The Families
On October 19, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in historic fashion. The show surprised an unprecedented 7 families with the door knock that changes lives, and the EM:HE design team and many others will rebuild 7 homes in just 7 days. This episode will air later this season on the ABC Television Network.
On May 22, 2011, a catastrophic tornado ravaged the town of Joplin killing approximately 160 people and destroying nearly 8,000 homes. In what will be the biggest build ever for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 7 homes will be built for 7 deserving families. Some of the Joplin families lost friends, some lost children, and all lost their homes. On hand at the door knock today was Good Morning America Weather Anchor Sam Champion, broadcasting live from the door knock with the Howard Family. GMA will continue to keep viewers appraised of the progress on the build this week and next, and in a first for EM:HE, will air one family’s reaction, the Howard’s– to their new home’s reveal live on air next Wednesday, October 26 (7:00-9:00 a.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.
The parents and children from all 7 of the Joplin families have been whisked away on a dream vacation to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, while Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team leader Ty Pennington, designers Paul DiMeo, Paige Hemmis, Michael Moloney and Tracy Hutson, along with Sam Clifton from Millstone Custom Homes who is lead builder for 21 Builders and approximately 10,000 Volunteers and community volunteers, build the structures.
Meet The Families
- The Howard Family
- The Nevins Family
- Crystal Cogdill
- Crystal Whitely
- The Walters Family
- The Nguyen Family
- The Gonzalez Family
