Steve Watson and his crew Travis Kenney (a welder and custom hod-rod builder), Curt Meyers (a computer and electrical engineer), Lester O'Malley (a general contractor) Michael Regan (a stage lighting and technical production expert), and Danny Snell (a electrician and race-car builder) transform a house into a race car fans dream for Kara and Santiago and their sons Eddie and Myka, with a little help from the designers Ron Capps (a NHRA champion racer), Todd Erlandson (an architect), and Craig Rizzo (a illustrator)
Steve Watson and his crew Michael Fox (called the "gadget god"), Thomas Junge (a landscaping expert), Kim Larson (a scenic artist), Roy Rede ( a production designer), and Scott Sellers (a contractor) transorm newly engaged couple Tyler and Emily's first home into a tropical house monster with a flame thowing tiki god in the living room. With sme help from the designers Todd Erlandson (an architect), Roy Rede (aHollywood production designer) and Craig Rizzo (an illustrator),
Steve Watson and his crew Curtis Baruth (film and television construction coordinator, Los Angeles, Calif.), David Furtado (contractor, Lake Balboa, Calif.), Jason Muter (electrician, Milwaukee, Wis.), Drew Rebelein (welder and sculptor, Los Angeles, Calif.), Bill Strain (DJ and handyman, Boston, Mass.), transform a house into a monster 70's house for homeowners Christopher, Jami and Sean. With some help from designers Todd Erlandson (architect, (M)Arch. Strategic Architectures, Santa Monica, Calif.), Craig Rizzo (illustrator, Los Angeles, Calif.), Tara Stephenson (set decorator, That '70s Show, Los Angeles, Calif.) the house becomes any disco lovers dream.
Steve Watson and his crew Smilee Barnacle (welder/fabricator, Highland Park, Calif. ), John Grannis (general contractor, Hacienda Heights, Calif.), Chance Haas (special-effects wizard/sculptor and expert in medieval design motifs, Los Angeles, Calif.), Kurt Sheaffer (carpenter and former heavy-metal musician, Los Angeles, Calif. ), and Joshua Smith (carpenter, Culver City, Calif.) transform a house back to the medieval times for homeowners Sid and Roya. With help from designers Todd Erlandson (architect, (M)Arch. Strategic Architectures, Santa Monica, Calif.), Chance Haas (special-effects wizard/sculptor and expert in medieval design motifs, Los Angeles, Calif.), Craig Rizzo (illustrator, Los Angeles, Calif.) the house becomes a monster medieval castle.
Steve Watson and his crew Eric Babisch (carpenter and mason, Detroit, Mich.), Rusty Booher (ironworker and rigger, San Pedro, Calif.), Justin Lawson (electrician/carpenter/plumber, Florida), Ray Perez (general contractor, Los Angeles, Calif.), Danny Snell (electrician and race-car builder, Canyon Country, Calif.), and George "Jack" Weems (carpenter/designer/artist, Pasadena, Calif.) transform a house into the old west for homeowners John and Ron, Nic, Katelyn and Jake. With help from designers Todd Erlandson (architect, (M)Arch. Strategic Architectures, Santa Monica, Calif.), Peter Hampton (production designer, Shanghai Noon, Los Angeles, Calif.), and Craig Rizzo (illustrator, Los Angeles, Calif.) the house becomes a replica of the old west.
Steve Watson and his crew Alisha Attella (production and interior design specialist, Burbank, Calif.), C. Daniel Hall (electrician/lighting expert, Valley Village, Calif.), John Holzman (cabinet maker and woodworker, Inglewood, Calif.), Randy Mate (general contractor, Los Angeles, Calif.), and Joe Warson (set designer and "Handyman to the Stars," Hollywood, Calif.) transform a house into the golden age of Hollywood for homeowners Jenni, Jeff and Dan. With help from designers Todd Erlandson (architect, (M)Arch. Strategic Architectures, Santa Monica, Calif.), Ave Pildas (photographer and Art Deco expert, Santa Monica, Calif.), and Craig Rizzo (illustrator, Los Angeles, Calif.), the house becomes a replica of the golden age of Hollywood.
A therapist joins the team to assist in building a monster doghouse for a chihuahua rescue.
The Sherman Oaks Elementary School has its dated and bland teachers' lounge and lunch room converted into something part French Bistro, part Zen retreat and part DaVinci's studio.
Part 1 of two. The teachers lounge and lunchroom at Sherman Oaks (Cal.) Elementary School is remodeled into a combination of French bistro, Zen retreat and DaVinci's studio.
A teachers' lounge at Sherman Oaks Elementary School in California is remodeled.
The kitchen at Engine Company 37, located near UCLA, is updated from its 1940s origins.
Steve Watson travels to the Compton section of Los Angeles to modernize a criminally out of date police station that hasn't been remodeled since the 1950s.
In Louisiana, locals build a monster clubhouse for a 10-year-old boy with leukemia, featuring a three-room structure with a computerized telescope in a rotating turret and an air-conditioned playroom with wide-screen TV.
An Egyptian-themed house features a grand hall, a Temple of Luxor-themed exterior and a pyramid with a hot tub inside. There's also a sarcophagus that becomes a bar.
A Chicago blues-joint makeover featuring a giant Gibson guitar and an amplifier that holds a plasma-screen TV, stereo and karaoke stage; a booth shaped like a 45 RPM record; and a piano bar that dispenses drinks when the keys are struck.
Homeowners who belong to the Three Stooges Fan Club get a themed treatment featuring a “tangle-o-pipe” dog bath, a bar with a Rube Goldberg drink dispenser and a huge pie launcher.
A duffer's delight features a miniature golf course that runs throughout the house and ends at a 19th hole Boston beer bar.
Design students from L.A.'s Art Center College monsterize a downtown loft, where remodeling includes a two-story circular library, a high-design hideaway room and a Zen tower.
North Hollywood High's woodshop is reopened after being closed for years, but the tools are outdated and the room is a mess. If the students can complete a monster remodeling in a week, they will receive new tools.
A 1950 Nashua trailer is remodeled and becomes the centerpiece of a fund raiser.
Host Steve Watson employs a team of ramp builders and skaters to construct an enormous skate ramp as an addition to a family house in Yorba Linda, Cal. The project includes quarter pipes on each end, bumps in the middle for tricks, and a bowl-shaped corner. A remote-control camera for video monitoring of stunts is also added.
Host Steve Watson's mom gets a “Monster House” makeover that includes a 1950s-style kitchen and a new laundry room.
Part 1 of two. A magician's house gets a makeover.
Steve Watson and his team tackle the Cleveland (Tenn.) Animal Shelter, where they have five days to remodel it into a more friendly adoption center.
A house owned by couple who live in an area of L.A. called Sherwood Forest gets a Robin Hood-themed makeover.
A third-generation pilot asks Steve Watson to transform his home into an airplane house.
While Kim taught her two daughters, Haillie and Kendall, to ride right out of the cradle, Ken hasn't gone near a horse since he was traumatized by a bucking bronco back in the day. But in a city that boasts horse trails instead of sidewalks, and with a love for antiques and horses (excluding Dad, of course!), this family opted for a ghost-town theme for their Monster House.
With the aim of starting an artists' commune, Dena moved into a dilapidated L.A. mansion; today it's home to 12 creative minds, all pitching in to restore and upgrade the place. But the group had special plans for a storefront attached to the front of the house, which serves as a community room and a place to hold yoga classes and live performances. That space had to be over the top.
You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who loves theme parks as much as Patrick, Tina and their 4-year-old son, Jeau. Patrick and Tina bought their house in Anaheim to serve as a convenient family vacation home close to Southern California theme parks. Their dream is to bring the fun and amusement of a park into their own home.
A home where celebrities, including Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan and Frank Sinatra, once congregated is restored to its former splendor after years of neglect.
A sea-loving woman's home gets the pirate treatment, with special buccaneer touches.
Steve brings designer Marcelle Gravel to help build a South Seas-style wedding temple with an oasis that includes a hot tub and waterfall.
A California couple want their home to made over with a motocross theme.
In the series finale, the team builds a "Farewell House" in a salute to the show's 60-episode run. Included: behind-the-scenes footage; a good-bye tribute in the home of series veteran Steve "Tombstone" Sterle.
Ten all-star builders give a frat house a Discovery Channel theme, complete with a T. rex fire circle, Florentine flourishes, Porsche pieces and Spanish-galleon garnishes.