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Miami Ink brings together a brotherhood of tattoo artists. They learned their craft together as apprentices in South Beach. Then they went their separate ways. From Los Angeles to New York, all have become renowned

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 11 - Hawaii
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    #1 - Hawaii

    S1:E11

    On a trip to Oahu, Hawaii, Ami James and Chris Garver meet Keoni Nunez who teaches them traditional Polynesian tattooing. Next, they sit in at a shop in Honolulu and tattoo six locals. While they're in Hawaii, they also meet professional surfers who take them to catch some waves.

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  2. Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 12 - More Money, More Problems
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    #2 - More Money, More Problems

    S1:E12

    Trouble and confusion are brewing with the artists. They learn that as you get more money, you also get more problems. Ami buys his dream car and Darren puts his life and career on the line by drinking too much.

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  3. Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 16 - Kat's Return, Ami's Ride
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    #3 - Kat's Return, Ami's Ride

    S1:E16

    Kat makes a surprise visit from Los Angeles, delighting the overworked staff, and Ami tries to get past the memory of a past accident and resume rising a motorcycle.

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  4. Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 17 - While Ami's Away
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    #4 - While Ami's Away

    S1:E17

    Kat stays on and helps out while Ami and Chris are vacationing in Hawaii. Now under the temporary management of Nunez, the shop is kept busy doing an intricate Alphonse Mucha design for a breast-cancer survivor and a special tattoo for custom-motorcycle builder Billy Lane. Meanwhile, apprentice Yoji gets his first solo job for a paying customer.

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  5. Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 20 - Goodbye Freedom
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    #5 - Goodbye Freedom

    S1:E20

    Darren's wife finally moves to Miami, forcing him to give up his notorious partying. Meanwhile, Yoji and Ami participate in a celebrity ping-pong tournament to benefit underprivileged kids. Nunez gives a young girl the design of her dreams, then helps another with an image to keep her mother's memory alive. Meanwhile, Darren gives his father a first tattoo, and Garver places an image of the World Trade Center on a skateboarder.

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  6. Miami Ink Season 1 Episode 21 - Made in Japan
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    #6 - Made in Japan

    S1:E21

    Against Ami's wishes, Yoji gets a Mohawk haircut and adds a tattoo to his head. But Ami can't complain too much when apprentice Yoji finally gets his first paying client. Ami does a rosary design for a girl in memory of her grandfather, Darren makes a design to remind a rock musician that you only live once, and Garver creates a skull tattoo. Later, the guys temporarily leave the tattoo world and collaborate on paintings for an international art show.

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  7. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 1 - Saver vs. Spender
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    #7 - Saver vs. Spender

    S2:E1

    Darren has to be careful doing a tattoo for a man with type 1 diabetes, Nunez gets a little out of control with spending, Kat tattoos a man's daughter's portrait, and Ami creates a winged penny design for a woman in remembrance of her father, who believed in the value of saving pennies.

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  8. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 3 - Woman in a Man's World
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    #8 - Woman in a Man's World

    S2:E3

    Nunez designs a tattoo to honor a woman's soldier father, a graffiti artist has a tattoo created from her own artwork, and Garver makes a Japanese-style snake design for a local club owner.

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  9. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 5 - We're All Family
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    #9 - We're All Family

    S2:E5

    Nunez is having trouble dealing with his mother's surgery. Darren faces change after an important phone call. Ami tries to help with Yoji's communication problem. Meanwhile, Garver struggles with personal issues.

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  10. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 8 - Kat: A Fish out of Water
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    #10 - Kat: A Fish out of Water

    S2:E8

    The "Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Lady" gets a tattoo of her namesake sandwich image from Kat. Ami gives two people matching star tattoos. Yoji's daughter goes to the beach with Ami.

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  11. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 12 - Kat & Ami Tattoo the Troops
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    #11 - Kat & Ami Tattoo the Troops

    S2:E12

    Ami creates a large tattoo on a man's back to represent significant turning points in his life, including his father's suicide and his coming out as gay. Kat creates an image of fifties pinup Bettie Page. Another man gets a design symbolizing the good and bad things of his life.

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  12. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 13 - Bye-Bye Bridgette
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    #12 - Bye-Bye Bridgette

    S2:E13

    Garver uses a local pinup model to get inspiration for Roger's tattoo. Philip memorializes his dad's battle against cancer. Kat celebrates a full 10 years as a tattoo artist with a design by Corey Miller.

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  13. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 14 - Sink or Swim
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    #13 - Sink or Swim

    S2:E14

    Carver works on a novel design to celebrate a woman's brother, who died in Iraq. Ami has a morale dilemma with a client and may refuse the tattoo. Nunez and Ami do some charity work for "Amigos for Kids" and tech them how to draw.

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  14. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 15 - The Jeep
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    #14 - The Jeep

    S2:E15

    Garver draws a "Day of the Dead" skull to memorialize a legal battle. Ami creates a hot rod design to help a client reconcile with his father.

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  15. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 16 - History of the Circus Sideshow
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    #15 - History of the Circus Sideshow

    S2:E16

    Circus sideshow workers get tattoos of a rubber-chicken prop and the Coney Island Wonder Wheel ride.

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  16. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 17 - A Disgruntled Yoji
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    #16 - A Disgruntled Yoji

    S2:E17

    A man in medical school honors those who helped him; a woman pays tribute to her mother with a special pinup tattoo.

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  17. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 18 - Von D Family Bonding
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    #17 - Von D Family Bonding

    S2:E18

    A rapper gets the words "forgive us" inked; Darren designs a tattoo for a line of custom choppers.

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  18. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 21 - Battle of the Apprentices
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    #18 - Battle of the Apprentices

    S2:E21

    When Ami's buddy Yaniv comes to Miami with his Japanese apprentice Kosuke, to drop off Ami's bike, Ami and Yaniv decide to swap apprentices for the day, leaving Yoji to experience a new world of grease.

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  19. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 23 - Yoji's Big Move
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    #19 - Yoji's Big Move

    S2:E23

    Yoji moves his family into a larger place. Kat does a tattoo of slain pop singer Selena for her brother. Darren has Garver give him a tattoo in the image of his tiny dog, Pachuco.

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  20. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 24 - Family Values Tour
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    #20 - Family Values Tour

    S2:E24

    Visiting Korn's Family Values tour, Darren gives the bass player tattoos of his band-mate's autographs. Nunez works on a friend's back tattoo. A kid on a Make-a-Wish trip comes by the shop.

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  21. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 25 - Nobody Likes a Quitter
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    #21 - Nobody Likes a Quitter

    S2:E25

    Nunez helps a woman redo her tattoo tribute to her late husband. Ami creates a freehand dragon design for a man who has overcome a terrible addiction. Kat makes a portrait of a man's mother.

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  22. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 26 - Bella Boot Camp
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    #22 - Bella Boot Camp

    S2:E26

    Ami's dog Bella goes wild in the shop, so Nunez and Yoji decide to pay for her to be professionally trained. A fan of Nunez's work comes in for a tattoo that will serve to put the past behind her. A friend of Ami's comes in from Seattle to have a Hanya mask added to her arm.

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  23. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 27 - Kat and Oliver Quality Time
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    #23 - Kat and Oliver Quality Time

    S2:E27

    Living in a different time zone from her husband Oliver is taking a toll on Kat's marriage, so when he comes to visit they consult a psychic for counseling. Nunez creates a memorial to a client's dog. Ami makes a complex back design in tribute to Eastern medicine.

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  24. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 28 - Back to their Roots
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    #24 - Back to their Roots

    S2:E28

    Graffiti artist G-Wiz has abandoned illegal activities in favor of a mural project for a local charity, and asks Darren and Nunez to assist, but they aren't sure if they still have the necessary skills.

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  25. Miami Ink Season 2 Episode 29 - Kat's Cooking
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    #25 - Kat's Cooking

    S2:E29

    Kat comes up with a design that's a tribute to extreme sports, gets a cooking lesson, and is visited by her mom. Garver doesn't seem so strong around women anymore after a special customer visits.Garver also creates a design for a woman in the style of a 1940s-style pinup.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hawaii" is the worst rated episode of "Miami Ink". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "More Money, More Problems".