Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an ABC reality television series that began broadcasting in 2003 in which a family's house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in seven days while the family is sent on vacation. It is a spinoff of Extreme Makeover, a show where an individual is given a makeover, typically involving plastic surgery, dental work, and laser eye surgery. The show is one of ABC's top-rated series and has become more popular than original Extreme Makeover.

The show is hosted by carpenter Ty Pennington, formerly from the show Trading Spaces. It is sponsored by Sears (and their properties, Craftsman and Kenmore), for which Pennington serves as a spokesman. The series is devoted to remodeling families' homes when the family is in need of new hope. One episode had the family of Morgan Nick who had been missing since 1995. Another episode was devoted to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

On August 14, 2005, while filming the house renovation of 4300 Urn St Capitol Heights, Maryland for Veronica Ginyard and her 8 children the hotel in which the crew was staying (in Largo) was robbed, and the wife of a crew member was injured; the crew was moved to a hotel in Greenbelt with added security.

Also in August 2005, five orphaned siblings who appeared on the show sued ABC, accusing the network of fraud and breach of contract. The siblings said the family that took them in after their parents died later drove them out of the nine-bedroom mansion that was built for them.

Two weeks after a new house was built for Doug Goodale (who had lost his arm in a fishing accident) and his family in Wells, Maine, near Portland, a story about his criminal past appeared in the local newspapers, and the story went national days later. He had been convicted of robbery in 1982 and was also convicted of misdemeanor assault in 1997, the same year that he lost his arm.

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Season 1

  • The Powers Family – The family was in the process of renovating their home when Olivia, the youngest daughter, was diagnosed with leukemia. Everything was put on hold while she received treatment.
    • Ty's Secret Room – Olivia's Bedroom
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, and Tracy
  • The Woslum Family – Trent Woslum was serving in Iraq when he received an email from his wife that they had been contacted by the show to receive an Extreme Makeover. Trent’s wife, Dawna, and their three sons were sent to Disneyland for the week while the house was renovated. They were surprised on their return to find that Trent was home.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, and Tracy
  • The Cox Family – John Cox is a youth pastor whose wife, Wendy, is a stay at home mom raising three girls. The design team remodeled the house for the family.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, and Tracy
    • Special guest – LeAnn Rimes
  • The Mendoza Family – Contessa Mendoza is a social worker and a single mother, who also chose to take in two foster kids. The team also customized the car of the older foster child.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, and Tracy
    • Special guest - NASA Astronaut Commander Robert Green
  • The McCrory Family – The McCrory family was a family of four that was pregnant with triplets. Grandma, who had come to help take care of the family, was sleeping out in the garage. The team expanded the house to make room for grandma and all the new babies.
    • Ty's Secret Room – Tom's "sports bar" garage
    • Design team – Ty, Alle, Michael, Preston, and Tracy
  • The Harris Family – "Sweet" Alice Harris is a woman in South Central Los Angeles who has worked for 35 years to help her neighborhood. Her block, and her home, was flooded in a storm. Her husband, daughter, and two grandchildren also live in the house with her. The team also worked on several projects around the neighborhood.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Dawson, Paul, and Tracy
  • The Zitek Family – Robert Gil was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. His mom quit her job to give him full-time care. The design team renovated the house to make his life easier.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Dawson, Michael, and Paul
  • The Hardin Family – After tracking down his father, Freeman Hardin, Jr. brought him to live with his family. They had no place for him to stay in the house, so he was living in a trailer.
    • Ty’s secret room – Ty converted the trailer into a state-of-the-art movie theater.
    • Design team – Ty, Alle, Paige, Preston, Tracy
  • The Tugwell Family – An SUV crashed into the house of the Tugwell family. No one was injured but a large part of the house was destroyed. The Extreme Makeover team also helped arrange for the engagement of the Tugwell’s daughter to her boyfriend.
    • Ty’s secret room – Ty created a secret storage room off of the den.
    • Design team – Ty, Alle, Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Walswick Family – Martha Walsick lost her husband to cancer, leaving her to raise 9 children alone. The nine children and mom were crammed into a very small home, which the team expanded to give all the kids bigger bedrooms and more common space.
    • Ty’s secret room – Ty worked on Martha’s master bedroom suite.
    • Note: The man who nominated the Walsick family, J.J. Carrell, had also lost his wife to cancer and started a relationship with Constance while they were building the house. They were later engaged.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Dawson, Michael, Paige
  • The Powell Family – Keenan Powel is a 16-year-old boy with major mold and dust allergies. His mom, Carrie, has had a hard time keeping up with all of his health challenges and trying to keep the house as hypo-allergenic as possible. The team redid the house, including installing a state-of-the-art air filtration system.
  • The Cadigan-Scott Family – Diane and Mark Cadigan both died within three weeks of each other, leaving their 8 children to fend for themselves. The older siblings moved back to the house to keep the family together, but the house is way too small – including that they all have to share one bathroom.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Imbriani Family – Brook Imbriana gave blood to a local blood drive and then was told that a baby girl with a leukemia was a match with her bone marrow. Nancy Ramirez, the baby’s mother, nominated the family for a home makeover. At the time, Brook was living in a house with her two kids, her mother, her sister, her sister’s husband and her sister’s son.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Preston, Tracy
  • Friends Helping Friends – As part of May sweeps, ABC aired a live episode of Extreme Makeover where the team renovated the apartment of two fire fighters from New York City. The renovations were completed in a day, instead of the normal week, and the show also included updates from families in previous episodes and clips of renovations that hadn’t been shown before.
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paige, Paul, Preston, Tracy
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Season 2

  • The Wofford Family – Brian Wofford is a single father of 8, whose wife had died 4 years earlier. The kids were all crammed into a few bedrooms with 4 boys out in the garage. The makeover team completely demolished the old house and built a brand new house, including a large personal workout room for the family.
    • Ty’s secret room – Luke’s do-it-yourself bedroom
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Garay Family – Veronica and Johnny Garay have 4 children, including a son with autism. Three years before the makeover, Johnny’s mother was killed by a stray bullet while visiting her son. He and Veronica chose to take care of the five younger brothers and sisters. They lived in a 100-year-old house, which was falling down and had only one working bathroom.
    • Ty’s secret room – The third floor music and study area
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Pope Family – Shelby Pope is allergic to the sun. Any exposure can cause severe sun poisoning. She is practically a prisoner in her room because the house has so many large windows. The design team builds a new house with UV protected windows and a large backyard covered by large tents, so Shelby can enjoy the outdoors. The design team used the large farm to install huge solar panels to practically eliminate the family’s energy costs.
    • Ty’s secret room – An old bar, which Ty turns into a an entertainment room / wine cooler
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Paige, Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Grinnan Family – Hannah Grinnan was born with a heart defect and needed a heart transplant. When Hannah started to reject the heart, the family moved from Arizona to California to be able to provide her with the best medical care. As part of the makeover, the family installed an air purification system to try to eliminate the risk of mold and germs affecting Hannah’s health. For the oldest son and his finance, the show built a mini apartment as part of the house, and they also gave a new truck to the dad and a new car for the oldest daughter.
    • Ty’s secret room – Hannah’s bedroom
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, Tracy
    • Special guest – Lee Ann Womack
  • The Mackey Family – Consuela Mackey runs a foundation to help people with disabilities get the help that they need and improve their own view of themselves. Consuela’s sister and daughter live with her, in addition to a niece and another teenage male relative. Consuela often gives up her own bed for someone that may need a place to stay. The design team completely remodeled the house, including making it more handicap accessible, built a small beauty parlor, and fixed Consuela’s old pickup truck.
    • Ty’s secret room – The new Operation Confidence office
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paige, Paul, Tracy
  • The Ali Family – Lucy Ali and her two adopted sons, Paul and Koran, were forced out of their house after a contractor took their money and destroyed their house. Lucy is paying rent on an apartment in addition to paying her mortgage. The design team completely remodeled their house.
    • Ty’s secret room – Lucy’s master bedroom suite.
    • “How’d They Do That” episode aired on Monday
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paige, Paul, Preston
  • The Vardon Family – Judy and Larry Vardon are childhood sweethearts, who have been married 20 years. They have two sons, Lance, who is 12 years old, blind and autistic, and Stefan. Judy and Larry are also deaf. The design team remodeled the house and put in a bunch of safety features to help take care of Lance.
    • Ty’s secret room – Lance’s play room
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael, Paul, Preston, Tracy
    • Special guest – Marlee Matlin
  • The Elcano Family – Jennifer Elcano lost her husband, Glen, in an auto accident. It left her to raise their two young children and run their family farm. The design team ripped down the old house, built a new house shaped like a barn, built a new barn, and helped plant the fields. The design team also gave the family a new Ford F250 pickup truck and a Ford Freestyle.
    • Ty’s secret room – GlenJen Farm Office
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Paul, Preston, Tracy
    • Special guest – Randy Travis
  • The Burns Family – Benjamin Burns was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as “glass bones”. The design team worked on building a home that was easier and safer for him, including more padding on the floors and the walls, non-slip flooring and grab rails throughout the house.
    • Ty’s secret room – Pamela’s sewing themed bedroom
    • “How’d They Do That” episode aired on Monday
    • Design team – Ty, Michael Paul, Preston, Tracy
  • The Broadbent Family – Patricia Broadbent is a former social worker who has adopted three girls with HIV. Recently diagnosed with lung cancer, she’s worried about having a secure place for the girls to live if anything were to happen to her.
    • Ty’s secret room – Patricia’s master bedroom
    • “How’d They Do That” episode aired on Monday
    • Design team – Ty, Constance, Michael Paul, Preston
    • Special guest – Elton John
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