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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Feb 23, 2019 17:28:31 GMT
When This Old House premiered in February 1979, there was little evidence to suggest that the show would be on the air for 40 years. The camerawork was hokey, the dialogue was stilted, and the host, a veteran home renovator named Bob Vila, seemed awkward on camera. The inaugural episode, which aired on WGBH, features Vila and an appraiser named John Hewitt touring the titular old houseβa dilapidated Victorian in Dorchester that a crew of local tradesmen would fix up over 13 half-hour episodes. There were no property owners to impress with a big reveal at the end of the season; the station had purchased the house with the intention of selling it once the renovation was complete. www.curbed.com/2019/2/19/18229435/this-old-house-bob-vila-dorchester-ma-real-estate
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Post by Catman on Feb 23, 2019 18:36:52 GMT
And sadly, most such shows these days are about the hosts rather than the renovation.
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Post by MCDemuth on Feb 23, 2019 19:16:01 GMT
My Dad loves this show... I used to watch it with him, when I was growing up... It's OK. I preferred watching just the first and last episode of the project, as I found watching the re-construction scenes to be boring... Installing Insulation, Dry Wall, Painting, Hammering Nails... You don't need to see that for 40 years, before you find that stuff to be boring. LOL! I preferred watching the "spin-off show", "The New Yankee Workshop", with the Ex-Co-Host: Norm Abram... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yankee_WorkshopNorm would build all kinds of Furniture and other things, and it was fun seeing his construction techniques ... My Dad loved this one too...
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Post by Catman on Feb 23, 2019 19:18:01 GMT
Norm had a great little role in Freakazoid.
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Post by MCDemuth on Feb 23, 2019 20:28:29 GMT
The Theme Song: Fats Waller - "Louisiana Fairytale"
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Post by mszanadu on Feb 26, 2019 5:43:47 GMT
The Theme Song: Fats Waller - "Louisiana Fairytale"
Whoa ! What a wonderful song in it's entirety here .
I actually never heard the full version of this one before
only the instrumental version on the show itself
and also didn't know who it was either .
Thanks so much MCDemuth for posting this fine gem of a tune here too .
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