Do It for Yourself
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| Do It for Yourself | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Initiative Production Ltd. |
| Directed by | H. W. Pasila |
| Presented by | Mary Bellows |
| Starring | Mary Bellows |
| Music by | Cam Shearer |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 278 |
| Production | |
| Producer | J. Derek Smith |
| Production location | Britannia, Ontario |
| Editor | Barbara MacWhirter |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | CBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | September 13, 1982 – November 1, 1985 |
Do It for Yourself is a Canadian television home improvement series hosted by Mary Bellows. It first premiered on CBC on September 13, 1982.[1] The series ended on December 1, 1983 with 278 episodes. The program was one of the top run daytime shows in Canada[2] and was sold in 1985 to a broadcast group which then aired the series on USA network, Lifetime and PBS in the United States.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Mary Bellows .... Host
- John Reeves .... Plant Expert
- Ken Reeves .... Plant Expert
- Zeke .... puppy No. 1
- Hoover .... puppy No. 2
Episode guide
[edit]Season 1 (1982)
[edit]Season 2 (1983)
[edit]Season 3 (1983)
[edit]Book
[edit]In 1987, Bellows published a 64-page paperback book with all her handy tips and tricks from her home improvement TV show. The book was published in English by Methuem.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Patrick Allec. "Do It For Yourself". tvarchive.ca. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007.
- ^ Laforo, Tony (December 21, 1985). "Plumbing disaster leads to splash on television". Ottawa Citizen. p. D2.
- ^ "Do-it-yourself". abebooks.com. May 14, 1987.
- ^ Serre, Claude (1987). D.I.Y. (Rev. ed.). London: Methuen. ISBN 0413588203.
External links
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