Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003–2012)

A family that has faced hardship has their dilapidated house completely rebuilt while they are away on vacation for a week.

Stars:

Ty Pennington, Paul DiMeo, Michael Moloney

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ty Pennington	...	Himself - Host (201 episodes, 2003-2012)
Paul DiMeo	...	Himself (138 episodes, 2004-2012)
Michael Moloney	...	Himself (136 episodes, 2004-2012)
Tracy Hutson	...	Herself (101 episodes, 2004-2012)
Paige Hemmis	...	Herself (97 episodes, 2004-2012)

Storyline

A family that has faced hardship has their dilapidated house completely rebuilt while they are away on vacation for a week. While early episodes renovated houses, the usual approach is to tear down the house on the first day and build a brand new, usually much larger, one, fully furnished. The houses are customized to the families, with rooms reflecting the interests of, especially, the children, and special technology for any unusual medical conditions. Host Ty Pennington usually has a "secret" project which is only revealed when the family sees it. The construction is accomplished with the help of a large army of blue-shirted volunteers and a wide array of sponsor-donated products and services.

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Plot Keywords:

construction | makeover | interior design | home improvement | non fiction

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

A nagy házalakítás

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC, Endemol Entertainment, Greengrass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

O.A.R. ( ...Of A Revolution) sings the theme song.

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Quotes

Ty Pennington: Ripping down someone's house is fantastic fun!

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Connections

Spun-off from Extreme Makeover (2002)

User Reviews

Extreme Makeover - Home Edition

I've been addicted to Extreme Makeover since it first aired here in the UK on one of our satellite channels. I confess to having shed a few tears on more than one occasion, the most recent episode being where a son had managed to trace his father who was living rough and bring him home. There wasn't a dry eye in the house that night. Its truly heartwarming stuff in a world where we increasingly don't really care about people who may be less fortunate than ourselves. I suppose thats the not very "secret" secret about this show, it does something positive to help people who are at their lowest ebb. The team of builders, designers etc really seem to care about what they do and of course when they get overly emotional when the job is finished that sets me off too! Its great entertainment whilst doing something extraordinarily worthwhile. I have to say you guys in the US really know how to build houses.