California's Gold

Living History

Join Huell as he spends an entire episode around living history. First, he experiences a recreation of everyday life in

L.A. Adventures

This adventure is all about Los Angeles! Huell’s adventure begins at the La-Brea Tar Pits and continues through the fu

Preserving the Past

Huell takes a tour of the little, quaint town of Locke, founded and settled by Chinese immigrants on the Sacramento Rive

Traditions

Join Huell and watch the exciting sport of the charreada or Mexican rodeo at a local Ontario arena; hear the crack of th

Trains

Huell is ready to celebrate train travel at Railfair ’91 at the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento, and ride the

Natural Wonders

In this episode, Huell searches for the tallest, the prettiest, and the rockiest natural wonders in California. Join Hue

Lost Sierra

Join Huell and travel to Downieville, nestled high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, to see what makes this little town so

Buried Treasure

Jazz Special

Join Huell Howser as he spends a day in Sacramento, California for the Jazz Jubilee.

Water Under Pressure

Weedpatch

Lighthouse

Quicksilver

San Miguel Island

Salt

Huell Howser explores salt harvesting and its long history in the San Francisco Bay area. During the Gold Rush of 1849,

Nethercutt Update

Join Huell as he looks back to when he first visited the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Cal

Trees

The theme of this episode is trees! Join Huell as he looks back at two episodes showcasing the beauty of tree-themed roa

Viewfinder: California’s Dreamer

The series California’s Gold has offered a one-of-a-kind tour of the Golden State, spiriting viewers off to major attr

First Theater

Clear Lake

White House

Corona Road Race

Quilts

Teardrops

Mammoths

Ladybugs

Spontaneous Adventures

Ansel Adams

Smartsville

Yuba County's Timbuctoo, a former gold-rush town, and Smartsville, which once had is second "s" stripped from it by the

Land Sailing

Point Fermin Lighthouse Lens

There is a reason that those old lighthouses could send a beam of light for many miles out to see. Most lighthouses used

Water Car

Imagine sitting by the lake on a hot day and watching as a car drives into the water and motors away. Well that’s just

Hearst Castle Landscape

Huell tours the gardens of the world-famous Hearst Castle on our state’s central coast.

Tall Ship Californian

Huell sails aboard the state’s official tall ship, Californian to see just how hard it was for our early settlers to g

Golden Gate Replicas

Huell visits two replicas of the Golden Gate Bridge: the walkway to the Point Bonita Lighthouse, and the Guy West Footbr

Golden Knights

Huell has the adventure of a lifetime, skydiving with the world-famous U.S. Army Golden Knights.

Capitol Steps

Huell goes straight to the TOP! Finished in 1874, California’s Capitol Building is a stunning neoclassical gem. With a

Neptune Pool

Huell gets a behind the scenes tour and takes the “swim of a lifetime” in the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, which i

Chiriaco Summit

Situated 30 miles east of Indio, this popular stop for travelers and truckers who want to gas up, get a home cooked meal

Jojoba

Huell visits, with Larry and Donna Charpied, their 10-acre jojoba farm located in the Eagle Mountain/Desert Center of Ea

Lopez-Hill House

J.J. Lopez, the longtime manager of the Tejon Ranch who helped shape Kern County’s history, built his Victorian-style

Land Sailing

Huell travels to the Mojave Desert’s El Mirage Dry Lake, one of the world’s best spots for land sailors. Land Sailin

Rain Bird

Huell explores the history of Rain Bird, a sprinkler manufacturer with a remarkable history beginning with a Glendora ci

Headwaters Forest Reserve

Join Huell as he gets a tour of this historic and controversial piece of land… all 7500 acres of it! Located way up no

Coit Tower

Coit Tower was built on top of Telegraph Hill in 1933 at the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the City of Sa

Catalina Casino

Huell gets special tour of a California icon: the Catalina Casino. It has been the focal point of Santa Catalina since i

Elvis House

Huell visits the Elvis Presley Estate in Palm Springs and gets a tour of one of only five homes in the world actually ow

Cape Mendocino Lighthouse

Join Huell as he travels to the western-most point in California in search of the Cape Mendocino Lighthouse which was ac

Masumoto Family Farm

Huell travels to Central California to visit the 80 acre Masumoto Family Farm. Huell’s host is David “Mas” Masumot

Michael Adams

Huell travels north to the Yosemite Valley to meet up with Michael Adams. Michael is the son of Ansel Adams, arguably ou

La Grange

Huell travels to the small town of La Grange to see an amazing part of our states history. The Tuolumne Gold Dredge sits

Music Video

Huell’s television first!!! Will it be a hit or will dogs be howling all over our viewing area? Will Huell be the next

Oil Workers

Join Huell as he travels to the town of Taft to celebrate it’s 100 years as an incorporated city with a celebration ca

Lunar Landing

Huell travels to Edwards, California to visit Dryden Flight Research Center, which is NASA’s primary center for atmosp

Sturgeon’s Mill

Huell visits a lumbermill… or is it a working museum? Join Huell, the founders great-grandson and a cast of characters

Snow Goose Festival

Huell travels to Chico to join the celebration of the arrival of thousands of waterfowl that come from the north to spen

Old Wood

Join Huell on his quest to find some really old wood. The first stop is up in Knights Ferry to see the longest covered b

Flagpoles

Huell visits two historic flagpoles. The first was (at one time) the tallest flagpole in the world, but it’s located i

Baseball Sod

Spend the day with Huell at Angel’s Stadium as he meets up with the good folks at West Coast Turf and learns all about

Starr Ranch

Huell travels to Orange County to the Starr Ranch Sanctuary. He gets a special tour of the facility and takes a close lo

California Restaurants

Huell visits two California restaurants that are great examples of “California’s Gold”. Foster’s Freeze has been

Crookedest Street

Huell goes in search of the crookedest street in the world. A small section of Vermont Street in the Potrero Hill sectio

Vincent Price Art Museum

Huell tours the Vincent Price Art Museum, which opened in May 2011 at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park. The mus

George Stanley

Huell goes in search of the history of one of the most iconic symbols in the world: the Oscar. The gleaming gold statuet

Green Chiles

Join Huell in this hot episode as he spends a morning in La Puente to hang out with green chile aficionados Ray Martinez

Persian Festival of Fire

Huell attends an event in El Segundo Beach in Southern California connected with the Iranian New Year’s celebration kn

Animal Acres

A visit with actress Shelley Morrison (Rosario, Karen’s maid on “Will & Grace”) to Animal Acres, a facility caring

Pen Collectors

Huell meets a group of fountain pen collectors at their annual meeting.

Watch Convention

Huell attends the timely event (pun intended) of a watch and clock collectors convention held by the National Associatio

Bunny Museum

Join Huell as he hops over to the Pasadena home of Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski, who have turned their house into a

Whistling Champ

Huell visits with the Whistling Champ Carole Anne Kaufman at her salon, then stops in at her Mom’s store – the Wizar

Soundwalk

Huell travels to Long Beach and takes a tour of SoundWalk, an annual art show of indoor and outdoor sound-art installati

Pig Ears

When Huell’s bartender at Musso & Frank told Huell how much he liked to eat pig ears as a child…. well Huell dove ri

Getty Villa

Huell visits the Getty Villa on a sunny day on the Malibu coast in the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. The Getty Vill

Ablitt House

Huell visits this unique house which was built on a 20 by 20 square foot lot in the heart of Old Town Santa Barbara.

Backdrops

Join Huell as he literally gets a look at what is behind the scene when he visits Grosh Backdrops. They have been provid

The Two Anns

Huell takes a trip to The French Garden in downtown Los Angeles, but this time he brings along two very special lunch da

Sauerkraut

In 1896 the Kruegermann family started making pickles in Germany. The family immigrated to California in 1965 with their

Champion Turf

Come along with Huell as he takes a tour of Champion Turf Equipment in Los Angeles California. Huell gets to see first-h

Lemon Lily Festival

The Idyllwild Lemon Lily Festival highlights the uniqueness and rarity of one of Idyllwild’s most precious native flow

Big Nugget

Huell attends the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo where a recently-discovered 100-ounce gold nugget is on pub

Outpost

“Outpost” was once the largest neon sign in the world and stood above Runyon Canyon near Hollywood during the 1920s.

Bassett Hound Picnic

Huell goes to the 1997 Basset Hound Picnic, sponsored by the Basset Hound Club of So. Cal. Watch as the hounds are judge

Camel Dairy

Huell visits the Oasis Camel Dairy east of San Diego where he gets to milk a camel, plays with baby camels, and learns a

Donuts

Join Huell as he discovers an obscure part of donut history: the connection between National Donut Day and The Salvatio

Tallest Building

This episode has Huell visiting the First Interstate building which is the tallest building west of the Mississippi (73

Nethercutt Update

Join Huell as he looks back to when he first visited the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Cal

Tales from the Golden Empire

This episode, “Tales from the Golden Empire” has Huell exploring Kern County of California. The first stop on this j

Food Special

This episode compiles several Videolog segments, all focused around food! In this mouth-watering episode Huell visits th

Animal Special

This special compiles various Videolog segments all focused around animals! This special stars esteemed guests such as U

L.A. Remembered

In this episode, Huell takes some time to remember wonderful Los Angeles landmarks. Some famous landmarks include Clifto

Potpourri Special

Typically, Huell Howser’s compilation specials centers around a certain theme, but this episode has no theme. Instead,

House & Lawn Special

This special has Huell visiting a collection of unusual and unique houses in Southern California!

FDR’s Boat

Huell takes an inspirational voyage upon Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Yacht, the U.S.S. Potomac. Now stationed

Chavez Center

Huell travels to the Tehachapi Mountains to visit The Cesar Chavez Foundation. Set on 187 acres, the buildings where onc

S.S. Catalina Update

Huell traces the history of the S.S. Catalina, which carried 24 million passengers to-and-from Catalina Island from 1924

Sea Shadow

Sea Shadow was the Navy’s “Stealth Ship,” a futuristic vessel built in 1984 to test new naval technologies, especi

Cabrillo’s Ship

Huell travels to Point Loma to learn about the history of Juan Cabrillo’s ship, the San Salvador, which arrived at San

Jacaranda

Huell, with the help of his friends from the Braille Institute, learns about the history of jacaranda trees in Californi

Spam

This episode is all about Spam! Huell revisits an old episode where he attended the “Best Spam Recipe” contest at th

Hot Dog on a Stick Update

In this update episode, Huell revisits his segment on Hot Dog on a Stick. Huell goes off to Santa Monica Beach to the si

Watts Towers Update

Join Huell as he looks back to when he first visited the Watts Towers in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Californi

Classic Arts Showcase

Huell tours the Glendale office of Classic Arts Showcase, a free cable TV program comprised of video samples from the wo