Miami Ink

1. Five Friends

Jul 19, 2005

The friends reunite to turn what was once just a dream into a reality. As Ami and three world-class tattoo artists open up a tattoo shop in Miami's South Beach called Miami Ink, the four friends and apprentice Yoji, hope to build a thriving business.

2. Never Forget

Jul 26, 2005

As the business grows, the guys of Miami Ink struggle with the pressure of balancing their personal life and work

3. In Memory Of...

Aug 2, 2005

Ami and crew deal with changes and transformations in their lives and relationships, including the wedding of Yoji to his fiance Bridgette when they get married in a beautiful ceremony on the beach.

4. Growing Up

Aug 9, 2005

While the gang adjusts to the responsibility of owning their own business, a list of celebrity clientèle wait months for their turn under the needle with the masters.

5. The Apprentice

Aug 16, 2005

Yoji slowly learns the ropes, but still has a way to go before he can tattoo. Also: a former member of rock band Skid Row gets tattooed with his kids' names.

6. The Family

Aug 23, 2005

Yoji and Brigette's daughter is born.

7. Going for the Gold

Sep 6, 2005

A medal-winning Paralympic athlete comes in to get his tribal tattoo completed. Meanwhile, Yoji and Bridgette bring Sydney to the shop to meet the others.

8. Bad Break

Sep 13, 2005

Darren Brass takes a little spill and breaks his elbow, so Ami brings in a new girl from Los Angeles to substitute for a few weeks.

9. Kat's in the Groove

Sep 20, 2005

After last week's episode where Kat was brought in to help out, she's now settled in and having fun doing some great artwork. Kat tattoos the Virgin Mary on Darren's wife, and some family members come to visit the shop.

10. Finding Balance

Sep 27, 2005

While exercising to get into better physical shape, Ami revives an old back injury. Meanwhile, the gang are hesitant to let Yoji handle a solo tattoo job on a woman.

11. Hawaii

Jan 8, 2006

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.

12. More Money, More Problems

Jan 10, 2006 · 60 min

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.

13. Step Up or Step Out

Jan 17, 2006

Yoji learns that he must show improvement in his drawing skills or Ami will remove him from his apprenticeship.

14. Party All the Time

Jan 24, 2006

Nunez's partying starts to get in the way of his work and demeans the shop's reputation. Meanwhile, Ami spends time with his mother, who is visiting from Israel.

15. Weathering the Storm

Jan 31, 2006

Tensions rise when Ami leaves town just as a huge storm is about to hit and leaves Chris Nunez in charge. Meanwhile, Darren tries to convince his wife to leave Connecticut and join him.

16. Kat's Return, Ami's Ride

Feb 7, 2006

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.

17. While Ami's Away

Feb 28, 2006

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.

18. Rock 'n' Roll All Night

Mar 7, 2006

Garver works on a guardian angel design while Ami finishes a Hindu-inspired piece and then undertakes a Hawaiian-themed design. However, with so much work to do, the long hours are getting to everyone.

19. The Ink That Binds

Mar 14, 2006

Darren does an inspirational tattoo to honor a man's uncle, while Garver does one for a woman who has struggled for years to overcome an eating disorder. Yoji's long work hours are affecting his family life, and the gang offers to look after his daughter while he and his wife see a family therapist. Meanwhile, the guys are jealous of Nunez's lunch date, and Ami places a radio ad for a friend who is looking for a fiancee.

20. Goodbye Freedom

Apr 4, 2006

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.

21. Made in Japan

Apr 11, 2006

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.

1. Saver vs. Spender

Jul 18, 2006

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.

2. Yoji's Initiation

Jul 25, 2006

Former apprentice Yoji Harada, now a full-fledged member of the design crew, joins Ami in doing simultaneous tattoos for a pair of best friends. One customer gets a cartoon version of herself, and another asks for a Buddha design to help cover up a scar from scoliosis. A woman with no tattoos comes in to apply for the shop manager position.

3. Woman in a Man's World

Aug 1, 2006

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.

4. The Ultimate Job Interview

Aug 8, 2006

The crew tests the latest applicant for shop manager by having a friend poses as a bookie who has come to confiscate Nunez's stuff.

5. We're All Family

Aug 15, 2006 · 60 min

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.

6. Kat the Party Machine

Aug 22, 2006 · 60 min

Garver does a tattoo of a Spanish skull for one woman. Another gets an image of an Asian woman. But newcomer Kat is feeling left out.

7. Garver's Ultimatum

Aug 29, 2006

Garver's back problems flare and may jeopardize his career. Meanwhile, the crew tests another applicant in their quest to find a new manager for the shop.

8. Kat: A Fish out of Water

Sep 5, 2006

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.

9. Ami's Bad Side

Sep 12, 2006

Ami gets in an argument with Darren's wife. Darren designs a koi fish tattoo for a man to celebrate his losing 100 pounds. Applicant Lee is chosen as the new shop manager.

10. Kat's Niche

Sep 19, 2006

One woman gets a tattoo with her grandfather's favorite Latin saying, another gets a blue-ringed octopus tattoo from Ami, and a third gets an image of her favorite band, Guns N Roses.

11. Lloyd Banks and the Rotten Apple

Jan 8, 2006

Lloyd Banks of G-Unit gets a tattoo to mark his new album, "Rotten Apple," from Chris Garver.

12. Kat & Ami Tattoo the Troops

Oct 17, 2006

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.

13. Bye-Bye Bridgette

Oct 24, 2006

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.

14. Sink or Swim

Oct 31, 2006

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.

15. The Jeep

Nov 7, 2006

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.

16. History of the Circus Sideshow

Nov 28, 2006

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

17. A Disgruntled Yoji

Dec 5, 2006

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

18. Von D Family Bonding

Dec 12, 2006

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

19. The Car Star

Dec 19, 2006

Overhaulin' host Chris Jacobs gets a tattoo.

20. Garver's Injury

Dec 26, 2006

A Madre de Agua (mother of water) tattoo is done by Kat for a woman who lost her father; a man gets a clock and crying-woman image to symbolize time he lost with his loved ones while incarcerated.

21. Battle of the Apprentices

Jan 23, 2007

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.

22. Shop Party

Jan 30, 2007

Miami Ink celebrates its first year; Ami helps Crystal heal the pain of her mother's murder with a guardian-angel tattoo; a hip-hop artist is back for round two on his back piece.

23. Yoji's Big Move

Feb 6, 2007

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.

24. Family Values Tour

Feb 13, 2007

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.

25. Nobody Likes a Quitter

Feb 27, 2007

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.

26. Bella Boot Camp

Mar 6, 2007

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.

27. Kat and Oliver Quality Time

Mar 13, 2007

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.

28. Back to their Roots

Mar 20, 2007

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.

29. Kat's Cooking

Mar 27, 2007

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.

30. Yoji's Dilemma

Apr 3, 2007

Yoji decides to put together a punk-rock band. Garver resumes work on Nunez's back tattoo after an eight-year hiatus. Ami continues his detail work on tattoos of a pin-up girl and a motorcycle.

31. Ami and Nunez Buy a Bar

Apr 24, 2007

Ami and Nunez's bar may not open as scheduled because of problems with their business partners.

32. American Chopper

May 1, 2007

Ami and Nunez do some tattoos for the gang at "American Chopper."

33. Tensions Rock the Shop

May 8, 2007

Problems mount between Ami and Kat as a friend of Kat's visits the shop.

1. New Artist Search

Jun 12, 2007

2. Staff, Staff, Staff

Jun 19, 2007

3. Old Friends

Jun 26, 2007

4. Facing Changes

Jul 7, 2007

An artist from New York City, Miss D'Jo, gets a tryout as Kat's replacement. She and Chris work on a family portrait with a film theme. Meanwhile, Darren creates an impressive phoenix to symbolize customer Humberto's rebirth after a troubled childhood.

5. Garver Gets Commissioned

Jul 17, 2007

Garver agrees to paint a piece of art to hang in a model home. Yoji gives Jasmine and Ali matching tattoos to show how much they are in love with each other. Meanwhile, Nunez tattoos a real-life mermaid.

6. Viva Las Vegas

Jul 24, 2007

7. Nothing Lasts Forever

Aug 5, 2007

Ami divides his time between days at the tattoo shop and nights at the new bar, but becomes annoyed that Nunez is spending so much time at the bar.

8. No Regrets

Nov 6, 2007

9. Ami's Anger

Nov 13, 2007

10. Skate or Die

Nov 20, 2007

11. Speed Racer

Nov 27, 2007

Ami sends Nunez to drag racing school to cure him of his inner 'speed demon' and his pile of speeding tickets. He's a natural, and shows us what he's made of in a head-to-head race against a pro driver.Miss Kim drops in for a guest spot at Miami Ink.

12. Makin' the Big Leagues

Dec 4, 2007

13. Through Thick and Thin

Dec 11, 2007

13. And Baby Makes Three

Aug 21, 2008

Darren and Talea prepare for the baby. Ami gets overwhelmed when he produces a mixed martial arts fight night. Meanwhile, Nunez helps a cancer survivor regain some balance.