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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
At Jill's cousin's wedding, Tim tries to squeeze in sports for him in the boys. After Jill gets tired of writing her speech for the wedding, she decides to go water skiing with the boys and gets injured.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Bonnie Hellman, Robert Gould
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Episode 2
Bud Harper, Tim's new boss, wants to replace Al because younger viewers don't like him. Meanwhile, Brad gets detention on the first day of school and additional detention for misbehaving during detention.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Royce D. Applegate, Charles Robinson, Shirley Prestia
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Episode 3
After Tim becomes threatened by one of Jill's classmates, he joins her book club.
Guest stars Gretchen German, Joe Urla, Stephanie Dunnam, Ja'net DuBois, Terri Cavanaugh, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary
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Episode 4
Tim invites everyone over to the house for Jill's surprise birthday party, but Jill is off looking for her childhood piano.
Directed by Andy CadiffWritten by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Tudi Roche, Tracy Letts, Jensen Daggett, Mariangela Pino, Sherry Hursey, Charles Robinson, Jim Labriola
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Episode 5
Jill gets an A on her psychology paper and starts dispensing psychiatric advice. Unfortunately, this leads to marital problems for Randy's girlfriend's parents.
Directed by Andy CadiffGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Nancy Youngblut, Kimberly Cullum, Mark L. Taylor, Beth Dixon
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Episode 6
Brad throws a Halloween party for his new friends at school while Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend a cable awards show. The Tool Time cast hopes to win an award, but it appears that Cooking with Irma will sweep the event as it has every other year.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Lea Moreno Young, Jarrad Paul, Marla Sokoloff, Angela Paton, Adam Consolo, Gregory White, Sherry Hursey
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Episode 7
Tim gets "the look" from Jill after spending $4,000 on season tickets for the Detroit Pistons.
Written by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Vincent Guastaferro, Charles Robinson, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary, Shirley Prestia
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Episode 8
Tim turns the basement into Randy's new room so that Randy doesn't have to share a room with Mark.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning
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Episode 9
Jill plans on having a romantic evening with Tim when they go to Chicago, but Tim's business meeting takes all day.
Guest stars Troy Evans, Michael Yama, Wesley Leong, Rodney Kageyama, Charles Robinson
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Episode 10
Jill, Wilson, and Al are angry when Tim gets an honorary Ph.D.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Jim Beaver, Marcia Rodd, Janet MacLachlan, Walter Addison, Ritchie Montgomery
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Episode 11
When Tim's mother returns, she begins dating Mr. Leonard, Tim's old shop teacher, and doesn't want to spend time with Tim.
Guest stars Dick O'Neill, Bonnie Bartlett, William O'Leary
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Episode 12
On Christmas Eve, Tim and Al get stuck at the airport on the way to Binford's winter festival. Ilene makes Al choose between her and his mother. Tim and the boys beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Tom Poston, Connie Sawyer, Sydney Anderson, Marcy Goldman, Sherry Hursey
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Episode 13
When Tim hires Marty to rebuild the Tool Time set, it puts their friendship on the line.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Kristen Clayton, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary
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Episode 14
Brad feels jealous when Randy starts taking advanced classes at his school. Tim designs the man's bedroom.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Miguel Sandoval, Milton Canady
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Episode 15
Tim and Jill play each other in a tank driving competition, and Jill wins. However, Tim doesn't congratulate her because he thinks she humiliated him.
Written by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Vaughn Armstrong, Tim Grimm
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Episode 16
Jill wants Tim to get a vasectomy when they agree their family is complete. Meanwhile, Randy is voted "best butt" by the girls at school.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Gretchen German, Caroline McWilliams, Kristen Clayton, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary
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Episode 17
Mark wants to take flying lessons, but Jill doesn't let him. Jill takes piano lessons. Meanwhile, Tim and Al ruin Bud's car.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Albert Sacco, Pat Crawford Brown, Ken Bowersox, Kathryn C. Thornton, Fred W. Leslie, Cady Coleman, Charles Robinson
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Episode 18
Dolores, Harry's wife, comes to Harry's Hardware and Tim's marital advice causes them to split up.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Alan Jackson, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary, Shirley Prestia
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Episode 19
When a TV report is done on Tool Time, Jill gets angry when the reporter makes advances on Tim.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Lloyd GarverGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Rosalind Allen, Dex Elliott Sanders
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Episode 20
When Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Tim tells Jill to lose because he's afraid his career will be ruined if they beat Bud and his wife. Meanwhile, Angela, Brad's girlfriend, sets her sister up with Randy.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Andi Eystad, Bever-Leigh Banfield, Kristen Clayton, Charles Robinson
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Episode 21
Tim and Brad get into a fight over Brad's new haircut and the hot rod engine. Meanwhile, Randy doesn't want Jill to help him rehearse for an audition to play Romeo in a school play of Romeo & Juliet.
Directed by Andrew TsaoGuest stars Joseph Whipp
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Episode 22
After a routine medical checkup, the family discovers that Randy may have cancer.
Written by Elliot ShoenmanGuest stars Debbe Dunning
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Episode 23
Wilson becomes the director of Randy's school play but takes the role a little too seriously. Tim and Wilson clash when Wilson attempts to make him rebuild the play's aluminum set.
Directed by Richard ComptonGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Patrick Renna, Laura Bell Bundy, David Brisbin
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Episode 24
Tim and Jill see Art, Tim's old shop teacher who's dating his mother, at a restaurant with another woman.
Guest stars Debbe Dunning, Dick O'Neill, Vasili Bogazianos, Bonnie Bartlett
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Episode 25
When Wilson is buglarized, Jill orders Tim to put in a high security system. But instead of them having peace and quite in their house, things get worse when the alarms begin going off by themselves.
Written by Charlie HauckGuest stars Debbe Dunning, Jarrad Paul, Michael Milhoan, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary
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Episode 26
Al creates a Tool Time board game, hoping to earn enough money to propose to Ilene. But the game has problems and sometimes catches fire.
Written by Jennifer CelottaGuest stars Debbe Dunning, James Hong, Wesley Thompson, Sherry Hursey
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