Renovate My Family
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Renovate My Family is a reality television
series on Fox
which reaches out to improve the lives of troubled families. While arguably it is very similar to ABC
's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
, Renovate My Family focuses on both the family and the home.
It begins with the families receiving the announcement, usually in an unexpected place where many people are present (and all are in on the surprise). The family is then rushed back to their home where they are given a small amount of time to pack their things and leave their house once they are chosen because a group of home designers will build a new house for them in its place. They have only one week to build the house. The family gets to take part in tearing the house down as well.
The families who are chosen for Renovate My Family usually have some sort of family issue. While the house is being built, the host takes the family to a special retreat for that week where the family not only gets to spend time together but also must confront the family issue(s) through special counseling. On the day before the house is due to be finished, the family is separated and taken to separate salons where each family member is given a makeover. They are then reunited back at their home just before the new house is to be unveiled.
The show hosted by Jay McGraw
, son of Dr. Phil McGraw. Other experts included ex-Playboy
Playmate
s and identical triplets Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm
. McGraw went on to marry Erica Dahm, who featured as one of the construction experts on the show. The show is no longer in production.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
which reaches out to improve the lives of troubled families. While arguably it is very similar to ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
, Renovate My Family focuses on both the family and the home.
It begins with the families receiving the announcement, usually in an unexpected place where many people are present (and all are in on the surprise). The family is then rushed back to their home where they are given a small amount of time to pack their things and leave their house once they are chosen because a group of home designers will build a new house for them in its place. They have only one week to build the house. The family gets to take part in tearing the house down as well.
The families who are chosen for Renovate My Family usually have some sort of family issue. While the house is being built, the host takes the family to a special retreat for that week where the family not only gets to spend time together but also must confront the family issue(s) through special counseling. On the day before the house is due to be finished, the family is separated and taken to separate salons where each family member is given a makeover. They are then reunited back at their home just before the new house is to be unveiled.
The show hosted by Jay McGraw
Jay McGraw
Jay Phillip McGraw is the son of Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw. He has one younger brother, Jordan . He has written several books aimed at young people. He has also appeared on The Dr. Phil Show....
, son of Dr. Phil McGraw. Other experts included ex-Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Playmate
Playmate
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month . The PMOM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, as well as a short biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and...
s and identical triplets Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm
Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm
Nicole, Erica, and Jaclyn Dahm are identical triplets.-Early lives:The triplets grew up in Jordan, Minnesota, and attended Jordan's public schools. All three also attended the University of Minnesota....
. McGraw went on to marry Erica Dahm, who featured as one of the construction experts on the show. The show is no longer in production.