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11.1 | SEEN IN MARLBORO | ISHTAR::MCFARLAND | | Tue Dec 02 1986 16:04 | 8 |
| WE GET IT IN MARLBORO ON SUNDAY MORNINGS. CAN'T SAY WHAT NUMBER
ON THE DIAL, BUT I DID SEE THE SIDING SHOW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
IT WAS PRETTY GOOD HOWEVER, THEY REALLY MADE IT LOOK A LOT EASIER
THAN IT REALLY IS.
JUDIE
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11.37 | Woodwright's Shop on Ch. 2 at 2:00 PM everyday | TSE::BAUMGART | | Tue Dec 30 1986 07:46 | 4 |
| I just discovered that "The Woodwright's Shop" is on every day at
2:00 PM on Channel 2! If you have a VCR, you're all set!
Bruce
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11.38 | I just set my VCR up this morning... | EXODUS::SEGER | this space intentionally left blank | Tue Dec 30 1986 08:25 | 0 |
11.39 | No longer on Ch 2 daily at 2PM | TSE::BAUMGART | | Tue Jan 06 1987 10:34 | 7 |
| Apparently, channel 2 changed its programming format with the new
year - "The Woodwright's Shop" is no longer on daily at 2PM.
Sorry about that.
( I hope you didn't think you had a problem with your VCR! )
Bruce
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11.42 | DIY show on USA network | BARNUM::BROUILLET | Don Brouillet @ MRO | Fri Jan 09 1987 12:49 | 8 |
| Last Saturday, I caught the last half of a show called The
Do-It-Yourself Show on USA (a common cable channel). I think it
was on at 10:00 or 10:30 AM. It was reasonably informative - last
week's show dealt with cabinet making. Might be worth checking
out - it's a little different than the Bob & Norm show.
-db
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11.43 | DIY show: more info | WILVAX::GALVIN | | Mon Jan 12 1987 08:07 | 15 |
|
I just thought I'd add a little more info about this DIY show.
I have not yet seen it but read an ad about it in a magazine. The show
is on Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM and began the series on January
3rd. The ad mentions that it onced aired on PBS with great success.
Each week there will be demonstrations "in detail" in projects of
WOODWORKING, REMODELING, AUTO REPAIR, and LAWN AND GARDENING.
Sorry, but this show can only be viewed by cable owners (USA network).
I plan on watching (or taping) next Saturdays show. Hopefully, this will
turn out to be an informative show, then maybe I'll be able to watch
something else on TV beside "This Old House".
Mike Galvin
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11.44 | wait...theres one more... | BPOV09::SJOHNSON | Steve | Mon Jan 12 1987 08:37 | 15 |
|
Another good program, and I can't recall the name of it, is on
Channel 11 from New Hampshire on Saturday Mornings, also at 10:00.
This Channel is a PBS type channel, and I believe the program
originates from Minnesota.
A couple of things they demo'ed were installing finishing woodwork,
and re-doing a bath, for instance how to lay tiles, both floor and
wall. The name of the program has the word "HOME" in it.
Maybe since Vila struck it rich, these types of programs may be
"coming out of the woodwork".
Sorry.
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11.45 | 10:00-Hometime, 10:30-Woodright shop | EXODUS::SEGER | this space intentionally left blank | Mon Jan 12 1987 08:45 | 0 |
11.46 | Also on Sunday | PNEUMA::TRACY | | Mon Jan 12 1987 10:12 | 4 |
| These shows also appear on Sunday mornings, but on another station.
I believe it is Channel 11 (cable 32 for me) from Durham, N.H.
Dick
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11.40 | | WILLIE::TIMMONS | GO CELTICS | Mon Jan 26 1987 09:14 | 4 |
| Well, it's on Channel 11 (NH PBS) on Sunday morning, 10:30 maybe?
Watched it yesterday.
Lee
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11.41 | series rerun ? | AMULET::FARRINGTON | statistically anomalous | Tue Jan 27 1987 12:09 | 4 |
| right after Home_Time; a great show.
Also, Woodwright Shop seemed to be going into a series rerun, starting
from the beginning...
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11.47 | Televisions View of DIY | PYRITE::BURKHART | | Fri Feb 12 1988 10:41 | 24 |
|
This may be a bit off track but, did any one catch
"The Cosby Show" last night. For those who missed it or don't watch;
The Cos was play the DIYer to fix a tile that had come loose in
the bathroom. He then found the reason it had come off the wall
was because there was a leaky pipe so he was going to fix the
pipe himself until his wife interveened. They called every plumber
in the book until they finally called some friends of their oldest
daughter to come fix it.
Well anyways, the thing that bothered me the most about the
show was what a lot of critics have said about the show. That
it does not reflect real life. How many black families do you know
where the father's a doctor and the mother's a lawyer and none
of the kids have drug problems or any problems at all for that matter.
Last night show confirmed this "unreal" opinion. The crew they
got to come and fix the leaky pipe was made up of college grads
with majors in electical eng, art history, and psychology. They
did the job in 2 days and charged them 20% less than the estimate.
Where can I hire people like this...
...Dave
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11.48 | | 3D::BOOTH | Stephen Booth | Fri Feb 12 1988 11:16 | 6 |
|
Exactly !!!
-Steve-
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11.49 | Time for DIY anti-defamation league? | ASD::DIGRAZIA | | Fri Feb 12 1988 21:57 | 20 |
|
Re .0: "How many black families do you know where the
father's a doctor and the mother's a lawyer and..."
I suppose having Mum and Dad be some combination of doctor and
lawyer is not all that common, though around Boston I'd expect
to trip over them, in varieties of colors, races, shapes, and
irritabilities, what with all the medical and law schools
cluttering the region.
Anyhow, your comment about how sweet everyone is, and how nicely
everything works out, struck me as funny because I gripe about the
Cos show for exactly the same reason. Everyone is so ^&%#*& nice!
It reminds me of the TV shows from the 50's. The only difference
is the 50s shows were ultra white, like laundry, and Mum was a
Housewife, with a vengeance. Actually, the Cos show is good
compared to the 50's shows. Scary, huh? Well, it's nice to have
_something_ nice on TV.
So how did the college grads fix the pipe?
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11.50 | But... | SALEM::MOCCIA | | Mon Feb 15 1988 08:39 | 4 |
| Since when is television supposed to reflect reality?
pbm
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11.51 | fix the pipe | PYRITE::BURKHART | | Mon Feb 15 1988 09:54 | 12 |
|
Re: fixing the pipe
The Cos asked why not just put a clamp over the leak?
The college grad said that it would hold for a while but to
fix it right SHE need to replace the bad section. So she cut it
out and replaced. Via big hole in wall. The other college grads
fixed the wall and retiled .
...Dave
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11.52 | Woo woo woo woo | STAR::SWIST | Jim Swist ZKO1-1/D42 381-1264 | Mon Feb 15 1988 09:56 | 9 |
| Best TV view of DIY is a 1940's three stooges episode where they're
plumbers. (I'm brain damaged enough to like the stooges.)
They generally trash this fancy house, interchanging the water,
gas, and electrical conduits. Light bulbs fill with water, etc.
Unfortunately my wife saw it too. Anytime I screw up a DIY project,
I get some Curley/Larry/Moe comment...
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11.53 | | CSSE32::APRIL | Snowmobilers .... UNITE ! | Tue Feb 16 1988 11:32 | 18 |
|
> Unfortunately my wife saw it too. Anytime I screw up a DIY project,
> I get some Curley/Larry/Moe comment...
Actually it's not a 'Curley' episode but a 'Shemp'. Just a nit.
"Could I have a drink of water" ?
<Frightened Cook> - "Just turn ON anything ... You'll get it !"
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk ...
Chuck
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11.54 | pass me that hammer, porcupine... | PARITY::SZABO | | Tue Feb 16 1988 12:58 | 4 |
| re: the 3 stooges episode...
<frightened cook, again> "This place has sho gone crazy!"
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11.55 | | USMRM1::GFALVELLA | George Falvella | Tue Feb 16 1988 13:10 | 5 |
| re: the stooges
my personal favorite...
"oooo, no wonder these pipes don't work, their full of wires"
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11.56 | about that well head | MYCRFT::PARODI | John H. Parodi | Tue Feb 16 1988 14:02 | 9 |
|
Getting back to one of the early digressions...
I only saw pieces of the TOH episode where they fixed up the well head,
so I'm not sure about this... Was it my imagination, or did they take
that authentic, fully-restored well head and put it back out on the
authentic, original *dirt* again?
JP
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11.57 | | NETMAN::SEGER | this space intentionally left blank | Tue Feb 16 1988 14:37 | 6 |
| Actually, they set it on stones. However the thing I thought was kind of cute
was the only thing original about it when they got done with the restoration
was the spout, the lid that covered the hole and a couple of miscellaneous
pieces of wood. I bet over 90% of it was new material!
-mark
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11.58 | How About "Golden Girls"? | FDCV03::PARENT | | Tue Feb 16 1988 16:23 | 8 |
| Or how about "Golden Girls" when the "Girls" decided to repair the
bathroom themselves. I especially enjoyed Sophia's joy when she
saw the deinstalled toilet sitting in the living room in front of
the television (her comment was something like "every old person's
dream". I'm sure everyone watching could also relate to the
frustration of trying to deal with plumbers, etc...
ep
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11.59 | This Old Joke | MIZZEN::DEMERS | Do the workstation thing | Wed Feb 24 1988 14:08 | 21 |
| Ohhhh boy, you got me going now...
This Old House (wellhead et. al.) is now an official joke in my
mind. Bob Vilas is jerk, Norm is considerably overweight from
those enormous kickbacks and, hey, with 200 grand, I can have a
nice fixup on my house too.
They wrecked the house (Weatherbee, just concluded). They've mixed
country and tradition with useless, modern toys like a thermometer
on the kitchen faucet (don't you just stick your hand under it?
What's the difference between 95 and 96 degrees?), used modern
toggle switches, modern enameled faucets and built a modern
deck. TOH is just a mechanism for Russell Morash (producer) and
Bob Vilas to live out their (expensive) fantasies.
I want a show that can help me with DIY, not DIWLOM (do it with
lots of money).
No one asked, just my opinion...
ps - The show does make a good soap opera!!
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11.60 | DIY wt R&F | JULIET::SAUNDERS_MI | | Wed Feb 24 1988 19:00 | 13 |
| I agree with your living fantasy opinion of TOH. I do enjoy some
of it though. Every once in awhile, (about every other episode)
I do see something that I can apply to a project I am considering.
And once in awhile, I see something that influences what I will
do in the way of improvements.
But maybe, we can get Robin Leech and Bob Villa to do a spin off
show, Do It Yerself with the Rich and Famous.
Mike S.
San Francisco
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11.61 | | PABLO::PHILBROOK | Chico's Daddy | Fri Feb 26 1988 10:42 | 5 |
| So, what do you think the owners of that Calif. home on last night's
TOH will do? Pick up and move, or pick up and pour a new foundation?
Cost for latter?
Mike
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11.62 | "TOH" To The Max | PYRITE::BURKHART | | Fri Feb 26 1988 17:12 | 28 |
|
I caught this show last night on cable called "State Of The
Architecture". It's basically the commercial extreme of "This Old
House." They go as far as to give products and companies names and
addresses. The main point of the show is to feature new products
and construction techniques.
They were working on this new contemporary in southern Florida.
A couple of things they highlighted were new aluminum roofing shingles,
a company that installs closet organizer racks and shelving, and a new
tileing adhesive and grout product with a 30 year guarantee or
something like that.
Another neat thing was the way the were leveling the concrete
floor. They were using a product called "GYPSCRETE", I think that's
what its called. It basically looked like a very soupy concrete mix
that the pumped over the floor. This might be worth looking into
for those looking to level their basement floors. The advantage to
this is they can poor it 1/4 to 2 inches thick. It would seem like an
ideal product instead of pouring 4 inches of concrete over the whole
floor and loosing that headroom. The other thing they said is that
it could be poured over subfloors also to level them before putting
down tile and such.
Sorry I can't remember the channel it was on, I'll check next
time..
...Dave
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11.63 | | NEXUS::GORTMAKER | the Gort | Fri Feb 26 1988 23:19 | 19 |
| I blew TOH off a long time ago but reading this note makes me want
to start watching again, not for DIY but for laughs.
I have a few ideas for the house in Ca. now lets see what can be
done with big cash that most would simply relocate away from.
Is the house on a hill? Maybe they will install 15 miles retaining
wall to stabalize the hill side.
Or earthquake country Eh? I have just the fix(with their budget)
lets drive pilings down 10 miles and nail that san andreas in place
we wouldent want our house moving now would we...
Naw they cant really do that so instead they'll find some qtr round
original trim that is badly decayed and restore it for around $150
per lin. ft.
-j with many 8^)'s
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11.2 | 1989 Season Preview | PARITY::KLEBES | John F. Klebes | Fri Jan 20 1989 11:32 | 26 |
| HOMETIME 1989 PBS SEASON PREVIEW
================================
{copied without permission from HOMEOWNER magazine Jan/Feb 1989}
Episode 1: Home Security Jan 14
Episode 2-11: Contracting Your Own Home Jan 21 through Mar 25
Episode 12: Storage Apr 1
Episode 13: Home Decorating Apr 8
Episode 14-15: Ceilings Apr 15-22
Episode 16-17: Lawn Care Basics Apr 29-May 6
Episode 18-19: Decks May 13-20
Episode 20-21: Patios and Walkways May 27-Jun 3
Episode 22: Basic Landscaping Jun 10
Episode 23: Underground Sprinklers Jun 17
Episode 24: Children's Playsets Jun24
Episode 25-26: Lighting July 1-8
Episode 27-28: Hardwood Flooring July 15-22
Episode 29-30: Hand and Power Tools Jul 29-Aug5
Episode 31: Vinyl Floors Aug 12
Episode 32-34: Three-Season Porch Aug 19-26, Sept 2
Episode 35: Weatherization and Insulation Sept 9
Episode 36-37: Common Home Repairs Sept 16-23
Episode 38: Furniture Refinishing Sept 30
Episode 39-40: Ceramic Tile Oct 7-14
Episode 41-46: Refinishing the Lower Level Oct 21 through Nov 25
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11.3 | Time of day/week? | PAMOLA::RECKARD | Jon Reckard, 381-0878, ZKO3-2/T63 | Fri Jan 20 1989 11:53 | 2 |
| Does anyone have current times, like reply .2? (Maybe .2 is still good?)
I'd appreciate the times for Ch. 2 (Boston) and Ch. 11 (NH).
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11.4 | Confirmed Sitings | AKOV76::LAVIN | | Fri Jan 20 1989 13:48 | 4 |
| > validity of .2
I can confirm the Thursday TOH, the Sunday TOH at 11:00 and the
Sunday, HOMETIME at 12:00.
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11.5 | Norm's new show ?? | FREDW::MATTHES | half a bubble off plumb | Fri Jan 20 1989 13:55 | 2 |
|
Does anyone have the sched for Normy's new Yankee Workshop ???
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11.6 | Norms Abrams - Master of wood and space | AKOV76::LAVIN | | Fri Jan 20 1989 14:24 | 2 |
| Somebody posted it in a recent reply. I think it was during
a TOH digression ...
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11.7 | Starting January 26th... | WEFXEM::COTE | Volume Support Specs. make it loud? | Fri Jan 20 1989 15:24 | 4 |
| According to today's Boston Globe, WGBH (Boston ch. 2) will be airing
Norm's show on Thursdays. The time wasn't mentioned...
Edd
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11.8 | Thurs @ 7:30pm and othertime | VMSSPT::NICHOLS | | Sat Jan 21 1989 19:04 | 4 |
| See JOET::Woodworking_and_tools for a complete discussion of this show
herb
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11.9 | I can't find it ... | DEMING::HLQAR | | Mon Jan 23 1989 02:17 | 8 |
|
RE -1
> See JOET::Woodworking_and_tools for a complete discussion of this show
I'm getting "File not found" when I try to get into this file.
Speedo
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11.10 | DELNI::Woodworking_and_Tools, Press KP7 to add... | CTC003::MCCARTHY | Illegitimi Non Carborundum | Mon Jan 23 1989 07:10 | 0 |
11.11 | Hometime Channel 44 @3:00 Sundays | MEMV03::ROGUSKA | | Mon Jan 23 1989 07:46 | 9 |
| I watched the Hometime show yesterday, Sunday Jan. 22 at 3:00PM
on channel 44. (Location Boston area)
The show was about selecting a plans for a home, the site, and talked
a bit about the advantages/disadvantages of being your own general
contractor. Being a total novice I thought the show as interesting.
From the sounds of it they are going from soup to nuts with building
this house, with "them" - and a little help for real experts I'm
sure :-) - as the general contractor.
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11.12 | Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou | DEMING::HLQAR | | Tue Jan 24 1989 02:20 | 5 |
|
RE .12
Thanx ... I appreciate it greatly ... Frank
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11.13 | | VINO::GRANSEWICZ | Which way to Tahiti? | Tue Jan 31 1989 10:14 | 41 |
|
-< Hometime/This Old House/New Yankee Workshop >-
This is the current schedule for Hometime, This Old House and New
Yankee Workshop that I've been able to determine.
Sunday
------
9:30 am ch. 44 New Yankee Workshop
10:00 am ch. 44 Hometime
10:30 am ch. 11 New Yankee Workshop
11:00 am ch. 11 This Old House
12:00 noon ch. 11 Hometime
12:30 pm ch. 44 This Old House
2:30 pm ch. 44 New Yankee Workshop
3:00 pm ch. 44 Hometime
Tuesday
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6:00 pm ch. 36 Hometime
Thursday
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12:30 pm ch. 44 This Old House
7:30 pm ch. 11 This Old House
7:30 pm ch. 2 New Yankee Workshop
8:00 pm ch. 2 This Old House
Saturday
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1:30 pm ch. 36 This Old House
2:30 pm ch. 2 Hometime
5:30 pm ch. 2 This Old House
6:00 pm ch. 2 New Yankee Workshop
Channel 2 WGBH Boston MA
Channel 11 WENH Durham NH
Channel 36 WSBE Providence RI
Channel 44 WGBX Boston MA
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11.14 | Off the site - off the mark! | HANNAH::REITH | | Mon Feb 13 1989 08:47 | 9 |
| Why do they give these shows a travel budget? Seems that more of the
"How To" shows are taking "where made" trips instead of spending the
limited timeslot on the reason the viewer is watching. Hometime took
the first step into that rathole this week and TOH spent the entire
show in Chicago where the only thing standing between the developer and
an energy efficient cardboard box was the building code...
I wish I could have afforded a field trip while the subcontractors were
roughing in my house ;')
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11.15 | | MISFIT::DEEP | How do you know she's a witch? | Mon Feb 13 1989 12:56 | 17 |
|
I was also dissapointed to see "Hometime" veering off on this tangent.
Unlike TOH, however, hometime didn't seem to be gaining anything in terms
of donations, etc. "This Old 30 Minute Commercial" takes those trips
because the people/businesses being "interviewed" will then donate some
material/labor to the show.
Hometime, I think, was genuinly interested in showing some form of ongoing
architectural redesign... thus the trips to Montecello, and the excentric
old biddy (what was her name) who believed that as long as she was
having work done on her mansion, she would never die.
Hometime does seem to be more into showing us HOW and WHY things are done,
instead of WHERE and by WHO things are done, ala This Old Commercial.
Bob
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11.16 | 5 minutes vs 20 minutes | VINO::GRANSEWICZ | Which way to Tahiti? | Mon Feb 13 1989 13:19 | 9 |
|
I don't find the Hometime side trips as annoying as TOH because
they don't become the whole show! They are short segments which
show some interesting things. I don't mind SOME of the trips TOH
takes, just the fact that they consume 80-90% of the show lately.
I find some of them interesting. After all, it's not often I get
to take a trip to a saw mill, granite quarry, window manufacturer,
etc.
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11.17 | Sorry, I couldn't resist! | HANNAH::REITH | | Mon Feb 13 1989 14:53 | 15 |
| Yes but TOH started with 5 minute diversions to interesting places.
Same rathole, different point in timeline. I think Hometime will be
better off since they have a limited schedule planned. From what I've
heard, they are only doing the one house (10 shows). They won't have
enough seasons to get down into the 20 minute field trip (Hi, I'm Bob
VIla. Today Norm is going to put in this skylight. While Norm gets
ready let's take a look at the Anderson factory... 20 minutes later...
Well that'll about do it for this week. Next week we'll check and see
if Norm is ready to do that skylight and take and interesting look at
how window chalk dries. This is Bob VIla, see you then on This Old
(materials donated) House. ;^)
Anybody else notice that Bob drives up in a Ford truck and Ford is a
sponsor for the show ;^O "Materials donated" - Bob Vila TOH 1/89 - 700
times.
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11.18 | Ford had a better idea? when? | FRAGLE::STUART | it was a terrible vaxident | Tue Feb 14 1989 10:37 | 14 |
|
re:.19
yes I noticed the Found On Road Dead truck Bob drives up in, and
- - - -
also one very similar that Norm drives parked next to Bobs.
I do find their trips interesting but only in 5 or 10 minute segments
I watch the show to learn and get new ideas to try on my house.
Norms new show is great to learn different ways to use tools
if you can afford them !!
ace
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11.19 | | NSSG::FEINSMITH | I'm the NRA | Tue Feb 14 1989 13:33 | 0 |
11.20 | If you're in Bay Area, go there | CLOSET::T_PARMENTER | Bite the wax tadpole | Thu Feb 16 1989 14:26 | 8 |
| She believed she was haunted by the spirits of those killed by the
family's guns. The house is in San Jose, CA (the most interesting
thing in town) and is not only weird, but also an absolute museum of
first-class execution of 1880-1920 building technology. All the glass,
for instance, is optical and boy is it clear. That includes the
glass-walled bathrooms. She didn't want the servants wasting time.
Beautiful woodwork in the room with 20 doors. Exquisite joinery on the
spiral stairs with 200 1-inch-high treads.
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11.21 | | KOALA::DIAMOND | No brag, Just fact. | Mon Feb 03 1992 13:14 | 8 |
|
No one's made a entry in this note for 3 years...WOW
For you Hometime fans, Jo-Jo is leaving the show. She's taking a job
with a improv acting company. The show they had on Sunday was dedicated
to her departure. There will be a new girl taking her place.
Mike
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11.22 | | FLOWER::HILDEBRANT | I'm the NRA | Mon Feb 03 1992 14:28 | 4 |
| By the way.....just what is the relationship between the two members?
They show one bedroom, but, different last names?
Marc H.
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11.23 | she'll be working tables before you know it ;-) | WUMBCK::FOX | | Mon Feb 03 1992 15:23 | 7 |
| I caught the farewell episode. At one point, they mentioned that the
show's production was intended to give the impression of a married
couple, implying that indeed they are not married in "real life".
Also, wasn't there another woman prior to the one that just left?
Any Hometime trivia fanatics out there?
John
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11.24 | | KOALA::DIAMOND | No brag, Just fact. | Mon Feb 03 1992 16:38 | 6 |
|
They are not married. Dean Johnson interview her for the job about 4
years ago. At the time she was in a acting touring company that was
touring the Philly area.
Mike
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11.25 | | MSBCS::CONNELL | I _really_ need my pants today... | Tue Feb 04 1992 14:19 | 6 |
| Dean Johnson is married, but not to Joanne Liebler (who is single). I
caught the first show with the new host(ess), Suzanne Egli, yesterday.
She seems adequate but her voice is a little shrill for me. Maybe is
just a matter of getting used to her.
--Mike
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11.26 | Rest in Peace | MARX::SULLIVAN | We have met the enemy, and they is us! | Wed Feb 05 1992 12:54 | 12 |
| I tuned into the "farewell" show late so I missed the introduction.
I kept hearing people talking about her in the past tense and watched
the remainder of the �hour wondering how she had died! :-)
> caught the first show with the new host(ess), Suzanne Egli, yesterday.
> She seems adequate but her voice is a little shrill for me. Maybe is
> just a matter of getting used to her.
I agree. I did enjoy Joanne so that may be part of it.
Mark
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11.27 | | VMSSPT::NICHOLS | it ain't easy; being green | Mon May 18 1992 13:56 | 6 |
| Joanne was at least the second woman, but i don't remember her
predecessor's name
herb
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11.28 | Suzanne Egli RIP | AKOFIN::GLEASON | EFT_R_ME | Fri Feb 05 1993 12:42 | 6 |
| Tuned into Hometime last weekend and saw that Suzanne Egli has been
replaced by Robin Hartle(sp). So, what's the dirt on Suzanne's de-
parture? Anybody have a bio of Robin?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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11.29 | Bring back Joanne? | DAVE::MITTON | Token rings happen | Fri Feb 05 1993 16:37 | 5 |
| I didn't like Suzanne anyways. Too squeaky a voice.
These replacements are making Jojo look better all the time.
Dave.
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11.30 | yuck! | FREBRD::POEGEL | Garry Poegel | Mon Feb 08 1993 08:28 | 11 |
|
>> <<< Note 621.31 by DAVE::MITTON "Token rings happen" >>>
>> -< Bring back Joanne? >-
Did anyone see this weekend show? It was the one where they buy a
1930's house and start renovating it and adding a family room.
It was terrible! Too much fluff and jazz. I don't want to be entertained,
I want to be informed.
Garry
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11.31 | seen better | ELWOOD::DYMON | | Mon Feb 08 1993 12:22 | 8 |
|
Seems they showed more flash backs to the 30's, 40s' ect.,
the they worked. I would have liked to have seen how the
architects did the design layouts and stuff.
Not a very show.....
JD
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11.32 | " hows that look JoJo ?" | ICS::STUART | skis + snow = fun | Fri Oct 07 1994 13:11 | 15 |
|
Is Joanne back on the show or are they still showing repeats ??
They recently had a series on contracting your own home (what a house !)
and a 3 parter on building a 3 season porch. I've never seen these
before and have been watching the show a long time ...
It's probably been said but this is by far the best DIY show I've seen.
You really learn valuable skills and tips ! And they'll come right and
tell you to hire someone for the non DIY stuff.
Randy
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11.33 | | REFINE::MCDONALD | shh! | Mon Oct 10 1994 11:22 | 18 |
|
Those are both old episodes. The "Contracting your own home" series
was a few years ago. Generally , I like the show... but they do drive
me crazy wiht one major tendency: They love to spend a great deal of
time on the details... and then gloss completely over the hardest part
of the job.
e.g. : "Here's how to cut a normal piece of tile with a tile cutter..."
<insert demo that everyone has seen 1000 times>
Followed by:
"While you weren't watching, we put a 45 degree bevel
on these right angle bull nose edge tiles."
However, they did win big points with me when Dean cut a roof rafter
wrong and had to scrap a 2x12.... and they made a point of showing that
it happens to the best of them.
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11.34 | now if they showed Norm doing that... | HNDYMN::MCCARTHY | I'm still not ready | Mon Oct 10 1994 12:05 | 6 |
| >> wrong and had to scrap a 2x12.... and they made a point of showing that
>> it happens to the best of them.
The best of them? He's an actor.
bjm
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11.35 | | NETRIX::michaud | Jeff Michaud, PATHWORKS for Win. NT | Mon Oct 10 1994 12:27 | 9 |
| > However, they did win big points with me when Dean cut a roof rafter
> wrong and had to scrap a 2x12.... and they made a point of showing that
> it happens to the best of them.
As Brian said, he's an actor and cutting it wrong was most likely
in the script.
However these day's Dean's acting is better than the non-actors
trying to "act" on This Old House......
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11.36 | Hometime's 10th season begins Jan. 6 | 2155::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Mon Nov 27 1995 15:16 | 74 |
| (pulled from http://www.pbs.org/jan96/hometimejanpr.html)
HOMETIME
Saturday, January 6, 1996 [Image]
2:30 p.m. ET
(check local listings)
Photo: Hosts Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl tackle two new remodeling projects
during the 10th season of the home improvement series. Photo credit: Mike
Habermann.
"Remodeling is hot," according to Dean Johnson, host and executive producer of
HOMETIME. "We see it in the reports about construction dollars spent. We see it
in our viewer mail. People are choosing to remodel rather than move." HOMETIME
gives viewers just what they want in its 10th season on public television. The
new season kicks off Saturday, January 6, 1996, 2:30 p.m. ET with the first of
two major remodeling projects to be featured this year.
The first endeavor is a combination project: a kitchen remodel and an addition
to a typical urban starter house. In the six-part miniseries, HOMETIME adds a
10-foot by 23-foot addition with a sun room and a new kitchen. Part of the
space once occupied by the old kitchen is used to create a main floor bathroom.
The house originally had only one bathroom on the second floor.
According to senior producer Matt Dolph, this project has the tightest budget
HOMETIME has worked with to date. "It's a starter house in a neighborhood full
of smaller, older houses, so we have to be careful not to over-invest on the
job," said Dolph. "Before we started, we had a realtor do a study of comparable
houses in the area and found that if we added the space and amenities we
planned and kept the budget to $30,000, we could expect to recover most of the
costs at resale." Johnson is quick to point out, however, that while resale
value should be considered, it is not the only issue. "If you love your house
and your neighborhood, why move just to get more space?" said Johnson. "If you
can add the space you need or convert unused space for living area, it's often
cheaper than moving, plus you get to keep your neighbors."
A recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders Remodelorsreg.
(NAHB) council bolsters Johnson's position. The 1995 survey of 560 remodelers
determined the top two reasons homeowners remodel are that they need more space
and they don't want to purchase a new home. Economists at the NAHB expect
remodeling expenditures to total $123 billion this year, almost as much as new
construction. The amount spent on remodeling just 10 years ago was $49 billion.
HOMETIME's second remodeling project focuses on claiming unused space in a
house -- namely, the basement. In the six-part "Finishing the Lower Level"
miniseries, Johnson and co-host Robin Hartl claim the unused space in the
basement to build a family room, a game room, a guest room and a luxury
bathroom, complete with sauna, steam enclosure and whirlpool tub.
"It's a far cry from the old-fashioned, dark basement rec room," said Johnson.
"This is a newer house, designed with the idea that someday the basement would
be finished."
HOMETIME completes its 1996 season with programs about basic how-to techniques
and popular remodeling jobs, including decks, kitchen remodeling, bathroom
remodeling, electrical, plumbing, wood floor refinishing and vinyl siding
installation. In addition, the 10th season includes HOMETIME's annual project
with Habitat for Humanity. In this year's episode, "A Day in the Life of
Habitat for Humanity," Johnson and Hartl show what happens on a typical
Saturday at a Habitat site.
HOMETIME is a production of Hometime Video Publishing and WHYY Philadelphia and
is presented by WHYY. Executive producer: Dean Johnson. Senior producers: Matt
Dolph and Chris Balamut.
Funding is provided by Stanley Works, Chevy Truck and Owens Corning.
PBS ONLINE || Search || Programs || Stations || Store || Email PBS || PBS
Previews
If PBS Doesn't Do It, Who Will?
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11.64 | HOMETIME Web site | 19584::CHALMERS | | Mon Aug 12 1996 11:31 | 8 |
| Haven't been able to catch HOMETIME in quite a while, but happened to
catch the tail-end of one yesterday, and it gave a pointer to their
page on the web
http://www.pbs.org/hometime/
Checked it out a bit last night and it seems to be done pretty well.
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11.65 | I'd go with the www.hometime.com link... | HNDYMN::MCCARTHY | A Quinn Martin Production | Mon Aug 12 1996 13:31 | 7 |
| >> http://www.pbs.org/hometime/
Appears to be an almost-alias for www.hometime.com which includes a
"Search the Site" option no found on the pbs.org/hometime site. The
User's Forum link from the pbs.org link will take you to www.hometime.com.
bjm
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11.66 | Bob Vila in cyberspace | VAXCPU::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Tue Oct 15 1996 01:23 | 6 |
11.67 | needs some polish Bob... | HNDYMN::MCCARTHY | A Quinn Martin Production | Tue Oct 15 1996 08:07 | 7 |
11.68 | agagagaga, now I'm getting junk mail from Bob Vila! | VAXCPU::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Mon Dec 23 1996 16:01 | 13 |
11.69 | not an ad at least... | HNDYMN::MCCARTHY | A Quinn Martin Production | Mon Dec 23 1996 18:17 | 4
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