{"id":1640,"date":"2003-10-24T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2003-10-24T21:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/10\/24\/mobile-america-special-1\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:19","slug":"mobile-america-special-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/10\/24\/mobile-america-special-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile America &#8211; Special (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mobile America!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this nostalgic one-hour documentary, popular PBS host Huell Howser goes in search of the history of the RV in America. 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