Clean House
Clean House is a reality series on the Style Network hosted by Niecy Nash (replaced by Tempestt Bledsoe for the final season) and a rotating cast of co-hosts. In it, Niecy and Co. travel to various dirty houses (primarily in the California area) and work with families to clean up the clutter and redesign the house in the process.
The cast consists of:
- Niecy Nash - main host (2003 to 2010)
- Replaced by Tempestt Bledsoe (2010 to 2011)
- Mark Brunetz - Design Guru
- Trish Suhr - Yard Sale Diva
- Matt Iseman - Go-To Guy
- Eugene Long - Handy Man
Tropes used in Clean House include:
- Five-Man Band
- It's All Junk: What the team is trying to make the homeowners realize about their clutter.
- Once an Episode: Every episode offers home tips in the commercial bumpers.
- Sassy Black Woman: Niecy and Tempestt.
- The Other Darrin: Many replacements in the cast over time.
- Serious Business: How many of the homeowners feel about their collections of junk. Many scream, cry, and argue over what they can keep. A few have even quit the process mid-show.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Tempestt Bledsoe replaced Neicy.