Playback is currently unavailable for S2 E1 · Saver vs. Spender. Episode details remain available below.
Miami Ink
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 artists with celebrity clientele that wait months to be inked by the masters. Now, 10 years later, they're coming home. Back to the place where it all began, South Beach, to open a tattoo shop together, live together and teach their traditions to a new generation.
- Cast:
- Ami James, Chris Núñez, Darren Brass, Chris Garver
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- TLC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
Saver vs. Spender
2006-07-18Darren 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.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Yoji's Initiation
2006-07-25Former 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 3
Woman in a Man's World
2006-08-01Nunez 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
The Ultimate Job Interview
2006-08-08The crew tests the latest applicant for shop manager by having a friend poses as a bookie who has come to confiscate Nunez's stuff.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
We're All Family
2006-08-15 · 60mNunez 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
Kat the Party Machine
2006-08-22 · 60mGarver 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
Garver's Ultimatum
2006-08-29Garver'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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
Kat: A Fish out of Water
2006-09-05The "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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Ami's Bad Side
2006-09-12Ami 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Kat's Niche
2006-09-19One 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
Lloyd Banks and the Rotten Apple
2006-01-08Lloyd Banks of G-Unit gets a tattoo to mark his new album, "Rotten Apple," from Chris Garver.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
Kat & Ami Tattoo the Troops
2006-10-17Ami 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 13
Bye-Bye Bridgette
2006-10-24Garver 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
Sink or Swim
2006-10-31Carver 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
The Jeep
2006-11-07Garver 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 16
History of the Circus Sideshow
2006-11-28Circus sideshow workers get tattoos of a rubber-chicken prop and the Coney Island Wonder Wheel ride.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 17
A Disgruntled Yoji
2006-12-05A man in medical school honors those who helped him; a woman pays tribute to her mother with a special pinup tattoo.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 18
Von D Family Bonding
2006-12-12A rapper gets the words "forgive us" inked; Darren designs a tattoo for a line of custom choppers.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 19
The Car Star
2006-12-19Overhaulin' host Chris Jacobs gets a tattoo.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 20
Garver's Injury
2006-12-26A 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 21
Battle of the Apprentices
2007-01-23When 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 22
Shop Party
2007-01-30Miami 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 23
Yoji's Big Move
2007-02-06Yoji 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 24
Family Values Tour
2007-02-13Visiting 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 25
Nobody Likes a Quitter
2007-02-27Nunez 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 26
Bella Boot Camp
2007-03-06Ami'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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 27
Kat and Oliver Quality Time
2007-03-13Living 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 28
Back to their Roots
2007-03-20Graffiti 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 29
Kat's Cooking
2007-03-27Kat 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 30
Yoji's Dilemma
2007-04-03Yoji 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 31
Ami and Nunez Buy a Bar
2007-04-24Ami and Nunez's bar may not open as scheduled because of problems with their business partners.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 32
American Chopper
2007-05-01Ami and Nunez do some tattoos for the gang at "American Chopper."
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 33
Tensions Rock the Shop
2007-05-08Problems mount between Ami and Kat as a friend of Kat's visits the shop.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Ami James
Himself
Chris Núñez
Himself
Darren Brass
Himself
Chris Garver
Himself
Yoji Harada
Himself
Kat Von D
Herself
