Kibe Family Extreme Makeover Update 2020: According to TCA, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a “warm hug” in the current climate. In the present climate, Jesse Tyler Ferguson dubbed HGTV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition remake a “warm hug.” Ferguson stars Anthony Anderson, Derek Hough, Ty Pennington, LeAnn Rimes, Laila Ali of OWN, Tyler Florence of Food Network, and David Bromstad, Tamara Day, Tarek El Moussa, and Jasmine Roth of HGTV in the reboot.
Ferguson, his neighbors, local building professionals, and celebrity guests collaborate with the show’s regular designers to create one-of-a-kind homes for deserving families in each episode. The inside, exterior, and landscaping of HGTV’s house makeover series will be overhauled for families who give back to their communities. “I feel like the present climate is a warm hug,” Loren Ruch, HGTV’s SVP of Production and Development, said. It seemed like a feel-good show would be fitting. It’s finally time for the program to come back. Ferguson admitted that he was “a little jaded” to go back on TV after spending so much time on the ABC sitcom, but he was “excited” to help people build and decorate their houses. He claims that the show will motivate viewers.
Executive producers include Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre, Michael Heyman, Brady Connell, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The company also produced ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Debbie Oatman and her children have moved into a brand-new 3,700-square-foot custom home that was featured in the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” season finale, which lasted two hours. Behind the happy-ever-after reality TV show, Oatman’s unstable temperament and past difficulties eventually reappeared. Hundreds of volunteers built a dream house in a Fairway Lane cul-de-sac four years ago this month. Ty Pennington’s catchphrase was “Move that bus!”
As is common with reality Television
For Oatman and a legion of workers who worked tirelessly to make her dream a reality, tears flowed freely as the bus pushed forward for the big “reveal.” As is common with reality television, the actual outcome diverged from what was shown on the show. Stories of a woman with an explosive temper persisted in the lovely home. Although Oatman got the house, it didn’t solve his problems and had unanticipated consequences. Kevin, Oatman’s estranged son, thought that moving into the house would help. “For a week, she was happy and excited, then it was back to trash.”
“If Debbie had known,” Paula Stopera, CEO of Capital Communications Federal Credit Union, said, “she would have given the house back in a minute.” Oatman declined to be questioned and instead communicated with Stopera. Stopera is a trustee of a fund that has raised enough money from major and small donors to pay off Oatman’s $104,000 mortgage and cover higher annual taxes. The school and property taxes on the Extreme Makeover house tripled to roughly $10,500 in 2009, up from $136,000 for the bungalow they demolished.
A grand staircase, a bespoke kitchen with granite countertops, top-of-the-line appliances, designer furnishings, large-screen plasma TVs, a sophisticated audio-video system, an in-ground pool, and extensive landscaping were all featured in the “Extreme Makeover” mansion. “Debbie appreciates everyone’s aid, but this has caused her family grief,” Stopera noted. As she narrated what happened after the TV lights went off, the cameras were packed away, and the personnel left, Oatman “cried uncontrollably.”
Oatman resented the fact that her sons’ privacy had been invaded by the TV show’s celebrity, and that they had been bullied at school and had other social troubles as a result. In 2007, the construction and presentation of the house became a big Capital Region event. Oatman told Stopera that she wished she could go back in time to the day when the show made her a “local star” and her family “under the microscope.”
However, some things Remained Constant
Kevin Oatman claims his mother verbally and physically abused his family on a regular basis. The tension was worsened by his mother’s mood swings and his sons’ conduct, such as not picking up unclean clothes or leaving food wrappers on the floor. 23 Fairway Lane is known to the police. Between 1997 and 2007, she was never convicted of 18 offenses ranging from marijuana possession to domestic violence. In 2007, Oatman told the Times Union that he didn’t need to explain himself because he hadn’t broken any rules. She said that the show’s producers ran a background check on her and discovered that she had no criminal convictions.
The struggle persisted after she divorced Joe Gaitan years ago. Graffiti, a quarrel between the divorced couple when Gaitan picked up their son, a disturbance involving her oldest adopted son, and harassment of Oatman were all reported to Colonie police between 2007 and 2010. A 35-year-old man showed up at her house, claiming to have AIDS and wishing to live “in the Extreme Makeover house.” “It had no effect on her. Still abrasive,” Gaitan, a Saratoga County remarried truck driver, has remarried. Scout, 14, is in his care on both sides. Scout, an eighth-grader at Loudonville’s St. Gregory’s School, is Oatman’s child, according to him.
After their disagreement, Kevin’s mother requested that he return the carpentry tools she had paid for, but he refused. He said, “I bought these and need them.” Brian, a Siena College scholarship student, and D.J., a cineplex worker, are Oatman’s other two adoptive children. D.J. and Scout are the only ones who reside at home. Kevin Oatman claimed that his brother Brian had a quarrel with their mother. Brian did not respond to requests for comment. “She kicked Brian and me out and proceeded to yell, ‘This is my place,'” Kevin claimed. “You wouldn’t have that house without D.J. and Brian,” I kept saying.
Oatman explained to Stopera how they came to be Estranged
“Debbie is concerned about her son’s situation,” Stopera says. Kevin is furious, she claims because he refuses to listen to her standards and she will not tolerate his behavior with his girlfriend. Before Thanksgiving, Kevin dropped out of SUNY-Delhi, where he discovered carpentry. Since then, he hasn’t spoken to her or “unfriended” her on Facebook. He and his girlfriend live in Stillwater, where he manufactures beef jerky.
Oatman, 53, earned a bachelor’s degree in early education from The College of Saint Rose in 2007. She was a member of an honor organization and earned a 3.8 GPA. Professors who observed Oatman as a student-teacher praised her compassion and empathy. Following the show, the college granted her a $22,000 master’s degree scholarship. Oatman, according to Stopera, teaches special-needs and low-income students.
Oatman’s privately held credit union fund is overseen by Stopera and two other trustees. Only home expenses, school and property taxes, and other home-related issues are eligible for the fund. After three years of living in and maintaining the house, Oatman is legally allowed to sell it. A six-figure payment plus interest has been spent down after paying off the mortgage and four years of property taxes.
Stopera reported that no new donations had been received since the show aired in the fall of 2007. She wouldn’t say how much money was left in the fund but said it was enough to cover taxes for a few more years. The fund is evaluated annually by Stopera, the other two trustees, and Oatman.
