This Old House Home Improvement Video

[@OswaldBatesIIIEsq]

The WGBH intro was SO iconic back then. You just knew something good was about to come on.

[@ekop1778]

GET RID OF THE CARPET SO THE DOOR OPENS SIMPLE BOB

[@67marlins]

I agree Mr. Oswald....I loved WGBH and This Old House.

[@stevejensen3471]

Great video showcasing common homeowner repairs! Always liked Bob - especially so when he ditched his woven ragg wool gnome hat that he often wore in the beginning shows! And ole Norm - what can you say - just one great salt-of-the-earth American! Looked up Bob Vila the other day after learning he left TOH after 10 years of being paid only a meager $200-$800/episode and because he began representing Rickell Home Stores which competed with one of TOH's main underwriters Home Depot. Bob then went on to represent Sears Craftsman tools and began hosting his own show Bob Vila Home Again on HGTV for 16 seasons. His astounding net worth today from these later corporate ventures is 70M. Given Norms career TOH net worth of 2.5M, it sure garners massive respect to Norm and the other TOH guys for stickng with such a low paying venture for all of those years!

[@ResidentialCentersofAmerica]

I was fortunate to have worked with Norm on projects and when he appeared in our booth at shows over 12 years ago. You will not find a better human than Norm. He would make sure anyone that showed up received an autograph. He & Steve Thomas were hard to beat going out to dinners afterward; I miss them both dearly.

[@johnroberts9560]

Where has the time gone , I kind of miss this era , I wish we could go back in time !! 👍😢

[@ekop1778]

NORM SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS A COLD OR STUFFY NOSE

[@GNML6836]

I used to watch This Old House from PBS in Boston while I was growing up in Montreal. I met Bob years later at an appearance at a Sears store in Toronto. He autographed his book that my Mother gave me one year for Christmas and I got a picture with him. Great guy !

[@s_m5790]

soothing background noise.... sounds like saturday morning on the couch with dad and then getting dragged to the hardware store for some project

[@420-t8s]

it just all feels very nostalgic for some reason

[@benjaminvivar7855]

I dont know about you guys but I thought Bob was an excellent communicator and enjoyed learning from him.

[@mcarroll598]

Norm is the best! One talented dude!

[@OikPoinFive]

What About Bob?

[@reaper060670]

Hey there. Just wanted to drop a line to say thanks for uploading all these great episodes of "This Old House". I wasn't lucky enough top be able to watch these back in the day bcos we couldn't get these shows here in IRELAND. I'm very grateful to u for putting them up on here for us all to see now. Today is the 1st time I've been able to watch these videos. I was a huge fan of Norm an his New Yankee show so this is an extra bonus too my friend.

[@67marlins]

thanks for posting.....this particular show really covered a wide range of helpful information.....

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Bob Vila, worlds Most famous onlooker.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

the supervisor from which all others were trained

[@bravocompany1072]

This is the funniest comment I have ever read! I actually woke my wife up from laughing so damn hard and loud. You made my night. Thank you.

[@markuyehara7880]

@@yamahonkawazuki I hope that was sarcasm 'cause Bob doesn't know anything.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

@@markuyehara7880 I know and yeah it was lol

[@altestic9436]

Bahhbila and Nam.. love these guys!

[@robertcollins7515]

I remember all the windows I replaced on AirForce bases in early 80s. Point and glaze. So many windows.

[@jasonmarshall819]

Priceless

[@MrWc867]

Don't you just love the piano music kicking in as they show the success on each of their projects?

[@chriswebb810]

I've enjoyed the this old house shows for most of my life. Some trivia- yes the workshop is the finishing room of the new yankee workshop which was on Russ morashes property behind his house. Which was also used for Lexington gardens on the victory garden. In episodes of the victory garden you can clearly see the sliding barn door and facade that would become well known as the new yankee workshop. Most of these projects were done on the new yankee workshop building or on the morashes house. Marion morash was the chef on the victory garden. Her cooking segments were shot in her own kitchen- with blue cabinets. Norms kitchen project on the NYW was rebuilding the morashes blue cabinets and renovating their kitchen. The dimmer switch project in the "bar" in this video is the bar area in the morash kitchen and was rebuilt as part of the NYW kitchen project also. Glimpses into the kitchen on this tape also show marions blue cabinets.

[@batarang87]

Very Good! All great points that I too know about. I doubt there's a lot of people like you or me that knows This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop as well as that. I subscribed to This Old House Insider and I have been binge watching, I'm currently up to Season 22.

[@cbalan777]

Must have been nice for them to have access to all of that.

[@nateception9558]

It's very interesting to see how we did things in the past and how things have changed today

[@beachborosix]

Bob V!... Haven't seen this double act in years!...

[@ericsamuelson5656]

I proudly own this video since I was in high school and later burned to a DVD. I also proudly own the first 2 This Old House books from 1980 & '81. Out of all the hosts with Norm Abram, I personally prefer Bob Vila. I was almost done with kindergarten when Bob got himself fired.

[@hockley91]

Wow! This is cool! Norm was not as chatty back in the day. He's so much more relaxed now on the show!

[@drewzuhosky6826]

He's also not on the show as frequently these days. He's 70 years old now and comes on when he's needed during the course of the project as a means of the show easing him into retirement.

[@tjlovesrachel]

Norm and bob never really liked each other

[@timepoet77]

@@tjlovesrachel Nobody liked Bob the Knob.

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@timepoet77 lolllll

[@lindawillemsen5631]

Never seen Richard so young.

[@lenny38138]

He was only that young once. You had to look quick.

[@therealrockstargamer]

I had this video when I was a child

[@josh1000f]

Norm was quite the charmer!

[@carrichard]

Interesting watching this old original video staring Norm and Bob. Now, with this, I find Norm doing the heavy lifting with Bob turning off all the plugins! Also, for all of use, out here in Video land use the same old turnscrews the homeowner uses. But where is the Licensed Electrition!! Thing sure have changed over the years. Thanks guys !!

[@speedraser2605]

Too bad we didn't all apprentice under Bob and Norm. Master carpenters. I will need their help!

[@hazeleyechef]

I miss program is treasure, i've learned so much from them

[@thugathugacation]

those old cordless drills were awful. you can just hear it...brings back memories

[@tjlovesrachel]

I love my corded Milwaukee... sooo much torque.... but I like my cordless for convenience and portability

[@4HBirtcher]

I like my cordless ryobi!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Early 1986... the WGBH Boston opening logo is the long one.

[@Scott-eo7lj]

I didn't realize the plumber that's on the new shows was on the very first one. That's crazy

[@batarang87]

I'm old enough to remember that before The New Yankee Workshop was built, the Old Workshop was located in the room where The New Yankee Workshop's Finishing Room is now.

[@windowreplacementagencywis5122]

Nice job. Thx.

[@speedraser2605]

Im sure they would say save the old growth lumber. I need special main breakers that shunt the so called "Neutral" conductor. Might as well provide GFCI/AFCI protection for the entire home. If the circuit keeps tripping call your local electrician!

[@PatrolOfficer161]

The origin of "The New Yankee Workshop".

[@poshko41]

My god that intro... Like injecting the 80s right into my cerebrum.

[@OHWRDAMI1]

Back of the box of your cassette... lol

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

This is cool. Thank you for the upload. Why is the audio out of sync? Just curious.

[@ethanedwards7557]

So Norm, what are we going to use for screening?………well Bob we’ll use screening material.

[@yipkellyfamily2856]

Now, if you're going to eject the warp core...

[@JOHNJDEG420]

bob did a lot of watching

[@Norfolk250]

09:16 Theif only need break that one pane to unlock that door! HA!!

[@ekop1778]

ALL U NEED ALL THAT WORK FOR NOTHING ONE BREAK AND THE THIEF IS A RICH DUDE

[@ekop1778]

9.21 CANT OPEN THE DOOR THROW THE RUG OUT STUPID JEEZ

[@daleolson3506]

That's what they did at my house.

[@trinityestrada9588]

9:13 Just get rid of the carpet!

[@trinityestrada9588]

@ 52:00 I hope there's a better floor sander....that one is a back killer.

[@aKabrickweedz]

awesome

[@michaelhilber8284]

Use a chisel to "excavate the wood."

[@jasonrupp4393]

Can someone answer me one question, okay, two? What was the deal with wallpaper, and why were the 80s so cheesey? Classic greatness

[@Mixwell1983]

On 104 listen to all those stripped screws from installing the weather stripping.. Yikes.

[@benjaminvivar7855]

The drills weren’t variable speed back then. Astounding job considering the equipment.

[@willygilgan391]

Use to watch this on pbs

[@Schush]

Channel 11 around 6

[@CITYNEWSSUPPORT]

Who else cringed when Bob volunteered to go to the panel to shut off the power to the circut?

[@evilcraig359]

I have been an electrician for over twenty years and the old timers would cut the ground wire off the romex, AC, BX, THHN, and say that will just cause problems down the road. That ground prong would get cut off quick also.

[@harryschultze6690]

You are the second electrician I have heard say this. So this really was common practice? What problems would it cause? Wouldn't it be a safety issue to eliminate that wire?

[@ekop1778]

WOODEN GUTTERS!!!!!!!!!!! AWFUL MAINTANCE PROBLEM IS RIGHT ALSO FALLS APART OVER TIME!!!!!!!! COPPER GUTTERS TURN GREEN OVER TIME AND CHEAPLY MADE- ALSO CAN LEAK TOO EVER THOUGH 3 OR 4 BUCKS OR SO A POUND WOULD DO PVC

[@ekop1778]

HAD TO SELL MY LATE GRANDPARENTS HOME HERE IN UCONN,CT ALL SOCKETS WERE 2 PRONG BX CABLE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED THE SOCKETS ONLY WERE LIKE 350 DOLLARS. WIRING WAS 200 PLUS LABOR HOUSE WAS BUILT 1951 SO EVERY THING WAS REPLACED PLUS NEW SEPTIC WAS 10000 PLUS RADON FOR THE WATER WAS BAD THAT WAS 2500 DOLLARS ADDS UP

[@evilcraig359]

In the event of a short circuit power goes to ground and trips the breaker or blows a fuse.

[@JoeOutdoors]

PVC was probably still in the lab when this video was made.

[@SuperFartass]

Surprised to see Bob use a wing nut like a pleb. You're supposed to pre-twist the wires before putting on the nut.

[@michaelbailey4164]

WIRE NUT you pleb.... Not WING NUT.

[@BenDavey-xp1cv]

Why did Richard go for a slot screw instead of a cross screw

[@fizwin1]

101 that door is even weaker now :/ I know they were not exactly thinking that way back then. The only thing most locks do is make it so the would-be b&e person makes more noise on entry... Still true today

[@mammothfilms]

This is a great video, but that new lock on the backdoor offers little in the way of security. A quick smash of the glass and a bad guy can reach in and turn the deadbolt knob. Is that deadbolt just cosmetic?

[@michaelfreeman8458]

3/8" carriage bolt to hold joist to post? No hangers? Can't do that now.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Norm: "Let's talk shop safety" Bob: "Let's meet the homeowners"

[@ekop1778]

NORM WAS A GOOFBALL BUT GOOD MAN VERY GOOD KNOWLEDGE BOB WAS A FREAK

[@ekop1778]

THERE WAS ANOTHER GUY NAMES STEVE ON THIS OLD HOUSE?? WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO HIM??????????????????????????? HAD GLASSES

[@harryschultze6690]

Edward Koepke His name was Steve Thomas. I couldn't stand him as the host. He just seemed totally wrong for the job. I heard he's an author now.

[@ekop1778]

OH REALLY ? THOMAS WAS LAST NAME!!!!!!!!!! HE WAS A NUISSANCE! AUTHOR WOW DIDNT KNOW THAT

[@ekop1778]

2 PRONG OUTLET!!!!! THEY STILL SELL THOSE TODAY SEEN THEM AT HOME DEPOT . THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A CODE ISSUE NO GROUND HOLE

[@jeffreyrichardson]

Norm, is that a half inch drill you are using for this job?

[@lenny38138]

Norm, how big is a half inch bit?

[@Yezir760]

Stop asking stupid questions and pay attention Bob.

[@mrfarm2]

To bad the original Crockets Victory Garden don't exist

[@benjaminwallace4626]

At first I didn’t know it was Richard Now I realize how much he has aged

[@pavelow235]

Getting old .... the classic plumbers lament.

[@u.s.paratroops4633]

"Cold air infiltration"...I hate that !!

[@nultari1]

Audio is 15 seconds ahead

[@jessyleppert2]

This video is from 1982

[@merimkole9930]

No this video from 1986

[@fizwin1]

103 screen 15:20 , "at the screen shop, that would have been a $20 bill"

[@hpain6261]

Please eject the tape. Oh don’t forget to rewind.

[@ekop1778]

11.50 THROW THE DOOR IN THE TRASH PROBLEM SOLVED GET A NEW DOOR

[@johnenright4969]

Holy mackerel no battery powered tools I'm a professional mechanic and still have dozens of electric and pneumatic tools my sons make fun of me but the battery stuff has come a LONG way from when they first came out!

[@josephgus5638]

There is a “Vila” on every job site. “Clipboard commander”

[@ekop1778]

I NOTICE BOB NEVER GETS DIRTY OR SWEATY ON MOST JOBS

[@turbojoe2]

Was better on public TV. The audio was in sync with the video.

[@markhodgson2348]

When programming gave information

[@myronsmith2114]

I remember when Rich was his father's helper and didn't speak

[@JoeOutdoors]

Richard with hair! I had forgot about that!!

[@shastakennmpx17]

Splendidly to see Woodprix have new plans which helped me save some money and energy for this construction.

[@fizwin1]

24:19 just a nuisance? he didn't know the point of the ground back then? LOL

[@ekop1778]

TO PROTECT IT FROM SHOCK OR FIRE

[@fizwin1]

@@ekop1778 I was not asking, I am well aware...

[@rawbacon]

He said using the adapters is a nuisance, he didn't say anything about not knowing what the ground is for.

[@anthonym612]

Bob was a host - Norm knew what the hell he was talking about. Look which one is still around.

[@bfsgman]

What's your point? Bob ended up hosting another show called Home Again, and he still has a presence on KZbin.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

@@bfsgman setting the bar so high on supervising. seen both shows cant really complain about either one

[@chrisgrandpre6063]

Bob Vila was a jerk off. A no nothing no it all.

[@4HBirtcher]

I wonder the house the video was filmed in is that Bob Villa's house?

[@timepoet77]

It was the house of creator Russell Morash.

[@4HBirtcher]

@@timepoet77The Late Russell Morash now!

[@oldhandyluke]

old>new

[@everettleonard2782]

its funny that Norms and Richards voices are different .

[@brionpollack1556]

I noticed too

[@cowboyatthebebop]

does anyone know where to find those style of door locks i don't exactly know what to Google

[@cowboyatthebebop]

Sam Perinetti thanks that's great

[@brentwilde6055]

Wouldn't be easier to use their lithium ion battery drill?wow he did have a cordless driil.I didn't know they were available in the 70's.This is the late 70's right?

[@tjlovesrachel]

You mean Ni-Cad battery...

[@45asunder1]

you used a bag but you touched the cup......

[@speedraser2605]

Oakwood

[@janedoe3921]

norm old workshop in 1986

[@violetshamrock]

WERE DOES IT SAY THE YEAR???? is it 85??? 86???

[@89horizon]

At the end it has a copyright of 1986...

[@johntilson2535]

The TOH series with Bob Vila and Norm Abram is what the popular 90s series 'Home Improvement' was based upon. I can only imagine what notoriously narcissistic Vila thought about his bumbling Tim Taylor character portrayed by Tim Allen! lol

[@markuyehara7880]

Bob probably doesn't care if it got him on network TV. Vila was up for anything that would help him get endorsements and make a buck.

[@roletsch8046]

I used to have it but my vsr and video tapes are gone

[@harryschultze6690]

Edward Koepke Your absolutely wrong about that. Bob made less than $200 per episode so Russ Morash encourage him to do product endorsements to make money. Bob always cleared his endorsements with Russ first. He was going to do some commercials for a small Home Improvement chain and as always he cleared it with Russ. Bob signed the contract, afterwards Russ was contacted by one of the This Old House sponsors and told Russ to stop Bob or they would pull their sponsorship from the show. Russ called Bob into his office and told him not to do the commercials. Bob said okay fine but you've got to give me and indemnity to protect me from being sued when I break the contract. Russ refused and told Bob if he did the commercials he was fired. So Bob walked off the show. Ironically that Indemnity would not have cost Russ much money. Later Bob said he was happy to leave because he didn't agree with Russ on the direction the show was going. So you see you're completely wrong. If you do your research you will find that Bob was well-liked on the show. It was Russ Morash everyone hated.

[@ekop1778]

COMMENT DELETED MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME HE WAS FIRED FOR BEING A JERK I FOUND OUT ON HIS CONTRACT

[@robertcollins7515]

He made up for it later.

[@JohnH0130]

Some bad audio/video synch issues, at least at the start.

[@UroWasHere]

7:05 Norm is a hound.

[@obviousness8113]

That 1850s bar room music is painful to listen to lol

[@leopirozzi1702]

What year was this ?

[@timepoet77]

Released in 1986; taped in October 1985

[@muchadoaboutnothing6196]

As a millennial I never had the privilege of watching these shows when they first aired but I’d take these home improvement shows over the garbage HGTV and DIY Network show now a days with those stupid flipping home shows. If only these classic shows were on a streaming service but I can’t find them on Netflix or Prime or Hulu 😕

[@tjlovesrachel]

How old are you

[@jlilly8144]

What the heck, the sound is way off. Doesn't match what's happening in the vid.

[@TTundragrizzly]

So removing the door. Hauling it out. Cutting it. Hauling it back. Install it back on hinges….. BECAUSE OF ONE LITTLE HALLWAY RUG???? 🙄

[@DixieNormous6625]

20 dollar bill at the screen shop lol just spend the money

[@tomarnold5426]

Value of $20 in 1979 compared to now would be $72.83.

[@ADrunkBassist]

@@tomarnold5426 I have a pretty good feeling the glass shop in my town would charge at least $100 for that.

[@clc040]

Bob Vila couldn't change a light bulb!

[@jeffreyrichardson]

hope ave shack intact lau and scott caught in the act mike doug jody fact

[@89horizon]

Heh heh... Dick Holden

[@ab348]

Francis X Coakley!

[@dire67]

It's beyond me how they gave this guy a home improvement show. He didn't know how to use a hammer.

[@charlescho]

$20/gal 😂

[@shuntezholmes3349]

gggg

[@Fridelain]

Those are some ugly lamp fittings.

[@jeffreyrichardson]

verns red devil points twenty twenty legal joints koslowskis farm oinks

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Now you know why Tim The Tool Man, Used Bob Vila as his mascot.. Both where useless at fixing anything...

[@buckbuck9225]

the workmanship is so rough compared to now.the lockset installation is UGLY.lipstick????