Don't Tell Momma 

Tim accidentally crushes Jill's car while operating a crane in a Tool Time segment, and has to figure out how to keep her from finding out.

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers:

Carmen Finestra (creator), David McFadzean (creator)

Stars:

Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Tim Allen	...	Tim Taylor
Patricia Richardson	...	Jill Taylor
Earl Hindman	...	Wilson Wilson, Jr.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Randy Taylor
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Brad Taylor
Taran Noah Smith	...	Mark Taylor
Richard Karn	...	Al Borland
Tom La Grua	...	Eddie McCormack (as Tom LaGrua)
Daniel Bryan Cartwell	...	Scotty

Storyline

Tim accidentally crushes Jill's car while operating a crane in a Tool Time segment, and has to figure out how to keep her from finding out.

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Plot Keywords:

construction crane | live television | deception | car smashing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tim says "I'm beaming up, Scotty" in reference to the series Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). Tim Allen stared in Galaxy Quest (1999), a parody of Star Trek.

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Goofs

When Tim starts rotating the crane and Al is screaming, it is rotating clockwise, away from the Nomad. Then switching to the exterior shots, it is rotating counter-clockwise, towards the Nomad, though Tim has made no adjustments to the controls.

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Quotes

Jill: Did you take my car to the body shop?
Tim: Yes I did.
Jill: Well, how does it look?
Tim: Well, I'll tell you what, can't even notice the scratch.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wind Dancer Productions, Touchstone Television, Wind Dancer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1