California's Gold

Season 22

TV-G
Huell Howser travels around California looking for interesting stories about the state's rich history, cultural diversity, landmarks, natural wonders, amazing people and points of interest, especially lesser known and out-of-the-way places.

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28 Episodes

  • Green Chiles
    E1
    Green ChilesJoin Huell in this hot episode as he spends a morning in La Puente to hang out with green chile aficionados Ray Martinez and his daughter, Rose Fabian, as they sell fresh, roasted green chiles from Hatch, New Mexico.
  • Persian Festival of Fire
    E2
    Persian Festival of FireHuell attends an event in El Segundo Beach in Southern California connected with the Iranian New Year’s celebration known as Chahar Shanbeh Soori, or the Persian Festival of Fire. This celebration consists of music, dance, food, and jumping over bonfires.
  • Animal Acres
    E3
    Animal AcresA visit with actress Shelley Morrison (Rosario, Karen’s maid on “Will & Grace”) to Animal Acres, a facility caring for neglected and abused farm animals, in Acton. 5200 Escondido Canyon Road Acton, CA 93510 661-269-5404
  • Pen Collectors
    E4
    Pen CollectorsHuell meets a group of fountain pen collectors at their annual meeting. Fountain Pen Shop 2640 S. Myrtle Ave., #12 Monrovia, CA 91016 626-294-9974
  • Watch Convention
    E5
    Watch ConventionHuell attends the timely event (pun intended) of a watch and clock collectors convention held by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. The convention hosts collectors, dealers, sellers, and any person interested in watches and clocks.
  • Bunny Museum
    E6
    Bunny MuseumJoin Huell as he hops over to the Pasadena home of Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski, who have turned their house into a living museum filled with almost everything bunny! Over 21,000 bunny collectibles: most of their furniture, light fixtures, kitchenware, toiletries, books, and games are bunny themed. And lounging around their house, they have seven real bunny pets that do not live in cages, and are litter box trained!
  • Whistling Champ
    E7
    Whistling ChampHuell visits with the Whistling Champ Carole Anne Kaufman at her salon, then stops in at her Mom’s store – the Wizard of Bras… it’s a combo you won’t want to miss.
  • Soundwalk
    E8
    SoundwalkHuell travels to Long Beach and takes a tour of SoundWalk, an annual art show of indoor and outdoor sound-art installations.
  • Pig Ears
    E9
    Pig EarsWhen Huell’s bartender at Musso & Frank told Huell how much he liked to eat pig ears as a child…. well Huell dove right in and learned a lot more than he expected about different cultures and this culinary treat. To see a Latin spin on how pig ears are prepared, Huell stops by Gaytan Foods and sees the pickled pig ears. Then he meets up with Ruben (from Musso’s) at Durango Restaurant where they cook them just like him Mom used to. Finally, he samples a gelatinous Asian delicacy at the Chung King Restaurant. All in all it’s an amazing and tasty way to bring cultures together, and as always you’re invited to try them out yourself…
  • Getty Villa
    E10
    Getty VillaHuell visits the Getty Villa on a sunny day on the Malibu coast in the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. The Getty Villa is one of the two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the other location being the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
  • Ablitt House
    E11
    Ablitt HouseHuell visits this unique house which was built on a 20 by 20 square foot lot in the heart of Old Town Santa Barbara.
  • Backdrops
    E12
    BackdropsJoin Huell as he literally gets a look at what is behind the scene when he visits Grosh Backdrops. They have been providing backgrounds to movies, TV shows, theaters and even school plays since 1932.
  • The Two Anns
    E13
    The Two AnnsHuell takes a trip to The French Garden in downtown Los Angeles, but this time he brings along two very special lunch dates: silver screen legends Ann Rutherford and Anne Jeffreys.
  • Champion Turf
    E15
    Champion TurfCome along with Huell as he takes a tour of Champion Turf Equipment in Los Angeles California. Huell gets to see first-hand how Champion Turf’s craftspeople hand-craft saddles and other horse equipment.
  • Lemon Lily Festival
    E16
    Lemon Lily FestivalThe Idyllwild Lemon Lily Festival highlights the uniqueness and rarity of one of Idyllwild’s most precious native flowers. This beautiful lily that grows only above 4000 feet is a true gem. Join Huell and the good people of Idyllwild as they spend the day celebrating the Lemon Lily, there’s even a Lemon Lily song!
  • Big Nugget
    E17
    Big NuggetHuell attends the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo where a recently-discovered 100-ounce gold nugget is on public display. The “Washington Nugget” is the largest verifiable California gold nugget in existence. We also meet with the colorful dealers and collectors who make this expo so unique.
  • Outpost
    E18
    Outpost“Outpost” was once the largest neon sign in the world and stood above Runyon Canyon near Hollywood during the 1920s. The neon sign was a rival at that time to the Hollywoodland sign, and amazingly has been brought out of the past by Huell. Discover this California landmark, as it currently lies covered by weeds and dirt above the modern day Runyon Canyon Hills.
  • Bassett Hound Picnic
    E19
    Bassett Hound PicnicHuell goes to the 1997 Basset Hound Picnic, sponsored by the Basset Hound Club of So. Cal. Watch as the hounds are judged on longest ears, best howl, and saddest face.
  • Camel Dairy
    E20
    Camel DairyHuell visits the Oasis Camel Dairy east of San Diego where he gets to milk a camel, plays with baby camels, and learns about camel milk products.
  • Donuts
    E21
    DonutsJoin Huell as he discovers an obscure part of donut history: the connection between National Donut Day and The Salvation Army.
  • Tallest Building
    E22
    Tallest BuildingHuell visits the tallest building in Los Angeles and experiences the terrifying heights while working with the window washing crew. Come on along and join the fun!
  • Nethercutt Update
    E23
    Nethercutt UpdateJoin Huell as he looks back to when he first visited the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, and revisits it to see what has changed and been added to the historic museum.
  • Tales from the Golden Empire
    E24
    Tales from the Golden EmpireHuell visits several small mining towns in Kern County. Join Huell as he descends into the depths of the earth to discover some of California's literal gold.
  • Food Special
    E25
    Food SpecialCome on along with us as Huell revisits a number of past episodes about different types of cuisine found in California.
  • Animal Special
    E26
    Animal SpecialHuell revisits a number of past episodes starring special animals including Uncle Milton and some of his favorite ants, the newspaper dog from Pasadena, Honey the talking dog, some big cats from Kern County, some little horses, some unbelievable pot belly pet pigs, and Nita the elephant!
  • L.A. Remembered
    E27
    L.A. RememberedRevisiting some of Los Angeles's older landmarks that are no longer with us.
  • Potpourri Special
    E28
    Potpourri SpecialRevisiting four or five videologs. Huell calls this his "little bit of everything" show.
  • House & Lawn Special
    E29
    House & Lawn SpecialLast and final special of the series revisiting some of the most unusual and unique houses in the golden state.

 

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