Thousands of volunteers and donors helped the cast and crew of ABC’S Emmy-winning hit television series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in January 2012 build a new home for a Knoxville family.
It's been four months since the Watsons got a new lease on life with the building of their Extreme Makeover home in Knoxville. Now that the dust has settled, the family is falling into what they call their new normal.More >>
It's been four months since the Watsons got a new lease on life with the building of their Extreme Makeover home in Knoxville. Now that the dust has settled, the family is falling into what they call their new normal.More >>
Daniel and Mandy Watson, the couple who received a new home as part of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition program in West Knoxville, took today to thank volunteers for helping to build their new home.More >>
It has been a week since the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" crew rolled out of town after building a new home for a Knoxville family. During the build, people who live on Robinson Road had to tolerate several inconveniences.More >>
When actress and activist Jenny McCarthy was in Knoxville for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, she was sporting a piece of safety equipment customized by a local artist.More >>
When Daniel and Mandy Watson spoke to the media Thursday afternoon about receiving their new home from Extreme Makeover, they said they were overwhelmed by the amount of community support to help them.More >>
The Extreme Makeover bus is gone, but that doesn't mean the opportunity to help has come to an end. There are plenty of opportunities in East Tennessee to keep your hands dirty.More >>
Before last Tuesday's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition door knock, The Restoration House says they got about 35 calls a month from single mothers looking for help.More >>
With the famous cheer, "Move that bus!" Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three children got their first look Wednesday at the home built for them by local volunteers and crews from the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.More >>
Volunteers were busy Tuesday night into Wednesday morning preparing for the Extreme Makeover home reveal in Knoxville, but their work didn't wrap up when the bus moved.More >>
Christi and Scott Branscom, with the builder Grace Construction, talked about the rewards and challenges of the Extreme Makeover build in West Knoxville.More >>
Landscape crews at the Extreme Makeover site actually got a head start, unlike other crews who were delayed by weather. Planters and stone-layers had their share of trouble with the mud, but still ran right on schedule.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Executive Producer George Verschoor explained Tuesday why he made the call to postpone the reveal of the home in Knoxville until Wednesday.More >>
The rush is on Tuesday to finish the Extreme Makeover build in Knoxville for the reveal to Daniel and Mandy Watson, their children and members of their non-profit The Restoration House of East Tennessee.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is not only helping the Watson family get a new home, but they are also helping their ministry. Several volunteers know first hand how important the work they are doing for single moms.More >>
Hundreds of people have volunteered to help build the Watson family's Extreme Makeover home, but for many of those volunteers, one day is not enough.More >>
Monday was an amazing homecoming for the Watson family. The family is the recipient of a new house being built by community volunteers and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition TV show. They enjoyed a "Thanksgiving" dinner Monday night with friends, relatives and Restoration House volunteers.More >>
Less than a week into the Extreme Makeover Knoxville build, local volunteers and construction crews say none of them have ever done anything like this so fast before.More >>
Volunteer sub-contractor Chris Dillon has made it his duty to work every day on the Extreme Makeover project creating a new home for Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three adopted children.More >>
A Knoxville set designer was asked to take part in the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build. She is not working on the house, but created something much larger.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is known for building green. At the Watson's new home, they plan to use a new form of energy to save the family money.More >>
Hundreds of volunteers continue to help build the Watson family a new home for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Many of those volunteers are students from the University of Tennessee.More >>
Punky and Sara Halcomb aren't strangers at Extreme Makeover. This is the 14th build they've worked on, and they're considered part of the regular crew.More >>
Saturday morning 6 News crews were able to visit a section of the shoot known as "Art World" for the first time. That's where skilled volunteers work with designers to create furniture and other gadgets custom made to the needs of the family they're helping.More >>
On Thursday the Extreme Makeover build was about 12 hours behind according to volunteers at the site. They say rain, hail and snow all contributed to slow down.More >>
While volunteers continue to help build the Watsons a new home, some neighbors have concerns about the Extreme Makeover site. An old cemetery sits next to it, and all the activity has caused damage to this piece of history. 6 News reporter Mona Nair spoke with the property owner.More >>
Volunteers at the Extreme Makeover build have to ride a bus to get to and from the site. This ride lets many of them think about the real reason they are giving back.More >>
Volunteers at the Extreme Makeover build are getting free massages to continue their work. Several massage therapists are donating their time to help those working feel better.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Executive Producer George Vershoor showed 6 News on Friday progress made so far in the transformation of the project for the Watson family. He also shared a few secrets.More >>
Even with the extreme changes in weather from rain to storms and lightning to hail and then bitterly cold weather with snow, the Extreme Makeover Knoxville build is progressing full steam.More >>
Many of the hundreds of volunteers at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in Knoxville are giving up precious family time to help build a home for Daniel and Mandy Watson.More >>
As cold weather moved in, volunteers with Extreme Makeover thought of different ideas to stay warm. Many say what they wore was keeping them warm.More >>
A brother and sister from Roane County decided to come in early when framers were needed for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built. They did not mind working overnight to help get the Watson's home finished.More >>
Hollywood coming to East Tennessee for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is giving many local businesses a boost. For Circle G Ranch in Strawberry Plains the star power of Jenny McCarthy is providing just the right kind of exposure.More >>
Mandy Watson's father says the producers of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" gave him about a 10-minute heads up before the door knock Tuesday to tell the couple they were selected.More >>
Supervisors at the Extreme Makeover build site on Robinson Road say the colder weather is not expected to affect their plans unless there's a significant change in the forecast.More >>
Some volunteers have a world of knowledge about home construction. Others simply want to do what they can to help build a new home for Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three adopted children.More >>
Most of the volunteers at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build in Knoxville do not know the Watson family. One volunteer has known the family for 10 years, though, and says, "Of all the people we know, they really deserve this."More >>
As volunteers continue to build the Watson family a new home, other volunteers are making sure they are fed. An extreme breakfast was provided overnight for volunteers.More >>
The progress continues on the build site. Now that the house is gone workers are moving mud, leveling out the ground and preparing the foundation.More >>
Prepared for hard work and wet socks, volunteers for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" were happy to help with the TV scenes shot prior to Wednesday's demolition.More >>
Heavy rain, gusting wind and hail created traffic hazards, downed trees and made a mess at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build site Wednesday.More >>
Instead of repairing the Watson family home's crumbling foundation, warped floors, cracking walls and damaged roof, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" chose to start from scratch.More >>
The skilled workers at the Extreme Makeover build site in Knoxville pushed through the overnight hours using heavy machinery under tight deadlines.More >>
The site supervisor for the first overnight shift at the Extreme Makeover build in West Knoxville has a role that's integral to keeping enough manpower going.More >>
Hundreds of volunteers have already helped on the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build. Many have been asked to do some simple tasks, but everything counts in such a large project. More >>
An organization is using parts from the old home at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build to help fix other homes. They say this will save them money in buying material for future projects. More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build coordinators Scott and Christ Branscom of Grace Construction Co. talk about the success of the Braveheart Parade, the Watson family, and plans for the build this week.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition producer George Verschoon hinted at his team's plans in Knoxville. Not just one home, but two for the Watson family and the single moms they help.More >>
Kim Spoon is a social worker at The Restoration House--the faith-based, non-profit organization founded by the Watsons. She nominated the family for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.More >>
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition hosted the Braveheart Parade Tuesday afternoon. It's an uplifting march by volunteers and design teams at Neyland Stadium as they prepare for work.More >>
As of 9:00 Monday night, Daniel and Mandy Watson only knew they were in the final two families for the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build in Knoxville.More >>
A new home will be built for Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three adopted children by volunteers and cast members of the hit ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."More >>
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A surprise knock on the door on Jan. 10 delivered a dramatic turn in the lives of Daniel and Mandy Watson. It was a life-changing moment they couldn't have imagined five years ago asMore >>
A surprise knock on the door on Jan. 10 delivered a dramatic turn in the lives of Daniel and Mandy Watson. It was a life-changing moment they couldn't have imagined five years ago as other big changes unfolded.More >>
Watch from beginning to end as volunteers and crews build a home in just one week for Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three children. During the construction, the workers also built a duplex for singleMore >>
The home was build for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in January 2012 for an episode scheduled to air in November on WATE 6 and ABC.More >>
