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Despite the show’s shenanigans, trailers are really transformed. Joining the rapper on-camera are over-the-top designer Johnny Hardesty, landscaper Geno Panaro and perky stylist Erika Martin, who outfits the residents with new looks. Neither Hardesty nor Panaro worked on mobile homes before joining “Trailer Fabulous.”

“I can be so creative,” beams Hardesty, who has $15,000 to spend on each trailer. “There’s a shell I can work with. ... I can pop out a wall.”

That’s exactly what he did in the Cutlers’ abode, connecting the living room, dining room and kitchen by removing a wall. Hardesty also outfitted the space with kitschy retro lighting, furniture and appliances.

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“The kitchen is ...,” Hardesty breaks into a flurry of air kisses. “I don’t know how you’re gonna print that, but it’s gorgeous.”

A few hours after Buford shot his fatal threat, time truly is up.

An Airstream trailer — the show’s equivalent version of the “Extreme Makeover” tour bus — is parked out front to block sight of the revamp, which includes new sod on the lawn, a fresh coat of paint and a ’50s-style family crest on the exterior, and a tiki bar in the backyard.

Buford, Hardesty, Panaro and the camera crew wait outside. Martin arrives with the Cutler brothers and their family in two separate vehicles. When the Airstream is moved to expose the final product to the Cutler family, they gasp like they’ve received a much pricier “Extreme Makeover.”

“I refuse to cry,” Hardesty says. “This is supposed to be a spoof of a makeover show.”

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