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A group of friends work together with their boss at a dude ranch and go through many fun moments and mishaps along the way.

They were the royal residences of the American aristocracy: lavish mansions built by railroad barons, oil tycoons, industrialists and financiers. Featuring stunning works of art and lavish furnishings made from the finest rare woods and marbles from around the world, they were sprawling monuments to status and power and a life of luxury that is difficult for most of us to imagine.

In this spoof of Playboy, E. 'Nick' Vanacuzzi is a video magazine mogul who's invited several famous comedians to the premiere of the new issue. They get to meet his stars like the playmate of the month and the sex advice columnist.

The atrocities of the My Lai massacre and the courts-martial trial of Lt. Calley had a deep and lasting effect on the American consciousness - an effect that still lingers to this day. This 1-hr documentary looks at the story from the soldier's point of view, interviewing the men of Charlie Company to learn the actions and reasons that led to the infamous massacre.

Explore the beautiful homes of the Coal Barons as America's Castles takes you first to Victoria, British Columbia's magnificent Craigdarroch, built for Robert Dunsmuir. Linden Hall, in Pennsylvania, and its magnificent Tiffany glass windows follow, with a final trek to Rhode Island to marvel at the magnificent Blithewold with its enchanting gardens and views of Bristol Harbor.

America's Castles tours America's Grand Resorts. We begin in Hershey, PA where chocolate king Milton Hershey built the Hotel Hershey. In New Paltz, NY we climb into the sky and visit the Mohonk Mountain House with its breathtaking lake and views of the Hudson Valley. Then a Cold War secret of the US government is revealed as the historic Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia is our stop.

In this episode we take you to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the mansion of beer magnate Fredrick Pabst. Miami's breathtaking Villa Viscaya, home of James Deering of International Harvester is next, followed by a visit to Newport, Rhode Island and the Elms mansion on historic Bellevue Avenue.

A look at homes in the South that were a part of the fabric of the great American War between the States. These three homes housed generals, troops a President and meetings that determined the outcome of the conflict. We explore Arlington House, home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis' "White House of the Confederacy" in Richmond, a home in Memphis that served as a Union Generals headquarters and a Mississippi castle that served as a hospital for a well-known Confederate General whose guerrilla tactics were a curse to the Union Army.

America's Castles travels west and explores Terrace Hill, a glorious Second Empire home, built by Iowa's first millionaire, Benjamin Franklin Allen. Next, "Colorado's Crown Jewel", Rosemount , a Richardsonian Romanesque-style mansion was built for the Thatcher family and was their residence for 75 years. Finally, we head to the Big Sky Country of Montana and the red sandstone Moss Mansion in the frontier town of Billings.