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00:00Let me guess, you came here to get a gander at the beautiful houses, didn't you?
00:07I feel like I have to remind you once again, this is ugliest house in America, people.
00:14The ugly is back, and it is back with a vengeance.
00:20There's a death row!
00:22It looks like Jabba the Hutt in the corner. Terrible!
00:25What is going on? You're gonna find out.
00:30We've already crowned the most hideous in the Midwest.
00:34I don't even need to, like, point things out. It's all right at you.
00:39The worst of the Great Lakes.
00:42Creepy critters live in the rough for sure.
00:46We're afraid to touch the wall.
00:47The most bizarre in the Mid-Atlantic region.
00:50You walk into the house, into a bathroom. Nonsense.
00:55And the unsightliest in the New England-ish region.
01:00It's like a cartoon threw up on this wall.
01:04Southwest, show us you're ugly.
01:06Nothing for you!
01:11People flock to the Southwest to take in its vast expanses of natural beauty.
01:16And my first stop is in Amarillo, Texas.
01:23Here in the Texas Panhandle, right on the edge of the Palo Duro Canyon,
01:28is the city of Amarillo, the Yellow Rose of Texas.
01:31Sounds pretty, doesn't it?
01:33It's not really why we're here.
01:35I'm here to meet Kat and Steven.
01:37They think they've got the ugly covered here in Amarillo.
01:40Let's see.
01:44I mean, it's different.
01:49It's different.
01:52What is happening here?
01:56Now that's ugly.
01:57Come on out, everybody.
02:05What a beautiful family.
02:08Tell me about the house.
02:10People usually say to us, it's so big and odd.
02:16Well, let's check out the inside.
02:18Oh, oh, oh, okay.
02:25Whoa!
02:26Whoa!
02:28Oh, what in the heck?
02:30It's a full turret.
02:33I'm Kat.
02:34This is my husband, Steven.
02:36We live with our three kids and my mom in the castle in the canyon.
02:41The previous owners modeled this home after castles.
02:45It is filled with stone and lots of wood, tile that doesn't match.
02:50When we found this house, I saw the potential in it.
02:53He didn't even share that vision at first.
02:57There's so much work that needs to be done.
02:59You know when somebody has an ugly baby.
03:01Don't say that.
03:03Sorry.
03:05Check out the turret.
03:08A turret.
03:13That's it?
03:15You know what?
03:16It's just an empty cylinder with a...
03:18It leaves much to be designed.
03:19A circular staircase to a landing.
03:22There's a whole lot of nothing happening in the turret.
03:25I don't know what she did in here.
03:27Maybe she practiced singing.
03:29Oh, wow.
03:30Yeah.
03:32We had to talk to each other, not to fangirl over you.
03:34And then you're just like, I've got chills.
03:36I'm dying right now.
03:37If I was still in my choir days, the turret's the space where I'd practice.
03:44If you want to take a step out and then straight to the left.
03:46That's not the kitchen.
03:47No.
03:48We use it as a coffee bar.
03:49This is a big bar.
03:52Tile is on every countertop.
03:54This is the family room slash cat area slash gay room.
04:02Yeah, it's where we hang out.
04:03What is that giant beach chair?
04:06When we moved in, we didn't have a lot of furniture.
04:09And so we just kind of started putting stuff in here.
04:12We're doing our best here.
04:13Got it.
04:13We're doing our best.
04:15We're doing our very best.
04:16We're trying so hard.
04:18What's our next space?
04:20Straight through here into the...
04:21Ah, the real kitchen.
04:22The real kitchen is brown.
04:25Uh-huh.
04:26Oh, yeah.
04:27It's boring and busy.
04:29I don't know how it can be both, but it is.
04:35You see all the tiles coming out?
04:37Yeah.
04:38You want me to show you where we put these?
04:39Where?
04:40The first drawer right here.
04:42When we first moved in, I was like, I can fix it.
04:45That one little, lone tile.
04:49It's still hanging on.
04:50It's not ready yet.
04:51Who doesn't have a tile drawer?
04:53I don't.
04:55Now we'll check out our room.
05:01You could throw a ball in this bedroom.
05:05It is ginormous.
05:07You know you got a big-ass room, and you can do trampolines.
05:12When someone can be...
05:12You can practice golf.
05:13You can have a movie night.
05:15All at the same time.
05:17What am I looking at now?
05:18Is that the closet?
05:19This is one of the restrooms.
05:21We got a his and hers.
05:22The best thing for a marriage...
05:25Is the...
05:25Is having separate bathrooms.
05:27Yes.
05:29So wait a minute.
05:30There's a carpet right up to the lip.
05:34Yes.
05:34Usually, I just step right here.
05:38It's...
05:38Oh, so you got good knees.
05:40Like you have...
05:41See?
05:41See?
05:42It's a death trap!
05:44But you got to put towels down, so you don't soak up the...
05:48I'm always putting towels down.
05:49I am afraid to know what's underneath.
05:54There are living creatures in there.
05:56No, no.
05:58No, no.
06:00You are one of three semifinalists in the Southwest region.
06:05If you are chosen as the ugliest in the region, you'll be that much closer to a $150,000 renovation
06:12by Alice in Victoria.
06:14It's a big change.
06:15I'm going to wish you good luck.
06:17We'll take it.
06:18And maybe you've been hearing from me.
06:21All right.
06:21The Turrets and Tiles of Texas.
06:26It's a stony appearance.
06:28Lots of rocks, lots of stones, lots of tiles, lots of different kinds of tiles.
06:32There's some functional issues.
06:34There's an entire drawer dedicated to collecting fallen tiles.
06:39Plus, they have a giant turret.
06:42Serves no function whatsoever.
06:44The surprise?
06:46Good or bad.
06:47Giant bedroom.
06:48His and hers bathrooms.
06:50They're growing big in Texas.
06:51Next in the Southwest, I'm saying goodbye to the Lone Star State and hello to New Mexico
07:00as I make my way to the city of Carlsbad.
07:03The city of Carlsbad, New Mexico, straddles the Picos River.
07:08The neighborhoods are littered with ranch-style homes, which is typical for this part of the country.
07:14And then there's this.
07:17Ava and Aaron think they have the ugliest house in America.
07:23It's different.
07:25I'm going to have to make a judgment on the ugly.
07:33Hello.
07:34Hi.
07:36Aaron and Ava.
07:37Yes.
07:37Yes.
07:38I'm coming to see the ugly house.
07:39It's not that ugly from the outside, so let's go inside.
07:42Yeah.
07:42Okay.
07:43Go ahead.
07:43Okay.
07:44Okay.
07:47Well, I see blue and blue, so this is the blue room.
07:50Well, it's the blue house.
07:51Yeah.
07:52Oh, really?
07:55That's a choice.
08:02My name is Aaron.
08:03This is my wife, Ava.
08:04I live in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
08:06And our house is known as the blue house.
08:09We have a blue roof, blue carpets, blue walls, more blue carpets.
08:13The house has a lot of potential, but there's no privacy.
08:19There's glass walls.
08:21There's no doors anywhere.
08:22We got in a little bit over our heads.
08:27Oh, wait.
08:27So how long have you lived here?
08:29Two years.
08:29Two years.
08:30Two years with this floor.
08:32It's tough.
08:32That's an interesting shape.
08:34We bought it from the original owner.
08:36He's a civil engineer, and he built the house.
08:38He was flexing his civil muscles.
08:41And then we have glass.
08:45What's this guy doing?
08:46Was he an exhibitionist?
08:47I can't wait to get in that room, because that is a fun house.
08:51Let's go to the dining room.
08:52It's the fun house.
08:59You didn't bring this.
09:00No.
09:01I said, can we keep the chairs?
09:03And he's like, oh, no, you can keep the whole thing.
09:05I was like, oh, OK.
09:09It is something.
09:10And you weren't messing around about the blue.
09:12I don't know that I've ever seen a chandelier quite like this.
09:16And that glows in the dark.
09:18Stop it.
09:19No, I'm for real.
09:22You guys.
09:23He had a very clear vision of what he wanted.
09:25Did he, though?
09:27Was that ever attractive, cute, worth it?
09:31Hey, it's the kitchen.
09:33I have a love-hate relationship right now with this kitchen.
09:39It's like funky.
09:41This I don't get.
09:42The oven's here, but the stovetop is in the middle.
09:44That's a Jetsons kitchen.
09:46It looked like what they thought the future would look like in the 50s.
09:49What room are we seeing next?
09:52We're going to go to the main bedroom.
09:53Head on out.
09:54Here we go.
09:55Are you kidding?
10:00No privacy at all.
10:02No, I'm annoyed.
10:05It's a lamp.
10:06That whole corner is for a light?
10:09Yes.
10:09Yes.
10:10This is nonsense.
10:11It used to be blue, too.
10:12We toned it down.
10:13Yeah.
10:14It was blue.
10:15We changed the light bulb.
10:16And this carpet.
10:18Yes.
10:18Palms.
10:19Hello.
10:20And the platform under the bed.
10:23I didn't even see the platform.
10:26I don't say this a lot about people's homes.
10:29That bedroom is just dumb.
10:31Is this just a closet or is it a bathroom tip?
10:34It's a mix of everything.
10:35With no door?
10:36Exactly.
10:37Watch the platform, you guys.
10:44What?
10:46Surprise.
10:47What?
10:49Who needs privacy?
10:51This is such an odd configuration.
10:54So all that area is a shower, sauna, toilet.
10:57The idea was that you go to the sauna,
10:59you can get out right away and take a shower.
11:01There's rug up to the top.
11:03And these steps, these are not regulation steps.
11:06And we have a fish tank.
11:08I see the fish tank so you can see them swimming
11:10while you're bathing.
11:12Yeah.
11:12Swim with the fishes.
11:13This is madness.
11:15Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
11:18I'm impressed in all the wrong ways.
11:20Right.
11:23I'm going to say thank you for showing me your home.
11:25I'm going to wish you good luck.
11:26And then I'm going to head on out.
11:28You'll see me as I leave because it's all glass.
11:32Okay, so that was a peek of blue ICU.
11:41Appearance.
11:42It's a mess.
11:43You've got blue everywhere.
11:45Random art pieces as furniture and the world's largest nightlight.
11:50I don't know what is going on in there.
11:52Functionally, how do you function in a home where you can't do anything in privacy?
11:56The surprise was the cacophony of choices in that bathroom.
12:00Southwest.
12:01Some might say eclectic.
12:04Some might just say hectic.
12:07For my final stop in the Southwest, I'm staying in New Mexico and heading 180 miles north to the city of Clovis.
12:15It's a beautiful day in Clovis, New Mexico.
12:21We are on the eastern border right next to Texas.
12:25And I'm here to meet Jen and Stefan and see if they have the ugliest house in America.
12:33Oh, wow.
12:40They have one of the more interesting ones for sure.
12:42I don't know which way to go.
12:45Where is the door?
12:56I don't know which way to go.
12:58Where is the door?
13:00Oh, it must be this way.
13:03There's a driveway.
13:05I was 50-50.
13:06It's like I'm breaking into these people's house.
13:13Oh, look at that.
13:15Wow.
13:22Hello.
13:23Hello.
13:23Hi.
13:24Hi.
13:24Jen.
13:25Yes.
13:25Stefan.
13:26Yep.
13:26Hi, I'm Bree.
13:27Bree.
13:28Nice to meet you.
13:28Hi, I'm Hayden.
13:29Hi, everybody.
13:30Hi.
13:31This is an interesting home.
13:34Let's check it out.
13:35All right.
13:41Okay.
13:43Is it circular?
13:45Yes.
13:45This was the height of design.
13:49It was built in 1979.
13:51Really?
13:52Yeah.
13:52It feels very mid-century.
13:54Right.
13:54But like, a little step up.
13:57Yeah.
13:58Hi, century.
13:58My name is Jen.
14:02This is my husband, Stefan.
14:04We live here with our three kids.
14:06And our house was built in 1979.
14:09And it has not left 1979.
14:12This house was built by my grandfather.
14:15He was an architect.
14:16And he was going to build every house in the area.
14:20And so this was going to be the show house to show, like, here's all the features that you can get.
14:24Never been in a roundhouse before.
14:29There's a lot of 70s elements.
14:32There's an orange carpet wall.
14:34A lot of browns, reds.
14:36I have grown up in this house.
14:38And I've loved it.
14:39But there's just so much that's not functional.
14:42I mean, one of a kind.
14:45We got brick.
14:46We got wood.
14:47We got low mid-century ceilings.
14:49It is not one second past 1978.
14:54If anything, it's a little more 78.
14:57Over here is a hidden coat closet.
15:00Yes.
15:02Thank you, storage.
15:04So we'll head this way and I'll show you one of the bedrooms.
15:07Mirrors?
15:12Yeah, we got the mirrors up top.
15:14We are in a different era.
15:17There's actually some secret compartments back here behind these pillows.
15:21You can drop these down and then access your LPs.
15:27This is also a unique feature.
15:28This is a trim that actually goes around the entire house.
15:32Stop.
15:33Hands over here.
15:38We call it the infinity trim.
15:39Clearly.
15:40I don't need all that.
15:42You be an extra pop-pop.
15:44Where next?
15:45All right, we'll go this way.
15:47As you exit here, there's a nice carpeted wall for you.
15:52Oh, yes.
15:53Oh, yes.
15:54Here she is.
16:00Okay, here's where I'm thrown.
16:02Um, the color.
16:03You don't like the brown theme?
16:06I'm not as into it.
16:09There's a good amount of storage in here.
16:11Yeah.
16:12There's storage for days.
16:13Everywhere.
16:14We do have a microwave.
16:16Can you find this?
16:16Okay, well now see, there's a challenge.
16:18I see the dishwasher.
16:20That's a TV.
16:22Warmer.
16:25Oh!
16:26There she is.
16:27It's too low.
16:29What's the flooring?
16:30Uh, it's laminate.
16:32It, uh, used to be carpet, and then I accidentally set it on fire.
16:36Mm-hmm.
16:36I'm certain that fire was an accident, but also a blessing.
16:42Mm-hmm.
16:43Where to next?
16:44Well, we're going to head this way to the bedroom.
16:46Just make the circle.
16:47Is this your bathroom?
16:54Yes.
16:55Carpeting right up to the tub, just how we like it.
16:59Now, is this a clo- this is the closet as well?
17:01Yes.
17:02Yes.
17:02Okay.
17:03Come the hell on.
17:05Are you kidding me?
17:06I am so envious of this space.
17:08Dang.
17:11Yep.
17:12What else is in here?
17:14Oh, wow.
17:15The orange.
17:18It's quite a statement to wake up to.
17:21So this is not storage, or is it?
17:24It is.
17:24It looks like something pops up or something.
17:26Yep.
17:27Yep, look at that.
17:28More storage.
17:29I mean, why would they miss an opportunity?
17:31Not only that, on the side here, there's light.
17:34Oh, damn it, get it a little sexy.
17:38Not sexy.
17:40And this is our privacy wall.
17:43That's a hard pass.
17:46It kind of feels like you're on display here.
17:48A little bit.
17:49I think just about everybody has walked into it once or twice.
17:56And then we'll go this way to the living room.
17:59So this is just a shimmy space.
18:01Yep, this is the living room.
18:03This is also a custom couch.
18:07And is that an electric fireplace?
18:09It was actually made to be a gas fireplace, and then the city code said you can't have gas.
18:14And it's more for ambiance, because we need ambiance in this house.
18:19You don't have enough.
18:21So this is our atrium.
18:22I love that the middle of the house has a moat.
18:26Wait a minute.
18:33Does that close?
18:35Yeah.
18:35Oh, new pieces come in.
18:38Oh, I get it.
18:40Wow.
18:40Okay, so thank you for showing you your home.
18:43I'm going to go across the lava and make my way out into the New Mexican heat.
18:47Bye, guys.
18:48Bye-bye.
18:53Some big, heavy doors.
18:55That was Pop Pop's time capsule.
18:58Appearance, obvious.
18:59It is stuck in 1979.
19:01There's old wood and carpet everywhere, and it's all inside a giant cylinder.
19:07Functionally, good luck remembering where you put everything with all that hidden storage.
19:12The surprise?
19:13The main bedroom has that much privacy.
19:17Southwest!
19:19You dirty, ugly dog.
19:22And so the Southwest region brought the ugly with three strong contenders.
19:27But only one house can move to the finals for a chance at that $150,000 home renovation by Allison Victoria.
19:37Southwest region, your ugly left my brain rattled.
19:41Whoa!
19:43Whoa-oh-oh!
19:45And while all three contenders were a rootin' tootin' ugly time, only one house can move on to the finals.
19:52Southwest!
19:55Dirty, ugly dog.
19:57It's between a giant castle-like home where the tiles are cracking and the turret is lacking.
20:03Check out the turret.
20:05That's it.
20:07A bizarre, glitzy house with choices out of the blue and zero privacy.
20:12And then we have glass.
20:15What's this guy doing?
20:16Was he an exhibitionist?
20:19And a roundhouse stuck in the past that will make your head spin.
20:24We do have a microwave.
20:26Can you find it?
20:27Oh!
20:28There she is.
20:29It's too low.
20:31You be an extra pop-pop.
20:32It's that time again.
20:36I get to tell some lucky-slash-unlucky homeowners they have the ugliest house in their region.
20:50Eva, Aaron, hello!
20:52How you doing?
20:54Guess what?
20:54You have the ugliest house in the Southwest.
20:56If you move to the next level, you'll be hearing from me, and you'll be that much closer to a $150,000 renovation by Alice and Victoria.
21:10Congrats!
21:11Congrats!
21:11Congrats!
21:12Congrats, Peek-a-Blue ICU!
21:17Your ugly came through with flying colors.
21:21And now we have all five ugly finalists set.
21:25Which means all that's left to do now is crown the ugliest house in America.
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