2008-04-extra Magical Home Makeover

Extreme Makeover: Home Improvement
Sunday, May 4th, 8 p.m., ABC
Massachusetts magician David Oliver brought a little magic to ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. "I'm not a big fan of reality shows," Oliver admits, "but this one has a good feel to it and really helps people instead of tearing them down." Oliver was brought in as a magic consultant to a home in Warwick, Rhode Island where the family's young son had an interest in magic. The idea of the program is to give the family's house a complete makeover, and Oliver was asked to help turn the boy's room into a magical bedroom. This included adding some special effects and stocking the room with tricks and books, including the Tarbell Course and numerous Dover reprints of the classics.

Oliver was chosen due to his work with kids. While not a kids' performer, per se, he has been running the Boston SYM Assembly for 22 years and has been a longstanding instructor at Tannen's Magic Camp. Oliver sees it all as his way of "giving back." The episode is scheduled to air May 4.