What was the title of this furniture show?

December 1, 2004 2:31 PM

There used to be this show on furniture refinishing and reupholstering hosted by two guys, which I watched maybe 5 years ago. I think it was on PBS, and it had a comedic vibe that had me watching it even though I have pretty much no interest in that stuff. One of the guys kind of had a pockmarked face and a ponytail and sounded like he smoked a lot, and the other had glasses and a big mop of curly hair and a sort of adenoidal voice. Anyone know what show I'm talking about?

Ugh, why do I do this. Sorry folks:

http://www.furnitureguys.com/aboutus.htm

posted by Big Fat Tycoon to Media & Arts (13 answers total)

I used to race home from work every day to watch that show! At different times, it was called "Furniture to Go" and "Furniture on the Mend." Great stuff.
posted by Dr. Wu at 2:40 PM on December 1, 2004

I loved that show!
posted by five fresh fish at 3:08 PM on December 1, 2004

The pair left the furniture repair show to do a short lived home-improvement show called "Men In Toolbelts". Not as funny and definitely outside their area of expertise.

Still, given their humour and (seeming) popularity, I'm surprised that they don't seem to be doing some kind of show these days. I miss them :(
posted by filmgoerjuan at 3:49 PM on December 1, 2004

Man, I WISH there were torrents of that show on the 'net. I LOVED -- no -- LOVED that show.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 3:57 PM on December 1, 2004

I liked that show also - and I can't stand most of that home improvement crap. There was also a British show (TLC I think) where two guys would make things out of everyday parts to demonstrate how things worked. Does anybody know that one? Furniture Guys, and this one, are old favorites I haven't been able to remember the names of for eons.
posted by rotifer at 4:11 PM on December 1, 2004

I loved that show too. I actually have one of the videos they put out, although I believe it's currently at my mom's house.
posted by stefnet at 4:17 PM on December 1, 2004

HORSEHAAR!
(If you watched it, you'll get it.)
posted by Coffeemate at 4:23 PM on December 1, 2004

rotifer It is possible you are talking about The Secret Life of Machines.

It is widely available (that means suprnova).
posted by Chuckles at 5:49 PM on December 1, 2004

How the show Connections... hosted by a British guy? I can't seem to find a link to any info on it at the moment. But it was a really cool historical show that would "connect" obscure (and not so obscure) bits of history in ways you wouldn't normally imagine or know about. The last episode was brilliant. I loved it.
posted by Witty at 8:38 PM on December 1, 2004

How 'about'... that is. Here's a link.


posted by Witty at 8:54 PM on December 1, 2004

HorseHAAAAAR indeed.

My friends and I had a running debate about whether they were gay.

I miss that show a lot. The current home improvement shows don't hold a candle to Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario...
posted by MsVader at 5:12 AM on December 2, 2004

Connections was hosted by James Burke. There is a book form of the show, and it's equally fascinating.

(You'll want to read The Shocking History of Phosphorus. It is excellent.
posted by five fresh fish at 12:02 PM on December 2, 2004

...The Secret Life of Machines.

How the show Connections... hosted by a British guy? I can't seem to find a link to any info on it at the moment.

**sigh** Despite all the research and hard work, no one ever reads my FPPs.

The Secret life of machines is available on DVD-Rs, loving crafted by Mr. Hunkin himself, and Connections 2 and 3 were finally released as consumer priced DVDs. Neither of those are the answer to this question, unfortunately.
posted by milovoo at 3:19 PM on December 2, 2004