Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an American reality television series providing home improvements for less fortunate families and community schools. The show is hosted by carpenter and veteran television personality Ty Pennington. Each episode features a family that has faced some sort of recent or ongoing hardship such as a natural disaster or a family member with a life-threatening illness, in need of new hope. The show's producers coordinate with a local construction contractor, which then coordinates with various companies in the building trades for a makeover of the family's home. This includes interior, exterior and landscaping, performed in seven days while the family is on vacation and documented in the episode. If the house is beyond repair, they replace it entirely.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Season 0)
Friends Helping Friends (Episode 1)
Air date: 2004-05-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ty and his team respond when asked by New York City firefighters to renovate the apartment of 2 other firefighters who lost comrades in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The interesting part is:Ty's team had only 12 hours to complete the renovation and any mistakes would be seen on live television. Help is given by Regis Philbin and members of the NHL's New York Rangers.
Ty Top Moments (Episode 2)
Air date: 2006-04-24
Runtime: 60 min
Family Reunion (Episode 3)
Air date: 2005-02-14
Runtime: 60 min
Holiday Wishes (Episode 4)
Air date: 2005-12-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Extreme Makeover team reconnects with families they helped in the past, in order to enlist their help to help out others. Guest stars include First Lady Laura Bush, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, and Desperate Housewives' James Denton.
After the Storm: Mississippi (Episode 5)
Air date: 2006-03-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Biiloxi, MS. The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team helps out the town of Biloxi, Mississippi.
After the Storm: Florida (Episode 6)
Air date: 2006-03-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Broward County, FL. The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team helps out the town of Broward County, Florida. Broaward County was ravaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
After the Storm: New Orleans (Episode 7)
Air date: 2006-04-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: New Orleans. The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team helps out the New Orleans 9th Ward.
After the Storm: Texas (Episode 8)
Air date: 2006-04-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sabine Pass, TX. The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team restores the local firehouse, hoping to give life back to the town which was ravaged by Hurricane Rita.
Ty Pennington: Behind the Scenes (Episode 9)
Air date: 2008-12-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ty takes a rest from changing lives to give us a behind the scenes look at the show. This includes never before seen footage, outtakes from past episodes, and some close calls with accidents that never were. We also get to delve into Ty's personal life with a look at his home and chat with his friends
Infanity (Episode 10)
Air date: 2007-05-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Behind the scenes of the season finale of the ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Also: Executive producer Denise Cramsey gives a tour of the Los Angeles production office, and host Ty Pennington shows off his backyard.
Ty's Great British Adventure (Episode 11)
Air date: 2009-08-02
Runtime: 60 min
Ty's Great British Adventure 2011 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2011-08-07
Runtime: 60 min
Jenny McCarthy visits the Watson Family of Knoxville, Tennessee (Episode 13)
Air date: 2012-11-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Daniel and Mandy Watson are not only the proud adoptive parents of three adorable, fun-loving kids with boundless energy, they're also inspiring examples of how people can make a difference in the lives of so many others. Having both been raised by single mothers, the Watsons work tirelessly to transform the lives of low-income, single mother families through housing and by providing the tools to succeed in life... all while their own home falls apart around them. Four years ago, they left their jobs and created the Restoration House, a non-profit organization that provides single mothers with housing at a local apartment complex, as well as the tools needed (mentoring, advocacy) to be confident, self-sufficient and productive members of their community. This passionate young couple fight hard for their dream of 'restoring' the lives of single mothers and their children in Knoxville, Tennessee, where over 5,000 single-mother families live below the poverty line.
