The Adam Carolla Project

infobox television
show_name = The Adam Carolla Project


format = home improvement
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Adam Carolla
starring = Adam Carolla
country = United States
network = TLC
first_aired = October 5, 2005
last_aired = December 20, 2005
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 13
imdb_id = 0475898
website =
tv_com_id = |

"The Adam Carolla Project", which aired Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TLC, was a home improvement show featuring the comedian Adam Carolla. Before gaining celebrity on Loveline and The Man Show, Carolla worked as a carpenter for several years. In this series, he returns to the profession by purchasing his father's house for $739,500 and paying all expenses out of his own pocket to have it renovated. The show co-stars friends from his construction days ("my band of idiots"), who do much of the renovation. The footage is a mix of celebreality television and real-life construction.

The team became known for its laziness despite being on camera the entire day. They failed four of five initial building inspections, installed the pool incorrectly, showed up late, slept on the job, got high on the job, skinny-dipped on the job, and poured condiments on one another's heads. Early in the project, their tools were stolen. Later on, personal friction led several of them to quit, only to be cajoled back to the site by Carolla.

One architectural innovation featured on the show (Episode 12, aired 20 Dec 2005) is noteworthy: the Recycl-A-Rolla. The device consists of a 3-inch PVC pipe fitted inside a kitchen cabinet at an approximately 30-degree downward angle. The end of the pipe emerges from the outer wall, about 40 cm above the ground. Positioned under the hole is a recycling bin. The pipe conveys empty bottles and cans from the kitchen directly into the recycling bin outside. The name was coined by Jimmy Kimmel, who has one installed in his home. Survivor host Jeff Probst is also said to be a fan of the Recycl-A-Rolla.

Finale

The two-part season finale aired on December 20, 2005, and included both the last weeks of construction on the house and the final sale of the house for $1,008,000. The last episode featured several scenes in which Adam was considering the purchase of another house, suggesting that Adam and his crew might be back for a second season.

TLC does not have plans to release the series on DVD.

ee also

*Real estate bubble
*United States housing bubble

External links

*imdb title|id=0475898|title=The Adam Carolla Project