Do It for Yourself

Do It for Yourself is a Canadian television home improvement series hosted by Mary Bellows. It first premiered on CBC on September 13, 1982.^[1] The series ended on December 1, 1983 with 278 episodes. The program was one of the top run daytime shows in Canada^[2] and was sold in 1985 to a broadcast group which then aired the series on USA network, Lifetime and PBS in the United States.^[1]

Do It for Yourself
Created by	Initiative Production Ltd.
Directed by	H. W. Pasila
Presented by	Mary Bellows
Starring	Mary Bellows
Music by	Cam Shearer
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	278
Production
Producer	J. Derek Smith
Production location	Britannia, Ontario
Editor	Barbara MacWhirter
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	CBC Television
Original release
Network	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release	September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) – November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01)

Cast

• Mary Bellows .... Host
• John Reeves .... Plant Expert
• Ken Reeves .... Plant Expert
• Zeke .... puppy No. 1
• Hoover .... puppy No. 2

Episode guide

Season 1 (1982)

Season 2 (1983)

Season 3 (1983)

Book

In 1987, Bellows published a 64-page paperback book with all her handy tips and tricks from her home improvement TV show. The book was published in English by Methuem.^[3][4]