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'''''Home Makeover''''' is the first ''Despicable Me'' short film released on December 14, 2010. The plot follows the Orphanage sending someone round to make sure that Gru's house is fit for children.
 
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'''''Home Makeover''''' is the first ''[[Despicable Me]]'' short film released on December 14, 2010. The plot revolves around [[Miss Hattie's Home for Girls]] sending someone round to make sure that [[Gru's House]] is fit for children.
   
The short was released as a bonus feature on the ''[[Despicable Me]]'' DVD and Blu-ray. It was followed by ''[[Orientation Day]]'' and then ''[[Banana]]''.
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The short was released as a part of [[Minion Madness]] and as a bonus feature on the ''[[Despicable Me]]'' Blu-ray. It was followed by ''[[Orientation Day]]'' and then ''[[Banana]]''.
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
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[[File:180px-Vlcsnap8-05-02h05m02s181.png|thumb|left|A minion is seemingly cut by a falling ax]]
The three little girls from ''[[Despicable Me]]'' enlist the help of the Minions to clean up Gru’s house before a social worker makes an unexpected visit to check on the house’s suitability for kids. As you might imagine, a super villain’s house is hardly the place for children, but the solutions the girls come up with are hilarious: placing tennis balls over the spikes in the coffin, putting a clown nose on the dining room skull, and painting the walls pink with a paint-filled bazooka, among other things. Unfortunately, when Gru returns he’s not exactly happy with the results, but that’s to be expected considering they made it all “girly.”[[File:180px-Vlcsnap8-05-02h05m02s181.png|thumb|Margo,Edith,Agnes and Minions Planning how to design the house]]
 
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After a call from [[Miss Hattie's Home for Girls]], Margo pretends to be [[Gru]] and then she is informed that a [[The Social Worker]] is coming for checking the safety of the house while their foster father, Gru, is not home. Soon, she and her sisters, [[Edith]], and [[Agnes]], enlist the help of the [[Minions]] to clean up Gru’s house before a social worker makes an unexpected visit to check on the house’s suitability for kids.
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Apparently, a super villain’s house is hardly the place for children, but the solutions the girls come up with are hilarious: Edith and Gerald are placing tennis balls over the spikes in the coffin, Vincent is putting a clown nose on the dining room skull, Frank is painting the walls pink with a paint-filled bazooka, among other things. The Social Worker is satisfied with the place until Gru comes home and the social worker is confused wich is making Edgar sweaty and runs away and makes the fake "Mr. Gru" headless wich made the social worker passed out. When Gru sees the results and the house he also passes out. That’s to be expected considering they made it all “girly.”
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== Cast ==
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[[Miranda Cosgrove]] as Margo
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[[Dana Gaier]] as Edith
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[[Elsie Fisher]] as Agnes
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[[Pierre Coffin]] as Minions/Social Worker
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==Home Video==
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'''DVD'''
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* ''Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness''
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* ''Illumination 9 Mini-Movie Collection''
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* ''Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies''
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'''Blu-ray'''
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* ''[[Despicable Me]]''
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*If you look closely at the social worker's report, he wrote a note: ''The adoptive parent is a little strange-looking. He has a big yellow head and short legs. Poor guy.''
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*If one looks closely at the social worker's report, he/she can see a note saying that "The adoptive parent is a little strange-looking. He has a big yellow head and short legs. Poor guy."
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*This is the first Illumination's direct-to-video short film.
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*This is the only short film in Minion Madness to feature characters other than the Minions.
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*It is implied that this short film takes place at some point during Despicable Me as Margo still refers to Gru as "Mr Gru".
   
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Revision as of 17:51, 30 June 2021

Home Makeover is the first Despicable Me short film released on December 14, 2010. The plot revolves around Miss Hattie's Home for Girls sending someone round to make sure that Gru's House is fit for children.

The short was released as a part of Minion Madness and as a bonus feature on the Despicable Me Blu-ray. It was followed by Orientation Day and then Banana.

Plot

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A minion is seemingly cut by a falling ax

After a call from Miss Hattie's Home for Girls, Margo pretends to be Gru and then she is informed that a The Social Worker is coming for checking the safety of the house while their foster father, Gru, is not home. Soon, she and her sisters, Edith, and Agnes, enlist the help of the Minions to clean up Gru’s house before a social worker makes an unexpected visit to check on the house’s suitability for kids.

Apparently, a super villain’s house is hardly the place for children, but the solutions the girls come up with are hilarious: Edith and Gerald are placing tennis balls over the spikes in the coffin, Vincent is putting a clown nose on the dining room skull, Frank is painting the walls pink with a paint-filled bazooka, among other things. The Social Worker is satisfied with the place until Gru comes home and the social worker is confused wich is making Edgar sweaty and runs away and makes the fake "Mr. Gru" headless wich made the social worker passed out. When Gru sees the results and the house he also passes out. That’s to be expected considering they made it all “girly.”

Cast

Miranda Cosgrove as Margo

Dana Gaier as Edith

Elsie Fisher as Agnes

Pierre Coffin as Minions/Social Worker

Home Video

DVD

  • Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness
  • Illumination 9 Mini-Movie Collection
  • Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies

Blu-ray

Trivia

  • If one looks closely at the social worker's report, he/she can see a note saying that "The adoptive parent is a little strange-looking. He has a big yellow head and short legs. Poor guy."
  • This is the first Illumination's direct-to-video short film.
  • This is the only short film in Minion Madness to feature characters other than the Minions.
  • It is implied that this short film takes place at some point during Despicable Me as Margo still refers to Gru as "Mr Gru".

Navigation

Despicable Me
Released film(s)
Despicable Me (2010) • Despicable Me 2 (2013) • Minions (2015) • Despicable Me 3 (2017) • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Upcoming film(s)
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Short films
Minion Madness (Home MakeoverOrientation DayBanana) (2010) • (PuppyPanic in the MailroomTraining Wheels) (2013) • (Binky Nelson UnpacifiedCompetitionCro Minion) (2015) • Mower Minions (2016) • (The Secret Life of KyleYellow is the New Black) (2017 and 2018) • Santa's Little Helpers (2019) • Minion Scouts (2019) • (Minions and MonstersPost Modern Minions) (2021 and 2022) • Mooned (2023)