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Dustin Powers is a fictional character portrayed by John Hawkes in the TV series Eastbound & Down.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Chapter 1 (season 1), they were 49 years old.
They appear in 16 episodes out of a total of 29 aired and have accumulated 47 positive votes.

Dustin Powers

by John Hawkes

character

Episodes16

  • 7.8
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    Chapter 1

    episode S1.E1 february 2009
    When he loses his speed, former Major League Baseball pitcher, Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) is forced to move in with his brother in his old home town. Kenny takes a job as a substitute physical education teacher at his old home town.
  • 7.6
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    Chapter 2

    episode S1.E2 february 2009
    Kenny Powers continues to struggle with life after baseball. His efforts to raise money through personal appearances falls flat and his job as a teachers assistant sees him struggling with small town community needs.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Chapter 3

    episode S1.E3 march 2009
    Kenny's money troubles increase and he resorts to trying to merchandise all his memorabilia from his playing days. As sales don't go as well as expected, Kenny suspects he needs God in his life.
  • 8
    /10

    Chapter 4

    episode S1.E4 march 2009
    Kenny looks to rekindle an old flame at a barbecue hosted by April and Cutler; Stevie cuts a greatest hits DVD for his favorite ballplayer in hopes of getting Kenny a big-league tryout.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter 5

    episode S1.E5 march 2009
    Convinced he's lost his stuff, Kenny decides to give up his comeback dreams and move on as a working stiff--but his resolve is tested by arrogant car dealer Ashley Schaeffer and his new pet celebrity, a major-league arch-nemesis named Reg Mackworthy.
  • 8.2
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    Chapter 6

    episode S1.E6 march 2009
    In the Season One finale, Kenny says goodbye to his life as a schoolteacher--and bids farewell to Dustin and his family--after he's tendered a big-league job offer in Tampa.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Chapter 7

    episode S2.E1 september 2010
    Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.
  • 8.1
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    Chapter 13

    episode S2.E7 november 2010
    Kenny confronts his future.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter 14

    episode S3.E1 february 2012
    Enjoying a new lease on his baseball career as the closer for the minor-league Myrtle Beach Mermen, Kenny Powers settles into a life of bodyboarding, jet-skiing and hard-partying with his catcher, Shane. A detour to Shelby to attend the one-year birthday of his child reunites Kenny with April.
  • 7.8
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    Chapter 15

    episode S3.E2 february 2012
    Kenny heads north with baby Toby in search of April and attempts to liberate Stevie from the clutches of Ashley Schaeffer.
  • 8.4
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    Chapter 21

    episode S3.E8 april 2012
    Season Three Finale. As Kenny adjusts to the new realities of his life, a twist of fate alters his future with the Mermen.
  • 8
    /10

    Chapter 22

    episode S4.E1 september 2013
    Several years have taken place since we last saw Kenny Powers make the comeback that he's been waiting for, only to throw it all away for the woman he loves. Now working a boring, mundane job at a rental car facility and having given up completely on the party scene, Kenny has become a shell of his former self. That is until he runs into a former teammate - Guy Young, who is now the host of a popular sports talk program. Guy gives Kenny a taste of the A list he so desires, and he wants it bad. And now Kenny believes that he's got a new path to the A-list but will April and Steve stand behind him?
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter 24

    episode S4.E3 october 2013
    Kenny treats his family and friends to an overnight trip to the local waterpark. A day of good clean fun gives way to an evening of debauchery.
  • 8
    /10

    Chapter 26

    episode S4.E5 october 2013
    With Kenny getting more and more attention on 'Sports Sesh,' Guy asks him to dial it down a notch. April gets Kenny to agree to undergo couples therapy. Kenny and Stevie map out a new business venture designed to capitalize on Kenny's soaring stock.
  • 8
    /10

    Chapter 28

    episode S4.E7 november 2013
    Kenny finds his personal travails taking a toll at work. Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity. Dustin and Cassie help Kenny learn a valuable Christmas lesson.
  • 9
    /10

    Chapter 29

    episode S4.E8 november 2013
    Kenny Powers is on the verge of achieving his dream - hosting his own talk show, but when a vicious head of the network asks him to emotionally finish off unbalanced Guy Young on-air in order to seal the deal, his moment of truth arrives.

Best moments10

  • 8.1
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Chapter 14

    episode S3.E1 february 2012
    Enjoying a new lease on his baseball career as the closer for the minor-league Myrtle Beach Mermen, Kenny Powers settles into a life of bodyboarding, jet-skiing and hard-partying with his catcher, Shane. A detour to Shelby to attend the one-year birthday of his child reunites Kenny with April.
  • 8.5
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Chapter 5

    episode S1.E5 march 2009
    Convinced he's lost his stuff, Kenny decides to give up his comeback dreams and move on as a working stiff--but his resolve is tested by arrogant car dealer Ashley Schaeffer and his new pet celebrity, a major-league arch-nemesis named Reg Mackworthy.
  • 8
    /10
    2% of the votes

    Chapter 28

    episode S4.E7 november 2013
    Kenny finds his personal travails taking a toll at work. Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity. Dustin and Cassie help Kenny learn a valuable Christmas lesson.
  • 7.8
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 1

    episode S1.E1 february 2009
    When he loses his speed, former Major League Baseball pitcher, Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) is forced to move in with his brother in his old home town. Kenny takes a job as a substitute physical education teacher at his old home town.
  • 7.6
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 2

    episode S1.E2 february 2009
    Kenny Powers continues to struggle with life after baseball. His efforts to raise money through personal appearances falls flat and his job as a teachers assistant sees him struggling with small town community needs.
  • 7.6
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 3

    episode S1.E3 march 2009
    Kenny's money troubles increase and he resorts to trying to merchandise all his memorabilia from his playing days. As sales don't go as well as expected, Kenny suspects he needs God in his life.
  • 8
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 4

    episode S1.E4 march 2009
    Kenny looks to rekindle an old flame at a barbecue hosted by April and Cutler; Stevie cuts a greatest hits DVD for his favorite ballplayer in hopes of getting Kenny a big-league tryout.
  • 8.2
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 6

    episode S1.E6 march 2009
    In the Season One finale, Kenny says goodbye to his life as a schoolteacher--and bids farewell to Dustin and his family--after he's tendered a big-league job offer in Tampa.
  • 7.8
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 7

    episode S2.E1 september 2010
    Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.
  • 8.4
    /10
    1% of the votes

    Chapter 21

    episode S3.E8 april 2012
    Season Three Finale. As Kenny adjusts to the new realities of his life, a twist of fate alters his future with the Mermen.

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