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10 Episodes 1993 - 1993
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 3, 1993 30 mins
A look at efforts in Santa Barbara County to unearth the set of Cecil B. DeMille's film "The Ten Commandments," which was buried in the desert upon the film's completion. Also: a Sierra County gold mine.
Episode 2
30 mins
A visit to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center at California State Polytechnic University (Pomona). Also: a re-creation of a Pony Express run, involving over 500 riders, between Sacramento and St. Joseph, Mo.
Episode 3
30 mins
A look at an annual water-ski race from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back. Also: a visit to San Nicolas Island, about 75 miles off the California coast, to observe seals, foxes and gulls. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 4
30 mins
A visit to the Joshua Tree National Monument, located where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts meet in Riverside and San Bernadino Counties. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 5
30 mins
Sacramento's Capitol Park, a 40-acre commons surrounding the Capitol building. Included: Memorial Grove, with trees transplanted from Civil War battlefields; an area devoted to indigenous plants and trees.
Episode 7
30 mins
The Golden Gate Bridge, which opened to traffic in 1937. Included: an elevator ride to the top; comments from construction workers. Host: Huell Howser.
Episode 8
30 mins
A visit to Angel Island park focuses on its history as a detention center for Asian immigrants in the early 1900s and as a Civil War garrison. Huell Howser hosts.
Episode 9
Wed, Sep 8, 2021 30 mins
California in the years during and shortly after WWII. Included: a floating crane taken from Germany as a war reparation; the 1942 shelling of an oil refinery by a Japanese submarine. Huell Howser hosts.
Episode 10
30 mins
A trip to the Mojave Desert. Visited: a dormant volcano; abandoned homesteads; a town along Route 66; salt flats. Huell Howser is the program host.
Episode 12
30 mins
The factory of terra-cotta manufacturer Gladding McBean, whose products adorn buildings around the world. Included: the history of the company; comments from employees. Huell Howser hosts.