I love the old shows I remember the funniest on ever was bob had gone to California to remodel a beach cabin that had foundation problems and had Norm tale a look. Bob asked Norm what he thought, Norm says "I think I want a ticket back to Boston" I have been laughing about that for 20 years.
I remember watching these in the afternoon with my dad. Good memories. I remember he would always mock Norm and his million dollars worth of equipment lol
I enjoy the vintage feel and scenery of New England, like Cape Cod...gotta live here to actually know what I mean. Love the classic episodes of This Old House.
Great show. Bob seems to almost talk over the other person when they are talking. I still cannot get over Rich Trethewey's unibrow!! Classic stuff, thanks for upload.
Bob Vila and Norm Abram hated each other’s guts. They would not speak to each other unless and until the cameras were turned on.
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Vila- always asking the right questions that average homeowners would ask, and coaxing the answers from the experts who, after all, are not TV people. The show's never been anywhere near this good since he left
I remember watching way back in the day when actually taught you about working on houses. Now it’s all about design, high tech items and remolds for the well off and not the little guy trying to save a buck.
This Old House has come a long way. Since the days of home owners listening to Bob Vila, the ineptness of both Bob Vila and Steve Thomas. It's nice to see a host actually being instructed as of now. Kevin O'Connor is a great host. I have watched every episode of This Old House from day one.
yeah bob vila had never remodeled a house before the show, his degree was in writing, norm was the guy that really carried the show from start to present
Interesting note: This episode is about 28 minutes run-time. Back when PBS only had a station ID and a quick promo for upcoming programs. Now the typical run-time for TOH is about 23 minutes, 5 minutes shorter. Need room for those sponsor "ads."
This was Vilas last season. After this Steve Thomas came in to host. Anybody remember his first project? Barbara and Lynn Wickwayer post and beam. I’d watch New Yankee, then TOH then Hometime. Every Saturday from 9-10:30 am.
I never minded bob and i dont think he got enough credit. These early projects were much more realistic and approachable. Much mor dollars and cents oriented.
Every time I see these older episodes I miss the older show more and more better. They don't really do a lot of demonstrating when they are working anymore. It's just basically talking and telling you what is in store for the house next. You can tell when bob hosted this old house you learned more. When he left it wasn't the same anymore. I use to watch the show in the 90s along with the Yankee work shop with norm when I was a kid. But nobody can top bob as the host. Bob and norm looked cool. They both were smart and worked good together. The show was more interesting back when it first started. If anyone knows where to find the seasons with just him let me know. It would be great to see episode one. All of the earlier episodes with bob are rare to find these days because they won't air them.
coololds85 I could not agree with you more! Bob was the best host ever and part of the reason he left the show was that he did not like the direction it was going. The rumors about him leaving because of being greedy and endorsements were lies. It was Russ MoreAsh was the bad guy if you know the story. I can't tell you how much I miss these shows either. They should have left it the exact same way. You don't learn anything from it anymore. I stopped watching the show after Bob left.
I never donated another dime to PBS after they fired Bob. PBS doesn’t allow comments on any RU-vid videos either They are miserable AntiTrumpers and after 9/11 they played non stop cloying music without ever investigating or reporting on who the real enemy was and what we were up against. PBS SUCKS and their coverage of the Corona virus equally sensationalist and dismal
@@harryschultze6690 LOL! Yah Bob was so great loved it when he was selling that cheap 1500 watt heater stuck inside a Amish made case as some sort of super science heating device!
Bob Villa was an award winning restorer of old homes and a developer before being hired to be the host of This Old House. The slickness of the newer shows makes even Norm Abrams look a little clumsy in the earlier shows. He was not inept as some suggest here.
bullshit he did a interview and he even said he had never had remodeled a house before the show, he redecorated a victorian right before the dorchester house, he learned by watching his father who built their house, it was scripted and norm Abram told him what to say, norm was the guy responsible for the show doing well
Rich Trethewey recommending keeping the old boiler (and the asbestos pipe insulation) - something that would NEVER happen to day (and that's a good thing)>
