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"Angel of the Morning"
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
from the album Angel of the Morning
B-side
"Reap What You Sow"[1]
Released
7 February 1968
Format
7" single
Recorded
American Sound Studios Memphis
January 1968
Genre
Pop, country
Length
3:19
Label
Bell
Songwriter(s)
Chip Taylor
Producer(s)
Chips Moman
Merrilee Rush singles chronology
"How's the Weather on Your Street"
(1967) "Angel of the Morning"
(1968) "That Kind of Woman"
(1968)
"How's the Weather on Your Street"
Merrilee & the Turnabouts
(1967) "Angel of the Morning"
Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts
(1968) "That Kind of Woman"
(1968)
"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song, written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times by, or has been a hit single for, various artists including Evie Sands, Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P. P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, Vagiant, Billie Davis, Bonnie Tyler, Rita Wilson, The New Seekers and Skeeter Davis.
Contents
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1 Origins, the original recording, and subsequent versions
2 Versions by Chip Taylor
3 Non-charting versions
4 Translated versions
5 Film, television and literature
6 Versions (English language-chronology)
7 Chart history
7.1 Weekly charts
7.1.1 Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts version
7.2 Year-end charts
7.2.1 Juice Newton version
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Origins, the original recording, and subsequent versions[edit]
Written and composed by New York City-born songwriter Chip Taylor, actor Jonathan "Jon" Voight's brother, "Angel of the Morning" was originally offered to Connie Francis to sing, but she turned it down because she thought that it was too risqué for her career.[citation needed] The song's narrator describes her feelings about a one-night stand: "If morning's echo says we've sinned, well, it was what I wanted now."
Taylor produced a recording of the song with Evie Sands, but the financial straits of Cameo-Parkway Records, which had Sands on their roster, reportedly prevented either that version's release or its distribution.
Other early recordings of the song were made in 1967 by Danny Michaels for Lee Hazlewood's LHI label and by UK vocalist Billie Davis.
The song finally became a hit in 1968 through a recording by Merrilee Rush, made that January at American Sound Studios in Memphis, with Chips Moman and Tommy Cogbill producing. Rush had come to Memphis through the group she fronted, the Turnabouts, being the opening act for a Paul Revere and the Raiders tour. While in Memphis, the Raiders recorded the album Going to Memphis at American Sound Studios, an association which led to Rush's discovery by Tommy Cogbill, who had been hoping to find the right voice for "Angel of the Morning"—he had kept a tape of the demo of that song constantly in his pocket for several months.
Rush recorded the song and the tracks which would comprise her Angel of the Morning album with the American Sound house band, even though the single and the album would be credited to the group "Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts."[2]

The single version was released in February 1968, and reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 that June, peaking at No. 7. A No. 1 hit in Canada,[3] Australia and New Zealand, and also gave Rush a hit in the Netherlands (No. 4). The song earned Rush a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
Rush recorded a new version of the song for her 1977 eponymous album release. (Rush's version of "Angel of the Morning" would be featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted, whose time frame is 1967 and 1968, in which author-composer Chip Taylor's niece Angelina Jolie had a starring role.)
In the United Kingdom, where Rush's version stalled at No. 55, a rendition by P. P. Arnold,[4] who had sung background on the 1967 Billie Davis version, reached No. 29 in August 1968.
In 1970 a rendition by Connie Eaton reached No. 34 on the Billboard C&W charts.
In 1977, Mary Mason also had a UK Top 30 hit with her version, which was actually a medley of two Chip Taylor songs, "Angel of the Morning" and "Any Way That You Want Me," reaching No. 27.[5]
Also in 1977 the British act Guys 'n' Dolls had a hit in the Netherlands with the song, and their version reached No. 11 on the Dutch charts.
In 1978 a release by Melba Montgomery reached No. 22 on the Billboard C&W chart.
"Angel of the Morning"
Single by Juice Newton
from the album Juice
B-side
"Headin' for a Heartache"
Released
February 1981
Format
7" (45 rpm)
Recorded
4 September 1980
Genre
Soft rock,[6] Country rock
Length
3:49
3:57 (7")
Label
Capitol 4976
Songwriter(s)
Chip Taylor
Producer(s)
Richard Landis
Juice Newton singles chronology
"You Fill My Life"
(1980) "Angel of the Morning"
(1981) "Queen of Hearts"
(1981)
"You Fill My Life"
(1980) "Angel of the Morning"
(1981) "Queen of Hearts"
(1981)
The highest-charting and best-selling version in the United States was recorded and released in 1981 by country-rock singer Juice Newton for her album Juice. Newton re-interpreted the song at the suggestion of Steve Meyer, who promoted Capitol Records singles and albums to radio stations and felt a version of "Angel of the Morning" by Newton would be a strong candidate for airplay.[7] Newton would state that she would never have herself thought of recording "Angel of the Morning," and even though she immediately recognized the song when Meyer played it for her (quote): "I [hadn't been] really aware of that song because...when [it] was popular I was listening to folk music and R&B and not Pop, and that was a very Pop song." [8]
Newton's version reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 22 on the Billboard country music chart, and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in April of that year.[9][10] The recording also earned Newton a Grammy nomination, and in the same category as Rush's 1968 hit. More than 1 million units of Newton's single of the song were sold in the United States, and the single reached the Top 10 in a number of other countries, including Canada and Australia. Notably, Newton's video for "Angel of the Morning" was the first country-music music video aired on MTV; it first aired in 1981. In the UK, this recording reached No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart, marking the song's third appearance on that chart without becoming a truly major hit.[11] (Newton recorded the song again in 1998 for her The Trouble with Angels album.)
The song "Angel," released by reggae artist Shaggy, heavily samples "Angel of the Morning," using the melody, but with different words, for the sung refrain. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending March 31, 2001.
Swedish singer Jill Johnson released "Angel of the Morning," with lyrics in English, in 2007 from her album of cover versions, Music Row. This version peaked at No. 30 at the Swedish singles chart.
Versions by Chip Taylor[edit]
In 1972, Taylor released a version on Buddah 325. It reached #101 in the Record World survey.
In 1996, Taylor released a version on the album Hit Man.[12]
In 1999, a version by Taylor appeared on the KGSR fundraiser CD Broadcasts Vol. 7.[13]
In 2004, Taylor released a version of the song with his singer/songwriter partner Carrie Rodriguez on the album of the same name.[14]
Non-charting versions[edit]
In 1968, the American singer Joya Landis recorded a late rocksteady/early reggae version of this song in Jamaica for producer Arthur "Duke" Reid and his Treasure Isle label. The UK release (Trojan TR-622) had "Love Letters" by Phyllis Dillon and Alton Ellis as the B-side. It also appeared on the compilation album Soul Of Jamaica a.k.a. Come Rock With Me In Jamaica, and on the Trojan compilation album, Tighten Up, Volume 1 (both 1968).
The Chicks, a female New Zealand pop duo, released their version on their 1968 album C'mon Chicks.
Allison Durbin, who was dubbed "Australia's Queen of Pop" in the 1960s, released a version on her 1968 album I Have Loved Me a Man.
Soul singer Bettye Swann had a single release of "Angel of the Morning" in 1969.
The New Seekers included "Angel of the Morning" on their self-titled debut album (1969).
Nina Simone recorded the song in 1971 on Here Comes the Sun.
Norwegian singer Ellen Nikolaysen recorded the song for her 1973 English language album Freckles.
Soul singer Thelma Jones recorded the song for her eponymous 1978 album.
Reggae singer Samantha Rose recorded a Lover's rock version on the In Person LP in 1979.
Vintage British Invasion group The Tremeloes recorded the song in 1987 as an attempted comeback single.
In 1991, horror punk band Haunted Garage included the chorus of "Angel of the Morning" in the bridge of their song "Theme" on the album Possession Park, changing the lyrics to "Satan of the morning".
In 1995, Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders sang their own version on the Friends soundtrack album. The song was released as a single, but it did not chart.
The short-lived British girl band Thunderbugs recorded an upbeat version of the song for their 1999 debut album, Delicious.
In 2003 Maggie Reilly recorded "Angel of the Morning" for her album Save It for a Rainy Day.
The Boston-based band Tijuana Sweetheart (then named VAGIANT) released a cover on their debut album, Public Display of Infection.
The Atlanta-based band Girlyman released a cover on its 2007 live album Somewhere Different Now.
Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole covered the song on their album Great Women of Country, which they released in 2014.
Ray Conniff recorded a version found on the album "Turn Around Look at Me" in 1968.
Translated versions[edit]
A number of non-English versions of "Angel of the Morning" have been recorded including the following:
In Czech as "Dál jen vejdi" a 1989 single by Věra Martinová
In Dutch as "Vlinder van een zomer" a 1968 single by Willeke Alberti.
In French as "Au revoir et à demain" (literally: "goodbye and see you tomorrow") a 1967 single by Liliane Saint-Pierre.
In Finnish as "Kaipuu" a 1968 single by Pepe Willberg and also as "Jos Itket Silloin" recorded by Pirjo Lehti for her 1985 Se On Rakkautta Oikeaa album.
In Italian as "Gli occhi verdi dell'amore" (literally: "the green eyes of love") which was a 1968 hit in Italy at No. 9 for I Profeti.
In German as "Der Engel der Verdammten" by Juliane Werding on her 1975 album Wenn du denkst, dass du denkst, dann denkst du nur, du denkst and also as " "Ich bin dein Engel bis zum Morgen" a 1981 single by Suzanne Klee.
In Spanish as "Ángel de la Mañana" by Enrique Guzmán in 1975.
In Swedish as "En enda morgon" recorded by Elisabeth Andreassen for her 1981 album Angel of the Morning and also as "Nattens sista ängel" recorded by Wizex for their 1982 album Nattfjäril. These respective lyricists for these versions were Mats Rådberg and Roine Carlsson.
In Russian as "Нелегальный Ангел" (Nelegal'nyj Angel) by Julia Kova in 2005.
Film, television and literature[edit]
The Merrilee Rush version of the song is featured in the soundtrack of the films Girl, Interrupted (as noted above) and Violet and Daisy.
Rush's version is also played during a scene in the 1978 film Fingers, where it is used to accentuate the conflicted nature of the main character played by Harvey Keitel.
The song was performed live by Chrissie Hynde in a 1995 episode of Friends titled "The One with the Baby on the Bus," and that version also appears in that show's soundtrack album. (As noted above, though released as a single, it did not chart.)
The song also makes an appearance in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, with Tom Cruise's titular character singing what appears to be the original version, enthusiastically if badly.
More recently, Conan O'Brien has referenced the track, during periodic ironic pledges to cease his show's use of arbitrary and stupid humor in which he presents a gorilla dressed as a nurse who uses an old-fashioned abdominal exerciser while enjoying the song.
In "Branch Closing", an episode of The Office, Michael Scott sings "Levinson in the morning" to his supervisor, Jan Levinson.
The song plays a central role in Graeme Simsion's 2016 novel The Best of Adam Sharp[15] (optioned to Vocab Films in 2017).[16]
Juice Newton's version is heard during Drew Barrymore's first scene in the film Charlie's Angels, in the film Charlie Wilson's War (in which it is also sung by Emily Blunt), the opening titles of Deadpool, and the ending of The Meddler. It is also featured in Season 1 of HBO's True Detective.
The Toyota Highlander "Kid Cave" commercial, aired from late 2010, features a young boy who is embarrassed by his parents's singing of the song while he is riding with them in a car.[17]
The song features in an episode of ABC's sitcom Modern Family, "Regrets Only" (Series/Season 2, Ep 16), when Gloria, portrayed by Sofia Vergara, is singing along to it on a karaoke machine. A karaoke version of the song is also featured in the second-season finale of the HBO series The Leftovers.
The song also features a parody version in Family Guy with Peter Griffin portraying himself as Deadpool.
Versions (English language-chronology)[edit]
1967: Evie Sands (original recording), Billie Davis
1968: Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts, Asha Puthli and The Surfers,[18] P. P. Arnold, Percy Faith, Ray Conniff
1969: Dusty Springfield (TV performance on Decidedly Dusty), Skeeter Davis, Bettye Swann, the New Seekers, the Tremeloes, Connie Eaton
1970: The Aggressors, on their album Reggae Steadae Go
1971: Nina Simone
1973: Olivia Newton-John
1977: Merrilee Rush (re-recording for United Artists Records), Guys 'n' Dolls, Mary Mason ("Angel of the Morning"/"Any Way That You Want Me" medley)
1978: Melba Montgomery, Thelma Jones, Pat Kelly
1981: Elisabeth Andreassen, Juice Newton, the States[19]
1987: The Tremeloes
1995: The Pretenders
1995: Annie Schilder BZN
1998: Juice Newton (re-recording), Bonnie Tyler
1998: Gitte Haenning (Gitte Hænning) WEA Records Warner music Germany
1998: Bonnie Tyler
1999: Thunderbugs
2000: Joya Landis
2001: Maggie Reilly
2003: The Shocker
2006: Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
2007: Girlyman, Jill Johnson, Vagiant
2008: Barb Jungr, Randy Crawford (with Joe Sample)
2011: Hanne Boel
2012: Rita Wilson
Chart history[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts version[edit]
Chart (1968)
Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [20] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 32
US Cash Box Top 100[24] 3
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1968)
Rank
Canada [25] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 28
US Cash Box [27] 45
Juice Newton version[edit]
Chart (1981)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[28] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29] 7
Canada RPM Top Singles [30] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 23
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[32] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[37] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[38] 22
US Cash Box Top 100[39] 2
Chart (1981)
Rank
Australia [40] 26
Canada [41] 8
New Zealand [42] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 25
US Cash Box [43] 21
See also[edit]
List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s
List of number-one singles in 1968 (New Zealand)
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1981 (U.S.)
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Preceded by
"This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert Canadian RPM 100 number-one single
(Merrilee Rush version)
July 6, 1968 (one week) Succeeded by
"Lady Willpower" by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Preceded by
"What Kind of Fool" by Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single
(Juice Newton version)
April 11-April 25, 1981 (three weeks) Succeeded by
"Morning Train (Nine to Five)" by Sheena Easton
External links[edit]
Newton 1981 U.S. single release info Discogs
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Holmes on Homes
Starring
Mike Holmes
Narrated by
Mike Holmes
Country of origin
Canada
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
82
Production
Running time
60 min
Release
Original network
HGTV Canada
Original release
2003 – 2008
Chronology
Related shows
Holmes Inspection, Holmes Makes It Right
External links
Website
Holmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors.
The series originally aired on Home & Garden Television in Canada, and also on several other Alliance Atlantis networks in Canada (including BBC Canada and Slice), as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and on HGTV in the United States.[1] It had previously aired in the US on Discovery Home until that channel was rebranded Planet Green on June 4, 2008. It was once the highest-rated show on the Canadian HGTV (HGTV having once claimed that an episode had received its highest-ever ratings), with shows airing upwards of 20 times a week at the peak of its popularity. It has won the Gemini viewers' choice award, a testament to the popularity of the show in Canada.
Originally, Holmes on Homes ran as a series of 30-minute episodes (with one one-hour special Whole House Disaster), but moved to a one-hour format midway through the third season due to popular demand. Several longer specials have aired: the one-hour season finale to the first season, Whole House Disaster; the one-hour Holmes for the Holidays at the end of the third season; the two-hour House to Home season finale for the fourth season; the two-hour specials Out of the Ashes and Holmes Inspection in the fifth season; the two-hour sixth-season episode Pasadena 911; and the two-hour Lien on Me in the final season. The latest episode is available for viewing on HGTV's website.[2] The first five seasons of half-hour and hour long episodes, as well as the "Holmes for the Holidays" episode, are also available for purchase on DVD. Season seven commenced airing in Australia on 1 October 2008 on the HOW TO Channel and in the UK on 24 March 2009 on Discovery Shed (formerly Discovery Realtime Extra).
Contents
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1 Premise
2 History
3 Construction crew
3.1 Crew
3.2 Former crew
4 List of episodes
4.1 Season One
4.2 Season Two
4.3 Season Three
4.4 Season Four
4.5 Season Five
4.6 Season Six
4.7 Season Seven
4.8 Best of Holmes on Homes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Premise[edit]
The show's premise revolves around general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners (initially in the Greater Toronto Area in the earlier seasons, but also to various locales across Canada and the United States, starting with the seventh season) who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors. A typical episode has homeowners describing their experiences with the previous contractor, including what had caused the original contractor to leave the work incomplete or with substandard work (often under Ontario building codes). Holmes would also go into detail to explain why the work he sees is substandard and needs to be replaced during the repair process. The original contractors are never named on the shows, although an episode of CBC Television's Marketplace has done investigative journalism behind a sixth-season episode and exposed the contractor alleged to have been at fault.[citation needed]
Typically, after beginning the repair work, Holmes and his crew of contractors often find that their small repair project has escalated into a larger one due to surprises that they find and are forced to fix; only on rare occasions has the show's crew not been forced to tear everything down and start over. However, in the end, Holmes presents the homeowners with a completely finished place, often with a few extra surprises.
Throughout the rebuilding process, Holmes often comments on the professionalism of the people hired for the job or lets other contractors talk about how to build things correctly. On some occasions Holmes has vented out his frustrations with previous contractors' substandard work in front of the camera. Particularly for projects involving new homes, Holmes often criticizes the developers for following minimum code and trying to save as many costs as possible.
Several episodes have deviated from this formula: a fourth-season episode explored the issue of mold in the household, and Holmes was brought in to investigate the matter after the homeowner had done some investigative work on their own; a fifth-season episode saw Holmes and crew build a common fence for 52 households, while a sixth-season episode saw Holmes and crew clean up and restore a house that had been rented out and, unknown to the homeowner, turned into a marijuana grow-op. The sixth-season Pasadena 911 two-hour episode also saw Mike and senior contractor Damon Bennett travel to Los Angeles to help out a couple in need after Holmes' own appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Because the show is a television series, costs for the homeowners, who are likely to be strapped for cash due to the previous contractors' mistakes and/or frauds, are kept to a minimum (10% to 20% of the cost of repair). Some contractors hired on the show have even donated time, materials, and labor to help homeowners in need. The remainder of the work is funded by the TV production company, but in some cases, Mike Holmes personally contributes funds towards the repairs.[3]
History[edit]
Holmes was originally hired on Just Ask Jon Eakes, a home improvement show (also on HGTV and formerly in the US on sister network DIY Network) hosted by Jon Eakes, for some behind-the-scenes work. Mike Holmes approached the show's producers Scott Clark McNeil and Michael Quast with an idea for a new kind of home improvement show. Holmes did not intend that he appear on camera, but the producers made this a condition of the deal. Although submissions to be on the show were initially few and far between, with Holmes doing work on small botched jobs early on in the series, the number of submissions quickly ballooned by the show's fourth season. In its last season, the show was directed by The Holmes Group's Vice President Pete Kettlewell, who had worked on the show from the first season where he did the show's audio, produced by The Holmes Group's Vice President Michael Quast, who had been with the show since the fifth season, and also produced by Mike Holmes himself.
As a result of the show's popularity, Holmes had been able to start up the Holmes Foundation, a charity organization which helps raise awareness of skilled trades.
Construction crew[edit]
Although Holmes serves as the show's host, he brings with him several other equally skilled contractors who are regulars on the series (although not all appear in all seasons):
Crew[edit]
The construction crew in the seventh season is as follows:
Damon Bennett - Damon was introduced (by Shawn) in the fourth season of the series in the episode Window Well to Hell. With the departure of Shawn, Damon became the senior contractor starting in the sixth season. He is also the only series regular other than Mike himself to be part of Pasadena 911. His specialty is carpentry, though he started in bricklaying (having come from a long line of bricklayers) and roofing.
Adam Belanger - Adam is another senior contractor who joined Mike in the fifth season. His specialty is in landscape and concrete work.
Corin Ames - Corin, known affectionately as "Pinky", was the first female labourer on the show, starting in the fifth season. She had joined the Holmes Crew as an intern, and was famously hired on-air in her first appearance after finishing her required hours.
Mike Holmes Jr. - Mike's son has been seen in parts of the first four seasons, and, after graduating from high school some time between the fourth and fifth seasons (his previous appearances having been part of a co-op term in high school), joined the Holmes Crew as a series regular.
Matt Antonacci - Matt, known affectionately as "Hammy", joined the Holmes Crew for sporadic appearances in the fifth season, and joined full-time in the sixth season.
Carl Pavlovic - Carl, sometimes known as "Carlito", became a series regular in the sixth season.
Kate Campbell - Kate is introduced late in the sixth season.
Peter Lundy - Peter is introduced late in the sixth season.
Billy Bell - "Uncle Bill", Mike's uncle, is the truck driver for the Holmes tool truck (itself introduced in the fifth season to replace a series of trailers).
Former crew[edit]
The following is a list of past crew members who have appeared in earlier seasons:
Shawn Morren - Shawn was the site supervisor from the first five seasons of the series. He left after the fifth season. He now has his own company in the Toronto area. Shawn also appeared on episode 208 of Candice Olson's Divine Design. Candice designed the kitchen in his newly purchased home.
Benjamin Green - Benjamin ("Bengi") was Mike's senior contractor for the first four seasons of the series. Mike and Ben have known each other for much of their careers.
Desmond Hamlyn - Desmond was another contractor who appeared in the first four seasons of the series.
Don Carter - Don, a tile specialist, appeared for the first two seasons of the series (the first as a hired specialist), as well as Holmes for the Holidays.
Micah Morren - Micah, younger brother to Shawn, appears in the fifth season of the series.
Brennan Cavendish - Brennan briefly appeared in the fifth season of the series.
Dan Rapa - Dan, a plumber, was introduced in the fourth season as a hired specialist, and became a series regular in the fifth. He has left the series to continue operating his own business.
Several other tradespersons running their own companies also make regular appearances on the series.
Home renovation expert Jon Eakes has also appeared as a guest in one episode, and the winners of Handyman Superstar Challenge are invited to make a guest appearance on the show (Jordan MacNab in season 6 and Kevin Howe in season 7).
List of episodes[edit]
Season One[edit]
Additional Grief - After an expensive kitchen addition and back deck fails to pass city inspection, Mike Holmes steps in and does the job that the previous contractor couldn't.
Soggy Sorority - The roof at a sorority house had been leaking for a long time, so Mike Holmes picks up where many contractors had failed before him. He supervises an all-new flat roof installation, builds a new rooftop deck and learns about sorority life in the process.
Botched Basement - After a renovation to lower a basement floor goes bad and the contractor skips town, Mike Holmes makes it right by installing an interior weeping tile system and fixing a dangerous electrical mess.
Attica! Attica / Crappy Capping - In part one, Mike Holmes repairs an attic with water damage in a new housing development. In part two, Mike helps finish a shoddy window job by installing proper insulation and capping.
Cold Comfort - After a contractor failed to properly insulate a new addition, a bedroom became cold and unlivable in winter. With a court case pending, Mike Holmes tears open the ceiling, insulates properly and finds numerous other problems that need fixing.
Flimsy Floor - When a brand new kitchen addition floor buckles during a party, a "quick-fix" by the contractor fails to solve the problem. Mike Holmes secures the floor's joists, adds braces and reminds us that structure is just as important as design.
Kitchen Catastrophe - When a shady contractor guts a family's kitchen and then stalls for six months with numerous lame excuses, Mike Holmes steps in to mediate and gives the home owners a brand new kitchen in just one week.
Window Pain - After four contractors try and fail to fix three very leaky windows, Mike Holmes is called in to fix the leaks once and for all. He restructures the roof and properly installs new windows and an eaves trough.
Faulty Showers - A couple paid top dollar to have their kitchen and two bathrooms renovated, but the tiles began to crack and fall apart just one year later. Mike Holmes starts from scratch by tearing out the bathroom and finds a very dangerous surprise.
Tiles and Tribulations - A couple bought a recycled wood-product tile for their kitchen, but after just one week, the tiles began to bow and the grout started to crack. After numerous arguments with the installer, Mike Holmes is called in to install a proper porcelain tile floor.
Site Unseen - When Mike Holmes arrives to investigate a mysterious leak, he discovers that the two-storey addition is sitting on a dirt foundation and is in serious danger of collapsing. Mike quickly secures the structure and pours a proper concrete foundation, saving the house.
Sweet Home Abandoned - With a dream home two-thirds complete, a family was abandoned by their contractor and is forced to live in a motor home on their front driveway. Mike Holmes supervises the house to completion and moves the family back into their beautifully finished home.
Whole House Disaster (1-hour) - In this classic one-hour special, Mike Holmes and his team save a couple from losing their family home, which had been ravaged by a crooked contractor.
Season Two[edit]
Terrible Terrace - After a couple with a leaky terrace fought their home builder for two years without any avail, they called Mike Holmes to fix it once and for all. Mike demolishes the existing terrace and rebuilds it with a water tight membrane and new decking.
Drafty Ducting - In a brand new townhouse, Mike Holmes is called in to fix a ducting problem that the builder wouldn't. Mike makes things right by busting open the walls, resealing the exposed joints and increasing the size of the main duct line.
Ramp Revamp - A couple hired a contractor to build a wheelchair accessible ramp, but the ramp was dangerous and not to code. Mike Holmes arrives on site and rebuilds the ramp — the way it should have been done in the first place.
Flooded Foundation - After a young couple tries to fix their leaky foundation numerous times, Mike Holmes excavates the foundation and supervises the installation of a new rubber membrane — fixing the leak once and for all.
Garage Grievance - Mike Holmes is called in to replace a brand new garage that was poorly built. Armed with new architectural plans, Mike and his team build a brand new studio garage from the foundation up.
Lamin-Ain't - When a contractor improperly installs laminate flooring in a basement, a homeowner is left with an unusable space and an empty wallet. Mike Holmes steps in, tears up the floor and properly installs tile and carpet in its place.
Roof Goof - After struggling with leak after leak, a couple calls in Mike Holmes and his team to fix a poorly done flat roof. Mike and his guys tear it off and start from scratch.
Floor Fiasco - Mike Holmes and his crew tear up a sloppily done front foyer floor and replace it with beautiful granite.
Doozy Jacuzzi - After a family gets a new jacuzzi installed in their basement that doesn't work, Mike Holmes arrives on site and quickly discovers the entire basement is a dangerous rat's nest of shoddy electrical work. Mike guts the entire basement to make sure the job is done right.
Jacking the Box - A homeowner hired a contractor to pour a new foundation under her house, but the wall was too small for the size of the house and the job was left unfinished. Mike Holmes arrives to shore up the owner's house and give her a safe, warm basement.
Access Denied - A couple hired a contractor to build a wheelchair-accessible addition for their six-year-old son with cerebral palsy, but it was riddled with errors. Mike Holmes arrives on site and revamps the 260-square-foot (24 m2) addition from top to bottom.
No Grout About It - When a couple's tiles start to loosen and crack in their new home, Mike Holmes is called in and fixes the problem by reinforcing the floor joists and laying a brand new style of floor with a rock hard finish.
Hell's Kitchen - After a conflict with a contractor, a family was left with an unusable, barren kitchen for five months. Mike Holmes and his crew undo the small amount of work that the contractor had done, and build a beautiful, functional kitchen.
Holmes for the Holidays - In this one-hour Christmas special, Mike Holmes comes to the aid of a family — swindled by a contractor and left to live in their basement underneath a gutted, unstable home. Mike and his crew undertake the enormous task of finishing the whole house renovation in time for Christmas.
Season Three[edit]
The third season saw a move from a 30-minute format to a full-hour format partway through the season.
Shower Stalled - What should have been a basic bathroom enlargement snowballs into disaster for a young couple seeking to spruce up their mid-century home. Mike explains the importance of obtaining permits before any home renovation projects (they protect the home owner, not the contractor) and why no one should just build over top of old fixtures.
Cabinet Chaos - A "professional" cabinet and kitchen company does a very unprofessional job on a couple's home. Not only that, due to improper safety measures on the site, the couple's son is poisoned (he survives). They enlist Mike to testify in court on their behalf as well as salvage their wreck of a kitchen.
Cold Feet - New home construction with improper vapor barrier between the garage and the bedroom above. The team uses spray-foam as insulation.
Exit Wound - A walk-up stairwell is oozing water and has a dangerous tilt to it. Mike digs up the whole thing only to discover that while the brickwork is beautiful, it isn't up to code.
All Decked Out - A "power of sale" house proves to be more than a homeowner bargained for, inheriting a mess of an addition that the previous owner built without a permit. Mike volunteers to replace a rotted, poorly built double-deck and also finds an architect and contractor to fix the rest of the errors inside the house.
Step By Step - After a contractor poorly builds a staircase in their home, a couple turns to Mike who removes the old work and builds a new staircase.
Smoke and Mirrors - A poorly installed wood fireplace creates consternation for a family. The Make It Right crew lend a hand in airing out the situation.
Wall of Shame - Mike and a team of masons replace a wobbly stone wall and flimsy fence with beautiful new cobblestone.
Drain Disdain - A botched attempt at adding a basement shower and a weight room leave a home owner incensed. Mike steps in to correct the last contractor's well-meaning, yet amateur, efforts.
Twice Bitten - New parents try to put an addition on their mid-century home to create a nursery for their daughter. After going through two shifty contractors and a lot of grief, they call in Mike to clean up the mess left by careless con artists.
Honeymoon Ensuite - A newlywed couple purchases a freshly remodeled home with a top-notch bathroom. However, some alarming cracks in the wall, ceiling, and bathroom tile begin to appear. The inspector deems these 'cosmetic', but it takes Mike and his crew to uncover the shoddy workmanship beneath a thousand-dollar finish.
Semi-Dilemma - Two families sharing a 110-year-old Victorian townhouse are experiencing issues with sagging front porches and drippy rain spouts. Mike and co. replace the rotting wood and repair the roof and drains, ultimately performing more of a restoration than a renovation.
Wash & Weep - An improperly installed laundry room has the washing machine cleaning the kitchen floor instead of the dirty clothes. Mike unravels a plumbing tangle and also addresses some areas that the first two contractors ignored.
Holmes for the Holidays
Note: Holmes for the Holidays was filmed during the second production season, but is considered as part of the third airing season, although it is not included in HGTV's rotation due to it being a Christmas special. (Included on Season 2 DVD set)
Season Four[edit]
Bungled Bungalow - A couple purchases a charming 1930s era cottage in which to enjoy their golden years. Sadly, their attempts at renovating it leave them with empty wallets and a half-finished interior. Mike and his crew step in and unify what turns out to be about four different additions from various decades.
Kitchen Coleslaw - A first-time home owner wants to update the kitchen in his 120-year-old Victorian townhouse. When the contractor cuts and runs leaving a gutted downstairs and a hazardous mess of plumbing and wiring, Mike and co. end up tearing out the floor as well as the walls to make it right.
Bar None - A young couple want to add a bar and entertainment area to their finished basement. In a refreshing turn for the unusual, Mike deems the previous contractor's work "not bad" if only about 40% complete. With fewer headaches than usual to deal with, Mike and the crew put extra care into creating the perfect pub.
Two Steps Back
Window Un-Well (a.k.a. Window Well to Hell) - Homeowner hired contractor to finish basement and install larger windows to make a living space for her daughter and grandchildren. After reaching the end of her rope and running out of money she fired the contractor. When she noticed the window wells filling with water she called Mike. Along with no provision for drainage he noticed that they had not installed proper lintels above the window to support the brick. Once inside he noticed signs of poor workmanship in the basement finishing. Pulling some drywall for further inspection found improper construction, insulation, electrical and plumbing. Mike tore it all down and rebuilt the basement, plus corrected the windows.
A River Ran Through It - Homeowners attempt to solve the problem of their mid-century home's leaky roof by adding a second story addition. However, the contractor does little to fix the lingering damage from the roof leaks and eventually skips out with the work only half-finished. Mike and the crew assist in correcting old mistakes and finishing the work left undone.
Best Laid Plans - A wooden kitchen floor was replaced several times due to water damage. Mike calls in several experts to determine the source.
Sunnyside Down - After a homeowner mistakenly hires an inexperienced designer-contractor to renovate a sunroom and bathroom, a leak left in the roof results in her grandson slipping and getting hurt badly. Enraged at the accident and how poorly the job was going, she fires the contractor and calls in Mike Holmes to make things right. The lesson? An interior designer is not a renovator.
This Mould House - A young family is plagued with coughs and colds as well as leaks due to improperly installed windows. Mike stresses the dangers of mould, the importance of filter masks, and when to seek out a professional.
Hullaba Loo - A woman hires a bathroom specialist company to renovate her bathroom. She finds the work is sub-standard and, when she withholds final payment pending completion of the work, the company sues her for the balance.
Unfinished Business - A family acts as their own contractor in order to build a second floor addition to their house. Everything goes well until they hire the final contractor to do the insulation and finishing work.
House to Home (Two 1-hour parts) - After re-mortgaging their home to add a wheelchair accessible addition for their disabled son, a couple is confronted with improper work and a crumbling foundation. In part one of this two-part season finale, Mike Holmes comes to the aid of a family in dire straits and begins one of the toughest and biggest jobs of his contracting career.
Season Five[edit]
The fifth season saw an overall change in look, due to increased production values (the filming crew, unlike the first four seasons, were equipped with widescreen high-definition cameras, although the show continues to air in standard-definition on HGTV). The season also saw the Holmes crew expand from a few experienced contractors to encompassing younger apprentices as well.
O-fence-ive - A fencing contractor rips off 52 families in a new housing development. Mike and crew bring the neighborhood together.
House Arrest - A planned 3-month renovation becomes a year-and-a-half nightmare. Mike and crew come to the rescue.
Falling Flat - A photographer's backyard studio is plagued with a leaking flat roof after a prolonged build.
Bargain Basement - Mike and crew discover major flaws in a remodeled basement, tear it all out, and make it right.
For Annie - The Holmes Crew arrive to finish a renovation intended for their now-deceased daughter.
Ceiling the Deal - Mike arrives to investigate a job by web-based "basement specialists" who claimed to work for him. During the inspection, with one hand he pulls down a 150-pound ceiling bulkhead secured with a few screws. The team gut, redesign and build a whole new multi-purpose basement.
Out of the Ashes (Two 1-hour parts) - A previous contractor hired by the homeowners insurance company to repair the home after an electrical fire leaves behind incomplete and substandard work. Mike and crew arrive and, after completely gutting the home, find they must remove asbestos insulation from the basement and do a full toxic-waste remediation caused by leakage from a heating-oil tank left buried in the back yard.
Taking a Bath - The Holmes crew investigates why a pair of homeowners had their bathtubs in their bathrooms replaced three times in quick succession, causing a large mould buildup.
Showing the Cracks - The elderly homeowner called in a trusted contractor to lay a new ceramic tile floor. When the tiles start cracking down the middle in straight lines, Mike and the crew strip it down to the sub-floor and build a new kitchen 'from the ground up'.
Wall of Sound - The Holmes crew investigates why the homeowners could hear their neighbors from across the common wall of a new semi-detached house. It's discovered that there was a walkway in that shared wall, initially for construction purposes only, which was improperly sealed off and would have been a major fire hazard. Mike also discovers that the insulation in the garage is improperly installed.
What a Mesh - The contractor’s initial work was up to standard, although using old methods. However, the task of tiling the entire ground floor overwhelmed him, and the standard deteriorated until he quit. Mike is impressed with the tile company (and their delivery vehicle) when they invite him to redo the whole job with products they offer to donate, if he applies them using the correct methods.
Holmes Inspection (Two 1-hour parts) - Homeowners learn the value of doing your homework and verifying the credentials of a home inspector. Having been told that their 1940s-era home was "fine" in all respects, they move in only to encounter problem after problem. Mike spots nearly all the glaringly obvious issues immediately and brings in his crew to fix what turns into a gigantic electrical/plumbing/HVAC nightmare created by previous attempts at renovation. Among other things, the crew discovers tree roots in the clay basement pipes, a laundry room full of mould, carpenter ants, and an electrical fire that fortunately burned itself out without igniting anything else. One interesting surprise is the discovery of an old and extremely well-constructed well buried in the front yard.
Season Six[edit]
Note: The last four episodes of the fifth production season were aired as part of the sixth airing season on HGTV Canada.
Shaky Foundation - In the sixth season debut, Mike and crew arrive at a new home at which the homeowners had discovered that the foundation concrete was woefully weak — as little as one-third of the minimum code requirement — and which had slipped past the building inspectors, who had only compared the weak foundation wall concrete to that of the foundation floor (without considering that the floor may have also been weak).
Let's Rejoist - In this episode, featuring guest crew member Jordan MacNab, the winner of the first Handyman Superstar Challenge (for which Mike was a judge), Mike comes to the assistance of a homeowner who had discovered a small water stain in their ceiling below an upstairs balcony. After the homeowner hired a roofer to investigate, the roofer discovered that the joists holding the balcony up had completely rotted through, and was forced to abort any roof repair. Finding no other local contractors willing to undertake the challenge of replacing these joists in addition to fixing the original problem, Mike and his crew step up to the plate and make things right.
Completely Incomplete - Mike Holmes arrives to a second-story addition that was claimed by the original contractor to be "99% complete", and had liened the property when the homeowners refused to pay in full before the project was complete. However, what he discovers is that the "99% complete" assertion was more like a 99% fabrication.
Stone Walled - Mike Holmes arrives to a home in which the homeowners had removed a retaining wall in their backyard because it needed replacement. Unfortunately, the original contractor had left much of the material ordered unused, and had done a subpar job in building the new wall from cinderblocks meant for the foundation of a house — which was completely inappropriate given the size of the wall needed. As the original contractor stopped showing up at the home and became difficult to reach, the concerned homeowners even inquired as to whether the contractor had been injured at another site, and only realized that they had been victimized when a bill for the unused material had shown up at their door.
Gone to Pot - Mike Holmes comes to the aid of a homeowner who had rented out a house to tenants — only for the Ontario Provincial Police to inform her that her house had been transformed into a marijuana grow-op. Mike enters the picture after the police had left, and is faced with restoring the damage done to the home largely due to mould but also due to the grower's modifications. The work requires replacing most drywall, most electrical, the kitchen and three bathrooms to turn it back into a comfortable living space again.
Pasadena 911 - In this two-hour special episode, Mike Holmes, after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, learns of the plight of two homeowners whose "dream house" renovation had gone horribly wrong (having spent 90% of their money but only having 30% of the work done before the original contractor had apparently abandoned the job) and travels to Pasadena, California to make it right. The renovation effort is spearheaded by Los Angeles-area general contractor James Cowan and foreman Christopher Chico instead of the regular crew (who were in the process of filming the remaining episodes of the season), and only Holmes and senior contractor Damon Bennett (both of whom had to fly regularly between Toronto and Los Angeles) from the regular crew appear in this episode. Even though only Mike Holmes and Damon Bennett were the only regular crew members to appear in this episode. One of his Subtrades the painter that has known him for a long time, Craig Lowe and has worked with Mike for a long time, he happened to be on vacation and came into help paint the house. He was the only subtrade that Mike knew who appeared in this episode.
Lack of Truss - In this episode, which was also featured on Marketplace six months before it first aired, Mike and his crew visit homeowners who had asked for an additional bedroom, and were convinced by the original contractor that it could be done within the space of their attic. Yet, to do so, the original contractor had removed much of the structural support in the attic, forcing Mike and crew to remove the roof entirely to rebuild the bedroom, raising the height of the house in the process.
Clean Slate - Mike and crew arrive at a century-old house whose bathroom had recently undergone an expensive renovation (complete with slate tiles), but had problems with water seeping through the grout and the fact that the shower did not drain properly. Upon taking the bathroom apart, he discovers the extent of the damage: leaking water had pooled two inches deep under the shower.
Due Date - Mike and crew help out a family whose basement renovation (the first step in a long line of house remodeling jobs) was carefully planned around expecting the birth of a child, but had been delayed by the original contractor for almost a year. With the basement nowhere near completion despite a massive cost overrun and in the middle of a time crunch (due to the baby), the homeowners turn to Mike to help them complete their basement.
Frozen Assets - Mike and crew arrive at a new home development that has been plagued with heating and plumbing issues caused by faulty design, leading to the front porch collapsing. They discover that (design issues aside) while the builders had tried to make the home safe and livable, several glaring mistakes had ultimately caused these problems.
Country Kitchen (a.k.a. Nashville Kitchen) - Mike and crew arrive at a 25-year-old townhouse, where the homeowners had undertaken a kitchen renovation, but ended up with a very small and virtually unusable kitchen. Country singer Charlie Major, a family friend of the homeowners, guest stars.
Third Time Lucky - Mike and crew visit the home of a wheelchair-using woman, who had been living without a bathroom in her apartment for the better part of two years. The homeowner had hired two previous contractors — the first was dismissed because of a lack of skill, the second because communications had broken down. The Holmes crew not only try to make her now-gutted bathroom wheelchair-accessible, but also, after seeing the various injuries she had from bumping around on her wheelchair in her apartment, attempted to remodel the rest of her apartment for wheelchair accessibility.
Season Seven[edit]
In a change from previous seasons, Mike travels across Canada to help homeowners in other parts of the country, although a number remain within Ontario. Season seven is also notable for the formation of The Holmes Foundation, a charity organization affiliated with the show that promotes awareness of skilled trades (both to homeowners looking to hire them for renovations and to youth as a career choice), and its first project, the episode Lien on Me. Season seven will also have a special "behind-the-scenes" episode.
Hit the Deck - Mike and crew travel to Saint John, New Brunswick, to help a homeowner whose second-story deck had recently collapsed, injuring the homeowner and several friends. Mike discovers the problem behind the collapse, and builds a replacement for the homeowner. Kevin Howe, the winner of the second Handyman Superstar Challenge, also has a small guest appearance in this episode.
Rocky Reno - The Holmes crew travel to Canmore, Alberta, to fix a front porch and entranceway that was part of an addition. The homeowners became wary of the original contractor after their product started to substantially differ from the plans, and the contractor demanded the completion payment well before the job was complete.
Paradise Island - In Northern Ontario, Mike comes to the aid of a homeowner who had a serious injury in her cottage on an island, prompting the need of a bathroom renovation with shower bars to help her move in and out of her shower. However, the original contractor, though meaning well, had also taken the opportunity to treat the job as if it were a vacation, taking a month to do a four-day job, while leaving serious water issues untouched. Mike comes to the rescue by helping her relocate a hot water heater originally in the exterior of the cottage, while redoing the bathroom and the entrance ramp, as he discovers that the rails are installed on the wrong side (and the more dangerous side remains exposed) - all while noting that, because of their location on an island, any missing supplies will take 30 minutes to recover from their truck at shore, and a trip to the store could take up to three hours.
Lien on Me - In this two-hour special episode, Mike deals with a couple who had a "friend" do an addition. Although the work was originally estimated to cost just over $200,000, the "friend" later put a lien on the house for more than $500,000 and took the owners of the house to court. Mike and the crew take the house down brick by brick and stud by stud to save the family from shoddy work done under the previous contract, then design an eco-friendly home and construct it on the site. This episode is notable for employing over 100 companies and 30 months of construction work (demolition having started sometime in Season 5, and construction during Season 6) - to date the most extensive work on the show, in terms of materials, manpower, and time. The Lien on Me episodes are the ones that are shown the least on TV and are very hard to find anywhere. Almost any other Holmes on Homes Episode is aired on a regular basis
Brick-A-Brack - When Mike seemingly comes on the job for exterior work only (later found to have been caused by a humidifier which had been running continuously), they discover that the homeowners' possessions, which were piled from floor to ceiling, are preventing them from doing a full basement inspection. The Holmes crew not only repairs the exterior issue, but also helps the homeowners to sort and throw out their unnecessary possessions.
Re-Inventing - The Holmes Crew inspects a house that has had intermittent heating issues in the six years since it was built, yet had gone unaddressed by the builder or Ontario's New Home Warranty Program (due to a series of bureaucratic issues and "band-aid" remedies). The problem was discovered to have been caused in part by alterations to the design of the house having been done without necessary matching alterations to the HVAC system, thus forcing Holmes and his crew to completely replace the HVAC, hot water, and electrical systems.
Behind the Scenes - In this special episode, the Holmes crew (both construction and production) reveal the behind the scenes work during the filming from the seventh season, including the process from viewer submission to filming, how three or four episodes are produced at the same time, and the logistical issues with having a camera crew and a construction crew trying to work over each other. The episode includes behind-the-scenes footage from Additional Grief, Country Kitchen, Paradise Island, Lien on Me, and an upcoming episode titled Blind Faith, as well as a Maxwell House commercial and Mike's interview on 20/20. It also explores the origins of the series and how the Holmes Foundation was founded, as well as providing some insight into the Holmes family (all three of Mike's children work on the show in some capacity).
Blind Faith - After winning a $15,000 bathroom renovation from a church auction, the homeowners discover that the contractor behind the renovation prize had spent another $15,000 with only a rough-in to show for the $30,000 worth of work. The Holmes Crew arrives to fix the bathroom.
Kitchen Knockout - George Chuvalo, former heavyweight boxer, finds himself the victim of a disreputable contractor. When the situation was brought to Mike Holmes' attention, he felt honored to help out his boyhood hero.
Pane in the Glass - The homeowners call in the Holmes Crew to fix a bay window. The original contractor's work, involving replacing a regular window with a bay window without supporting structure, were captured on tape by a neighbor's home security system cameras.
Gut Ache - The Holmes Crew arrive to help a homeowner with a kitchen renovation — the previous renovators had specialized in finishing work (such as cabinets), but had not addressed any of the underlying problems at all.
A Different Slant - The Holmes Crew address a couple who every year has snow accumulating in their attic — so much that they are forced to shovel it all into plastic bags.
Rock Bottom - The Holmes Crew address a custom-built home, whose brand-new components are beginning to show signs of deterioration. Footage from this episode was also featured on CBC Marketplace in 2009, where two other homes built by the same builder were investigated.
Capital Offense (a.k.a. Bath Reno Gone Wrong) - The Holmes Crew travel to Ottawa, Ontario to help two of the show's biggest fans, who, despite having heeded Mike's advice and researched meticulously, nevertheless find that their bathroom renovation has gone awry.
Best of Holmes on Homes[edit]
Best of Holmes on Homes is a 2012 remix TV series featuring clips from Holmes on Homes, brought together on a common theme, to illustrate home problems. Mike Holmes narrates the show.[4]
See also[edit]
Cowboy Trap, a similar series in the UK
Holmes Inspection
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Mike Holmes (2009-04-17). "Holmes on Homes HGTV Page". Hgtv.com. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
Jump up ^ "Holmes on Homes - Video - HGTV Canada". Hgtv.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
Jump up ^ Behind the scenes episode
Jump up ^ http://www.hgtv.ca/bestofholmesonhomes/
External links[edit]
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