| In a Fix | |
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| Format | Home Renovation |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charlie DeBevoise, Mark Hickman |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TLC |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
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| Website | |
In a Fix was an American television series involving a team of construction workers and a designer who would "rescue" homeowners from stalled "do-it-yourself" renovation projects. Original episodes of In a Fix, which was produced by NorthSouth Productions, aired on TLC in 2004 and 2005. The program has been shown in reruns on the Discovery Home Channel in the United States, TLC in Canada and Discovery Real Time in Asia.
Each episode of In a Fix would follow a similar formula. The host, designer, and construction team would “surprise” the homeowners, most often a pair of spouses or two close family members. The team would then inspect the stalled project, usually consisting of one or two rooms. Occasionally the project would involve an outdoor project. The host would then identify who was responsible for the project and make that person wear a bright red t-shirt reading “It’s All My Fault” and send the other homeowner to a hotel or spa.
The “In a Fix Team”, along with the homeowner at fault, would then spend three days working to complete the project. Upon completion, the other homeowner would return to be surprised by the end result.
The host of In a Fix was Marc Goldberg. Each episode would have one of four designers, Nani Vinken, Franzella Guido, Deborah DiMare and Evette Rios. An episode usually involved three to four crew members who would do the construction, although some episodes would involve more crew members at a time depending on the size of the project. The crew members were Justin Brown, Marc Bartolomeo (aka “Sparky”), Jennie Lyn Berntson, Gregory Carey, James Lunday, Danny Paul, and Don Wood.
The theme music for the program was composed by former Hüsker Dü member Bob Mould.