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| Title: Handyman |
Network: Syndicated |
| Year: 1955 |
Host: Norman Brokenshire |
| Summary:
"Handyman" is
a program for home-workshop/repair addicts. |
| Web Links: N/A |
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| Title: Help Around the House |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host:
Henry Harrison |
| Summary:
"Help Around the House" visits homeowners and walks them through fix-up
projects and repairs around their homes. Henry provides instruction and
guidance while allowing the homeowners to do the work themselves. Each
show features three home repair segments and ends with a visit to the
hardware store or Henry's woodshop for a lesson on choosing, using and
maintaining the proper tools for your projects. |
| Web Links:
Help Around the House |
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| Title: Holmes on Homes |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2001+ |
Host: Mike Holmes |
| Summary: "Holmes on Homes" is
the series for anyone who’s been duped during a home renovation with
construction and renovation expert Mike Holmes to the rescue. Each
week, the host visits unlucky families who have been swindled or
abandoned during their home improvement projects. The series
uncovers shoddy construction methods, improper techniques, and down
right rip-offs. While we watch the host fixes the problems, as he
explains how homeowners can safeguard themselves from these
unscrupulous builders and dishonest contractors. |
| Web Links:
Holmes
on Homes; For more info
Visit their Website |
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| Title: Home |
Network: NBC |
| Year: 1954-1957 |
Host: Arlene Francis |
| Summary:
"Home" is a "women's magazine of the air" program that featured
segments on food, health, family. Sydney Smith handled the home
decorating segment; and Will Peiglebeck did gardening and home repair. |
| Web Links: N/A |
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| Title: Home Again with Bob Vila |
Network: Syndicated |
| Year: 1990+ |
Host: Bob Vila |
| Summary:
"Home Again" is a home remodeling and renovation program. Later retitled
"Bob Vila's Home Again"
Note: Bob Vila practically invented the home improvement movement with
the debut of his PBS series "This Old House" in 1979. He left the show in
the spring of 1989 because he had endorsed various products that
were not sanctioned by PBS. Basically, Bob cashed in on his popularity and
PBS gave him the boot. However, Bob is still here and a prominent figure
in the DIY world. As of 2005, Bob is the commercial spokesperson for
HOME123, a home mortgage service. |
| Web Links: Bob
Vila.com |
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| Title: Home Front in the Garden |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1998 |
Hosts: Kevin McCloud, Anne McKevitt,
and Diarmuid Gavin. |
| Summary:
"Home Front in the Garden" offers innovative home improvement
makeovers, and decorating tips - this time in the outdoors. Settings include drab new
construction, urban roof tops and even a mature garden in need of an
update. Home Front in the Garden is a BBC production shot entirely
in the U.K. |
| Web Links:
Home Front in the Garden |
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| Title: Home improvement |
Network: ABC |
| Year: 1990-1999 |
Host: Tim Allen as Tim Taylor |
| Summary: See - "Tool Time" |
| Web Links: N/A |
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| Title: Home IQ |
Network: Do It Yourself (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: N/A |
| Summary:
"Home IQ" covers every phase of building a custom home, from initial
planning to the final move in.
The series brings a homeowner, the builder and all the subcontractors
together to explain financing, contracts, foundations, framing, flooring,
roofing, lighting, appliances, heating and air-conditioning, landscaping,
and closing. |
| Web Links:
Home IQ |
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| Title: Home Matters |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: 1993+ |
Hosts: Susan Powell, Chris McWatt |
| Summary:
"Home Matters" is your source for everything you need to know to make your
home matter. Hosted by Susan Powell (since 1993) and co-host Chris McWatt,
who joined Home Matters in 1998 as a field correspondent, hosting the
"Road Trip" segments. |
| Web Links:
Home Matters |
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| Title: Home Office |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: 1997 |
Host: Ron Vigil |
| Summary: "Home Office" shows
how to create an environment that makes quick, effective work a
reality. From the basic tools needed for an initial set-up to new
upgrades for existing home offices, this five-part workshop offers
something for everyone. |
| Web Links:
Home Office |
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| Title: Home Repair & Remodeling |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Brad Staggs |
| Summary:
"Home Repair & Remodeling" offers expert tips and projects to show viewers
not only how to fix what's broken but also how to upgrade a home. The 65-
episode series gives viewers step-by-step instructions on such projects as
outdoor accent lighting, deck upgrades and maintenance, home safety,
gas-range maintenance, icemaker installation and tips on used appliances. |
| Web Links:
Home Repair & Remodeling |
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| Title: Home Savvy |
Network: The Learning Channel (TLC) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: JoAnne "JoJo" Liebeler |
| Summary:
"Home Savvy" presents home improvement information in a down-to-earth
manner. Although casual in its approach, practical content and information
are staples of this program. |
| Web Links:
Home
Savvy For more info
Visit "JoJo's Website |
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| Title: The Home Show |
Network: ABC |
| Year: 1988-1994 |
Hosts: Sandy Hill, Robb Weller, Gary
Collins |
| Summary:
"The Home Show" recycled NBC's "Home" show from the 1950s with segments on
arts & crafts, home decorating, health and fitness. The program
had three hosts over time --Sandy
Hill, Robb Weller, Gary Collins (Collins hosted a similar show called
"Hour Magazine" syndicated from 1980-88. |
| Web Links: N/A |
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| Title: Home to Go |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Peter Fallico |
| Summary:
"Home to Go" is the show for those who don’t want to leave behind great
renovations when they move, making it all about portable, affordable,
re-inventible home improvements using paint, fabric, wood, accessories and
furniture already in the house. The show's host and a cast of designers
offer help to those in need of solutions. The projects are practical,
like a trunk on wheels for a coffee table, banquette seating that hides
storage, or daylight-saving fabric walls. |
| Web Links:
Home to Go |
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| Title: Home Transformations |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Michael Ray Wisely |
| Summary:
"Home Transformations" shows viewers how to make successful home
transformations, from adding a family room, to converting an unused
bedroom into a home office, to turning the garage into a gym. Home
Transformations are home improvement projects designed to complement the
changes life can bring. |
| Web Links:
Home Transformations |
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| Title: Homes Across America |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Joe Ruggiero, Suzanne Dunn |
| Summary:
"Homes Across America" celebrates fine homes across the United States, and
the diversity of American home design. Each episode presents three homes
in loving detail, focusing on the design elements that make the homes
distinctive and also telling the story of their owners and designers. |
| Web Links:
Homes Across America |
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| Title: Hometime |
Network: PBS & The Learning Channel |
| Year: 1987- |
Host: Dean Johnson (& various cohosts) |
| Summary:
"Hometime" is a weekly home renovation and repair show that debuted in
1987. The program was co-hosted by Dean Johnson and a female cohost who
included
JoAnne "JoJo" Liebeler (1987-1991), Susanne Egli ((1991-93), Robin Hartl
(1993-2005). Dan Laabs aka "Lenny", Judd Nelson, Tom Weckwerth "Bucki"
joined the crew in 2005. Chevy Trucks was the program's sponsor for years.
Note: The earlier format of the show implied that Dean Johnson and his female cohosts were somehow in a relationship because they were always seen together on the job, as well as sleeping over
night at the job sights. Plus there was never any indication from the host
that the female onsite was just a friend or in another relationship. There was a perception that he
(Dean) was his cohost's partner - in more ways than one.
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| Web Links:
Hometime |
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| Title: Hot Property |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2003 |
Host: Michael Merkin |
| Summary:
"Hot Property" follow first-time buyers who will be shown three homes for
sale. They’ll pick their favorite and use their skill and judgment to
guess the selling price. If their estimate is correct to within £500
either way then their house hunting problems will be over, as they’ll win
the property on offer! |
| Web Links:
Hot
Property |
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| Title: Hour Magazine |
Network: Syndicated (SYN) |
| Year: 1980-1988 |
Host : Gary
Collins, Pat Mitchell,
and Bonnie Straus |
| Summary:
"Hour Magazine" is an information series covering topics like home
decorating, health, fitness and arts and crafts. |
| Web Links: N/A |
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| Title: House & Home |
Network: HGTV (Canada) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Lynda Reeves |
| Summary:
"House & Home" is a fast paced series that teaches viewers how to
create the look they want. The half-hour daily show offers fresh ideas
and delivers tips and trends from North America’s design experts.
visits unique homes across Canada, showing viewers how they can use
stylish techniques in their own home design plan, wherever they live. |
| Web Links:
House
& Home:
Visit the
Canadian Site |
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| Title:
HouseCalls with Ron Hazelton |
Network: |
| Year: |
Host: |
| Summary:
See - "Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls" |
| Web Links: |
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| Title: House Doctor: A to Z of
Design |
Network: Five (Great Britain) |
| Year: 2005 |
Host: Ann Maurice |
| Summary: House Doctor: A to Z
of Design follows host Ann Maurice as she presents the compilation
series that distilling her advice on staging your home for sale. Each
wpisode hse tackle topics with a similar letter. The final episodes
tackle the letters Y and Z and the topics and tips on yellow paint,
yukky decor, zany ideas and zoning. Ann's other shows include the
House Doctor: Inside and Out; House Doctor: Designs for
Living and House Doctor: Ann's Top Ten. |
| Web Links:
House
Doctor |
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| Title: House Detective |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Hosts: Tony Frassrand, John Daly |
| Summary:
"House Detective" explores the world of downspouts, crawlspaces and other
home problem areas. Our cameras follow along as a certified home inspector
takes a home owner, buyer or seller through an actual inspection. An
informative segment called "Inspector's Notebook" gives viewers a chance
to learn more about one particular problem that the inspector finds during
each inspection. |
| Web Links:
House Detective |
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| Title: House Detectives |
Network: (Great Britain) |
| Year: 1999-2002 |
Host: Juliet Morris, Anna Bennett
Dan Cruickshank, Carenza Lewis,
and Judith Miller |
| Summary: "The House
Detectives" series investigates the historical secrets of old houses. |
| Web Links:
House Detectives |
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| Title: House Hunters |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1999 |
Host: Suzanne Whang. |
| Summary:
"House Hunters" takes viewers behind the scenes as individuals, couples
and families learn what to look for and decide whether or not a home is
meant for them. Focusing on the emotional experience of finding and
purchasing a new home, each episode follows a prospective buyer and real
estate agent through the home-buying process, from start to finish. |
| Web Links:
House Hunters; |
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| Title: House Invaders |
Network: BBC, HGTV |
| Year: 1998 |
Host: Linda Barker, Anna Ryder Richardson; CoHosts: Phil T., Phil B., and J.J.
(the helpful handymen) |
| Summary:
"House Invaders" features a different home each
episode. A designer and a team of two carpenters "invade" the home of a
lucky UK family and help them transform three rooms of their house,
utilizing materials such as paint, fabric and wood, which they already
have on hand. Aired on the BBC. |
| Web Links:
House
Invaders; Visit also
Their BBC Webite |
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| Title: Houselift |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Paul Hochman & Family |
| Summary:
"Houselift" is a home remodeling show with a brand-new perspective — the
homeowner's. Paul Hochman, the Today Show's gear expert, and his wife
Tricia and their two children experience the fun, excitement, terror and
tribulations every homeowner faces when they live through a major home
construction project. |
| Web Links:
Houselift |
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| Title: How Clean Is Your House? |
Network: Channel 4 (UK), Lifetime Channel |
| Year: 2003-2004 |
Host: Kim Woodburn, Aggie Mackenzie |
| Summary: "How Clean Is Your House" follow the antics of two clean freaks
(Kim and Aggie) from
across the pond (England) as they visit homes and critique the hygiene
level (Filth factor) of the residents. The show debuted in London on the
Channel 4 Network. In 2004, the Lifetime Channel brought the show to
America. |
| Web Links:
How Clean Is
Your House? |
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| Title: How 2 Crew |
Network: The Learning Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Paul Ryan, Amy Harris |
| Summary:
The "How 2 Crew" is a half-hour show with a team of home repair experts
who help salvage homeowners’ botched projects. |
| Web Links:
How 2
Crew |
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| Title: How's That Work? |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Don Bleu |
| Summary:
"How's That Work?" uncovers the entertaining origins of our favorite
household items and how they actually work like a microwave, a hair dryer,
a remote control, a dishwasher--simple, everyday conveniences that most of
us take for granted. |
| Web Links:
How's That Work? |
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