Monster House Season 2, Episode 7: Dog House

Outback House

How lucky is Ann Soles? As the first ""Steve-ette"" to get a visit from the Monster House crew, we'd say she won the lottery. Ann's family would love to travel down under, but between Dad's busy career and the social lives of a teenage son and daughter, there just isn't time. Mom's solution? Ask Monster House to bring the Australian Outback to them.

60 min

Surfer Girl House

This might just be the best show yet. A single mom and her 11 year old daughter want their bland backyard transformed into a surfer girl getaway. The all-girl build team knocked through walls, jack hammered concrete and set a new standard for teamwork.

60 min

Biker House

This homeowner challenges the crew to outdo the Race Car house with a better biker version. Hold on tight.

60 min

Soccer House

Dad's a soccer coach and his three kids are soccer fanatics—but what's a soccer house? The living room is converted into a soccer field with a giant cleat couch, a hanging soccer chair, a goal post TV and carpet dyed green with white stripes.

60 min

Christmas House Revisited

The team builds a scaled replica model of the city of Hoddesdon, England that wraps around three dining room walls and identically resembles the center square of the homeowner's hometown. Fiber optics bring the city to life, illuminating main street.

60 min

Shark House

Old habits die hard, though, and now that the era of midnight diaper changes is coming to an end, Jozann and Raphael are longing to indulge in some underwater thrill-seeking. Raphael is also a card-carrying member of the Long Beach Aquarium — a place he frequently visits to catch a glimpse of his favorite finned fish. The Borensteins won't have to go very far the next time they need a shark fix, because the Monster House team is on its way to turn their home into a feeding frenzy for shark-lovers. Did Steve and his team deliver?

60 min

Dog House 2

(Conclusion) Five of the most notorious builders get a second chance to build a Monster Doghouse for a chihuahua rescue. To keep this wack-pack from falling apart the first day, a therapist joins the team. In this episode, build days 3-6 were shown. Home owner: Betsy, Kevin Build team: (Viking house) Christopher Dow (as Dr. Wood) (carpenter) (Hacienda house) Mike Petralia () (Vegas house) Don Jacobsen (as Jake) (artist and ponderer) (Hollywood house) John Holzman (carpenter) (Mad Scientist house) Steve Sterle (as Tombstone) (prop builder and cell phone connoisseur)

60 min

Mobster House - Revisited

Bryant and Tania are newlyweds with a modest home in LA. and represent the best traditions of the American Dream. But they want their home to reflect their fascination with such classic gangland heroes as Tony Soprano, Al Capone and Michael Corleone.

60 min

Vegas House - Revisited

The high rolling rat pack of boffo builders will try to beat the odds and bring the snap, crackle, and pop of the Vegas strip to the suburban palace of Nowheresville. Don't forget—the house always wins.

60 min

Hero: Teacher's Lounge

Part 1: The Sherman Oaks Elementary School has asked that their very dated and institutional teachers lounge and lunch room be turned into something that's part French Bistro, part Zen retreat, part DaVinci's studio. We said, ""Be careful what you ask for...""

60 min

Hero: Teacher's Lounge 2

Conclusion: The Sherman Oaks Elementary School has asked that their very dated and institutional teachers lounge and lunch room be turned into something that's part French Bistro, part Zen retreat, part DaVinci's studio. We said, ""Be careful what you ask for...""

60 min

Hero: Firehouse

Engine Company 37, located near UCLA, has a kitchen that was built in the 40s and hasn't changed since. The men are looking for a monster change. Wait and see what's cooking...

60 min

Hero: Police Station

Compton is one of the toughest towns in LA, and the police station is so run down that off duty cops sleep on the floor of abandon jail cells. The chief and the mayor have summoned Steve and cut all the red tape to monsterize a police station.

60 min

Tree House/ Club House

A team of Louisiana locals builds the world's most monster clubhouse for Patrick, a ten-year-old boy with leukemia. The three room structure includes a computerized telescope in a rotating turret and an air conditioned playroom with wide screen TV.

60 min

Egypt House

Home owner: Novak family (Jason, Debbie, Cody, Allison) Designer: Jim Allen (production designer) Build team: Benjamin Pratt (as Ben Pratt) (finish carpenter) Chris Roy (cabinetmaker) Stacey Hoshimiya (metal artist) Paul-Felix Motez (as Paul-Felix Montez) (prop maker) Jason Gunderson (as Gundy) (finish carpenter) This monster house features the luxuries and style of ancient Egypt. Special features include a pharaoh's palace living room, a pyramid that turns into a table, a King Tut's tomb that transforms into a bar and a 20-ft. pyramid with a hot tub inside.

60 min

Chicago Blues House

Four designs are to be used in the LaBatt's online contest: a Delta Blues juke joint, a get-down Chicago Blues blues bar, a Kentucky bluegrass dance barn, and a the Blue Danube beer hall. Find out which will be selected.

60 min

Christmas House - Revisited

The team builds a scaled replica model of the city of Hoddesdon, England that wraps around three dining room walls and identically resembles the center square of the homeowner's hometown. Fiber optics bring the city to life, illuminating main street.

60 min

Soccer House

Dad's a soccer coach and his three kids are soccer fanatics—but what's a soccer house? The living room is converted into a soccer field with a giant cleat couch, a hanging soccer chair, a goal post TV and carpet dyed green with white stripes.

60 min

Three Stooges House

Find out what it would be like if the build team worked like the Three Stooges.

60 min

Golf House

In this putters' heaven, a miniature golf course runs throughout the house and ends at a 19th hole Boston beer bar.

60 min

Monster Loft

A crew of design students from L.A.'s Art Center College tackles a downtown loft. These colleges kids show up confident, but are quickly humbled by the demands of a two-story circular library, a high-design hideaway room, and a Zen tower.

60 min

Monster Shop Class

The wood shop at North Hollywood High just re-opened after being shuttered for years. The tools are ancient, the room is a mess, and the program needs serious monsterizing. If the shop students can remodel the shop in a week, the school gets new tools.

60 min

Good Ol' Boy Trailer

A 1950 Nashua trailer is remade into a mobile, White Trash Heaven. The homeowners, a wealthy Santa Barbara family, are holding a fund raiser for the reveal.

60 min

Club Monster

The legendary Cat Club on Sunset Strip is remade into a Monster tribute to rock'n'roll.

60 min

Skateboard House

60 min

Steve's Mom's House

Susie Watson lives alone in a humble, 53-year-old house in Cleveland, Tenn. One day, her son called to offer her a major upgrade for Mother's Day. While most moms would leap at the chance, Susie held back. Why? Her son is Steve Watson, Monster House host. Ms. Watson likes her cozy living room and her cramped dining room, and she doesn't mind that her washer and dryer dwell in the kitchen. But Steve thinks it's time for a change. For one episode only, he'll put away the ""Monster House"" and just make everything a whole lot better. After all, you gotta be good to your momma. Susie must spend six days and five nights in the RV while her son and five local superbuilders turn her house into the ultimate Mother's Day gift. Everything must be completed on time, so that Momma Watson can settle in to her new digs and Stevie won't get a spankin'. Did Steve and his team deliver?

60 min