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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Jackson Family
Sun, Sep 28, 2008 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 of sixth-season premiere. A woman who took in her deceased sister's children and now heads a family of 15 receives a home makeover from Ty and his team.
Episode 2
Jackson Family
Sun, Sep 28, 2008 60 mins
The conclusion of the sixth-season premiere features a home makeover for a woman who took in her deceased sister's children and now heads a family of 15. Jennifer Hudson and Chris Cooley appear.
Episode 3
Akers Family
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 60 mins
An Ohio family that includes a son with Crohn's disease and two daughters with spinal muscular atrophy get their home renovated to be handicapped accessible. The Jonas Brothers and pitcher Bronson Arroyo make appearances.
Episode 4
Anders-Beatty Family
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 60 mins
A Teacher of the Year and her four children are rescued from their crumbling Wisconsin home by Ty and his team. The family vacations in Canada during the renovation.
Episode 5
King Family
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 60 mins
A North Carolina family that runs a day-care center at home gets the place remodeled to control a hazardous mold problem. Ty and the team rebuild the home while the family vacations in Puerto Rico.
Episode 6
The McCully Family
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 60 mins
A church deacon and his wife live in a dilapidated, mold-infested home that is threatening the life of their son, who has survived leukemia and lung transplants, so Ty and the team rebuild their house. The Arkansas family vacations in Santa Barbara during the remodel.
Episode 7
Hill Family
Sun, Nov 2, 2008 60 mins
A man who's been training poor children to box for 10 years and paying all the expenses himself has his family's 200-year-old farmhouse torn down and replaced by a new home and a boxing gym to help more kids in need. The family vacations in Cancun while the work is done.
Episode 8
Martirez and Malek Families
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 60 mins
Ty and the team perform two makeovers in Missouri: The mother of twins with major birth defects gets a renovation to make her home safer, and a man with cerebral palsy who runs a coffee shop that employs disabled people gets a remodeled store.
Episode 9
Frisch Family
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 60 mins
A minister and a firefighter with three biological children and eight adopted children have their cramped, dilapidated ranch house rebuilt by Ty and his team while the family vacations in Disney World.
Episode 10
The Nickless Family
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 45 mins
A widow living with her three sons in a dilapidated 148-year-old farmhouse has her home rebuilt by Ty and the team while the family vacations at Disney World.
Episode 11
DeVries Family
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 60 mins
A schoolteacher with a heart condition and her mechanic husband, who has severe arthritis in his only hand, have their collapsing home rebuilt by Ty and the team while the family visits Niagara Falls.
Episode 12
The Slaughter Family
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 45 mins
A dedicated corrections officer has his tornado-ravaged home rebuilt by Ty and the team. The officer and his family go on vacation to Walt Disney World while the work is being done.
Episode 13
Grys Family
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 60 mins
Stephen and Jean Grys, who have been foster parents for more than 25 years, get their home rebuilt to make it safer for their adopted son Jake, who has brittle bone disease. Cheryl Burke ("Dancing With the Stars") makes an appearance.
Episode 14
The Drumm Family
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 60 mins
A home is reconstructed for a Pennsylvania couple who manage a Little League program for special-needs kids. The pair have two autistic children.
Episode 15
Tutwiler Family
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 120 mins
A veteran injured in Iraq whose family's house---and Kansas town---was destroyed by an F4 tornado gets a new home built by Ty and his team. Rocker Gavin Rossdale performs "Love Remains the Same" at the reveal.
Episode 16
Girard Family
Sun, Feb 8, 2009 60 mins
The Girard family faced two tragedies a year apart: They lost their home to a fire, then father Thomas and eldest son Marc drowned. Ty and his team build the surviving family members a new home while the Girards go to Walt Disney World.
Episode 17
The Augustin Family
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 45 mins
A family devastated by a flood that destroyed their home and not-for-profit photography studio get a helping hand from Ty and his team. The mom does volunteer photography of babies born in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and their parents.
Episode 18
The Riojas Family
Sun, Mar 8, 2009 60 mins
A mother of four who was born without legs and with only one fully formed arm has her crumbling, cramped home renovated to accommodate her special needs. The family vacation in Crested Butte, Colo., while the work is done.
Episode 19
Ruiz Family
Sun, Mar 15, 2009 60 mins
The Ruiz family have fed thousands of starving people with their charitable foundation while construction on their own home has remained unfinished for 12 years. Ty and his team finish the job while the Ruiz family vacation in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Trainer Tony Little makes an appearance.
Episode 20
Bell Family
Sun, Mar 22, 2009 60 mins
The Bell family, whose 14-year-old daughter Lizzie is a Red Cross Hero with a rare blood disease, get their home rebuilt. Because of Lizzie's medical bills, the Bells' home had been neglected. It's sinking, the foundation is cracked, and it has termite and mold problems. Jo Frost ("Supernanny") makes an appearance.
Episode 21
Almquist Family
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 120 mins
A family that lives in a dilapidated trailer and operates a sanctuary for wild animals gets a new home and a state-of-the-art animal facility while they vacation in Costa Rica. The sanctuary is home to tigers, tortoises, parrots and alligators, as well as servals, Mexican beaded lizards, Siberian lynx and an Egyptian cobra.
Episode 22
Kadzis Family
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 121 mins
A dying man gets his hurricane-damaged home rebuilt for his wife and their adopted special-needs children by Ty and the team. Stevie Wonder performs for the family on the day the makeover is revealed.
Episode 23
The Jordan Family
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 60 mins
A couple devoted to community service after facing the loss of a daughter to domestic violence and a son to a drunken driver get their deteriorating home rebuilt by Ty and the team. The family vacation in Disneyland during the construction.
Episode 24
The Cooper Family
Sun, May 3, 2009 60 mins
A former army medic who uses a wheelchair gets his dilapidated double-wide rebuilt while the family vacation in Washington, D.C., and meet former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who presents them with a gift.
Episode 25
Cerda Family
Sun, May 10, 2009 60 mins
A couple whose two daughters have CIDD (Combined Immune Deficiency Disease) have their crumbling home, which threatens their daughters' lives, rebuilt by Ty and his team while the family vacation in Maui.
Episode 26
McFarland Family
Sun, May 17, 2009 60 mins
In Part 1 of the two-part sixth-season finale, a single father of three who started a community reading program in Indianapolis has his crumbling, unsafe home rebuilt by Ty and his team.
Episode 27
McFarland Family
Sun, May 17, 2009 60 mins
In the conclusion of the sixth-season finale, the Indiana Pacers stop by with a donation for the family, and the rebuilt home is revealed for the single dad and his three boys.