Talk:This Old House

Steve Thomas leaving the show
Anyone know if there is a story behind Steve Thomas leaving the show? ike9898
 * I think it was a Bob Vila situation -- i.e. a run in with Russell Morash.24.57.193.217 20:29, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I understand it was Thomas' decision to leave the show when his contract expired. Steelbeard1 22:07, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * The later. I heard from someone at ThisOldHouse.com on the matter.  Steve really should have been the one to introduce Kevin O'Conner.  That would allow him to state why he was leaving and do so on a good note.  I hope that Kevin does a better job of that for the fourth host.

--Will 04:53, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Note to the anonymous poster whose edits keep getting undone
Good job in spotting that the article didn't mention Steve Thomas as host. Just to let you know, your actual contributions have been changed because of spelling and grammar, not content. - DavidWBrooks 17:22, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Andersen Corporation speedy delete
I complained twice to User talk:Fmnb for the speedy delete of the Andersen Corporation article. I suggest others who monitor this article do the same thing. Steelbeard1 12:12, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I noticed that User:Fmnb has been banned indefinitely from posting in Wikipedia. I guess it's safe to start a new Andersen Corporation article.  I asked the Wikipedian who banned Fmnb if there is any way to restore the article. Steelbeard1 15:15, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Kusma at User_talk:Kusma gave useful tips in case anyone wants to create a new article on Andersen Corporation which won't get the speedy delete. Anyone want to try to? Steelbeard1 19:59, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Cast
I love this show and have been watching it since the 80's - have all of the current cast (other than the host of course) been around the entire run? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.71.158.84 (talk)
 * Both Richard and Norm debuted in the first season. However, both were actually just contractors at the time who might -- or might not -- reappear next season.  Furthermore, as I understand it, Richard did not have any lines.  His current role was handled by his Father that season.


 * The other cast members appeared later. Most did not appear until the Lexington Bed & Breakfast (which was ironically Bob Vila's last season). Will (Talk - contribs) 02:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Ask This Old House logo.png
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Seperate Article for Ask This Old House
I think there should be a separate article for Ask This Old House. I can create it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DruFarron (talk • contribs) 20:41, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Episodes
I believe there is enough info in the Episodes section that it should be split into a separate article. Paul Badillo (talk) 06:19, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Episodes
Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 19:31, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * The Dorchester House (1979)
 * The Newton House (1981)
 * The Arlington House (1982)
 * The Woburn House (1982)
 * The Brookline House (1983)
 * In and Around Boston (1984)
 * The Newton Victorian (1985)
 * The Reading Ranch (1985)
 * The Melrose House (1986)
 * The Reading House (1986)
 * The Tampa House (1986)
 * The Brimfield House (1987)
 * The Santa Barbara Bungalow (1987)
 * The Westwood House (1987)
 * The Phoenix House (1987)
 * The Lexington Bed and Breakfast (1988)
 * The Concord Barn (1989)
 * The Santa Fe House (1989)
 * The Jamaica Plain House (1990)
 * The New Orleans House (1991)
 * The Wayland House (1991)
 * The Lexington Ranch (1992)
 * The London House (1992)
 * The Miami House (1992)
 * The Belmont House (1993)
 * The Acton House (1994)
 * The Honolulu House (1994)
 * The Napa Valley House (1995)
 * The Salem House (1995)
 * The Nantucket House (1996)
 * The Savannah House (1996)
 * The Tucson House (1997)
 * The San Francisco House (1998)
 * The Watertown House (1998)
 * The Billerica House (1999)
 * The Key West House (1999)
 * The Charlestown House (2000)
 * The Santa Barbara House (2000)
 * The Manchester House (2001)
 * The West Palm Beach House (2001)
 * The Winchester House (2002)
 * The Lake Forest Dream Kitchen (2003)
 * The Concord Cottage (2003)
 * The Bermuda House (2004)
 * The Carlisle House (2004)
 * The Cambridge House (2005)
 * The East Boston House (2006)
 * The Washington, D.C. House (2006)
 * The Austin House (2007)
 * Newton Shingle-Style House (2007)
 * New Orleans Rebuilds (2008)
 * The Weston House (2008)
 * Newton Centre (2009)
 * The New York City House (2009)
 * The Auburndale House (2010)
 * The Roxbury House (2010)
 * The Bedford House (2011)
 * Los Angeles House (2011)
 * The Barrington Beach House (2012)
 * The Cambridge 2012 House (2012)
 * The Essex House (2013)
 * Jersey Shore Rebuilds (2013)
 * The Arlington Italianate House (2014)
 * The Charlestown 2014 House (2014)
 * The Belmont Victorian House (2015)
 * Lexington Colonial (2015)
 * The Veteran's Special House Project (2015)
 * Arlington Arts and Crafts (2016)
 * The North Shore Farmhouse (2016)
 * The Detroit House (2017)

Westwood House
The article refers to "an escalating dispute between the hosts, Vila and Abram, and the homeowners over the direction the [Westwood House] project was taking."

I've just finished watching the entire project (20 episodes) and I didn't see any indication of that. There was one isolated occasion when the homeowner commented that part of the project was more of a "gut job" than a restoration, but there was nothing like an escalation — just a brief conversation between the homeowner and Bob Vila. Nor was there anything like "Vila remarked at the end of the Westwood series that the owners could have contributed more 'sweat equity'." Is there any chance that these comments refer to another project? Z57N (talk) 01:45, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Where did this information come from?
No information has been released about the medical conditions Roger Cook retired under, yet it states "the spin-off program added landscape expert Jennifer Nawada Evans, eventually replacing Roger Cook who was battling life-threatening cancer." Need a source or a deletion, as Roger is still living (as far as we know) and he's never revealed anything. 67.0.4.139 (talk) 01:12, 7 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Done. Seasider53 (talk) 02:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Television Production Team credits
Greetings,

I see in the history that Seasider53 removed the television production team credits from the page with the explanation 'per MOS' [Manual of Style] as the reason for doing so. Can you specify the section of the MOS that justifies the removal of this information? I'd like to know for future reference when editing. Thanks.

" Seasider53 talk contribs‎  31,458 bytes −1,466‎   Per MOS undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit"

@Seasider53

WKatastrof (talk) 12:59, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * MOS:TVPRODUCTION, specifically https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Television#Television_crew. Seasider53 (talk) 13:26, 9 May 2023 (UTC) Seasider53 (talk) 13:26, 9 May 2023 (UTC)