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The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman

Ever the practical inventor, Edison needed a place at home to experiment

Ever the practical inventor, Edison needed a place at home to experiment

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Ever the practical inventor,
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Edison needed a place at home to experiment.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:29
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Reliable Pictures Corporation

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Movie Summary

An examination of how the fundamental need of shelter changed lives and transformed houses into homes.
S01 • E02 I have my little small farm - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
I have my little small farm
S01 • E01 They know a thing or two about making a home, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
They know a thing or two about making a home,
S01 • E01 (relaxing guitar music) - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
(relaxing guitar music)
S01 • E03 So this lab was used by Thomas Edison, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
So this lab was used by Thomas Edison,
S01 • E01 We joke a lotta times, certain parts of the desert - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
We joke a lotta times, certain parts of the desert
S01 • E02 Having a big house like this meant that this is a rich area. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
Having a big house like this meant that this is a rich area.
S01 • E03 So the three of them worked together - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:10
So the three of them worked together
S01 • E02 This shining house on a hill - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
This shining house on a hill
S01 • E01 (thunder crashes) - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
(thunder crashes)
S01 • E03 This grand lab of his later years was a reward - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
This grand lab of his later years was a reward
S01 • E02 Inside, it's essentially one big room. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
Inside, it's essentially one big room.
S01 • E01 (relaxing guitar music) - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:11
(relaxing guitar music)
S01 • E02 And in here was only one person in charge. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
And in here was only one person in charge.
S01 • E03 We'll let historian Emma Wells illuminate us - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
We'll let historian Emma Wells illuminate us
S01 • E02 The lady of the house was the boss. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
The lady of the house was the boss.
S01 • E01 Right now we're in the San Rafael Valley - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
Right now we're in the San Rafael Valley
S01 • E03 We start with what we have behind me, a fireplace. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
We start with what we have behind me, a fireplace.
S01 • E02 She didn't need to be the chieftain's wife - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
She didn't need to be the chieftain's wife
S01 • E01 And once we get into that valley there's a strand - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:08
And once we get into that valley there's a strand
S01 • E03 If you were extremely poverty-stricken, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
If you were extremely poverty-stricken,