![]() Ty enlists Phineas & Ferb‘s help to take down the old house using a shrink ray! The Rucker family watches with delight from Florida.Īs the build continues, Terry, the man who was driving the truck that hit Anaiah, comes forward to help out and speaks to Ty about how much the accident still haunts him. They can build on the land in the future if they like. He contacts the family, who are having a blast with Phineas & Ferb in Disney World to tell them the old house will be torn down, while the new house is being built on the donated property. While the designers get underway with ideas for the house and the girls’ bedrooms, Ty tours the old house and learns that it isn’t safe for anyone to live in. Ty tells the Rucker family they are going to the Walt Disney Resort in Florida for the week! They all take the bus to the spot, where the volunteers and Pilot Builders are waiting to greet them. Ty explains that the community has donated a plot of land to build them a new home on. Anaiah loves basketball, and tells Ty Pennington her favorite player is Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. Despite the challenges, Andrea still volunteers for the local Boys & Girls Club. Andrea has struggled to look after Anaiah, and had to give up her own studies toward a nursing degree. Grandmother, Angeline, explains what a new home would mean to the family. Extreme Makeover Home Edition plans to build them an accessible home free of obstacles, in which straight-A student, Anaiah, can continue her studies – she plans to one day become a lawyer or doctor. Anaiah suffered massive injuries, had her leg amputated, has undergone extensive rehabilitation, and is wheelchair-bound. Mom, Andrea, recalls the morning of Anaiah’s accident as the episode kicks off. Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard stops by to help out this week. Extreme Makeover Home Edition has come to help them with a new accessible home. 9 year-old Anaiah Rucker was hit by a truck while pushing younger sister, Camry, to safety back in February. Tonight, Extreme Makeover Home Edition travels to Ty Pennington‘s home state of Georgia, where they will surprise the Rucker family in Madison. It is tough to again remember how many people are struggling out .PDTV.XviD-FQM To that end I applaud HGTV for trying to do good and at the end of the day investing in some deserving families. I loved helping but it is heart-breaking to see how the new homes hurt the families who over-leverage their equity and then get foreclosed but better in my opinion to risk doing good than rationalize the potential negative as an excuse to not help. My conclusion, "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it." p.s. ![]() My wife who also was a blue shirt made immediate observation: I miss Ty. I think the host somehow makes it about himself instead of the family, the story and the community. I watched all episodes and see a caffeinated attempt to capture the feel of the original but it comes off flat. All the actors as overly dramatic designers is kind of overdone in my opinion. The women on the original team had genuine faith and compassion - question to HGTV: what did the originals all do so wrong that not one could even be a guest on your version? The original version had a balance where the HGTV version seems too reliant on a star who is missing something. Tracy and others were not fed lines in the intro but were free to react with compassion for the family and you could feel it and be motivated by it. Paulie was a real good person who would show up in the middle of the night and thank the folks doing the work. On the original crew Ty was young and crazy but *appeared* to have some actual construction skills. Most of us did not even want to be on camera. We were contacted at a local church to volunteer and we prayed for the family, the workers, the effort. I get the need to mention sponsors but it can be done more tactfully and less in-your-face. and the materials weren't cheap (I estimated almost $400K). Unlike later shows, we did the work *with* the General Contractor and the planners and skilled folks who were part of the show - not just cheering audience in white hats and blue shirts. As a volunteer, I and others worked 20 hour days on the home during the week of shooting and then came back for 6 months after the cameras were off to fix all the things done quickly/poorly to make the show deadline. We did the Wofford home in Encinitas, CA.
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