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Do It for Yourself
Created byInitiative Production Ltd.
Directed byH. W. Pasila
Presented byMary Bellows
StarringMary Bellows
Music byCam Shearer
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes278
Production
ProducerJ. Derek Smith
Production locationBritannia, Ontario[disambiguation needed]
EditorBarbara MacWhirter
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCBC Television Co.
Original release
NetworkCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) –
November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01)

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]

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

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