Living With Ed

Living With Ed is an American reality television show. It was originally shown on HGTV in 2007. In 2009 a new version began showing on the new Planet Green channel. The show follows actor Ed Begley, Jr. in his quest to live his life with a small carbon footprint. The series records the conflicts between him and his less zealous wife Rachelle Carson who many times suffers due to her husband's uncompromising beliefs. One of the most frequent capers Begley engages in is making his home environmentally more friendly, which he competes with his best friend Bill Nye. Other celebrities have appeared on the show including Jay Leno, Jackson Browne and Jack McGee. Commenting in 2006 on the appeal of the show, Begley said: "In the format of the show, everyone who watches—even people who have never thought about living a low-impact, environmentally conscious life—will be able to relate. They’ll come away with a raised awareness, but they’ll also enjoy seeing the differences between the Rachelle and me." In July 2009 Planet Green announced that it had produced 13 new episodes of the series that would begin airing on October 21, 2009.

Creators and Cast

Creators

None.

Cast

Rate

Ed Begley Jr.

Rate

Bill Nye

Rate

Cheryl Tiegs

Rate

Rachelle Carson

Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes

S1 E1 · Meet The Begleys

2007-01-01

Meet Ed Begley and his wife Rachelle. Ed might be the most eco-friendly man in Hollywood. Green living comes easy for Ed but that isn't always the case for Rachelle.

S1 E2 · Beauty And The Barrel

2007-01-07

Rachelle puts her foot down about adding extremely hideous rain barrels to their backyard. Ed squeezes another contraption into the backyard. After putting himself up on the auction block in the name of charity. Rachelle can't believe people pay to hang out with Ed.

S1 E3 · Jay And The Big House

2007-01-14

Ed takes an interesting assignment and speaks to muscle car fans about the future of electric cars. He then stops by Jay Leno's garage. Rachelle checks out a spacious new, and not solar-powered, house for sale.

S1 E4 · Point/Counterpoint

2007-01-21

Rachelle has found the perfect home renovation that even Ed will approve of. While the construction turns the house upside down, Ed and Rachelle end up doing dishes in the most unlikely of places.

S1 E5 · Ed's Perfect Birthday

2007-01-28

It's Ed's birthday, and Ed wants to forgo eating out at a fancy restaurant to cook his own birthday dinner. He plans a vegetarian feast, which he cooks in solar ovens. While the birthday boy is busy in the kitchen, Rachelle gets new air purifiers installed and plans her surprise gift for Ed.

S1 E6 · Sundancing As Fast As I Can

2007-02-14

Ed and Rachelle have been invited to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Ed insists on driving the hybrid, but Rachelle wants to arrive in style on a plane.

Season 2

13 episodes

S2 E1 · A Model's Model Home

2007-08-26

The second season opens as Ed and Rachelle meet with Cheryl Tiegs to investigate the environmental friendliness of her Bel Air, Cal., home.

S2 E2 · Living With Larry Hagman

2007-08-27

Larry Hagman gives Ed and Rachelle a tour of his solar-powered home.

S2 E3 · Jay Leno's in Hot Water

2008-07-16

No summary.

S2 E4 · Mr. Green And Mr. Browne

2008-07-23

Ed and Rachelle explore Jackson Browne's environmentally conscious ranch.

S2 E5 · I Spy Bill Nye

2008-07-30

No summary.

S2 E6 · West Wing Actor Sees Green

2008-08-06

No summary.

S2 E7 · Bruce Butterflies the Begleys

2008-08-13

No summary.

S2 E8 · Bill and Mario's Makeovers

2008-08-20

No summary.

S2 E9 · Sharon Lawrence Shares Green Ideas

2008-08-27

No summary.

S2 E10 · On The Hunt For Lower Electric Bills

2008-09-03

No summary.

S2 E11 · Ed's Eco Advice

2008-09-10

No summary.

S2 E12 · Sound Advice

2008-09-17

No summary.

S2 E13 · The Perfect Present

2008-09-24

No summary.

Season 3

13 episodes

S3 E1 · Game On

2009-10-21

No summary.

S3 E2 · Water and the Wardrobe

Rachelle hunts for a fully organic gown for an awards show; Ed looks into a new water filtration system for his home.

S3 E3 · For Better or Worse

Ed and Rachelle go on a romantic getaway; Ed cleans out his storage unit and plans to remodel his garage.

S3 E4 · Unplugged

2009-11-11

The Begleys decide to get away from it all and go on a family camping trip.

S3 E5 · Look into the Future

2009-11-18

Ed and Rachelle have very different ideas about what type of energy audit the Begley household needs. Rachelle is having the psychic energy flow assessed, while Ed is measuring the energy efficiency of the Begley home.

S3 E6 · Gambling On Green

2009-11-25

Roadtrip to Las Vegas; Ed and Rachelle renew their vows at the chapel where they originally wed.

S3 E7 · Veto Power

2009-12-02

Since Rachelle won't heed his calls to conserve water, Ed decides to curb water usage at the Begley household by installing a gray water system, which filters sink and shower water for reuse in his garden.

S3 E8 · Ed's Big Birthday Bash

2009-12-09

Rachelle and Hayden plan a surprise party to celebrate Ed's 60th birthday. Will it be green enough for Ed, but fun enough for the planners (and attendees)?

S3 E9 · Author, Author

2010-01-06

Now that Ed has finished his second book, he and Rachelle get set to take a bite out of "the big organic apple," aka New York City, for a promotional book tour.

S3 E10 · Manners

2010-01-13

Rachelle and her friend decide to teach table manners to Hayden and Ed

S3 E11 · Love, Peace and Perry

2010-01-20

Ed goes to the Water Woman Festival to give a speech and ends up communing with some hippies in the desert for a couple days. Meanwhile, Rachelle is stuck at home with Perry, a visiting overzealous entrepreneur who is pitching a lot of green product ideas that aren’t quite catching on.

S3 E12 · Off the Grid, On the Hook

2010-01-27

Ed visits Three Rivers, an off-the-grid community in Oregon, and decided he wants to retire in that area. But Rachael does not want to move that far away from civilization.

S3 E13 · Staycation

2010-02-03

Ed's stay-at-home vacation turns into an ever expanding series of public appearances to help the community, leaving Rachel with the "honey do" chore list that Ed was supposed to do himself during his time off.