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

For the latter six of the original show's nine season run, the network would have two builds ongoing simultaneously, during which Pennington would commute back and forth between numerous times to complete his projects, at one point accumulating over 1 million frequent flyer miles.

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Quotes

Ty Pennington: Bus driver, move that bus!

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Connections

Referenced in Perception: Toxic (2013)

User Reviews

The Best Show on TV...

If you do not like this show, you do not like TV. What a wonderful, wonderful show.

I've watched it since it started and it keeps on getting better.

There are two things i love about this show.

Number one, everybody is there for one purpose, and that's the family. Ty Pennington to just about everyone, wants the best for the family that they are doing.

Number two, the Sears commercial they do that says, "Welcome Home". What a wonderful 30 seconds or so.

Nice going ABC and Sears. Watch it, your gonna get hooked.

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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