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The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
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The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
Cast, crew and production details
Tim AllenTim Taylor
Patricia RichardsonJill Taylor
Earl HindmanWilson Wilson Jr.
Richard KarnAl Borland
Zachery Ty BryanBrad Taylor
Taran Noah SmithMark Taylor
Jonathan Taylor ThomasRandy Taylor
Debbe DunningHeidi
ABCUnited States
Touchstone TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Jill is laid off and decides to go back to college, causing Tim to become afraid that he will lose Jill to more intelligent men.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Mariangela Pino
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Episode 2
Jill dents the car, so Tim decides to fix it but he accidently drops a three ton beam on it and tries to hide it from Jill. Meanwhile, Brad and Randy are kicked off of the school bus for gluing Vinnie McGurn's, a bully's, butt.
Guest stars Daniel Bryan Cartwell, Tom La Grua
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Episode 3
Tim begins concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.
Written by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Al Fann, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark
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Episode 4
When Tim and Jill find out Mark is having trouble at school, they think it is because they neglect him, but the real reason is that he needs glasses.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Anndi McAfee
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Episode 5
Tim's brother Marty comes by to tell him that he's leaving his wife and kids. But Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.
Written by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars Debbe Dunning, William O'Leary
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Episode 6
Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it.
Written by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Sherry Hursey, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark
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Episode 7
After taping Jill's speech, he accidentally leaves the record button on when he critiques her speech. After Jill sees the video, Tim reads some of her psychology books and tapes a fake conversation with his buddies, complimenting Jill.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Bill Saluga, Ed Hooks, Lowell Sanders, Sherry Hursey, Blake Clark, Tom La Grua
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Episode 8
Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning
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Episode 9
At Thanksgiving dinner with the Taylors, Wilson announces he is moving, but Tim gives him advice in the hopes Wilson will decide to stay.
Written by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars James Cromwell, Julie Cobb, William Thomas, Jr.
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Episode 10
Mr. Leonard, Tim's high school shop teacher, comes to visit, but gets angry and leaves after guest starring on an episode of Tool Time.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Dick O'Neill, Michael Kaufman, Murray Rubinstein, Jim Labriola
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Episode 11
When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Ben Gillespie, Christopher Ogden, John Webb
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Episode 12
Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Polly Holliday, M. Emmet Walsh, Jensen Daggett, William O'Leary
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Episode 13
After Brad takes a paper route, he has trouble getting up and doing homework but doesn't want to quit because it will disappoint Tim.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Mariangela Pino
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Episode 14
Tim decides to sell his hot rod and buys one to rebuild. Meanwhile, Jill takes Randy shopping for clothes and he is afraid that Jill will embarass him in front of someone he knows.
Guest stars Jay Leno, Anndi McAfee, Bruce McGill, Larry Jenkins, Laura Hill
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Episode 15
Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.
Guest stars Mickey Jones, Kelvin Pritchett, David Krieg, Murray Rubinstein, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, Chris Spielman
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Episode 16
When Al is published as one of Detroit's "Most Eligible Bachelor" in a magazine, women begin flocking all over him and he starts to ignore Ilene. Mark has to write a report on the most interesting person he knows, and he writes it on Wilson instead of Tim.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Cecily Adams, Lucy Liu, Jolie Jackunas, Dorothy Brooks, Margaret Fitzgerald, Rose Portillo, Sonia Jackson
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Episode 17
At Randy's party, Tim's overpolished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's crush, to sprain her ankle.
Written by Thad MumfordGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Kimberly Cullum, Mark L. Taylor, John Voldstad, Andrew Amic-Angelo, Mitch Carter, Francesca P. Roberts
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Episode 18
Benny, Tim's friend, moves into his aunt's house while she's away. But a gas leak causes the house to blow up and Benny must stay with the Taylors.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Ralph Manza, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark
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Episode 19
When Marty and Nancy are staying with the Taylors, Tim walks in on Nancy in the shower, thinking she is Jill. Meanwhile, Randy goes to a bar mitzvah and must come home after he splits his trousers.
Written by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Earl Billings, Johnson West, Milton Canady, Jensen Daggett, William O'Leary
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Episode 20
Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.
Written by Carmen Finestra, Matt WilliamsGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Jim Breuer, Dave Chappelle
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Episode 21
Tim and Al scalp tickets to a hockey game when Tim can't go, but they get arrested and Jill and Ilene come to bail them out. Meanwhile, Mark paper maches Wilson's face when he watches the boys while Tim and Jill are gone.
Written by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Robby Gordon, Sam Whipple, Max Gail, Rif Hutton, Jennifer Lyon-Buchanan, Randy Kovitz, Derrick Walker, Clive Rosengren
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Episode 22
Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.
Written by Elliot Shoenman
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Episode 23
Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.
Written by Elliot Shoenman
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Episode 24
Carrie, Jill's sister, comes to observe Jill's life to see if she would like to get married. Marty, Tim's brother, moves to Detroit.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Tudi Roche, Jensen Daggett, William O'Leary
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Episode 25
Al tells Tim and Jill that one of their boys may have stolen a pocket knife. They don't believe their boys would steal, but they find the knife in Mark's pocket in the laundry.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Deb Selby, Steve Selby, Jay Lacopo, Blake Clark
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Episode 26
Jill hooks Wilson up for his first date in twenty years and Tim gives him advice.
Guest stars Michelle Williams, Beth Dixon
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