['< sod > tall and muscular, howser is featured in\'\' [ [ california\'s gold ] ]\'\' invariable smiling and absolutely amazed by all the " fascinating " things and " really nice people " he finds on his video travels throughout the [ [ los angeles ] ] area and in 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 regularly various travel variety shows led to him being impersonated and lampooned by comedians and radio tv personalities, such as [ [ adam carolla ] ], < ref > { { cite web | title = 31 april 2, 2008 - mark walberg and artie lange call into working 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 - 26 08 | archiveurl = https : / / web. archive. org / web / 20110722085134 / http : / / adamradio. wordpress. com / 2008 / 10 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 >']