Overhaulin'
| Overhaulin' | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | W. Clark Bunting |
| Presented by |
Chris Jacobs Arianny Celeste (2013–2015) Jessi Combs (2012–2013) Adrienne Janic (2005–2008, 2014) Courtney Hansen (2004–2005) |
| Starring | Chip Foose |
| Opening theme | "Gasoline" by Kicking Harold (2004–2007, 2014–2015) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 113 (as of February 10, 2015) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bud W. Brutsman (2004–2008) Susan B. Flanagan (2004–2008) Chip Foose (2012–2015) |
| Producer(s) |
Chad Marshall (season 3) Josh Kameyer (season 6–7) (2012–2014) |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BCI Communications (2004–2008) WATV Productions (2012–2015) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TLC (2004–2008) Velocity & Discovery (2012–2015) |
| Picture format | |
| Original release |
Original series (season 1–5):
October 2, 2012 – November 18, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Overhaulin' is an American automotive reality television series that ran for five seasons between 2004 and 2008 on TLC. After a four-year hiatus, sixth season premiered on October 2, 2012 on Velocity and Discovery (Cablevision).
The show's hosts were automobile designer Chip Foose and co-host Chris Jacobs; the creator and producer was Bud Brutsman. Courtney Hansen was the co-host of the show until 2005, when she left the show to pursue other interests. She was replaced by Executive Producer Brutsman's wife Adrienne Janic ("AJ"). From Season 6 on, Jessi Combs, one of the early A-Team mechanics, returned and co-hosted as well as participated in the overhauls. Recently, Arianny Celeste had replaced Combs as Combs had moved on to another Velocity show, All Girls Garage. For two episodes of the eighth season, Adrienne "AJ" Janic rejoined the show to cohost. Season 9 had only 4 episodes and the show ended in November 2015.
The show's premise was that an unknowing "victim" – the mark, in the show's language — is nominated to be "Overhauled" by his or her family or friends, the insiders. The mark's car, usually an old and tired antique car, was obtained through some ruse. Some common examples included the car being "stolen" by Chris and Chip, a car being misplaced or lost at a mechanic's shop, or the car being towed away by "police."
An integral part of the show was when the two co-hosts play tricks on the unsuspecting mark, sometimes acting in roles of insurance adjusters or law enforcement agents, other times helping the insider, while Chip Foose and a team of mechanics – dubbed "The A-Team" – have a week to remake the car into a custom masterpiece. Each show ended with the surprise reuniting of owner and newly made-over car.
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