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{{quote|''"Come on out, Cohen family! You ''have'' cancer! You ''have'' cancer!"''|''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BthZ4hjcxms I'm Nice!]'', a Creation Nation parody of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''.}}
[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[Reality Show]] where a group of people build (or rather get other people to build for them) a [[Big Fancy House]] for the poor, downtrodden family of the week. Frequently features handsome handyperson Ty Pennington; later seasons frequently include various celebrities in the construction teams.
The story behind this one: ABC had a series called ''Extreme Makeover'' which was about improving people's looks through plastic surgery. Someone decided to make a spinoff -- technically, what this show is ''supposed'' to be doing is like plastic surgery, only to houses. As it happens, while majorly rebuilding a person is [[Squick|a little uneasy]] even among the mainstream, majorly rebuilding a ''house'' for deserving people is definitely feel-good programming, besides offering ample opportunities for [[Product Placement]] -- and the show always tries to make sure that those who are having their houses rebuilt appear deserving. Thus, while the original ''Extreme Makeover'' only lasted two seasons, this is a [[Long Runner]]. In December 2011, however, it was announced that the show would end in January 2012 after nine successful seasons.
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* [[Artifact Title]]: It has been much more successful than ''Extreme Makeover'', outlasting it by five years, yet the spinoff-style title was never changed.
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Ty Pennington literally has it, [[Reality Subtext|which may explain]] the overwhelming enthusiasm he shows for everything.
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*** [[Subverted Trope|However]], in some cases, the hired contracting company will pay off their mortgage for them. And, according to [[The Other Wiki]], [[wikipedia:Extreme Makeover Home Edition#Reaction and criticism|only three people have sold their cool houses]].
* [[Enforced Plug]]: For Sears, Disney, and, apparently in the newer seasons, other Mouse shows and acts.
* [[Friday Night Death Slot]]: [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] moved this show to Friday nights, and was somehow shocked when they had to cancel it.
* [[The Glomp]]: The design team will often get this from the more energetic and outgoing families.
* [[Happily Ever After]]: Following the events of the Walswick family episode in season one, designer Constance Ramos fell in love with and married J. J. Carell, the Walswick family friend who nominated them for the show and helped build their house.
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