The homes of many of our favorite TV characters are almost as memorable as the protagonists themselves. Some are mere facades built in studio backlots, but many others are real homes you could buy in real life if you were so inclined. And wealthy.
If you’ve ever fantasized about living it up in the mansion from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (actually in Brentwood) or kicking back in the bungalow of The Golden Girls (not really in Florida), read on and plan for that future lottery win.
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1The 'Roseanne' House: $210,200
Representing working-class America, the house where the Conners lived on Roseanne was practically the only place we ever saw them. Located at 619 Runnymeade Ave. in Evansville, IN, the place is still standing and was on the market in 2013.
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Holy real estate bubble, Batman! The 10 bedroom, 6 bathroom Pasadena, CA, mansion featured in the campy 1960s TV series - always referred to as “stately” - is a snip at just under $15 million. Unfortunately, Alfred the butler no longer works there.
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The 'Fresh Prince' Mansion: $10,594,600
From 1990 to 1996, guests saw the Bel-Air house that represented a new (and rich) life for Will Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Ironically, the colonial/neoclassical mansion isn't even in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, but in nearby posh Brentwood - 251 N. Bristol Ave., to be exact.
You can swing by and check it out whenever you're in the neighborhood, but don't expect Geoffrey to answer the door.
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The Happy Days spin-off that launched the career of Robin Williams was shot in its actual setting: Boulder, CO. The sticker price of the Victorian home featured in the show is as out-of-this-world as its titular character, at nearly $3 million.
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Even at the time the show ran, a mall shoe salesman earning enough to afford a large suburban home and support a stay-at-home wife was really pushing the audience’s suspension of disbelief. The home used for the external shots is in Deerfield, IL, and has a price well beyond the means of the Al Bundys of today.
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The 'Full House' House: $5,350,000
"Everywhere you look" in Alamo Square in San Francisco, you can see the famous Full House intro shots. These homes are called "The Painted Ladies" and were used to establish the show, but none was the actual house where the Tanners "lived."
If you're really interested in checking that out, it's at 1709 Broderick St., about a one-mile walk from the Painted Ladies. Bob Saget returned to the house in 2013 and said the experience was “creepy.”
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7The 'Who's The Boss' House: $2,304,700
The show is set in Fairfield, CT, but the Bower family's Georgian colonial home is actually in the neighboring New York town of Rye. You’ll probably need more than an advertising executive’s salary to afford this property today.
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Ray Romano could afford to buy the Barone adobe twice over and still have some change left with the money he made for each episode of the long-running sitcom. For the rest of us, the asking price of 135 Margaret Blvd. in Merrick, NY, is a bit more of a stretch.
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The 'Dexter' Apartment: $257,000
Want to see where Dexter himself lived? Go to the apartment building at 1155 103rd St. in Miami, FL. While in the show, Dexter's pad is located in the fictional "Palm Terrace." In reality, the community is the Bay Harbor Club. His specific unit was #6B.
Although all the interiors were mostly shot in Los Angeles, check out this Huffington Post article to see what real-life Miami locations appeared in the show.
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The long-running series was set in an idealized version of Milwaukee, WI, in the 1950s, but the Cunninghams' picturesque suburban home was actually in Los Angeles. A modern-day middle-class family would have little hope of meeting the asking price of the three-story at 565 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
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The 'Golden Girls' House: $4,000,500
It felt like visiting your grandmother (or four grandmothers) each week when you saw the cozy Miami house from The Golden Girls, right? Well, it wasn't in Miami. It's not even on the same coast; instead, it's at 245 N. Saltair Ave. in Brentwood, CA, and bears little resemblance to how it looked on the show.
It's true that a replica was built at Disney's Hollywood Studios on Residential Street in Lake Buena Vista, FL, for many years, but it was torn down in 2003.
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12The 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' House: $1,494,100
Who didn't want to live in the Pee-wee's Big Adventure house with cool gadgets like the pancake maker or cereal spiller, not to mention the fish tank windows?! The quirky abode actually exists and is located at 1848 Oxley St. in South Pasadena, CA.
Granted, the toys from 1985 are gone and the house looks pretty drab in comparison, but it's still there and accessible for a photo op. Check out some never-before-seen photos on Pee-wee's own blog to celebrate the 30th anniversary!
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The 'Brady Bunch' House: $4,452,500
Want to see the actual Brady Bunch house? It's located at 11222 Dilling St. in North Hollywood, CA! Producers picked the split-level in the Studio City neighborhood because it looked relatable and middle-class. After the show's filming, the home's then-owner put up a fence because so many fans were walking all over the property.
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The 'Wonder Years' House: $1,337,100
Kevin Arnold's house from The Wonder Years is at 516 University Ave. in Burbank, CA. You couldn't help but feel nostalgic every time you saw the humble home, which perfectly represented old-school middle America. Amazingly, it was last sold in 1987, which means the same family who owned it during The Wonder Years still owns it today!
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15The 'Three's Company' Apartment: $4,255,400
The Santa Monica apartment complex seen in the show is actually a single-family home with an eye-watering price tag to match. With an estimated monthly rental exceeding $10,000, a modern remake would probably need a few more roommates.
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