About this season
Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities to appraise items brought in by viewers. Are these items worth a lot of money, more than the visitors expect?
Episodes (17)
1. Columbus, Ohio: Hour 1
Aired 10 January 2000 • 60 min
Appraisals in Columbus, Ohio, include a handwritten letter from Thomas Jefferson; the first edition of Playboy magazine from 1953; and a skull-shaped humidor. Chris Jussel is the host.
2. Columbus, Ohio: Hour 2
Aired 17 January 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised include a vintage football poster, a late-19th-century quilt, two valuable toys and an unusual gold ring. Chris Jussel is the host.
3. Birmingham, Ala.: Hour 1
Aired 24 January 2000 • 60 min
Items up for appraisal in Birmingham, Ala., include a 19th-century quilt, two valuable toys and an unusual gold ring with a surprise inside. Chris Jussel is the host.
4. Birmingham, Ala.: Hour 2
Aired 31 January 2000 • 60 min
Items up for appraisal in Birmingham, Ala., include a rare collection of “Gone with the Wind” memorabilia, an old Bible and a miniature Chippendale chest. Chris Jussel is the host.
5. Tampa: Hour 1
Aired 7 February 2000 • 60 min
Appraisals from Tampa include a rare toy clown, a unique clock and an elaborate metal bird sculpture. Chris Jussel is the host.
6. Tampa: Hour 2
Aired 14 February 2000 • 60 min
Appraisals in Tampa include a Tiffany lamp, a bejeweled baseball cap and a set of andirons. Chris Jussel is the host.
7. Providence, R.I.: Hour 1
Aired 21 February 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Providence, R.I., include an unusual collection of Boy Scout neckerchief slides, a stoneware jug and a jade and gold jewelry box. Chris Jussel is the host.
8. Providence, R.I.: Hour 2
Aired 28 February 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Providence, R.I., include a Dr. Evil doll, a collection of Persian prints and a French mantel clock. Chris Jussel is the host.
9. Special Edition
Aired 1 March 2000 • 60 min
A look at how the show is put together and how objects are selected to be on camera. Also: appraisers share some of their favorite moments from the show. Included: an unusual Seymour card table; a diamond-and-ruby jewelry collection; an unusual 19th-century folk-art jug; and a rare Eskimo helmet.
10. Baltimore: Hour 1
Aired 27 March 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Baltimore include an 18th-century tea table, a collection of railroad memorabilia and a painting. Chris Jussel hosts.
11. Baltimore: Hour 2
Aired 3 April 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Baltimore include a book signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a French Revival-style Victorian painting and a rooster weather vane with an important heritage. Chris Jussel is the host.
12. Toronto: Hour 1
Aired 10 April 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Toronto include a silver tea set, a rare golf club and a unique bronze, ivory and marble statue. Chris Jussel is the host.
13. Toronto: Hour 2
Aired 17 April 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Toronto include a Canadian Mounties doll, a vintage Rolex watch and a bird-shaped weight designed to hold open a gate. Chris Jussel is the host.
14. Salt Lake City: Hour 1
Aired 24 April 2000 • 60 min
Items to be appraised in Salt Lake City include a unique piece of human-hair jewelry, a diamond-and-pearl tiara ring, and a collection of Native American beadwork. Chris Jussel is the host.
15. Salt Lake City: Hour 2
Aired 1 May 2000 • 60 min
Items appraised in Salt Lake City include an important Mormon document, a mechanical birdcage and a bronze statue of Napoleon. Chris Jussel is the host.
16. Des Moines, Iowa: Hour 1
Aired 22 May 2000 • 60 min
The first of two shows from Des Moines, Iowa. Articles appraised include a letter written by Mark Twain and a propeller from one of Charles Lindbergh's biplanes, as well as a carving of a dog fashioned in Germany's Black Forest. Telecast from the Iowa state capitol and the Polk County Convention Center.
17. Des Moines, Iowa: Hour 2
Aired 29 May 2000 • 60 min
Items up for appraisal in Des Moines, Iowa, include a Wurlitzer jukebox, a Tiffany vase and a Chinese box and horn. Also: host Chris Jussel visits a 1920s Des Moines mansion built in an English style by cold-cream mogul Carl Weeks.