“You don’t want hair that’s that bulbous.

Luckily, Drew noted that Phan saw beyond superficial details from the beginning.

However, Drew wasn’t impressed.

Drew and Jonathan Scott raising their eyebrows with a questioning look

“You had so much blonde, you should have been in a boy band,” hequipped.

“I hate that,” Drewemphasizedduring the rewatch.

“I just like it when Jonathan and I can just let loose and banter.”

Drew Scott making a concerned face behind Jonathan

He was conflicted about the title because he thought a more specific name would guarantee them job security.

As a compromise, the production team agreed to experiment with scripted and improvised takes.

The brothers were surprised, but gratified, by the show’s success.

Jonathan and Drew Scott smiling in first episode

“Maybe people were like, ‘We gotta watch this because these dudes look so weird!'”

hejokedduring the 2024 re-watch of the episode.

The Scotts’ first episode immediately hooked one key decision maker.

“I stopped it and said, ‘I want them.'”

In 2014, the Scotts began their successful partnership with the web connection.

The method allows them to shoot material for various episodes at one time.

“It doesn’t make any sense to shoot each episode in sequence,” Jonathan informedVariety.

“It makes it 10 times harder for construction.”

Like the shift from scripted to unscripted content, the strategy caught on across HGTV.

“We maintain our core values: quality, respect, families,” Jonathan asserted.