Extreme Home Makeover: The House That Ty Built Criminality

“Extreme” really is the only way to describe the ABC show that sometimes blew up old homes to create new ones for deserving families. And sure, carousels and fountains in your home SOUNDS amazing, but when that bus moves on, sometimes families were left with astronomical electric bills and unfinished work in its wake. 

Melissa is rolling up her sleeves for today’s story about Extreme Home Makeover, and she cautions you to put on your safety glasses  because the show’s host, Ty Pennington’s frosted tips are blinding.

Between a few show reboots due to pending lawsuits and the need to tweak the show’s premise (families going bankrupt after the show wasn’t great for ratings), and Ty’s own brush with the law, this episode is full of nostalgic moments, a heated debate over Ty’s attractiveness, and a very necessary processing of feelings after listening to Tori Spelling’s new podcast.

Here’s what the hosts are watching as of today’s episode:
Melissa: The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, Peacock
Rebekah: Quiet on Set, MAX

Rebekah gave the following clues for the next episode!

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N/A, Pennington, Ty 1965-, Encyclopedia.com, 2024

N/A, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series 2003–2020), IMDb, 

Rodgers, Casey, Ty Pennington: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The TV Host, Wide Open Country, 2020

Scipioni, Jade, Former Sears spokesman Ty Pennington on the retailer's decline, Fox News Business, 2018

N/A, Ty Pennington Has a Brand New Show Coming to HGTV, HGTV News, 2021

Pennington, Ty, Television | Ty Pennington, typennington.com, 2023

Madormo, Carrie, Brook Gordon, Erica, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Facts About The Controversial Home Reno Series, thelist.com, 2023

Pompeo, Joe, ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ duped by family’s sick claim, Yahoo News, 2011

Carter, Brooke, What Happened to Ty Pennington From Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? - Now in 2024 Update, Gazette Review, 2024

N/A, EMHE - Miller Home Explosion,  YouTube, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK23aPPEYQo

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