Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 

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 10 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ty Pennington	...	Self - Host 202 episodes, 2003-2012
Paul DiMeo	...	Self / ... 138 episodes, 2003-2012
Michael Moloney	...	Self / ... 136 episodes, 2003-2012
Tracy Hutson	...	Self / ... 101 episodes, 2003-2012
Paige Hemmis	...	Self / ... 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:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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

Referenced in The Killing: Unraveling (2014)

User Reviews

Nothing but sap.

First off, I want to say that I respect the fact that EM:HE is charitable. Sure, most of the time what it does is very representable when compared to other reality TV abortions. But, let's not forget what this show is: Reality TV. What it aims to be is entertainment, not inspiration: that's just a side-effect. EM does what every reality show does, it looks to find the most emotional moments and milk the crap out of them. For some shows they exploit anger; for this show they exploit happiness. The result is one hour of pure corny sap- the equivalent of watching Titanic 8 times in a row. It's phony, it's protracted, and it has a tendency to be annoying. If you can stand watching this show because you believe it to be inspirational, then more power to you. To me, it's melodramatic and hokey. It's just another reality TV show, people. It's just trying to get ratings. Don't take it for more than it is.

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA Netherlands

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:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Endemol Entertainment, Greengrass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1