Visiting... with Huell Howser Season 16 Episodes

Episode 1

Polka Restaurant

Tue, Mar 4, 200828 mins

Huell visits Andrew and Katherine Dabrowski, owners of an amazing Polish restaurant called Polka located in a mini-mall in Glassell Park near Eagle Rock. The food is delicious and authentic and the atmosphere is warm and friendly.

Episode 2

Galco's

Fri, Mar 28, 200857 mins

Huell recalls his visit to Galco's in 2000 and returns for an update. They have stopped selling groceries, but doubled the inventory of vintage soda pop brands to 500. Also, they now stock 450 beers and sell dozens of classic candy brands.

Episode 3

Calligraphy

Mon, Apr 7, 2008

Huell visits Letters California Style, the annual Southern California conference of the Society for Calligraphy, a non-profit educational organization which promotes the study, teaching, and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines.

Episode 4

Pita Bread

Wed, Apr 9, 200828 mins

Episode 5

Toilets

Tue, Apr 15, 200828 mins

Huell visits family-owned Acorn Engineering. Founded in 1945, it's become one of the largest manufacturers of stainless steel plumbing fixtures for commercial, architectural, industrial, correctional, institutional and residential sectors.

Episode 8

Belly Dance

Tue, Jun 10, 200826 mins

Huell visits Glendale Civic Auditorium for the RAQS L.A. Carnival of Belly Dance, a two-day celebration with workshops, performances, and vendors. Belly dancing is a popular form of exercise, with gyms and small schools offering classes.

Episode 9

Bug Fair

Tue, Sep 9, 200827 mins

Huell visits the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History as it crawls with a celebration of everything multi-legged at the 22nd Annual Bug Fair, North America's largest. He explores the world of insects and their arthropod relatives. There are live spiders and scorpions, beetles, centipedes, collections of butterflies, and even bats. Over 60 vendors are on hand with books, entomological equipment and supplies, artwork, toys, clothing and more.

Episode 11

Unique Landmarks

Mon, Oct 20, 2008

Huell visits two remarkable, but little known, L.A. landmarks. First is the Aoyama Tree at the site of the first Koyasan Buddhist Temple. Next is beautiful Franklin Canyon Park which really is the alleged "Center of Los Angeles" itself.

Episode 12

Soundwalk

Wed, Jan 7, 2009

Episode 13

Stan's Donuts

Fri, Mar 6, 200928 mins

Huell falls off the diet wagon and visits Stan's Donuts in Westwood Village. Stan Berman has been baking gourmet donuts at this location for over 40 years. Huell enjoys his favorite, the Peanut Butter Pocket, after seeing how it's made.

Episode 14

Persian Festival of Fire

Mon, Mar 23, 2009

Huell attends an event in El Segundo Beach connected with the Iranian New Year's celebration known as Chahar Shanbeh Soori, or the Persian Festival of Fire. This celebration consists of music, dance, food, and jumping over bonfires.

Episode 15

Animal Acres

Tue, Jun 23, 200928 mins

Huell joins actress Shelley Morrison and her husband Walter Dominguez for a visit to Animal Acres in Acton, a facility caring for neglected or abused farm animals.