Ty Pennington

The second season of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition finds host Ty Pennington and his terrifyingly efficient team of artisans renovating the houses of even more deserving families than in Season One--all the while keeping both eyes on the clock, in order to complete their job within a very limited span of time. For starters, the team provides its combined talents to fix up the home of the motherless Wofford Family--and in the process encounters unexpected danger in the form of a gas leak. Next, the team comes to the rescue of the Garay Family, who have been threatened with a breakup at the hands of Social Services unless their dilapidated house is immediately repaired. The 12-year-old daughter of the Pope Family is allergic to sunlight, requiring the team to design a house that will not only accommodate the girl but be entirely livable for the rest of the Popes. Lee Ann Womack guest stars as the team fixes up the abode of the Woffords, who have been forced to spend all their money for their daughter's medical needs. The adoptive mother of twin sons needs the help of Pennington and company after the contractor she's hired skips with her money in the episode "The Ali Family", while a woman who has dedicated her life to helping those needier than herself is rewarded with a rebuilt house in "The Mackey Family." The one "normal" child in a family with deaf parents and a blind and autistic son elicits the aid of the Home Edition squad in "The Vardon Family", an episode featuring hearing-challenged actress Marlee Matlin; and next up, a widow who is having trouble raising her kids and making ends meet on her family farm is helped out in "The Elcano Family." In later episodes, the Burns Family try to put their lives together after being cleared of a false child-abuse charge (guesting on this episode is the one-and-only Mr. T; the matriarch of the Brodbent Family, though suffering from AIDS and cancer, wants to convince her children that life is worth living; a widow whose insurance won't cover fire damage wants to move her family out of their tiny shack and into a home with indoor plumbing a real bedrooms in "The Dore Family"; and PFC Jessica Lynch, subject of a spectacular rescue during the Second Gulf War, asks the team's help to fix up the home of the Piestewa Family, whose son was killed in Iraq. Arguably the most tension-filled episode of the season is "The Anderson Family", wherein for the first time in the series' history the team is unable to complete their renovation within the allotted time-frame. And undoubtedly the most frolicsome entry is "The Harris Family", featuring guest appearances by Florence Hendersonand The Muppets! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Nine-year-old Ociee Nash (Skyler Day) is living a carefree life in rural Mississippi, spending her days playing with her brother, Ben (Bill Butler), and her dog, Woofer. After she befriends a mysterious Gypsy, however, her single father (Ociee's mother has died) decides this tomboy existence is not the one she should be leading, and decides to send Ociee to live with her straight-laced Aunt Mamie (Mare Winningham) in Ashville, NC, in hopes that she can teach Ociee to become a proper young lady. While Ociee is not pleased with the situation, she soon finds interesting people and adventures in her new home. She befriends well-bred Elizabeth Murphy (Jasmine Sky) and meets colorful characters such as Nellie Bly (Donna Wright), Orville and Wilbur Wright (Sean Daniels and Ty Pennington), and even President McKinley (Daniel Burnley). She also manages to get herself into plenty of scrapes and misadventures, much to the displeasure of Aunt Mamie. Over time, however, Ociee and Aunt Mamie come to understand and appreciate each others' differences, allowing Ociee's true sprit and character to shine through. The Adventures of Ociee Nash is based on the novel A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street by Milam McGraw Propst and adapted for the screen by sisters Amy and Kristen McGary (who also directs). ~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide