Good Bones (TV series)

Good Bones is an American reality television series airing on HGTV starring Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk, based in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1][2] The show's pilot aired on March 22, 2016.[3]

Good Bones
GenreReal estate
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes66 (as of September 8, 2020)
Production
Running time43 minutes
Release
Original networkHGTV
Original releaseMarch 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) –
present

On June 7, 2019, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on June 9, 2020. Good Bones: Down to the Studs, presents previously aired episodes with additional footage and commentary from Starsiak Hawk, Laine, and others.[4][5]

On August 27, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth season which will premiere in summer 2021.[6]

Premise

In 2007, Karen E. Laine was working as a defense attorney and her daughter, Mina Starsiak Hawk, was working as a part-time waitress.[7][8] Starsiak Hawk is Laine's daughter from her first marriage, to an orthopedic surgeon.[9][10] The mother-daughter duo began flipping houses in their free time in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis.[8] In 2008, the two decided to open a home rehab business, called Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc.[11]

Starsiak Hawk became a real estate agent. Laine retired from the business in 2019 but continues to appear on the show and participate in renovations. Their signature style includes creating green spaces wherever possible and incorporating work by local artists and craftsman to put a personal touch on the homes. Karen often restores or repurposes objects found in homes. The mother-daughter team expanded into the Bates–Hendricks neighborhood, and recently expanded into Old Southside. They are revitalizing their hometown one property at a time, buying dilapidated homes and rehabbing them into stunning urban remodels.[12][13][14]

In every episode, they highlight members of their team, including Starsiak Hawk's half-brother Tad, who leads the demo crew; Lonny, their foreman,[1] and longtime head contractor and Tad's step-father, Lenny. Lenny left the show in 2019.[15]

Starsiak Hawk and Laine created a video to explain the complex family relationships among the team.[16]

In 2019, Laine and Starsiak Hawk took part in HGTV's A Very Brady Renovation.

In 2018's season 3, Starsiak Hawk gave birth to son, Jack. In September 2020 she gave birth to second child, daughter Charlotte.[17] [18]

On October 4, 2019, Laine announced her retirement from the family renovation company, Two Chicks and a Hammer, to spend more time with husband Roger. She appears in the fifth season of Good Bones, focusing on DIY projects.[19]

Other business

The duo opened a home furnishings store named Two Chicks DIstrict Co. at 1531 S. East Street in the Bates–Hendricks neighborhood on June 20, 2020. The business features a wine and beer bar and tables for laptop use. The building was originally the Lincoln Theatre, a silent movie house. Most recently it housed a countertop laminate fabrication firm. Two Chicks and a Hammer purchased the building in 2015 for use as a warehouse. An episode in Season 5 will detail the building's renovation.[20]

Episodes
Main article: List of Good Bones episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
111March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
213May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
313April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)
415May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14)August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)
514June 9, 2020 (2020-06-09)September 8, 2020 (2020-09-08)[6]

References
  1. "'Good Bones' Is Secretly The Best Show On HGTV". Decider. June 20, 2017.
  2. "Good Bones". IMDb. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. Episode Guide
  4. "HGTV Picks Up 13 New Episodes of "Good Bones"". The Futon Critic. June 7, 2019.
  5. "New Season of HGTV's Hit Series "Good Bones" Spotlights Dramatic Home Renovations and Follows Mina Starsiak Hawk's IVF Journey". The Futon Critic. May 12, 2020.
  6. "HGTV Picks Up 14 New Episodes of "Good Bones"". The Futon Critic. August 27, 2020.
  7. Hall, Hannah (May 4, 2015). "Indy Home-Rehabbers Debut HGTV Show Tonight - Indianapolis Monthly". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  8. Harris, Shakkira (September 30, 2019). "Two Chicks and a Hammer co-owner announces retirement". WRTV. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  9. "5 Things to Know About Good Bones' Mother-Daugther [sic] Duo, Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak". People. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. "Dr. Casimir R. Starsiak, DO - Greenwood, IN - Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Hip and Knee Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, Shoulder and Elbow Orthopedic Surgery - Request Appointment". Find a Doctor | Community Health Network. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. Leigh Mattern, Jessica (March 24, 2018). "Why 'Good Bones' Is the Complete Opposite of Every Other House Flipping Show". Country Living. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  12. "First Look: HGTV's 'Good Bones'". HGTV. May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  13. "Mina Starsiak Bio". HGTV. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  14. "Karen E Laine Bio". HGTV. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  15. Keogh, Joey (November 19, 2019). "Why did Lenny disappear from Good Bones?". The List. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  16. "Mina Starsiak, Karen Laine and the Good Bones Family Tree", HGTV, retrieved August 12, 2020
  17. Garcia, Isabel (March 11, 2020). "HGTV Star Mina Starsiak Hawk Is Pregnant With Second Child After Struggling With Infertility". House Beautiful. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  18. Strohm, Emily (September 16, 2020). "Good Bones' Mina Starsiak Hawk and Husband Steve Hawk Welcome Daughter Charlotte Drew". People. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  19. Haring, Bruce (October 5, 2019). "HGTV 'Good Bones' Star Will Rest Her Weary Bones, Retire From The Company". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  20. Lindquist, David (July 1, 2020). "'Good Bones' star wants new store to be fan destination as well as a neighborhood hangout". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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