The BEST episodes of Miami Ink

#1 - Shop Party

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/30/2007

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.

#2 - Bye-Bye Bridgette

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/24/2006

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.

#3 - Blast Off!

Season 4 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/5/2008

#4 - Ami Animates

Season 4 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/22/2008

#5 - Tim's Pinups

Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/8/2008

#6 - We are Family

Season 4 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/1/2008

#7 - Make or Break

Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/24/2008

#8 - Through Thick and Thin

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/11/2007

This week, Ami and Nunez perform their "civic duty" by judging a bikini contest, and the good times continues when Ami's kooky new client, Joni, who wants one of her artworks tattooed on her back.

#9 - Makin' the Big Leagues

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/4/2007

Ami and Nunez help out the home team by creating a temporary tattoo design for the Florida Marlins and their skills get put to a major league test when the Marlins ask them to throw out the first pitch.

#10 - Speed Racer

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/27/2007

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.

#11 - Skate or Die!

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/20/2007

Yoji's been bulking up with workouts and weight gainer to combat Ami's bullying. And when mixed martial arts fighter, Paul Buentello offers to help him train, Yoji's in for a serious beat down in the ring.

#12 - Ami's Anger

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/13/2007

With the stress of finding Kat's replacement, running the shop and managing the bar bearing down on him, Ami's having a tough time controlling his temper.Yoji almost loses it when he rubs off a stencil for a Koi he's working on.

#13 - No Regrets

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/6/2007

Nunez and Ami's partnership has reached the breaking point,and the boys need to decide if their better off friends than partners.Garver takes on Simone's elaborate peacock tattoo while Darren gives a 300lb woman a voluptuous pin up girl tattoo on her back

#14 - Nothing Lasts Forever

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/31/2007

Ami and Nunez try and find a balance between working days at the shop and nights at their new bar. Unfortunately, Nunez enjoys working the bar a little too much and his irresponsible behavior pushes Ami to the edge.

#15 - Old Friends

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/26/2007

With the shop down an artist, Garver's old friend Tim Hendricks joins the team as a guest artist. Ami treats Samantha to a traditional owl tattoo to honor her grandmother. Garver gives BMX rider, Matt a bearded back piece.

#16 - Yoji's Big Move

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/2007

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.

#17 - Bella Boot Camp

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/2007

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.

#18 - Kat and Oliver Quality Time

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/2007

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.

#19 - Back to their Roots

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/2007

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.

#20 - Kat's Cooking

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/2007

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.

#21 - Yoji's Dilemma

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2007

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.

#22 - Ami and Nunez Buy a Bar

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2007

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

#23 - American Chopper

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/2007

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

#24 - Tensions Rock the Shop

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2007

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

#25 - New Artist Search

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/12/2007

Now that Kat's gone, Ami and Nunez have to find someone to fill her spot, and fast. They spread the word and the first artist "try-out" is the beautiful Tasi Lyn from Long Beach, California. Meanwhile, Garver helps Encina perfect her vampire look.