Episodes
- S4 E1 - Against The GrainSeptember 8, 199823minKeeping up with the Jones's is tough when the Jones's have homes full of strange and wonderful objects. How about a Texas garden with a great crop of cacti and baby doll heads? A water tower home that is a landlord's nightmare and a child's delight? Or Rancho Shazam, where battles with City Hall are routine?Available to buy
- S4 E2 - Daring DecorSeptember 8, 199823minThink waaaaay beyond beige: these homeowners have. One woman in small-town Ontario never met a paint colour (or zebra or jungle) she didn't like. A backyard in Michigan is so full of strange delights it gives Disneyland a run for its money. The Karmen Miranda house has 'produced' a colourful tribute to a festive actress.Available to buy
- S4 E3 - Bursting at the SeamsSeptember 8, 199823minPop art, postcards, sock monkeys, smiley faces, chrome, cartoons, bright-work, missiles, space suits, kitsch and flamingos overwhelm the houses of these folks who just can't resist crowding one more item into the cupboard. Just don't talk to them about dusting...Available to buy
- S4 E4 - It's a Jungle Out ThereSeptember 8, 199823minIt takes a special kind of person to turn a cast-off into a custom creation. Joe in Ontario uses scrap metal to create giant birds and insects that fill his yard and cover his home. In the BC forest Jan draws from his Vietnam experience to create a little of everything in his sculpture garden. Joe in Pennsylvania uses toilets to create his metaphysical sculptures.Available to buy
- S4 E5 - Secret GardensSeptember 8, 199823minFor 70 years Cougar Annie carved a paradise out of remote, rugged, Pacific wilderness, surviving four husbands and dozens of cougars that invaded her yard. In Portland, Oregon, dumpster-diving is the source of ornaments for this creative garden.Available to buy
- S4 E6 - Zest for LifeSeptember 8, 199823minThe Rainbow lady of Seattle welcomes us with a song and a home full of rainbows. In San Francisco we visit the home of a belly dancer whose home takes us back to Egypt. A fisherman in Nova Scotia has built a liar's club full of incredible sea-life creations.Available to buy
- S4 E7 - No Ordinary AddressSeptember 8, 199823minPassion is the principle behind these homes. A champion of energy-efficient, affordable housing lives in a converted ore-bin. A renowned glass artist in Seattle has blown a lot of personality into her place. A Georgia sculpture yard is aimed at the art of laughter.Available to buy
- S4 E8 - Magnificent ObsessionsSeptember 8, 199823minA life-long love of music led a Brooklyn man to create a shrine to his favorite tenor Enrico Caruso. Every square inch of the home and yard of a Pacific North West couple is given over to their obsession with model trains. In Georgia, Tubby Brown's yard is inhabited by his life- sized human sculptures.Available to buy
- S4 E9 - Living With SpiritsSeptember 8, 199823minVisit a Voodoo princess at her home in New Orleans. Joe Coleman in New York has a fascination with death and has filled his home with freaks of nature and more. In Nova Scotia every aspect of the McKnight home is designed with the spirit of feng shui in mind. Three homes filled with spirits.Available to buy
- S4 E10 - For the Love of ArtSeptember 8, 199823minIssiah Zagar has spent over 40 years covering every square inch of his home inside and out with colourful ceramic tiles. A Georgia artist has taken to painting the trees in his yard. In New Jersey, Faust has filled his acreage with moving metal creations.Available to buy
- S4 E11 - Making Their MarkSeptember 8, 199823minThese homeowners go the extra mile. One man's carvings have sprawled out of his Nova Scotia yard into the rest of the town. 'Art is life;' that's the motto of a Georgia man who has crammed his yard with sculpture. Heiress/artist Jaina Davis has collaborated with talented friends to make every room in her Victorian home something spectacular.Available to buy
- S4 E12 - One-Of-A-KindSeptember 8, 199823minNo cookie-cutter condos here. In California, visionary and veteran recycler Grandma Prisbrey transformed her life of sorrows into a witty and whimsical bottle village. Sculptor Howard Solomon built the castle of his dreams in Florida, complete with dragons, knights and a boat in the moat.Available to buy
- S4 E13 - Local LegendsSeptember 8, 199823minSometimes the past is more fun the second time around. That's why Big Al Taplett's shoe shine home puts a polish on New Orleans's colourful history. PQ LeBoom's medieval castle has 'phun' with physics. The Leaning Tower of Lethbridge lends some pizzazz to a yard in southern Alberta.Available to buy
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- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Mike Collier
- Cast
- Arthur Black
- Studio
- Yaletown Entertainment Corp.
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