Show History

Hometime Video Publishing Inc. was founded in 1984 by Dean Johnson to provide do-it-yourselfers with a new source of how-to information. Johnson’s plan was to produce a series of videotapes for distribution through hardware stores and home centers. The concept was soon expanded to include the television series, which premiered on public television November 1, 1986.

2006/07 Programming
Kicking off the twentieth season is an owner's suite renovation at the home of former Hometime cohost JoAnne Liebeler (1987-1991). Dean and JoAnne have an opportunity to reminisce about former projects and discuss the dramatic changes in home improvement over the past twenty years. Other projects this season include a unique grass-and-paver patio, a simple kitchen remodel that turns out to involve major re-engineering, and a return to the childhood house of author Maud Hart Lovelace for more restoration work (the "Betsy-Tacy" home).