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Visiting with Huell Howser
Elephant Update
Season 10
Episode 1016
In 1988, Huell attended a touching reunion between Charlie Franks, an 80-year-old elephant trainer, and Nita, the elephant he had raised from a baby of five years. When Charlie retired in the early 1970s after traveling the world with his beloved performing elephant, he donated her to the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and hadn’t seen her for 15 years.
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28:44
Huell explores the making of pita bread at the Global Bakery in Pacoima.

25:57
Huell visits the Society for Calligraphy, Southern California Conference.

27:52
Huell joins Albert and Katherine Dabrowski in Glassell Park for Polish food.

25:57
Huell visits Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in downtown Hollywood, CA.

28:16
Huell goes in the air with Helinet to see the helicopter mounted cameras.

23:20
Huell travels back to Little Tokyo with a friend to re-visit two Japanese establishments.

27:56
Huell gets a very special tour of the Folk Music Center.

28:37
Huell visits Claremont, CA to the historic Citrus Packing House.