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7.7 Good
116 votes

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This Old House ranks 3,284 out of the 18,225 shows on TV.com.

The 95 users who count themselves as This Old House fans have written a total of 7 reviews.

Status

Returning Series

Premiered

October 1, 1980

Genre

Reality

Theme

Home Improvement

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Episode Score
 
10

East Boston - 9

The second story deck is found to be covered with ants and rot. Master carpenter Norm Abram removes a broken stained glass window and takes it to be repaired. The trees are trimmed on the outside of the house.

Aired: 11/30/06

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The Emmy Award winning This Old House is the television's premier home improvement series. The show that unlocked America's passions for home, celebrates its 25th anniversary season on PBS this year.

This Old House's mission is to demystify the home improvement process and to... more »

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  • ?????what episode is it ???????

    i was watching an episode where they were fixing up a house and i never saw what it looked like in the end, i really wanted to see what it looked like. it was a house that some rooms you could not get into unless you used a certain set of stairs. i cant remember much more, please help.

    1 comments, last one Feb 22, 2008 + Add Comment
  • Where is EveryBody ???

    Where is everybody ?  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show :P and would really enjoy talking to people about it.  Doesn't anybody want to talk about it ???

    4 comments, last one Oct 6, 2007 + Add Comment
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    9.5 Superb

    This show was the founding father of DIY. hide « show »

    I have watched This Old House since the first episode. Norm was young and thinner with no beard. Bob Vila was right out of the 70's with his thick black beard and bushy hair. They came into your home every week and showed you how to do those home repairs with great video close ups and explanations. Bob Vila was the front man but the heart and soul of the show was Norm Abram. This guy is a carpentry genius. I met him several times and he is down to earth just as he is on TOH. I have learned many tips and technics that I applied not only to my job but to my own home.
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    10 Perfect

    For all the episodes ever made. hide « show »

    This is one of the best shows in the world. It helps me save a lot of money. Because I do not need to hire anyone. Now I can everything on my own because you teach me everything I needed to know. If this show ever goes off air I would not know what to do. Keep doing cool episodes.
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    9.6 Superb

    The current trend of DIY and home improvment shows would not exist without Ask! hide « show »

    My father was a carpenter so I have literally grown up with this show. It is the original and still the best. It's a no-frills look at house renovation with real carpenters--not annoying TV personalities with bull horns. It's purpose is education, not entertainment, so that means no greased up hunks or Barbie dolls who can barely lift a sledge hammer. I love Norm and the Gang and I am glad that they have made it this long. The fact that this show is still going strong after all these years with out a "hook" shows just how good it is!!
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    9.1 Superb

    Classic trend setting show about how to make home improvements. hide « show »

    The first hom inprovement show that I knew of. For someone to call this un-original they must be too young to realise how long this has been on the air. This is the show that built Bob Villa. If this is a show that you do not normally watch and you are sitting at home with nothing to do, you are going to wish you had it on tape. Having it "on tape" had become the generic term for recorded programs. Today you are more likely to have the show on Tivo or DVR than VHS, or god forbid Beta!! It is kind of like how a lot of people still call CD's "records" or "albums." Anyway, back to the show. This is the type of show that is really pretty good if you would just give it a chance. So on those cold, lonely, rainy days, pop in your tape or DVR or whatever if you were smart enough to tape it. If not, check to see if it is on as a re-run. After all, as they say, if you have never seen it, it is new to you.
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    8.3 Great

    Just like the others home improvement shows just with cooler houses. hide « show »

    When I just saw this show, I thought it was like many of the home improvment shows on TV today. Yet, these houses are special. I love older houses, so it is more interesting to me. I hope that as it goes on that there many be an addition spark to set it apart!
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