Original Airdate: January 25, 2003
Host:
Teresa Strasser
Designer:
Mayita Dinos
Carpenters:
Leslie Segrete
Andrew Dan-Jumbo
Summer wants to surprise her husband Ken with a backyard makeover, and would like to incorporate a piece of Ken's Korean culture into their home. While Ken travels to see his family in Olympia, Washington, Summer calls in While You Were Out to take care of the dirty work. To keep tabs on Ken, our Secret Cameraperson has followed him to Olympia, posing as a documentarian making a film on Korean lifestyles. Meanwhile, designer Mayita Dinos has adventurous and ambitious plans to transform Summer's backyard into a Korean Garden. Mayita wants to build a pagoda-like arbor as the centerpiece of the garden, complete with a water channel flowing around it. Carpenter Andrew Dan-Jumbo and handyperson Leslie Segrete have their work cut out for them. In just two days, they need to erect a free-standing structure and dig a trench in the yard. Has the While You Were Out crew bitten off more than they can chew, or will Ken return home to find the calming Korean green space that Mayita has envisioned? Watch for the amazing revelation.