<sod>Tall and muscular, Howser is featured in ''[[California's Gold]]'' invariable smiling and amazed by all the "fascinating" things and "really nice people" he finds on his video travels throughout the [[Los Angeles]] area and the state of [[California]], whether it's a restored [[Spanish]] mission, or an old man who loves to make [[yogurt]].<eod>
<sod>Howser's enthusiastic style as host of his various travel shows led to him being impersonated and lampooned by comedians and radio personalities, such as [[Adam Carolla]],<ref>{{cite web | title = April 2, 2008 - Mark Walberg and Artie Lange call into the studio; Dana Gould is in the studio | work = Adam Carolla | date = April 2, 2008 | url = http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/april-2-2008-mark-walberg-and-artie-lange-call-into-the-studio-dana-gould-is-in-the-studio/ | accessdate = 2008-05-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722085134/http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/april-2-2008-mark-walberg-and-artie-lange-call-into-the-studio-dana-gould-is-in-the-studio/|archivedate=July 22, 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref> [[Dana Gould]], [[Ralph Garman]], and [[James Adomian]].<eod>