American television program
California's Gold
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Also known as
| California's Gold with Huell Howser
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Genre
| Human interest
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Created by
| Huell Howser
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Written by
| Huell Howser
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Presented by
| Huell Howser
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Opening theme
| "
California, Here I Come
"
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 24
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No.
of episodes
| 443
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Producers
| Huell Howser, Phil Noyes, Harry Pallenberg
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Editors
| David Swofford, Mary Danly
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Camera setup
| Single camera
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Running time
| 30?60 minutes
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Production companies
| KCET
Huell Howser Productions
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Network
| California Public Television
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Release
| 1991
(
1991
)
?
2012
(
2012
)
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California's Gold
is a
public television
human interest program that explores the natural, cultural, and historical features of
California
. The series ran for 24 seasons
[1]
beginning in 1991, and was produced and hosted by
Huell Howser
in collaboration with
KCET, Los Angeles
. The series ceased production when Howser retired in November 2012, shortly before his death on January 7, 2013,
[2]
although episodes continue to be shown on KCET and are featured on the page at the station's website about his shows.
The series theme song is "
California, Here I Come
". Typically, it is performed by local musicians who may be from a given episode's locale. However some episodes include an old-time recording of the California state song "
I Love You, California
".
Production
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The minimal production allowed locations and people to remain the focal point of the program.
Howser's archives are now housed at
Chapman University
in Orange, California, and can be streamed online.
[3]
The decision to donate them grew out his experiences making an episode of the show.
[4]
Episodes
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California's Gold
is divided into 24 seasons of varying lengths (plus specials), comprising 443 episodes.
[5]
In May 2016, KCET showed a "lost" episode on the
Charles F. Lummis House
, now considered to be the final episode.
[6]
In March 2018, documentary filmmaker John McDonald released an unofficial episode of the series. "California's Gold: The Ghost Mountain Experiment" documents the life of California hermit Marshal South and family, and incorporates previously unreleased footage produced by Howser.
[7]
Related shows
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Several related shows were also produced by Huell Howser Productions in collaboration with
KCET
. These were
California's Green
, a show about environmentally friendly measures being undertaken in
California
;
California's Golden Coast
;
California's Golden Parks
;
California's Water
;
California's Missions
;
Road Trip
, a show about sights along California's highways and byways;
[8]
Downtown
, a show about
Los Angeles
' downtown;
Visiting...
, a show about sights in the Los Angeles area;
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and
Palm Springs
.
[10]
References
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External links
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