Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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{{Infobox Television|
| show_name = Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
| image =
| caption =
| format = [[Reality television|Reality television series]]
| runtime =43 minutes per episode 17 minutes of commercial
| creator =
| starring = [[Ty Pennington]] <br> [[Paul DiMeo]] <br> [[Paige Hemmis]] <br> [[Tracy Hutson]] <br> [[Daniel Kucan]] <br> [[Tanya McQueen]] <br> [[Michael Moloney]] <br>Constance Ramos<br> [[Ed Sanders (television carpenter)|Ed Sanders]] <br>Preston Sharp <br> Eduardo Xol <br> John Littlefield<br> [[Rib Hillis]]<br> [[Didiayer Snyder]]
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])
| first_aired = [[December 3]], [[2003]] (television special) <br> [[February 15]], [[2004]] (regular series)
| last_aired = present
| num_episodes = 121 <!--(As of May 11, 2008; including ''After the Storm'' episodes)<br/>-->
| list_episodes = List of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes
| producer = [[Endemol]]
| website = http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/
| imdb_id = 0388595
| tv_com_id = 23066
}}
'''''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ''''' is an [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[reality television]] series that began broadcasting on [[November 3]], [[2003]] as a special and as a regular television series since [[February 15]], [[2004]] (the show also broadcasts on [[People + Arts]] in [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Latin America]] and on [[DMAX]] in [[Germany]]), in which a family's house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in 7 days while the family goes off on vacation. It is a [[spinoff (television)|spinoff]] of ''[[Extreme Makeover]]''. The series is an [[Endemol|Endemol USA]] Productions presentation (the people behind ''[[Big Brother (US TV series)|Big Brother]]'', ''[[Fear Factor]]'', ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', and other reality shows) in association with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[Buena Vista Pictures|Buena Vista]]'s Greengrass Television.
The show is one of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s top-rated series and has become more popular than the original ''Extreme Makeover'', which struggled to air through its last two seasons and quietly ended with its episodes burned off wholesale in July 2007. The [[List of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes|fifth season]] of the show premiered on [[September 30]],[[2007]]. <ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/?uuid=8703ee6d-8ff2-4628-a1f9-bba2fc74843a E! News - Ty Pennington Ties Up DUI Charge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Series reruns began airing on [[TV Land]] on [[August 7]], [[2007]], making it the youngest non-original show to air on the network.
It was announced on February 28, 2008 that Extreme ''Makeover: Home Edition'' was renewed through the 2008-2009 season.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=02/28/08&id=20080228abc02 Breaking News - ABC ANNOUNCES EARLY PICK-UPS OF ALTERNATIVE SERIES FOR 2008-2009 SEASON | TheFutonCritic.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The show is hosted by [[Ty Pennington]], formerly a carpenter on the show ''[[Trading Spaces]]''. It is sponsored by [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]] (and their properties, [[Craftsman (tools)|Craftsman]] and [[Kenmore]]), for which Pennington serves as a spokesman and which are prominently featured in the episodes. The series is devoted to rebuilding families' homes when the family is in need of new hope. Some scenes were staged, including the Muppets as guest-stars. During the 2005–2006 season they went to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.
The show also had a series of specials that later became a regular series during the 2004–2005 television season entitled ''Extreme Makeover Home Edition: How’d They Do That?'' It was a short-lived spin off of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that featured extra behind-the-scenes footage of what had happened in that week's episode.
International versions have also aired, in Greece, Scandinavia, and later this year, Mexico. In the UK (shown on [[UKTV Style]] & [[Five (channel)|Five]]), the network removes a number of segments that would contravene product placement laws including shots of store signs and product manufacturers, if it is unable to edit these out - they are blurred.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} The audio feed is also edited to bleep, fade or remove unnecessary mentions of manufacturers or suppliers while leaving references to the house builder, main furniture supplier and kitchen supplier (if different).{{Fact|date=November 2007}} EndemolUK's ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition UK'' is also in pre-production. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} The Spanish version of the show "Esta Casa era una ruina" (This House was in ruins) premiered on Monday, November 5, 2007 on Antena3TV during Primetime. The program premiere was watched by 3,664,000 viewers which translates to a healthy 19.9% share of the audience.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} The Spanish edition will consist of a Series of specials rather than a weekly show. Initially four specials have been filmed, and these will be screened on a monthly basis in Primetime, with each program having a duration of 70 minutes (105 minutes with ad time).{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
==Format==
The majority of episodes are one hour; however, in some instances (mainly if complications are involved) the episode will be a two-parter and will start at 7 PM Eastern Time (one hour ahead of its normal 8 PM Eastern Time slot).
Most shows in the first three seasons begin with a shot of Ty in the team's bus saying "I'm Ty Pennington, and the renovation starts right now!" The exception is those episodes which feature a guest host in his place. In the fourth season, the show set a goal of visiting all fifty of the [[Political divisions of the United States#States of the United States|United States]]. In this season, the opening shot is of Ty in a location iconic of the state the episode was in, and a declaration of what state the episode is in is added to the tagline. Then, the chosen family is briefly profiled; their nomination video is shown to the team (and to the television audience). Ty then brings the team together in a huddle and leads them in a chant of "Let's DO IT!" Next, Ty and the design team visit the family's home and proceed to give the family a "wake-up call" (courtesy of Ty's infamous bullhorn) by shouting "Good Morning [family's name] family!" then followed by saying the first name of each household member. The team will then go throughout the house, finding out about the family's interests as design inspiration.
The family will then be sent off on a one-week vacation (where applicable, airfare is provided by [[Southwest Airlines]], whose involvement is noted at the end of the show) while the house is renovated or demolished, depending on its condition and the family's needs. (One episode in season three did not include a vacation because the family's daughter was in isolation at a local hospital).<ref>''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Official Companion Book''</ref> As the family is taking vacation, they would receive video messages via computer laptop from Pennington's camera. (The videos displayed on the laptop is superimposed on broadcasts because it avoids the reflection on the screen or securing rights with computer programs)
Beginning with Season 3, the demolitions have become quite creative — the team has used falling trees, tanks, and even monster trucks to accomplish the task where needed. Also for the first time in 2007, they used dynamite to blow up one family's '''old''' house.
A local home builder (sometimes two builders) and community volunteers begin basic work (electrical, plumbing, roofing, and if the house is demolished framing a new one) while the design team begins designing the creative aspects of the house. Once the basic work is completed, the design team then will add the finishing touches. Ty selects a portion of the house to be his "Secret Room" (except in the case when the secret project takes place in the backyard), which no one is allowed to view prior to final reveal (with one exception in Season 4, which involved a commercial kitchen; the health inspector had to approve the kitchen and issue the permit before it could be used). Shows often feature design team members making a trip to a local Sears store as well as special guest appearances.
At the end of the week, the family returns to their home, to see cheering crowds and the view of their home blocked by a bus (for larger projects, two buses would block the home). When Ty and the family give the order, originally "Bus driver, hit it!" and later "Bus driver, move that bus!!" (or "those buses!!"),(''Note:In some early episodes, Ty and the family would walk around the bus to reveal the new house'') the family sees the end result of the team's efforts. Ty's "secret room" is usually the last item featured on the show. Often a child's bedroom (usually to a special-needs patient), the parent's master bedroom, or a business, the room receives Ty's special attention. Some episodes feature special gifts given to the family by outside parties.
Sometimes very few episodes with guests such as the [[Muppets]] (who are owned by [[Disney]]) would have their own scenes that are scripted and provided as the comic relief. Scenes involving the Muppets would be filmed in a different style to avoid exposing the puppeteers.
==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
! Cast !! Role
|-
|[[Ty Pennington]]
|Host/Design Team Leader/Carpentry
|-
|[[Paul DiMeo]]
|Carpentry
|-
|[[Paige Hemmis]]
|Carpentry
|-
|[[Tracy Hutson]]
|Shopping/Style
|-
|[[Tanya McQueen]]
|Interior Design
|-
|[[Michael Moloney]]
|Interior Design/Nuts 'n Bolts
|-
|[[Ed Sanders (television carpenter)|Ed Sanders]]
|Carpentry
|-
|Preston Sharp
|Exteriors/Big Ideas (currently MIA)
|-
|[[Eduardo Xol]]
|Landscaping
|-
|John Littlefield
|Carpentry
|-
|Constance Ramos
|Architect (left show during season 3, now hosts ''Color Correction'' on HGTV)
|-
|[[Rib Hillis]]
|Carpentry
|-
|[[Didiayer Snyder]]
|Design
|-
|Dawson Connor
|Design (left show after season 2)
|-
|Alle Ghadban
|Design (left show after season 2)
|-
|}
==U.S. television ratings==
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" valign="bottom"
! Season
! Season premiere
! Season finale
! TV season
! Ranking
! Viewers<BR>(in millions)
|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0"
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| <center>'''1'''</center>
| [[December 3]], [[2003]]
| [[July 18]], [[2004]]
| 2003–2004
! #41
! 10.63
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| <center>'''2'''</center>
| [[September 26]], [[2004]]
| [[May 22]], [[2005]]
| 2004–2005
! #15
! 15.8
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| <center>'''3'''</center>
| [[August 14]], [[2005]]
| [[May 16]], [[2006]]
| 2005–2006
! #19
! 14.7
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| <center>'''4'''</center>
| [[September 17]], [[2006]]
| [[May 20]], [[2007]]
| 2006–2007
! #30
! 13.15
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| <center>'''5'''</center>
| [[September 30]], [[2007]]
| [[May 18]], [[2008]]
| 2007–2008
! #22
! 12.89
|}
==Spin-off==
'''''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That?''''' was a short-lived spinoff that featured extra behind-the-scenes footage of what had happened in that week's episode.
== Criticism ==
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The show has been criticized for glorifying excessive suburban lifestyles, such as in a ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' article that questioned giving a 6-bedroom, 7-bath, 7-television house to a family of 4 in Kingston, WA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motherjones.com/news/exhibit/2005/03/exhibit.html|title=This New House|publisher=Mother Jones|date=March 2005|accessdate=2007-06-04|quote=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition recently gave a 6-bedroom, 7-bath, 7-television house to a family of 4.}}</ref>
In an e-mail sent [[March 10]], [[2006]], from an ABC employee to network affiliates, the program's casting agent details the exact kind of tragedies and rare illnesses being sought.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0327062extreme1.html|title=ABC's "Extreme" Exploitation|quote=Makeover show loves sick kids, cancer patients, hate crime victims|publisher=The Smoking Gun|date=[[March 27]], [[2006]]|accessdate=2007-06-04}}</ref>
Five children filed a lawsuit against ABC after they were evicted by a family that had taken them in before the show came to renovate the family's house. The five kids "say that the producers took advantage of the family’s hard-luck story and promised them new cars and other prizes to persuade them to participate in the program," according to the LA Times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/extreme_makeover_home_edition/2005_Aug_11_abc_sued|title=Orphans sue ABC, family over Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode|date=[[August 11]], [[2005]]|publisher=Reality Blurred|first=Andy|last=Dehnart}}</ref> On [[July 17]],[[2007]], Judge Paul Gutman ruled against the siblings stating that the plaintiffs failed to prove their case.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} <!-- reference broken 10-2007
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070717/ap_en_tv/tv_home_show_lawsuit;_ylt=ArlzFfz18tfHi.k8sEPpXE9xFb8C|title=
Judge rejects `Extreme Makeover' lawsuit}}</ref>
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Questions arose when Theresa "Momi" Akana was picked for the Extreme Makeover program for Hawaii. The [[Honolulu Advertiser]] investigated their tax records and found out that both she and her husband made over $100,000 each in salary. Denise Cramsey, the executive producer of the show, responded with "I think Momi certainly fits the bill." She defended the pick, stating that they look beyond financial situation, and look into other factors, including family plight and contributions to the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/02/ln/FP707020351.html|title='Makeover' home recipient earns $100K|accessdate=2007-12-20|author=Rick Daysog |publisher=Honolulu Advertiser |date=[[July 2]], [[2007]]}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/ Official web site]
*{{imdb title|0388595}}
*{{Tv.com show|23066}}
*[http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/extreme-makeover-home/100145 ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' at TV Guide.com]
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