extreme makeover home edition

It was a wall-to-wall 'Mother's Day' theme throughout this week's installment of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC). Ty Pennington and gang took care of volleyball coach Carrie Prewitt, who stepped in to take care of the three Brewer sisters when their parents died from drug abuse.

Now this family of four was living in a run-down double-wide trailer, so ABC and the 'EM:HE' crew decided to tear it down and give them a house so huge the three girls could probably grow up, get married and still not have to leave home.

"Our old home felt like right at the end of the book and it was the end of the story," oldest daughter Ashley said after the reveal. "Coach had many memories in that home that we didn't get to share with her. Our new home feels like we're opening the 'Brewitt' book."

Bill Dickinson has been serving in the military for 17 years, and is currently deployed in Afghanistan. Left at home are his wife, India, and their five children. Unfortunately, the home they were living in was literally beyond repair. Everyone who looked at it simply said it needed to be bulldozed because of wiring, mold and flood damage. Enter 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC).

Ty Pennington and the team came in and did what the contractors told them to, tearing down the old house and replacing it with a 4,000-square foot home with separate rooms for each of the Dickinson's five children.

While Bill was never able to give India an engagement ring during their relationship, the show made that possible during a live video chat.

Ty Pennington and the team at 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC) are always looking for new and exciting ways to demolish a home. They've had a huge crowd physically pull one down a hill and even blown one up with dynamite.

So, inspired by Fred, the father of this week's family, who is a truck driver, they decided to take it down "big rig style," as Pennington said.

Designer Johnny Littlefield donated his rig to the cause. "I was gonna take her to the salvage yard anyway because she was long past due, and I thought I'd give her one last ride into the sunset."

After a car accident left him paralyzed from the neck down a year ago, Carl Hall found himself trapped in a situation made him frustrated and at times angry. That's where the 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM on ABC) was able to step in and help.

Because he could no longer manage stairs, the Halls and their four kids had to move from their two-story home to a condo where there simply wasn't room for Carl's wheelchair to maneuver, much less that many people to live.

To make matters worse, he wasn't able to sleep in a bed with his wife, and he was reliant on the family to help him manage so many of his daily activities, including such mundane things as turning on and off the lights. So one of the priorities for the team was to give Carl back some much-needed independence.

On Nov. 5, 2009, a deadly shooting spree devastated the lives of 43 people directly, and countless others in Texas and around the country. Thirteen people died when a lone gunmen opened fire at the country's most populous military installation.

The team at 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC) dedicated an episode to helping one of the survivors of that attack: Staff Sgt. Patrick Ziegler.

But it wasn't just Ty Pennington and the 'Extreme Makeover' crew that headed to Fort Hood. They brought along comedian Dane Cook to bring some laughs to the service personnel.

"My dad was a military guy," Cook said. "And just instilled in me at a very early age that giving back to your country was paramount to anything else."

The Hurston family received much more than a new solar-powered house on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC). The Hurstons have for years delivered and donated portable water purifiers to disaster-stricken zones, with particular focus in Haiti, through their charity Air Mobile.

Bank of America gave them a grant worth more than $100,000 to continue this mission, as well as free consulting services to help sustain and grow their nonprofit organization. "We were so overwhelmed with that," said Cindy Hurston. "Thank you for all the people whose lives will be touched by the rippling effect of this gift. They thank you."

On 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC), any glee from getting a new house was trumped by the chance to meet -- and dance with -- Justin Bieber. When he taught Katrina some of his trademark moves, she wasn't shy at all.

"We do it differently where I come from," she said, and a dance battle ensued: Katrina and her friends against Bieber and his dancers. Her mother noted, "Having her friends there and being able to go onstage and meet Justin Bieber, you could just see a stronger Katrina. And I'm so thankful for that."

Earnie Graham is a single mom who works full-time, attends college and still finds the energy to volunteer as a receptionist and camp chaperone for the Girl Scouts of America. Ty Pennington and the crew of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC) built them a new home in Augusta, Georgia. But appreciation for Earnie didn't end there.

"After eating so many Girl Scout cookies, we decided that maybe it might be time for a new flavor," said Pennington. Girl Scouts of all ages then unveiled a new cookie -- Extreme Graham -- with a picture of Earnie and her two children on the box.

A couple in Savannah, Georgia, have a 2-year-old son who was born with a life-threatening disease. On 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC), the crew help build a home that better accommodates his condition. They also get him a special walker.

Zoe takes to it immediately and attempts his first steps -- with great success.

"This is like the miracle on top of everything," says Zoe's mom. Her husband agrees, "That was the biggest moment of this whole thing. I'm inspired by Zoe, because my little 2-year-old is determined to live."

Oh, those talented designers and builders on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM on ABC). Apparently, this week they could have saved themselves a lot of time based on the family's reaction to their backyard surprise.

We could have called it 'Extreme Makeover: Tree House Edition.'

Because of the family's love of trees, the team gave them a truly impressive structure, stretching across several trees and rising high into the sky. With beds and chairs, walkways and a porch overlooking the actual house, it seemed to get as much, if not more, enthusiasm than the house itself.

A disabled boy gave the ultimate gift to a friend and her family on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM on ABC). Garrett Grommesh earned a makeover for his family in order to make his own life easier; he's confined to a wheelchair. But Garrett's concerns were almost immediately for his friend Arlinda Hajdari and her family.

The six members of the Hajdari family have been sharing a two-bedroom apartment since coming over to America from Kosovo. Because of the good condition of the Grommesh home other than wheelchair accessibility, Garrett asked if they could pay it forward and give their home to the Hajdari family.

The 'Extreme Makeover' team physically relocated the home across town to do just that. Of course, they couldn't resist fixing it up a bit as well.

The Anderson family lives in Maple Heights, Ohio. Parents Andre and Jasmine are blind as a result of diabetes, and they have two sons -- 13-year-old Jaison (who is hearing-impaired) and 7-year-old Jahzion -- plus a guide dog named Valentine. The family lives in a rickety, dangerous old house. But they haven't let their surroundings or their disabilities hold them back.

Andre and Jasmine run a disability awareness center -- now, courtesy of 'Extreme Makeover' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC), they get a change in their lives. They receive a new mansion-style home -- which includes a thumbprint reader that unlocks the front door, a bar-code scanner to identify food in the kitchen, and a laptop to read books for Andre. (There's also a new heart-shaped bed for Valentine, which is nice, since we're suckers for guide dogs.)

But the nicest gift of all might be a special moment for the married couple. As Jasmine and Andre are moving into their new house, Ohio-born R&B singer John Legend shows up and performs his song 'Shine,' which includes these lyrics: "Ordinary people, could be a hero/ Don't blow out the light/ Let them shine/ Let them shine on."

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - Tuesday November 30, 10PM ET/PT, Global/CBS

Busty models Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio and the rest of the 'angels' walk the fine line between sexy and vulgar on the Victoria's Secret runway. The point of this annual stroll is to check out the $2 million fantasy bra -- designed this year by Damiani -- and marvel at how many places it would cut you if you actually wore it. Katy Perry and Akon perform on the runway, bringing another pair of famous ta-tas to the proceedings.

The Tennessee floods of May, 2010 were a "1,000-year-event" -- the type of flood predicted to occur only once every millennium. Flooding caused at least $1.5 billion worth of damage in Nashville alone. It was a devastating once-in-a-lifetime event for residents in the area. Many television viewers also saw a one-time-only sight. Shocked viewers watched as a schoolhouse floated away -- down a flooded highway that had become a river.

This swept-away schoolhouse was part of the Lighthouse Christian School, which has been run by the Sweatt family since 2003. After the floods, the Sweatts led relief efforts in the area, assisting over 200 families. But now, their school is in danger of shutting for good ... unless they get some help. So 'Extreme Makeover' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC) comes their aid.

The Marshall-Spreier family isn't just lucky to have a new home ... they're lucky to be alive. Over a year ago, their house was devastated by a fire. Since then, they've been living in tents, camped out in their own backyard -- next to the semi-incinerated remains of their former abode.

And time was running out. The family lives in Idaho, and winter was approaching. They needed help to survive ... and quickly. Still, despite their sad story, the family had a lot to be grateful for. They were saved from the fire by the barking of Betsy, the family dog.

Betsy saved the lives of single mom Jane Marshall -- a cancer survivor -- and the lives of her eight children. On 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' (Sun., 8PM ET on ABC), Ty Pennington and his team showed up to help the humans, and to honor the dog.