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Do It for Yourself

Canadian television home improvement series

Do It for Yourself is a Canadian television home improvement series hosted by Mary Bellows. It first premiered on CBC on September 13, 1982.[1] The series ended on December 1, 1983 with 278 episodes. The program was one of the top run daytime shows in Canada[2] and was sold in 1985 to a broadcast group which then aired the series on USA network, Lifetime and PBS in the United States.[1]

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Cast

  • Mary Bellows .... Host
  • John Reeves .... Plant Expert
  • Ken Reeves .... Plant Expert
  • Zeke .... puppy No. 1
  • Hoover .... puppy No. 2

Episode guide

Season 1 (1982)

Season 2 (1983)

Season 3 (1983)

Book

In 1987, Bellows published a 64-page paperback book with all her handy tips and tricks from her home improvement TV show. The book was published in English by Methuem.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Patrick Allec. "Do It For Yourself". tvarchive.ca. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007.
  2. [2]
    Laforo, Tony (December 21, 1985). "Plumbing disaster leads to splash on television". Ottawa Citizen. p. D2.
  3. [3]
    "Do-it-yourself". abebooks.com. May 14, 1987.
  4. [4]
    Serre, Claude (1987). D.I.Y. (Rev. ed.). London: Methuen. ISBN 0413588203.


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