Visiting... with Huell Howser Season 17 Episodes

Episode 1

Clementine the Goat

Fri, Mar 6, 200927 mins

Huell often spends his weekend mornings enjoying the many local farmers' markets in Los Angeles. One fateful day at the Hollywood Farmers' Market, he met Miguel, a fruit seller who had a poster board loaded with photos of his beloved goat Clementine. Huell then journeyed to Grover Beach to meet Clementine and hear the story of this remarkable animal and the man who saved her. Finally, Huell, Miguel, and Clementine drive to Fair Hills Farms near Paso Robles to meet the Rydell family and visit their orchards that grow the peaches that sparked that initial conversation back in Hollywood.

Episode 2

Leonis Adobe

Thu, Nov 5, 200928 mins

Huell visits Leonis Adobe, L.A. Historic Cultural Monument No. 1, the ranch home of San Fernando Valley businessman Miguel Leonis where school kids learn about the early 1800s when chores included blacksmithing, cow roping, and winemaking.

Episode 3

Whistling Champ

Wed, Jan 6, 201026 mins

Huell visits with World Champion Musical Whistler, Carole Anne Kaufman, at her hair salon, Studio C Hair Artistry, after a quick stop at her mom Bonnie's store, Creative Woman - The Wizard of Bras.

Episode 4

Getty Villa

Thu, Jan 28, 201028 mins

J. Paul Getty acquired his Pacific Palisades ranch house retreat in 1945. Huell visits the replica Roman villa and gardens Getty built on the property to house his ever-growing collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art and antiquities.

Episode 5

County USC Medical Center

Sun, Jan 17, 201057 mins

Huell visits LA County-USC Medical Center to learn about its 150-year history and get a tour of the historic 1933 building. This hilltop edifice is a familiar landmark to Angelenos and well known from its use in many TV shows and films.

Episode 8

Warthog Update

Thu, Apr 8, 2010

Huell updates an early Videolog and visits the LA Zoo to see what happened to Little Huell, a warthog they named after him. He learns the warthogs were moved to a another zoo for breeding and they now have the endangered Visayan Warty Pig.

Episode 10

Backdrops

Thu, Apr 1, 201025 mins

Episode 12

Ablitt House

Wed, Feb 18, 202629 mins

Huell visits Neil and Sue Ablitt and tours their unique 5-story house built on a 20x20 foot lot in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. Architect Jeff Shelton and contractor Dan Upton teamed up to design and build a wonderful work of art.

Episode 13

Movie Nursery

Wed, Jun 9, 201027 mins

Huell visits Jackson Shrub Supply, a 4th-generation, family-owned nursery started in 1937. They supply live and artificial plants, flowers, trees, and other props to TV, film, and advertising industries, and for special events and parties.

Episode 14

Grocery Store Stories

Wed, May 5, 201028 mins

Huell visits with two different nice ladies at his local grocery store and their stories result in invitations that take him to a pawn shop and a neon sign prop house.

Episode 15

Forest Lawn

Mon, May 24, 2010

Episode 16

Sauerkraut

Mon, Jun 14, 201028 mins

In 1896 the Krüegermann family started making pickles in Germany. The family immigrated to Los Angeles in 1965 with their secret family recipes for not only pickles, but sauerkraut as well. Huell visits the 25,000-square-foot facility where the third and fourth generations of this wonderful family run the business. He learns all about the art of making sauerkraut and meets the youngsters of the fifth generation that will someday join the enterprise. To conclude his visit, he is invited to join the entire family to have lunch, just as they do everyday, for a meal that includes sauerkraut and other traditional German food.

Episode 17

The Two Anns

Thu, Jun 24, 201027 mins

Huell revisits French Garden restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, but this time he brings along two very special lunch dates: Hollywood legends Ann Rutherford and Anne Jeffreys.

Episode 18

Tallyrand

Mon, Jul 12, 201028 mins

After stumbling upon Burbank's Tallyrand Restaurant, Huell returns for a visit. Al and Delores Thomas opened this popular eatery in 1959 with just $5,000. Now their daughter and son carry on the friendly, family atmosphere and great food.