All American Handyman


All American Handyman is a HGTV reality competition show between a group of handymen and women. The show is hosted Molly Culver, and judged by Mike Holmes and Scott McGillivray. It is a spin-off of Handyman Superstar Challenge, with similar challenges. A revamped Handyman Superstar Challenge is based on All American Handyman, called Canada's Handyman Challenge.
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Series

All American Handyman is a competition between handymen and handywomen with challenges based on home repair and improvement, and basic woodworking. The winner of the competition is the "All American Handyman", and is offered a development deal with HGTV. After each challenge, a number of competitors are eliminated. There are two challenges per episode. The series is based on HGTV Canada's Handyman Superstar Challenge.

Season 1 (2010)

Top 10 Finalists

  • Peter Wong -- WINNER
  • David "Dee" Pellot
  • Dennis Nourry
  • Elliot Boswell
  • Flagg Youngblood
  • Matthew McGuire
  • Rich Homburger
  • Sara Ashby
  • Caitlin Oliveira
  • Andrew Kowalyshyn

Episodes

Episode 1: Hello Contestants, Goodbye Contestants

The twenty finalists are given two sheets of plywood to build anything they want within the time limit of two hours. Ten finalists make it the next stage, which includes the shape challenge and quizzes on building code and tools.

Episode 2: Teams of Two

The remaining eight contestants are paired into teams and given the task of finishing a section of a room. They must install a window, drywall, wainscot, trim, and wood flooring. To top it off, contestants have to install a flat screen TV on the wall.
After dropping two more contestants, the remaining six get one hour to install a salvaged door slab on a laundry room, as well as make a shelf above the washer and dryer.

Episode 3: Lay Out Kitchen Designs

Contestants are given one hour to incorporate a refrigerator, range, dishwasher, microwave and sink into a small, L-shaped kitchen. They must design and build the cabinets and install countertops as well.
After eliminating another handyman, the final four contestants face a trio of challenges, each to be completed in 30 minutes or less: repair a broken window pane; shingle a dog house; install a toilet.

Episode 4: This is the End My Friends

The final three contestants are given the task of designing and building an outdoor space including a deck, furniture, and a barbecue grill.

Season 2 (2011)

The second season is extended to have a total of 6 episodes, allowing the first to eliminate only 6 out of 20 instead of the first season's first episode where 12 out of 20 were eliminated.

Top 10 Finalists

  • Allison Oropallo
  • Andy Panko
  • Cheryl Pokorny
  • Jared Polston -- WINNER
  • Kate Schorzman
  • Lawrence Huffines
  • Natalie Spahle
  • Neil Smith
  • Pete Kelley
  • Shaun Killman

Episodes

Episode 1: Make or Break

Initial findings, cutting down from 20 competitors to the top 14
Challenge 1:
Challenge 2:

Episode 2: Good on Paper

Challenge 1:
  • Chair: Shaun, Kurt, Neil, Allison, Stefano
  • Planter: Howard, Cheryl, Jared, Natalie
  • Table: Matt, Pete, Andy, Kate, Lawrence
Eliminated: Matthew, Steffano
Challenge 2:
Eliminated: Kurt, Howard

Episode 3: Behind Closed Doors

Challenge 1:
  • Mike Holmes asks questions about building codes and general building knowledge, then has them attempt to find errors in a poorly built bathroom
  • Scott McGillivray has them transfer shapes from one board to cut those shapes out of another board
  • Guest judge Bill Kiss, CMO of Sears Tools, tests 'tool IQ' by having difficult situations where they must select the correct tool to use
Challenge 2:

Episode 4: Terrible Twos

Challenge 1:
The teams are:
  • Shaun and Cheryl
  • Allison and Andy
  • Jared and Kate
  • Lawrence and Neil
Challenge 2:

Episode 5: Know it or Blow it

Challenge 1:
Challenge 2:

Episode 6: To the Top

Challenge 1:
Challenge 2:

Season 3 (2012)

Top 10 Finalists

Episodes

Episode 1: Outhouse to the Doghouse

"Toilet Fixes and Custom Doghouse Build"
;Challenge 1: Toilet replacement
;Challenge 2: Custom doghouse build

Episode 2: Playground Battlefield

"Crying Babies and Playground Battles"
;Challenge 1: Perform household fixes quietly without waking a sleeping baby
;Challenge 2: Build custom playground

Episode 3: The Dream Garage

"From Clutter and Chaos to the Dream Garage"
;Challenge 1: Window repair
;Challenge 2: Teams of 2 to rebuild garage

Episode 4: Inspect and Garden

"Handymen Turned Home Inspectors Turned Garden Builders"
;Challenge 1: Find home problems and repair them
;Challenge 2: Build a tranquil garden retreat

Episode 5: Burnt by the BBQ

"The Crawlspace Obstacle Course and BBQ Island Build Off"
;Challenge 1: Obstacle course
;Challenge 2: Build a BBQ

Episode 6: Kitchen Crowns the Winner

"Media Room Redo and a Full Kitchen Build Out for the Win"
;Challenge 1: Rebuild a media room
;Challenge 2: Build a kitchen