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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 9 - This Is Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - This Is Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon

    S4:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 10 - Keep Battling ‘til the End
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Keep Battling ‘til the End

    S4:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Tough As Nails Season 2 Episode 3 - The Roller
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #3 - The Roller

    S2:E3

    The crew members dig deep in the individual competition as they maneuver a bulldozer through a course in order to avoid "punching out."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Tough As Nails Season 2 Episode 1 - Just Another Day on the Job
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Just Another Day on the Job

    S2:E1

    The 12 new contenders who are everyday heroes take on their first job - making concrete - with the first two to complete the individual task named crew bosses who get to select their own crews for the team competitions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 1 - Ready for Battle
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #5 - Ready for Battle

    S3:E1

    Twelve new contestants arrive and their first challenge is to race to receive cargo dropped from a C-130 plane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 1 - Welcome to Catalina Island
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Welcome to Catalina Island

    S4:E1

    Host Phil Keoghan welcomes 12 new crew members to Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California; competitors must build a concrete retaining wall for their first individual competition.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Tough As Nails Season 1 Episode 2 - Get the Job Done
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Get the Job Done

    S1:E2

    The crew takes on three additional challenges: they get down and dirty in their first team competition as they work to complete the missing part of a railroad track; they "punch in" for their initial individual test, and the last two standing face off in a railroad overtime challenge, on part two of the two-hour series premiere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 7 - Mic Drop
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Mic Drop

    S3:E7

    Savage Crew and Dirty Hands take center stage when they must set up a lighting grid at the iconic Los Angeles theater The Wiltern.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 5 - Crush It!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Crush It!

    S4:E5

    Savage Crew and Dirty Hands get tangled up in the team challenge when they must organize and load a 15,000-pound fishing net onto a boat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Tough As Nails Season 1 Episode 1 - Redefining Toughness
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Redefining Toughness

    S1:E1

    Twelve hard-working Americans take on navigating a wheelbarrow and testing their brick-laying skills to win the opportunity to choose their teams, on part one of the two-hour series premiere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Tough As Nails Season 2 Episode 2 - Keep on Baitin
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Keep on Baitin

    S2:E2

    Things get slippery when the 12 everyday heroes punch in for their first individual challenge of transporting 250 pounds of slime eels into a container.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 3 - It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Freight Train
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #12 - It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Freight Train

    S3:E3

    Season two crew member "Freight Train" returns to lead the competitors through their individual challenge of delivering boxes.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 5 - Pressure Don't Scare Me
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Pressure Don't Scare Me

    S3:E5

    Savage Crew and Dirty Hands race to the Irwindale Speedway in Los Angeles, where they must work together to be the fastest team to complete a race car pit stop.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 8 - Battle Lines
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Battle Lines

    S3:E8

    Savage Crew and Dirty Hands "pound the pavement" in the team competition where they must reseal a massive parking lot.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 6 - Rise and Grind
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Rise and Grind

    S4:E6

    Crew members compete in pairs to shrink wrap a large container, with the last couple to finish facing the overtime challenge where one person will be eliminated from the individual competition.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 7 - Skills to Pay the Bills
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Skills to Pay the Bills

    S4:E7

    Season three competitor and carpenter Lamar Hanger returns to guide the crews through a series of construction challenges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Tough As Nails Season 5 Episode 6 - Just Trying to Be Me
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Just Trying to Be Me

    S5:E6

    Working-class Americans are tested for their strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place in the real world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Tough As Nails Season 1 Episode 3 - Heavy Metal
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Heavy Metal

    S1:E3

    The crew competes in a series of challenges at a junk yard, where they must take apart a car and retrieve auto parts. Next, the last two standing need all the strength they can spare in an overtime challenge removing tires from the rims.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Tough As Nails Season 2 Episode 4 - It's Gonna Be a Sheep Show
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #19 - It's Gonna Be a Sheep Show

    S2:E4

    Crew members get down on the farm in a series of jobs that require stacking 100 bales of hay, herding sheep and making horseshoes.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 2 - Fight Tooth and Nail
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Fight Tooth and Nail

    S3:E2

    Crew members punch in for their first individual challenge, repairing snow fences on Mt. Baldy, the highest peak in Los Angeles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Tough As Nails Season 3 Episode 4 - Facing Fear
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Facing Fear

    S3:E4

    Crew members visit the U.S. Coast Guard, where it's time to sink or swim in a search and rescue individual challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Tough As Nails Season 4 Episode 2 - Perfect Symphony
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Perfect Symphony

    S4:E2

    Part two of a special two hour season four premiere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Tough As Nails Season 5 Episode 3 - Zink About It
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Zink About It

    S5:E3

    In the individual challenge, crew members are tasked with designing and welding a structure that can withstand the crushing force of 1 ton of weight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Tough As Nails Season 5 Episode 4 - Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It

    S5:E4

    Teams are tasked with completing a muddy motocross track to the exact standards of professional riders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Tough As Nails Season 5 Episode 7 - Boom or Bust
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Boom or Bust

    S5:E7

    The crews take a trip to the quarry where the contestants face the most explosive individual challenge ever when they must install 20 detonators.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"This Is Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon" is the worst rated episode of "Tough As Nails". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/22/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Keep Battling ‘til the End".