Idea for DIY TV show

John R. Hall

I can see it now: A call comes into the precinct (the shop). A DIYer has botched up his water heater installation. There is water everywhere and the piping looks like spaghetti. He has committed a 12-90 (don't ask me what that it is).

Two Wetheads race over to the scene of the crime in their '66 Fairlane. Joe Friday (possibly Dave Yates?) is talking on the two-way (and narrating) as Bill Gannon (possibly Sheriff Murph?) is rounding the corners on two wheels.

Gannon covers the back door and Friday, with wrench drawn, knocks on the front door...

(Feel free to keep the story going and yes, I have too much time on my hands today.)

Pat Clark

Visual

I am imagining Murph in a tie and t-shirt and shorts. Brain has now stopped functioning. Need a shot of maple syrup - asap.

Pat (Alaska Time) Clark

Dave Yates (PAH)

New FCC rules

will prohibit Murph from being "shot" below the waist due to his thong!

Have plunger will travel!

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A guy who looks like Wally Cox

answers the door. His glasses are askew and he says in a plaintive voice, "I don't know what happened. Suddenly there water every where"

Pat Clark

At the scene

A frantic woman opens the door. Joe introduces himself and tells her he is with the DIY police, is she the one who made the call?

Yes, she answered. My husband has been working on the hot water tank for 2 weeks, the dishes are all dirty, I can't give the kids a bath and my utility room is 4" deep in water. I'm desparate, I didn't know what to do, so I called.

Where is your husband now maam?

He's crawled into the crawl space and won't come out. Says he knows what he is doing and wants to finish the job. He also says his boss wants him to do more work on the weekends, and the kids are having trouble in school. . . .

Just the facts maam, just the facts.

John R. Hall

Dispatcher voice

"One Adam-12, One Adam-12, Officer Friday requesting back-up. See the man hip deep in brown water." (Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed) are seen in route...

Lurker_2

how bout

wet eye for the dumb guy

Pat Clark

The Red Ford Torino

slid around the corner.

Hutch, were only 2 blocks away, maybe we should respond.

Lets go Starsky.

John R. Hall

Meanwhile

"I'm up to my hootchie kootchies in brown water -- somebody hand me a snake!!!"

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Well punk,,

do you want me to fix it with 95/5 or 50/50? Come on pick one--Make My Day.

Pat Clark

Joe whips out his tool box

and sets it down next to the water heater.

Maam, your husband tried to solder a garden hose onto the outlet here and that is why you have this enourmous leak. I can repipe this and make it right, just gonna cost a little. Just the facts maam, what would you like me to do?

Did you here that, someone is in the garage!

Stand back maam, I'll check it out.

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What the??????

Bill (Murph) stumbles through the garage door into the utility room. Sweat pouring down his forehead. Eyes wide open and darting back and forth.

"Joe, come quick. I just checked out the garage and before you do anything, you need to see this.

Joe, Bill and the wife (lets call her Tabitha), run into the garage, where Bill points at a Volkswagon Micro Bus painted with flowers and peace signs. His voice quivering, he says "Tabitha maam, I mean, if it wouldn't be a problem, and I of course don't want to intrude, but this would help with our investigation and all, could I . . . . . . .

DRIVE THAT VAN!!!!!! Just a block or 2. Please!! Please!!

Tabitha says, "I don't know, that's my husbands van and even he hasn't driven it in 4 years"

Joe -- "Maam, this is important, your husband is in the crawl space and won't come out, if I can get Bill (Murph) out of my hair for 12 minutes, I can fix your water heater, your husband may come out wondering why his van is gone and your children may wear clothes that aren't black to school tomorrow. I think it is worth a chance. Otherwise The entire United States Police Department is on its way here and I'm afraid they will shoot first, second and third and we will all be on CNN later tonite but not portrayed as people who can hold their water."

Tabitha -- "Of course, your right. Here Bill, take the keys and go. But be careful, our insurance on this van was canceled yesterday."

"Don't worry maam. I'll be baaaaaaaaackkkkk."

John R. Hall

My neighbor

The know-it-all neighbor (below) tried his best to help fix the water heater but he was on a binge and didn't know his arse from a pair of needle nose pliers!

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I always

wanted to fix a water heater! How was I supposed to know it was not this easy. Those guys on TV make it look easy....

I didn't know it would be this hard!

Floyd_5

I know I left that part here somewhere......

John R. Hall

I twained at...

The homeowner had previously worked with a local contractor (or was it loco) who worked out of his garage. He said that he went to the Camp Runamuck School for HVACR Twaining. The homeowner was so disgusted with the results he decided to do-it-himself.

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New direction

Maybe we need a new look.

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Star Wet

Maybe we give people the proper feel for the complexity of radiant systems. Is that Viessmann over Scotty's shoulder?