Hahaha. Bobby boy knows all about fudge! I am crying.

Larry hann would have never hired Robert. He cant hammer a nail to save himself.

I can't remember the last time I banged 16 penny nails, my Dewalt screw gun is my new hammer!

Tom loves running up the landscaping bill....with his 3 yr plan....probably as much as the rehab cost

That 80's linoleum in the basement was hideous what were they thinking?!

Classic Bob with the toilet: "Let's pull it up" proceeds to act like he's helping for the camera but doesn't do a damn thing. lol

The days before cordless drills wiith adjustable torque settings and drywall anchors

Definitely some questionable decisions were made with a coal burning stove and keeping that old and dangerous boiler, but I guess the home owner had a tight budget and hopefully upgraded them later to gas.

At least he had safety glasses, no hearing protection though with that jack hammer. Funny to see Bob doing his own work. When I started watching with my grandfather in the mid 80's he was always kind of just showing the other contractors working and explaining what was going on. We always laughed because he always offered to help out carry something then moved out of the way before they finished carrying whatever off or setting it down.

The part with rich was titled this old hair

Bob to me just knew so much more than the other guys. Too bad he is not there anymore.

I liked the way Bob villa learned 1 minute before the camera started rolling. And talked like was experienced. And norm just kept going.

Bob Villa and Norm Abram ~ David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen But man, I love the original This Old House

15:21. good old Bob leaving the screws on the front face. 18:00 once again Bob shows that he doesn't know what he's doing.

that's right Bob, take the mask off so you can start talking while all the fibers are floating around the air. but that's OK another guy probably also named Bob is standing off to the side waiting to do the actual work when Bob is done talking. The shoes are a giveaway

well now we know who's responsible for putting in those crappy narrow showers that were the first things ripped out by modern homeowners. or the truth is everybody just got fatter.

leave it to Bob to do things the hard way. Frame the wall first then raise it into place.

simpler times, easy to follow videos. Today's building videos are so complex with companies with their high-tech systems.

Three paaaawt praaaaaawcess Baaaawb.

Why are Pat’s glasses so tiny?

That door hanging segment would have had Beavis and Butthead giggling nonstop.

Who would hire high school kids to help steam wallpaper? 🤔

Bobby never did learn a trade...

Will you do me a favor? Take off these glasses. I always knew you were pretty :)

What's the logic there? 🤣

Bob is like a bull in a china closet!! I'd be a nervous wreck with him rambling around my project.

Bob's out of shape. He sounds like he always out of breath.

Back when they cut your hair with a t-square.

That porch is immense. You gotta admire Vila's positivity. That's a major task.

I didn't know serpico hosted TOH....

42 years later we know better

little awning windows in the main bedroom; asthetically bad choice

I'm, zeczsdcc3ccccccccc'cc3e3ccccc'cccdxd 2:45

lol its illegal to do your own plumbing, Home Depot would be out business and nothing would get fixed if we had to pay the trades , here’s to DIY

And 50 years later I was paid to pull up and toss out this state of the art flooring material. Cabinets, too. In fact the only thing timeless in this are the hard wood floors.

Such a modest start, eh Bob?

It is nice to see them saving the old bathroom and finding period appropriate fixtures instead of tearing it out.

So many of these old episodes were filmed in fall/winter for some odd reason.

I cant believe nobody used eye protection back then

Very interesting to see a coal-burning stove showcased as an enrgy-saving feature. It'll put out a lot of heat, but it's far from the cleanest way to heat that room. Nowadays it'd likely be a mini-split ductless system, or a wood or pellet stove, or an electric space heater.

The 3 Shower Valve Illegal?? 🤣🤣🤣 I still have mine in my home as of 2024.

Bob: "If it will fit." Norm: "If??? Pfft."

The year is 1982, input from a dummy terminal, into an IBM or HP mainframe. Who knows perhaps information is fed using punch cards.

I just enjoy watching This Old House. I like to build Lego sets, and whenever I work on one I always have This old House or The New Yankee Workshop in the background. Gives me the impression that I’m a carpenter lol

$25/hr. in 1982 is equivalent to $80/hr. in 2024.

Poor Norm caught Bob's cold from the previous episode.

Pronounced "Woobin", of course.....

This series, The Woburn House, is the best season they ran. It actually showed homeowners how to take on average upgrades and improvements without doing a complete tare-out and installation of thousands of dollars of high-tech equipment. I remember watching this series as they were aired on PBS. Bob actually said the off-set in the hall was big enough for a phone. Anyone remember when we had a phone table in the hall for a wired rotary dial phone? I do.

True New Englander

Ol Bob outdone himself yet again