Monster House (U.S. TV series)

Monster House
	Logo
Created by	Thom Beers
Starring	Steve Watson
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	60
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	Discovery Channel
Original release	June 1, 2003 –; February 27, 2006
External links
	Website

Last updated April 25, 2019

Monster House (not to be confused with the film of the same name) is a Discovery Channel television program that documented the themed remodeling of a residence in a five-day time frame. In 2004, the episode "Zen House" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for its opening song by composer Dan Mackenzie.

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Premise

Home owners apply to Monster House to have their houses radically remodeled according to themes they specify, for example dinosaurs, Egypt and gangsters. The show's host, Steve Watson, then recruits a team of five or six builders, who almost always do not know each other, to radically remodel any parts of a house (including yards) that the show's producers choose, although the home owner may declare some areas "off-limits". The builders win prize packages of tools, worth thousands of dollars, if the build is completed on time. The build starts on a Monday morning and must be finished by midnight on Friday. Often, the builders will have to get all of the constructing, fabrication, and furniture in place, and the in-show designer (who was not recruited) would finish hanging curtains, place pillows, make the bed, and small decorative touches.

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Other than picking the theme, the owners have no say in the design process and only get to see the results, not the progress of the build. The owners live for the week in a recreational vehicle parked in front of the house. If the owners are caught peeking at the construction, they are "penalized" by Watson in the form of a practical joke. If the builders fail to meet the deadline, a separate group of "superstar" builders is brought in to complete the effort.

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The show has two interesting facets: the outlandish designs and the interactions between the builders. The workers occasionally have personality conflicts. Toward the end of the week, fatigue increases tempers, especially if the build is not going well.

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Most builds were completed in the allotted times, usually finishing near midnight on Fridays. Some builds, however, were accomplished far more quickly. During the "Zen House", the build team finished so quickly that they were able to assist the interior decorators and have the family moved in on Friday night. The "Shark House" build was actually completed by Thursday afternoon, but specialty builds and decorations weren't scheduled until that Saturday, so the build was still officially completed on Saturday. On at least two on-camera occasions, the build was not completed on time by the original team, while other episodes showed builders bowing to pressure and leaving the set during construction. The show allowed some of these builders to redeem themselves during a special "Dog House" two-part episode. A married couple had requested the show to build a large doghouse in their back yard for their several large dogs. The production brought back several failed builders (since they were, metaphorically, "in the doghouse" with the show) to do the build. This time around, the builders were finally successful.

The show originally only remodeled residential houses, but in the third season, expanded to public buildings such as a teachers' lounge of a school, a fire station kitchen, and a police station break room. During the final season, the series regularly employed product placement by including a bald actor portraying advertising mascot Mr. Clean who would stand around during the last-minute cleanup jobs and nod approvingly.

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Episodes

In all, sixty houses or other buildings were remodeled over 3 seasons. Six episodes have been produced under the "Monster House: Revisited" banner; these episodes were just re-runs of the original episode with an added interview of the homeowners some time after the build was completed. The first episode "Race Car House" premiered June 2, 2003, and the final episode "Farewell House" was aired on February 27, 2006.^[1]

Some examples of themes were "Outback House" which had projects like an Uluru-shaped couch made in foam, and the "New York House" where a steel dining table was shaped like the main span of the Triborough Bridge.

International broadcasts

In Australia, Monster House currently airs on the Seven Network's free-to-air digital channel 7mate at approximately 11.30am Saturday mornings.

In China, Monster House currently airs on the RTS's ICS at 7.00pm from Monday to Friday.^[2]

In Italy, Monster House currently airs on Real Time at 5.20pm.

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References

↑ "Monster House episode guide". Monsterhouse.tv. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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[1] "Monster House episode guide". Monsterhouse.tv. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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