# Norm! (no, not that one, the This Old House guy) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737 "2022-10-05T01:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/21 "2022-10-10T14:19:58Z")
What are these photos? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/22 "2022-10-10T14:23:17Z")
It’s this place: [![](https://www.woodshopnews.com/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTQ5NjgyNjg5NzU3OTQ3MzU2/image-placeholder-title.jpg) ](https://www.woodshopnews.com/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTQ5NjgyNjg5NzU3OTQ3MzU2/image-placeholder-title.jpg) From what would be the side to Norm’s left (our right). [https://cdn.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/05pwm1211abram.jpg](https://cdn.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/05pwm1211abram.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/23 "2022-10-10T14:34:37Z")
Holy smokes! Your first photos look like any old worn out and dumpy house. I guess Norm didn’t or doesn’t own that property? It should be a shrine. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/24 "2022-10-10T14:38:26Z")
Wikipedia says the barn is in Russell Morash’s backyard. (He produced this show, The Victory Garden and The French Chef starring Julia Child. If you watched the recent HBO Max series about Julia Child, he was portrayed in it.) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/25 "2022-10-10T18:34:19Z")
I don’t remember anyone on _This Old House_ called Norm… Oh, wait! You mean _Nahm_! I used to occasionally see the show and think, _Damn, is there a tool this guy_ doesn’t _own?_ ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/26 "2023-01-20T20:21:31Z")
The New Yankee Workshop is attempting undead status (4m10s): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KkNhWgoTtd8/maxresdefault.jpg "A Message from Russ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkNhWgoTtd8) For those who want a quick peek at the inside of the shop. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/27 "2023-01-21T01:49:50Z")
I had not known he’d retired. Thanks for linking the retirement show, it was very moving. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/28 "2024-06-22T20:15:06Z")
FYI, Russell Morash died earlier this week at the age of 88. > **['This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/workshops/102624/russell-morash-tribute)** > > The This Old House family wishes to pay tribute to our founder and the legendary father of “how-to” television, Russell “Russ” Morash, who passed away earlier this week. As the creative force behind This Old House and Ask This Old House, Russ was a... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/29 "2024-06-22T20:26:34Z")
Russell Morash wws also the producer of Julia Child’s show and was portrayed in the recent MAX series on it. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737/30 "2024-06-22T20:44:17Z")
They started releasing New Yankee Workshop on Youtube. Hopefully that will continue. Russell brought us so mach great content. Victory Garden was my early favorite. Remarkable guy. RIP [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737.md?page=1)