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This Old House hosted by Richard Karn
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The Great Radio Surfing Channel
Jun 10, 2021, 1:28:59 AM6/10/21
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There was a brief run of episodes of This Old House that was hosted by Richard Karn from Home Improvement. I remember seeing it!
I believe this was not long after Home Improvement was canceled, Viewers complained that although Karn was still the likable guy he portrayed on Home Improvement, it wasn’t very wise to have a celebrity host the show unless he was an expert in home Improvement. Karn was ill at ease at times.
Does anyone have an episode of This Old House hosted by Richard Karn? I can trade for something from my tape library. Just name a show and episode, and if I have that episode, we can trade tapes.
I believe this was not long after Home Improvement was canceled, Viewers complained that although Karn was still the likable guy he portrayed on Home Improvement, it wasn’t very wise to have a celebrity host the show unless he was an expert in home Improvement. Karn was ill at ease at times.
Does anyone have an episode of This Old House hosted by Richard Karn? I can trade for something from my tape library. Just name a show and episode, and if I have that episode, we can trade tapes.
Marilyn Manson
Jun 10, 2021, 8:14:19 AM6/10/21
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I am unable to find a single page that mentions any other hosts than the three that
the rest of us are familiar with.
The first host of This Old House was Bob Vila from 1979 to 1989.
He was followed by Steve Thomas, who hosted from 1989 to 2003.
In 2003, Thomas left the show and was replaced by current host Kevin O'Connor.
In addition, Karn's IMBd page has no mention of This Old House or even Ask This Old House.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439781/
Gk7891
Jun 4, 2022, 2:01:53 AM6/4/22
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I know he hosted it too. I remember seeing it. I stumbled upon this because I was just reading his Wiki and it didn’t mention anything about This Old House.
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For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/this-old-house-hosted-by-richard-karn-3124643-.htm
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For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/this-old-house-hosted-by-richard-karn-3124643-.htm
Marilyn Manson
Jun 6, 2022, 8:03:25 PM6/6/22
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On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 2:01:53 AM UTC-4, Gk7891 wrote:
> I know he hosted it too. I remember seeing it. I stumbled upon this because I was just reading his Wiki and it didn’t mention anything about This Old House.
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That fact that you "remember" seeing it doesn't make it so. AFAICT there is
> I know he hosted it too. I remember seeing it. I stumbled upon this because I was just reading his Wiki and it didn’t mention anything about This Old House.
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not a single source that supports what you "remember".
Drop it. It never happened.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Old_House
Hosts
The first host of This Old House was designer-builder and remodeling expert
Bob Vila. He hosted the program from 1979 to 1989 ...
For the original program, Vila was followed by Steve Thomas, who hosted from
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