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- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill takes the boys for a routine check-up and gets some frightening news
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim makes the dishwasher more powerful. Jill has a job interview.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim gives Marty a job on Tool Time.
- 1991–199922mTV-PG7.9 (279)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim and Al do their final Tool Time show. Many of the past Tool Time guests appear. For closures: Heidi is pregnant; Wilson's fence comes down; Al and Trudy get married in Tim & Jill's backyard; Tim and Jill have second thoughts about moving.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAt home: Brad is going on his first date, but is uncomfortable about having to learn how to dance. Jill's friend Karen is coming for a visit; she and Tim don't like each other. Karen mocks Tim about his power tools, saying that men buy them because they are insecure about their manhood, then claims men are aggressive and destructive and that society is male-dominated. Tim claims his relationship with Jill is an equal one, but Karen comes up with tricky questions to test that. On "Tool Time": Tim demonstrates how to apply laminate. The process involves a new instant glue, the use of which requires great care - which Tim does not quite manage.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanFor a segment on Tool Time, Tim agrees to fix the furnace is Benny's aunt's basement, but disaster strikes when Benny fails to tell him that there are TWO gas leaks in the house. Benny soon wears out his welcome as Tim's house guest, as everyone struggles to repair the aunt's home while she is out of town.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim finishes rebuilding his hotrod, and he wants to do something to commemorate the event. He has Mark video the event. When the first video attempt is dull, he makes another video.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMark and his friend make a horror movie, with the Taylors being the stars. They are filmed as the perfect family. Tim and Jill view the movie; Mark is shown as the forgotten son who seeks evil, Jill worries Mark really feels forgotten.
- 1991–199923mTV-PG7.6 (227)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMore changes in store for Tool Time - an all-talk episode. It turns into a staged talk/brawl show. Tim quits. Jill gets a job offer in Bloomington, Indiana. The Taylors decide to move.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanBinford Tools hires a new manager to oversee the Tool Time Show. He wants Tim to have more explosions. Tim is against this. And, Al proposes to Trudy. He takes his mother to dinner to break the news to her.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAt home: Tim receives a chain letter with the instructions that it be sent forward to 10 people within 24 hours or else something bad will happen. Tim doesn't buy into that and disregards the letter, despite Jill's warnings. Randy breaks his new bike and has to figure out how to explain that to his parents. In Tool Time: Tim is late because his car battery had been dry and someone had parked in his space on the parking lot. He tells Al about the letter and he also warns Tim of the consequences. Turns out he sent Tim the letter and then later found a $20 bill on the street and won a shovel in a radio contest... and Lisa asks if she can stay the night at Al's place because the heating at her place does not work. Even after he accidentally dyes his hands green, Tim refuses to believe in the chain letter's curse because George Foreman himself is coming to make an appearance in Tool Time.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanRandy and his girlfriend Lauren are selected to go to Costa Rica for a school program to study the rain forests. Jill is upset and does not want him to go. Tim tries to fix things by telling Randy he cannot go. Jill is more upset with this.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMr Binford of Binford Tools dies. There is sadness for all except for Tim. He does not know how to cry, but learns how to show grief.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanOn "Tool Time": Tim gives a Yuletime tip - never plug in a frayed wire - and grunts "Jingle Bells". He also demonstrates his great invention, a rotating Christmas tree, with the usual results. At home: Tim has decided to beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas decoration contest. The competition soon gets out of control. Jill is upset that Randy did not get the part of Joseph but rather the inn-keeper in the school Christmas pageant, and decides to make Randy stand out by making him an outstanding costume. Mark learns a shocking secret from his brothers: There is no Santa Claus... Or is there?
- 1991–199924mTV-PG7.8 (286)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMark performs in the Christmas play at school. A neighbor puts up decorations a day before Tim does it, and it is because Randy is sharing Tim's secrets with that neighbor's granddaughter. Brad wants to go skiing instead of staying home.
- 1991–199921mTV-PG7.3 (227)TV EpisodeDirectorJim PraytorStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAs Tim prepares for the final Tool Time show, he thinks of the impact of their decisions (Tim quitting Tool Time; Jill's job offer in Indiana). He remembers their lives in their home over the years.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIn Tool Time: Al is excited because Bob Vila is in town signing his new book. When Al utters "I can't believe I actually got to talk to the pioneer of home repairs", Tim's ego can't take the blow. Then, Tool Time sponsor Mr. Binford announces that Bob Vila will be the guest in the following day's episode. What's even worse, Mr. Binford wants Tim to face Bob Vila in a challenge... At home: Tim makes Jill prep him for trivia questions. Randy has been bad at school - he got caught for bullying. Jill announces that she will invite the boy, Curtis, to come to their house so that Randy can apologize in person. However, when Curtis asks Jill how old she is and compares her to his grandma, then tells on the phone to his mom that their house is cooler and that Jill is much heavier than her, Jill's goodwill starts to evaporate.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAfter completing a hectic quarter in college and is on break, Jill gets a call from her Father, The Colonel that he will be paying a visit. Jill, feeling tired, tells a lie to him saying that it wouldn't be a good time to visit because she's feeling sick, but a few days later, he dies. Grief stricken and feeling very guilty for lying, she flies to Texas to help in the funeral arrangements and Tim and the boys will join her in a couple of days. While there, Jill tries to tell her Mom and her sisters that she's okay, but they think she's sick and is putting a brave front. During the funeral, the Minister presiding talks about how her Father valued honesty, which makes her feel worse. Jill decides to tell her Mom the truth about when he wanted to visit.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanRandy gets frustrated when Wilson directs the school production of Romeo and Juliet.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanGreta is in the audience, and Al wants to ask her out. He is self-conscious and messes up on the show and asking Greta out. Jill suggests a double date with Tim & Jill, Al & Greta. Tim finds Jill's old diary and wants to read it.
- DirectorAndrew TsaoStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl Hindman"Tool Time" visits the USS Constellation for a "Salute to Engines"; Jill catches Brad making out with his girlfriend.
- DirectorPeter FilsingerStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanThe Tim Taylor family and Tim's brothers travel to their mother's home since she is moving. The brothers reminiscence over childhood items and things the dad built. The new owners come to see the house, the brothers find it hard to let go.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim and the boys are watching football on TV when Jill reminds him that they have a dinner reservation at Chez Pierre because it was supposed to be their romantic night out. Tim has to give up the football - but sneaks a portable radio with an earpiece underneath his clothes into the restaurant in order to listen to the match. The boys get a peculiar new babysitter, Sir Larry Houdini!
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanOn "Tool Time": Tim has a tip on how to avoid hitting oneself on a finger while holding a nail. Tim also has received a fan letter which he decides to read out aloud to the audience. The writer of the letter and his friends are construction workers who have invented a way of "cooking with power and steel". Tim invites them to demonstrate this on the show. At home: Brad and Randy are ashamed of being seen in public with their "geek brother". Jill thinks she and Tim should tell Brad and Randy not to torment their little brother, but Tim has another idea: they have to "out-torment" Brad and Randy. They try Jill's idea, but when that seems to have no effect, Tim gets a chance to try his idea... Tim then finds some old 8-track tapes in the basement, and he and Jill start quizzing each other about the music of the 1960s and 1970s.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanFor the Christmas card photo, Tim wants to build a set and have the family dress up as Santa and the elves. On Tool Time, Tim builds the MAN'S bathroom.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAfter a man asks her out at the gym, thinking Tim is Jill's brother, she fantasizes about the man and worries whether the spark has gone out of her marriage.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhen Al has to miss a taping of Tool Time, Brad fills in for him; but Randy can't stop making fun of Brad's appearance on the show, and Tim realizes it's because Randy feels that Tim prefers Brad over him.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim lifts a heavy load of books after Jill tells him not to and pulls a groin muscle. He tries to hide the injury from Jill. Also, Randy has the lead in the Peter Pan show at school, but there is no apparatus to help him fly; Tim builds one.
- 1991–199923mTV-PG8.1 (283)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim and Al are sent to Kinross for a Binford sponsored Christmas festival, leaving the Taylor boys to decorate for the holiday judging contest. Al's mother wants to join Al and Ilene on their romantic getaway on New Years Eve.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAl finds out his former fiancé, Ilene. is engaged to someone else. Al realizes she has moved on, and he has not. Tim takes Al to a night club to meet some women; Al pretends to the the star of Tool Time.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhen Tim accidentally exposes himself to his equally naked sister-in-law Nancy, who's using his and Jill's shower, he suggests they keep quiet about the incident. However, Nancy breaks the silence and a more uncomfortable one descends.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill's mother is visiting for Christmas. It is the first one since her husband died. Jill has a hard time seeing her mother with another man. Meanwhile, Tim decorates for Christmas in his usual, over-the-top, way.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim is invited to bring his family and spend Thanksgiving in a luxury suite at the Lions' traditional holiday football game.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim and Al present the "man's kitchen" on Tool Time, but it costs so much that the head of Binford insists they cut back on expenses for the rest of the year - ruining Tim's big plans for the show's fifth anniversary program.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim builds Randy a new room in the basement.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAt home: When the boys manage to get the whole family kicked out of a pizza place because of their misbehavior, Jill points out that since Tim has encouraged the boys' bad behavior, he should be the one to teach them how to behave. On Tool Time: Besides showing how to lay floor boards, Tim takes the time to give a speech about manners. He also demonstrates the new Binford nail gun, with predictable results.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAt home: Tim is tuning up his ride-on lawnmower, Jill is making the boys donate unnecessary stuff to a rummage sale, and Mark breaks his dad's precious 20-year-old torque wrench. On Tool Time: Tim hides a blowtorch from Al "to make an important point".
- DirectorAndrew TsaoStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanUpset after difficult experiences while working at a hospice, Randy tells his parents that he's not going to go to church anymore.
- 1991–199930mTV-PG7.7 (336)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim decorates his house in typical "more power" fashion. Brad and Randy collect money for charity but decide to keep a portion of the money for themselves. Jill & Tim find out, and tell them they have to return the money to charity.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill wants a baby, but Tim is through with kids.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanLisa, the former Tool Time Girl, finishes school and returns to visit Tim and Al. Tim asks Lisa to join the show as a guest. Heidi feels threatened and quits. Meanwhile, Randy goes on a first date with Lauren. He is nervous and awkward.
- 1991–199930mTV-PG7.7 (384)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill mentions the need for another sink in the bathroom, and Tim promises to add one plus a whirlpool, and anything else Jill wants. Tim decides to make a "Tool Time" special about a bathroom re-do at his home because that way the show will cover much of the cost. Of course, things don't go as smoothly as planned...
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAt home: Jill starts experiencing stage fright when the time to give a speech at a fundraiser approaches. Tim promises to clean the house while Jill concentrates on the speech. True to his manners, Tim decides to rewire the vacuum cleaner with, you guessed it, more power! On Tool Time: Tim gives a house cleaning tip for men.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim plans to take Jill on a romantic Valentine's Day getaway.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanAfter Tim attends an address Jill gives at a seminar, he accidentally videotapes himself at the hardware store making fun of her speech.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhile using the garage to make scenery for Mark's school Christmas pageant, Jill accidentally leaves Tim's hot rod outside during a snowstorm, just a day before he's been asked to display it.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhen Jill's parents come to visit for Christmas, her mother complains that Jill's father just wants to spend his retirement sitting around the house.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanRandy begins taking classes at Brad's high school. Tim and Al introduce "The Man's Bedroom" on Tool Time.
- 1991–199922mTV-PG7.6 (222)TV EpisodeDirectorAndrew TsaoStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanBrad and Tim disagree on the type of engine to install in the hot rod, then Tim overreacts to Brad's new haircut. Randy gets the lead in the schools production of Romeo and Juliet and Jill wants to help him rehearse.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanA scout from the UNC is interested in Brad for a soccer scholarship. Tim starts to coach him so he improves his game and chances for the scholarship. Brad's ego gets the best of him and he is kicked off the team at high school.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanBrad announces his plans to wed.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanBrad joins the school newspaper where Randy is considered a top writer. Brad writes a light-hearted article about sports, and it gets put on the front page - pushing Randy's serious article to a back page. Randy is upset.
- 1991–199930mTV-PG7.4 (195)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanOne of Binford's tools is chosen to be included on a space shuttle, and Tim asked to also go. Meanwhile, Mark changes from his all black clothing to a well-dressed teenager, then reverts back. Tim has a decision to make.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIt's Tim's birthday, and he plans to go to a NASCAR race. However, Jill purchased tickets for the two of them, plus Al, Heidi, and Wilson to go on a river-rafting trip. They go rafting, but Tim reserves a luxury trailer for sleeping.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWilson disappears after hosting a Halloween party with his new romantic interest, a woman who claims to be a witch.
- DirectorAndrew TsaoStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTrouble starts when the Binford CEO (Bud) confiscates all "non-Binford" tools from the set of "Tool Time" in an effort to make Tim into more of a company man. He also dictates that the cast of the show wear Binford uniforms. This leads to the usual mess. Brad finds out that he is still up for soccer scholarship to college, despite a prior injury. Conflicts arise between Tim and Jill over whether or not Brad is ready to play in the upcoming game before the UCLA scout.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill has ignored the car's oil warning light for two days, and the car becomes inoperative. Tim then gives a speech on Tool Time about respect for the machines. He tells the audience about the oil light incident that happened to "a friend". Tim gets support from two audience members with similar experiences. When they start sharing experiences about each other's wives, Tim lets it slip out that Jill drools A LOT in her sleep - with a predictable reaction from Jill when the show airs...
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim puts a dance floor in the basement for Randy's birthday party, but he over-waxes it, causing Randy's friend Michelle to sprain her ankle; Randy is embarrassed that Tim is now sending his friends to the hospital.