This Old House
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This Old House is a television program on the American public broadcast network PBS that follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.
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Overview
This Old House and its sister-series Ask This Old House are often broadcast together as The New This Old House Hour. Both shows are owned by This Old House Ventures, Inc. The shows are underwritten by GMC, The Home Depot, Kohler, and State Farm Insurance.
History
Begun in 1979 as a one-time, 13-part series on the Boston PBS station WGBH, it has grown into one of the most popular programs on the network. It has produced spin-offs (notably The New Yankee Workshop hosted by Norm Abram), a magazine and for-profit web sites. It was even able to survive a rift with the original host, Bob Vila, who left in 1989 following a dispute about doing commercials and created a similar show.
Steve Thomas took over hosting duties after Vila's departure, remaining with the program from 1989 to 2003. Kevin O'Connor is the current host.
Trivia
This Old House was the inspiration for the American television situation comedy Home Improvement, in which Tim Allen played a Vila-like character.
Cast (as of 2005)
External links
- Official Website (http://www.thisoldhouse.com/)
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- The TV Tome entry on the series (http://www.tvtome.com/ThisOldHouse/)