Escape Or Die!

• Dean Gunnarson – escape artist
• Cary Tardi – theatrics expert
• Jeff Gunnarson – safety expert
• Ava Darrach-Gagnon – office manager
• John MacDonald – blacksmith

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| Title = Shanghai Express

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Chris Charney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|14}}

| Location = Shanghai, China; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean Gunnarson attempts to defend his title of World's Most Daring Escape Artist by escaping from one of Shanghai's biggest and fastest roller coasters – the same one that shattered his ankle the last time he attempted this escape.{{cite web|url=http://english.cntv.cn/2014/09/26/VIDE1411683244188922.shtml/|title=Escape Artist Dean Gunnarson Wows Shanghai|work=CNTV|access-date=2016-09-22|archive-date=2016-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923111700/http://english.cntv.cn/2014/09/26/VIDE1411683244188922.shtml/|url-status=dead}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Burning, Bound and Upside Down Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Eric Weinthal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|21}}

| Location = Zipaquira, Columbia; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean is bound in a straight jacket, hanging upside down 45 meters over the deadly cobblestone square of Zipaquira, Columbia. The clock is ticking and the only thing between Dean and a deadly fall are two rapidly burning ropes.{{cite web |first=Germán |last=Arciniegas |title=Mañana Dean Gunnarson Grabará Su Escape En Colombia |language=es |trans-title=Tomorrow Dean Gunnarson will record his escape in Colombia |date=2014-11-12 |website=pastomagic.com |url=https://pastomagic.com/2014/11/manana-dean-gunnarson-grabara-su-escape-en-colombia/ |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Viking Funeral Escape

| DirectedBy = Jeff Newman

| WrittenBy = John Titley

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|28}}

| Location = Reykjavík, Iceland; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean is reclaiming his Icelandic roots by attempting to escape from a burning Viking ship in the middle of the North Atlantic. Dean must break free of chains, reach the Viking sword, cut himself free, and swim to shore before the ship explodes.{{cite news |title=Canadian Escape Artist Will Attempt To Escape A Burning Viking Ship Outside Reykjavík Harbour |work=Iceland Magazine |date=2015-01-05 |url=http://icelandmag.visir.is/tags/dean-gunnarson/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011090029/http://icelandmag.visir.is/tags/dean-gunnarson/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Deadly Dallas Draft Escape

| DirectedBy = Jeff Newman

| WrittenBy = Eric Weinthal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|05}}

| Location = Dallas, Texas; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Everything's bigger in Texas (including the beer cans) which are dangerous. Dean is in Dallas, Texas, attempting an escape that almost killed Harry Houdini. Dean will be locked up in chains and then submerged in a full can of beer. He must escape the chains and not drown before a live, cheering crowd.{{cite news |title=Drink Your Way Out? Artist Attempts Escape From 5-foot Beer Can Sunday |work=The Dallas Morning News |url=http://beerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/dean-gunnarson-beer-can-escape-deep-ellum-brewing.html/ |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-date=2016-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924020657/http://beerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/dean-gunnarson-beer-can-escape-deep-ellum-brewing.html/ |url-status=dead }}

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Death Tank Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Eric Weinthal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|12}}

| Location = Miami, Florida; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean has spent years honing his escape skills to face the Death Tank, once used in WWII as a torture chamber. Dean is in Miami, Florida, to change the course of history and be the only person to escape this death trap.

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Man vs. Machine Escape

| DirectedBy = Jeff Newman

| WrittenBy = John Titley

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|19}}

| Location = Brandon, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean returns home to icy Winnipeg, Canada, and his old nemesis, the Red River. Dean will be torn apart by two massive machines, chained on each side as he struggles to break free from his constraints, or he will be splayed on the ice.{{cite news |title=Dean Gunnarson's Escape From River Trail Hell Airing On OLN |website=ChrisD.ca |date=2015-05-19 |url=https://www.chrisd.ca/2015/05/19/dean-gunnarson-escape-or-die-the-forks-escape-artist-winnipeg/ |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Buried Alive Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Eric Weinthal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|26}}

| Location = Udupi, India; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean will be wrapped in chains inside a steel coffin, locked tightly, and buried alive. Dean will be clawing his way up from six feet below in Udupi, India for 24 hours.{{cite news |title=Udupi: World renowned escape artiste Dean Gunnarson 'buried alive' for 24 hours |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=298737 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |work=daijiworld.com |publisher=Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB) |date=February 21, 2015 |language=en}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = Death Cage Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Chris Charney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|02}}

| Location = Zhangjiajie, China; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = High up in the isolated mountains of Zhangjiajie, China, Dean is chained, caged, and hauled 45 meters into the sky. He has minutes to escape before the cage plunges him to his death in the river below.{{cite web |title=15 Canadian Escape Artist Dean Gunnarson Performs In Zhangjiajie Premium High Res Photos |publisher=Getty Images |url=https://www.gettyimages.ca/photos/canadian-escape-artist-dean-gunnarson-performs-in-zhangjiajie#canadian-escape-artist-dean-gunnarson-performs-cage-escape-over-a-on-picture-id455722374%2F |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Blazing Ball of Death Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Trevor Suffield

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|09}}

| Location = Quebec; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Quebec's world-famous ice hotel is the backdrop for Dean's blazing ball of flames escape. The burning ball is positioned to drop and crush Dean in 90 seconds if he doesn't break free of his chains frozen in 500 kg of ice.{{cite web |url=http://www.journaldequebec.com/2015/03/10/un-pro-de-levasion-a-lhotel-de-glace/ |title=Un pro de l'évasion à l'Hôtel de glace |language=fr |trans-title=A Pro of Escape at the Ice Hotel |work=Le Journal de Québec |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-date=2016-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924194818/http://www.journaldequebec.com/2015/03/10/un-pro-de-levasion-a-lhotel-de-glace |url-status=dead }}

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Malaysia Viper Escape

| DirectedBy = Jeff Newman

| WrittenBy = John Titley

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|15}}

| Location = Malaysia; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean has one fear...SNAKES. So...Dean and the team are at the Snake Temple in Malaysia where Dean will be in a glass box while handcuffed with deadly vipers crawling over him. He needs to break out before getting bitten or passing out.{{cite news |title=Canadian Performs Daring Escape Act With 20 Snakes In A Box |first=Tan |last=Sin Chow |date=2015-03-27 |newspaper=The Star |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/03/27/snaky-stunt-at-the-temple-canadian-performs-daring-escape-act-with-20-snakes-in-a-box/ |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = Haunted Asylum Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Chris Charney & Trevor Suffield

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|23}}

| Location = West Virginia; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = The Society of American Magicians has challenged Dean to defend his "World's Most Daring Escape Artist" title by breaking out of West Virginia's most haunted asylum. He must ALSO find his team and free them in less than 60 minutes in over 25,000 square feet of hospital, at night, with no light.{{cite news |url=http://www.insidemagic.com/magicnews/2015/03/dean-gunnarson-brings-escape-or-die-to-wv/ |date=2015-03-13 |title=Dean Gunnarson Brings Escape or Die to WV |work=Inside Magic |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = Underwater Coffin Escape

| DirectedBy = John Barnard

| WrittenBy = Eric Weinthal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|30}}

| Location = Bahamas; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

| ShortSummary = Dean died attempting the underwater coffin escape 30 years ago. He was brought back to life. Dean is intent on doing this escape again but this time in an ocean rather than a river, in a coffin with holes and with sharks surrounding him.{{cite news |title=Escape Artist Dean Gunnarson to Be Dropped in Shark-Infested Waters |website=ChrisD.ca |date=2014-12-03 |url=https://www.chrisd.ca/2014/12/03/dean-gunnarson-bahamas-metal-coffin-ocean-escape-sharks/#.V-VT9rXenJs/ |access-date=2022-06-04}}

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• [http://www.oln.ca/shows/escape-or-die/ EOD on OLN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014130201/http://www.oln.ca/shows/escape-or-die/ |date=2016-10-14 }}
• [http://alwaysescaping.com/ Dean Gunnarson]

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