California's Gold

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16x1
Ladybugs
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Huell goes on a honest-to-goodness ladybug hunt in a secret location and answers the burning question, "Just where do ladybugs come from?" You’ll be surprised and overwhelmed at what he uncovers.
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Aztec/Wigwam
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Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel, two popular attractions along "The Main Street of America," Route 66.
16x3
Things Beside the Road
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Huell's always on the lookout as he traverses the main roads and small streets of our state. In this program a 49er RV Park, an Air Museum and Eureka Elk catch his eye and he just has to pull off the road to check them out.
16x4
Cotton
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California is the fifth largest cotton-producing state, while the San Joaquin Valley is the heart of California cotton country. Huell spends a day in Buttonwillow, which calls itself the .. show full overview
16x5
Noriega's
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Huell's off to Noriega’s Basque Restaurant in Bakersfield where he not only enjoys an amazing meal, but he is treated to wonderful stories aboutthe Basque culture in the area.
16x6
Printing Museum
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Huell visits the the International Printing Museum in Carson, a dynamic museum that takes one of the world's most significant collections of antique printing machinery and brings it to life through working demonstrations and theatre presentations.
16x7
Photoplayer
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Huell meets Joe Rinaudo whose passion is a 1926 Fotoplayer, which uses music rolls like those for player pianos to provide music and sound effects to silent films. Joe spent thousands of .. show full overview
16x8
Warnors Theatre
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The Warnors Theatre, a Fresno landmark that opened in 1928, houses a pipe organ that is the only one of its kind in the world still performing inside its original theatre. After .. show full overview
16x9
Solano Train Ferry
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Huell’s off to the San Francisco Bay area to learn about the largest train ferry ever built. The Solano train ferry shuttled trains and passengers back and forth between Port Costa and .. show full overview
16x10
The Lost Golden Spike
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On May 10, 1869, the Last Spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was ceremonially driven into a polished California Laurel railroad tie at Promontory, Utah. Huell learns about its .. show full overview
16x11
Tecate Train
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Host Huell Howser comes to San Diego County to visit the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo and takes a train ride to Tecate, Mexico. Huell takes a tour of the Tecate beer .. show full overview
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Trout
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Huell travels to the high sierras on horseback to see how trout are dropped from an airplane into High Sierra Mountain lakes -- a spectacular sight. At the San Joaquin Fish Hatchery .. show full overview

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