Sea

    S1:E11

    Two sons looking to repair their relationship with their father plan a fishing trip with their father in Mexico. An unexpected storm leaves them stranded in the middle of the Sea of Cortez.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 12 - Crash in a Volcano
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    #12 - Crash in a Volcano

    S1:E12

    Three men filming a volcano in their helicopter crash after losing control and get trapped in a crater of the active volcano. Surrounded by unclimbable ridges and poisonous gases, they must send one of them to radio for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 13 - Lost in the African Bush
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    #13 - Lost in the African Bush

    S1:E13

    Five survivors of a private plane crash must survive the dangers of the desolate African wilderness. With two severely injured, some of the group must wander off to find rescue, even though there is no civilization for hundreds of miles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 1 - Nightmare Canyon
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    #14 - Nightmare Canyon

    S2:E1

    Two brothers go on a hike in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than 8 hours, but when freezing temperatures come, one brother breaks his leg and the other has to find help... and fast.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 2 - Frozen at 20,000 Feet
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    #15 - Frozen at 20,000 Feet

    S2:E2

    A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 3 - Trapped Under the Ice
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    #16 - Trapped Under the Ice

    S2:E3

    A man and his aged dad go kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Everything goes fine until they run into some ice on the river, and soon find themselves swept underneath.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 4 - Into the Heart of Darkness
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    #17 - Into the Heart of Darkness

    S2:E4

    Two close friends head for the Amazon rain forest and get lost in the jungle. They have to survive the dangers of the jungle and hold on to sanity as they find their way home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 5 - Blood in the Water
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    #18 - Blood in the Water

    S2:E5

    Five boat safari goers find themselves stranded in the hippo and crocodile-infested Zambezi River when their watercraft sinks due to a mad hippo. Three get stranded on a submerged sand flat in the middle of the river and the other barely makes it to the shore. None of them are protected from Africa's deadly wildlife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 6 - Dive into Danger
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    #19 - Dive into Danger

    S2:E6

    Two divers get stranded in the Pacific Ocean when their boat has to leave them. As they believe help is not coming they make a decision to swim for shore miles away or die trying.

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 7 - A Walk in Hell
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    #20 - A Walk in Hell

    S2:E7

    A group of five teenaged scouts and three adult guides hike into the Grand Canyon during a heat wave. As their water runs out and the older members collapse in exhaustion, three of the teenagers must set out on their own to reach the Colorado River.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 1 - Trapped in the Canyon
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    #21 - Trapped in the Canyon

    S3:E1

    Two-time adventure racing world champion Danelle Ballengee suffers a pelvis-shattering 60-foot fall and 2 nights in sub-freezing weather in a Canyon near Moab, Utah, accompanied only by her dog, Taz.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 2 - Date from Hell
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    #22 - Date from Hell

    S3:E2

    A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 3 - Nightmare on the Mountain
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    #23 - Nightmare on the Mountain

    S3:E3

    An 18 year-old elk hunter in Montana is seriously injured by a bear and must spend a night wandering the wooded mountain area in search of help before his injuries claim his life while his parents search for him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 4 - Crushed and Alone
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    #24 - Crushed and Alone

    S3:E4

    A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he ends up getting his legs get crushed by the quadbike and survives for 4 days.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 5 - Boys Adrift
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    #25 - Boys Adrift

    S3:E5

    Two teenagers plan on going fishing in a less than seaworthy boat when a riptide drags them into the Atlantic ocean. They face extreme dehydration, hunger, and weather for 6 days while awaiting rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Shark Survivor" is the worst rated episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Nick Copus, Ian Barnes and written by Ian Barnes, it aired on 10/28/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lost in the Snow".