{"id":7492,"date":"2020-07-16T13:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/?p=7492"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:54:53","slug":"famous-tv-movie-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/famous-tv-movie-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the most popular movie and TV homes, according to Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simpsons-house.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon image of the Simpsons house\" class=\"wp-image-7493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simpsons-house.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simpsons-house-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simpsons-house-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Simpsons-house-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At Independent Cottages we list an extremely diverse array of holiday homes &#8211; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-ideas\/luxury-holiday-cottages\/\">grand manors<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-ideas\/romantic-cottages-for-couples\/\">quaint cottages<\/a>, tree houses, houseboats, converted buses and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know how much a special house\ncan stick with you, and that\u2019s true not only of your own home or places you\u2019ve\nstayed on holiday but also those houses you feel like you\u2019ve lived in from\nwatching them in your favourite TV shows and movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some homes from our favourite TV\nshows and movies have been almost as big a character as the actors themselves &#8211;\nthink <em>Home Alone<\/em> and <em>Friends<\/em>, and can even be places we take\ninspiration from for our own interior designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind we decided to\nfind out what some of the most popular homes (be that houses, apartments,\ncottages or condos) from iconic TV shows and movies are. We turned to Google to\nfind out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Google search volume data we\nanalysed which TV show and movie homes people are searching for the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And coming out in the top spot is\nthe truly special, balloon-fuelled house from Disney\u2019s charming movie <em>Up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dreamy house from the beloved movie was a star of the show for sure, when its owner Earl tied a thousand balloons to the house and used it to fly him on his explorations of South America in honour of his late wife Elly, a true tearjerker of a movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on below for the full results of the most popular TV and movie homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Most Popular TV &amp;amp; Movie Homes\" aria-label=\"chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-uqm6W\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/uqm6W\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"1443\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2>1. Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrative image of house floating in sky with multi coloured balloons coming out of chimney. \" class=\"wp-image-7498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_378049042_Fotor-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The house in <em>Up<\/em> is a central character of the heartwarming movie. After Earl\u2019s wife Elly dies he decides to live out her dreams by tying a thousand balloons to his house and setting off on a South America adventure. The colourful house is a place many of the movie\u2019s fans would love to live, and the popularity of the house has even led to an exact replica of the house being built in Utah which is available to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>2. Home Alone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another movie with a house at the core of the storyline is of course the classic Christmas caper <em>Home Alone<\/em>. The beautiful and gigantic house was the scene for a series of hijinks as two hapless burglars tried to break into the house while Kevin was home alone and laid a variety of slapstick traps for them in every room. Kevin\u2019s house of tricks is every kid\u2019s perfect playhouse and while the picture perfect grand Chicago house is every adult\u2019s Christmas dream home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>3. <strong>Amityville Horror&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Top of the many horror movie homes making the list is the house from <em>Amityville Horror<\/em>. A creepy house is of course a crucial element to the spooky setting of a horror movie, and it doesn\u2019t get much creepier than this. <em>Amityville Horror <\/em>is in fact based on a true story &#8211; a reportedly haunted house which was the scene of a gruesome murder and reported paranormal sightings since. The very house still stands today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>4. Harry Potter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Harry Potter\u2019s house with his aunt and uncle is not the most prominent location throughout the magical movies (and books) it is an iconic one. The boy who lived in the cupboard under the stairs is how we are introduced to Harry and is an important factor in Harry\u2019s life and character throughout the series. The rather simple three-bedroom house just an hour outside of London is a real family home which was recently put on the market at \u00a3475,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>5. <strong>A Christmas Story&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another picture perfect Christmas movie home proving popular is the fabulous house from <em>A Christmas Story<\/em>. The charming real home used to film the 1980s Christmas movie is available to visit year-round and visitors can even stay overnight in the iconic yellow home based in Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>6. Friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1479113354_Fotor-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1479113354_Fotor-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1479113354_Fotor-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1479113354_Fotor-624x831.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1479113354_Fotor.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top ranking TV home is the iconic apartment from <em>Friends<\/em>. Lived in by almost all of the characters at some point through the show\u2019s run, the purple-walled apartment is primarily the home of Monica and is the setting for many of the most beloved scenes through the series &#8211; from Monica and Chandler\u2019s engagement, to the gang watching Monica and Rachel\u2019s old prom video, to the tearjerking final scene when Monica and Chandler move out. The New York apartment has been on tour in recent years, with Friends Fest allowing fans of the show to visit the set of the beloved apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>7. <strong>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up, it\u2019s another house of horrors. <em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. <\/em>In real life there are multiple locations from which you can see <em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre <\/em>house, whether you head to Kingsland, Texas to see the 1900s period property from the original 1974 movie or head to Austin, Texas to marvel at the equally spooky mansion used for the more recent remakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>8. <strong>The Brady Bunch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The quintessential family home is\nof course that of<em> The Brady Bunch. <\/em>The classic sitcom which aired in the\nlate 60s and early 70s followed the happy-go-lucky lives of the Brady family.\nThe Brady family home is a large-storey property in a suburb of LA &#8211; big enough\nto host the family of two parents and six children.The home is also loved for\nits retro 60s decor. The real life Brady home was purchased by HGTV in 2018 and\ntheir renovation of the home was aired on TV. It\u2019s not currently available for\npublic tours but has been used for celebrity stays and special contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>9. <strong>Mrs Doubtfire&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Francisco home from Robin\nWilliams\u2019 <em>Mrs Doubtfire <\/em>is one of the most loved houses on screen, and a\npopular San Francisco tourist attraction. The iconic house is perfect for a\nlarge family home and its aesthetic style is in-line with many of the beautiful\nproperties in the Californian city. These Victorian style houses in San\nFrancisco are often referred to as \u2018The Painted Ladies\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>10. <strong>The Simpsons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the top 10 is another favourite fictional family home &#8211; <em>The Simpsons<\/em>. The family-friendly 4-bedroom detached house has been the scene of the family\u2019s many ups and downs since the show began in 1989 and is a house so many of us around the world feel we have lived in with them too. As well as four bedrooms, the house features the attic home to many of Homer and Marge\u2019s old secrets and treasures, the living room with the iconic sofa, and of course Bart\u2019s treehouse in the garden. In 1997 a real life replica of the house was built and given away for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Methodology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine the most popular movie\nand TV homes we compiled a set of over 100 movies and TV shows with prominent\nhome settings. We then analysed the average monthly Google search volume for\nthese homes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Independent Cottages we list an extremely diverse array of holiday homes &#8211; from grand manors, to quaint cottages, tree houses, houseboats, converted buses and everything in between. 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