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Tim gets excited about spending his birthday watching a NASCAR race until Jill surprises him with a river rafting trip.

Randy must make a decision when he is accepted into a yearlong work-study program in Costa Rica.

Tim and Jill's alone time to get more romantic is interrupted when Jill's sister arrives unexpectedly for a visit.

Brad tries to convince his parents to let him play professional soccer in Europe instead of going to College. Tool Time does Wake ups in a college dorm.

Tim does not understand why Al has trouble accepting extravagant gifts from his new girlfriend Trudy. 'Tool Time' sends out the Tool Van.

Tim becomes a murder suspect after Wilson disappears following a Halloween party.

Tim accidentally tells Heidi that her husband is seeing one of Jill's patients after Jill reveals the information to him.

When Tim discovers his first car at a junkyard, he decides that he wants to buy it and fix it back up.

Tim has trouble convincing everyone that he is happy for Al, who gets a role in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild.

Tim invites his brother, Marty, who has separated from his wife and twin daughters to move into the Taylor household.

Randy surprises the family when he returns home for Christmas; Tim and Al compete in the neighborhood lighting contest.

Tim gives his newly divorced brother Marty advice regarding the twins and their tantrums.

Tim and Al go under cover to find the thieves of Brad's new car.

When Tim stays at home by himself in order to work on writing his book, he dreams of being an author and pop icon.

Brad blames Tim when he injures his knee during a taping of 'Tool Time' at home. Penn & Teller guest stars on 'Tool Time'.

Suspicious Tim did not like his 'Tool Time' video so Mark makes him another one, complete with a dance number set to 'Greased Lightning'.

The Taylor's lives come to a halt when Jill is told she might need a hysterectomy; 'Tool Time' does ski maintenance.

Jill's mother visits to help Jill and Tim cope with the emotional highs and lows of Jill's surgery.

Wilson wins a large sum of money at a hockey game while with Tim and Brad and he decides to build a greenhouse which annoys Tim.

Tim decides to buy the hardware store from Harry, but wonders what he is doing wrong when it stops making money.

Jill's professor overhears her insult him while at Mark's film presentation, which puts her at odds with the thesis committee. 'Tool Time' does a salute to men with a Heidi hosting a Chili making special.

Brad decides to risk re-injuring his knee in order to try out for a soccer scholarship, Binford cracks down even more on what can be done on 'Tool Time' and takes all non-Binford tools away from the set.

TIm and Jill comfort Al when his mother dies; a new producer makes Tim's job at 'Tool Time' very unpleasant.

Many changes are on the way for the Taylor's, starting with Tim's frustration with his new producer.

Tim and Jill need to decide their future and reminisce about the past eight years; Al prepares to get married in the Taylor's backyard.

Tim and Jill share a touching moment at Al's wedding; outtakes from the series eight seasons.

The Taylors look forward to their annual summer getaway, each for different reasons.

When Randy writes an article for the school paper disclosing Binford Tools poor environmental record, Tim feels flabbergasted.

Jill declines Tim's offer to build her a quiet at-home work space, and that offends him.

Tim becomes Brad's personal trainer after a college expresses interest in giving him a sports scholarship.

The weird subject matter of Mark's Halloween horror film has Tim and Jill worried; Tim builds a hot rod Jack-O-Lantern; Al has problems after finding out Ilene has become engaged again.

Much to Tim's chagrin, Wilson would rather spend time with his niece than restore the Studebaker she gave him.

Jill is asked out on a date and realizes her 18-year marriage has lost some spark and romance.

Randy questions God's existence, which prompts Tim to visit the Rev. Mike.

The Taylor's spend Thanksgiving at a Detroit Lions game with a Hollywood producer.

Tim goes to a singles bar to help Al find a date after Al discovers that Ilene has become engaged again and almost gets into trouble.

Jill is upset when her recently widowed mother asks if she can invite a male friend over with her for Christmas.

Tim starts teaching a college auto mechanics class and seems to have a rapport with the students. He then starts trying to act like he did in his college days by going out with his students late at night.

Tim and Jill have major problems with Brads new girlfriend when they discover that she is a 20 year old college junior.

Tim becomes a landlord when he decides to rent their second house to Al, who gets frustrated with Tim and becomes a stickler with the clauses in the lease. Brad and Randy buy the same shirt.

Tim spends a pleasant time with his four year old niece and decides that having another child would be good.

A accident in Tim's backyard causes Tim to discover a hidden bag of pot. Tim and Jill then try to figure out who's it is and how to handle the situation.

A trust issue arises when the guy Jill previously met at the gym and had dreams about becomes Tim's new granite guy and is working on installing new counter tops in the Taylor's home.

Tim suspects that Al and Heidi are having an affair; Pro golfer Payne Stewart visits 'Tool Time' and Tim brings out a souped up golf club. Meanwhile Jill is sick with the flu.

Jill fears the worst when Wilson's niece Willow who is staying with them does not come home one night; 'Tool Time' celebrates St. Patrick's Day.

Randy becomes upset when Brad gets a sports gossip column in the school paper and gets more attention than his articles do.

Tim worries that his mother will lose her investment in his brother Jeff's risky new business venture. Jill has trouble reading and has to get glasses.

Tim jokingly shares a conversation that Wilson told him and thought would be between just Tim and him.

Randy gets his drivers license and Jill decides he is not driving at night, Tim is bit by a Rat on 'Tool Time' and Al meets Trudy for the first time.

Tim and Al compete to be chosen to operate a Binford tool in space; Mark tries to impress a girl.

Jill makes embarrassing comments about Tim while being interviewed on a local talk show.

Brad starts getting hot and heavy with his girlfriend upstairs in his bedroom and Jill walks in on them when she comes home early and starts putting laundry away. Tool Time does a show on the aircraft Carrier 'U.S. Constellation' where the crew gives a surprise shower to Heidi.

Tim's obsession with his daily routine causes both Jill and him to dream about their lives 35 years in the future when they are both old.

When Tim's boss Bud tells the tale of his impending divorce, Tim ends up going to a couples workshop with Jill.

Randy prepares to express his true feelings for Lauren, only to discover she is dating Brad's friend. Tool Time does a salute to cars and women.

Al asks Tim for his help with making a How-To video and Tim's creativity gets way out of hand. Jill gets a newer and better computer.

Jill inherits some money and decides to buy herself a car. Tim takes over picking the car out then Jill walks off and him and won't let him drive the car she buys herself.

Tim and Jill revert to childhood to convince Randy and Brad they are not too old for Halloween by scaring the heck out of them when a man named Clifford stops by referring to the incident that happened in their house years in the past. Tim and Al do wallpaper on Tool Time.

Jill and her three sisters are at odds when a provocative secret is revealed during a visit to plan a party for Jill and her sisters parents.

Tim wins a car award and talks pregnant Hedi into coming with him and Jill to help represent 'Tool Time'. On the way to the ceremony, Tim runs out of gas and then Hedi goes into labor.

After Tim decides he does not want Bennie over for Thanksgiving again, he starts having nightmares about not helping people after seeing Bennie at a local soup kitchen where he is helping out. He dreams he is a wooden puppet who is very giving with some help from his friends.

Brad gets a new job and starts idolizing his rich boss and commits himself to his work at the cost of his schooling. Tim and Jill become very frustrated dealing with him.

Tim and his brother are helping his mother to move out of her house. When they discover what the new potential buyers are planning on doing with the house, Tim starts considering buying the house himself.

After a pretty female door to door saleslady gets Tim to buy a large quantity of her product by flirting with him, Jill starts teasing him about the flirting being the reason he made the purchase. Jill then catches herself using the same methods to get what she wants.

Tim discovers that Wilson has some very famous relatives. Mark saves Randy from a bully after taking Karate classes.

Tim attempts to please a couple of Swedish businessmen who are interested in airing 'Tool Time' in Sweden with dubbed language.

Tim has a encounter with a singer who hints that she had an affair with Tim's father; Tim finally buy's Jill a nice Valentines day present early and forgets where he hid it.

Wilson tries to become more 'Normal' when he is criticized for his artistic self expression at a local improv club. Meanwhile on Tool Time Tim and Al have a invent food off.

Al reveals a secret to Tim and the guys before his wedding to Ilene. Tim talks about a Man's Wedding and cake on 'Tool Time'.

Tim and Jill ponder their relationships with the boys when they witness a blowup between Harry and his son.

Brad fails to tell the truth about his car accident; three generations of the Al Unser car-racing family visit 'Tool Time'.

A 'Tool Time' mishap may prevent Tim from keeping an important date with Mark and setting a tool show record.

While Tim's at a hardware convention in Cleveland, Jill has trouble dealing with the fact that the boys no longer want to sped much time with her.

'Tool Time' gets approval to create a 3-D effects show; Jill wants Tim to act more like an equal when she discovers that Brad is having his girlfriend do his laundry and clean his room.

Tim receives a phone call while Jill is out and has to tell Jill that a family member has passed away. The tragedy causes Jill to become wroth with guilt.

Tim asks former 'Tool Time' girl Lisa to return to the show temporarily but neglects to consult with Heidi.

When Jill's cousin's wedding day arrives, The Taylor family stays at a resort. Tim does everything he can to have outdoor fun with the kids and avoid most of the wedding festivities.

After a early morning meeting with the new owner of Binford Tools, Tim must choose between his career and friendshi when his new boss want's him to fire Al.

Tim joins Jill's literary group when he feels threatened by her male classmate.

Jill's surprise 40th birthday party may be ruined if Tim's plans to surprise her with both a party and a special present go awry. Al has his Flannel taken away by Bud, the new owner of the Tool Time show and Binford Tools.

Jill's amateur psychology creates problems for Tim's car repair buddy, meanwhile Wilson practices fencing in the back yard. Al turtle sits for his mother.

Brad throws a Halloween party at home without permission while Tim, Jill and Al are at a tv Awards ceremony.

Tim is pressured into standing up to Jill after he buys expensive sports tickets without consulting her.

Randy won't admit his fears when Tim converts the basement into a bedroom for him.

Bud makes Tim entertain a station manager in order to close a deal while Tim and Jill are at a resort for a romantic getaway.

Jill is not thrilled when Tim learns he will be receiving a honorary doctorate from the college that both Jill and him attended.

Tim is uncomfortable discussing personal matters with his visiting mother.

Tim and Al fret over being stranded in a small-town airport on Christmas Eve.

Tim hires his laid-off brother Marty to help with building the new Tool Time set and Marty gets upset when Tim expects him to do things his way. Al gets upset about parking spaces.

Brad feels like he is second best when seventh grader Randy begins taking classes at his high school. Tool Time does the Man's Bedroom.

Tool Time does a special salute to the Armed Forces and Tim is given the chance to drive a tank and doesn't do so well.

Tim becomes extremely nervous when Jill wants him to get a vasectomy.

Astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia visit the Tool Time set after using Tim's screwdriver in space. Jill is taking piano lessons and driving everyone nuts and Mark wants to take flying lessons after becoming interested in model airplanes.

Tim offers Harry advice after Delores decides to work at the hardware store. Alan Jackson stars on 'Tool Time' and sings 'Mercury Blues'.

Jill's sick and at the same time try's to keep an eye on Tim when a news reporter flatters him with her flirtations.

Tim fears his ideas for 'Tool Time' will be knocked down when Jill beats his boss Bud at bowling.

Bad comes home with a new style of haircut that Tim absolutely hates; Jill rehearses "Romeo And Juliet" with Randy.

Randy has to go in for tests because he has been really tired for no apparent reason and Tim and Jill anxiously await the results of the tests.

Wilson takes over as director of the Romeo and Juliet play that the school is putting and and it goes to his head.

Tim becomes concerned about his mother when she begins dating his former high school shop teacher and Tim see's him with another woman at a fancy restaurant.

After Wilson is robbed, Jill wants a home alarm system and tells Tim he can even allow 'Tool Time' to do a segment on installing it in their house.

Al's dream of success and proposing to Ilene may be snuffed out when Tim and Jill discover a defect in Al's board game while playing it.

Jill is laid off from work and Tim is less than considerate to her.

Tim criticizes Jill when she scratches her car, then has a major mishap with her car involving a crane on a Tool Time shoot site.

After Harry has a heart attack at the hardware store while Tim is there, Tim starts having problems.

Mark is being inattentive at school and is not talking to Tim and Jill about what is causing the problems at school.

Tim's brother pays a visit to Tim and reveals that he is thinking about leaving his wife and kids.

Tim is unable to invest in Harry's Hardware which opens the window for Al to invest and start making changes.

Jill's speech is accidentally caught on video tape and so is Tim's negative review.

Randy starts seeing Brad as his dad's favorite when Brad makes an appearance on 'Tool Time' when Al can't make a program.

Wilson invites the Taylor family over for Thanksgiving dinner and breaks the news to them that he is thinking about moving to Ecuador where he met his deceased wife.

Tim is reunited with his old high school shop teacher and invites him to a guest appearance on 'Tool Time'. Tim then pushes him and his teacher gets mad at Tim during the show.

Jill accidentally leaves Tim's hot rod out in a blizzard when she moves it out of the garage to do some painting. She then blames Tim for her leaving the car outside.

When Jill's parents arrive, bickering as they come in the door, Jill tries to help them and ends up causing a big fight dragging a unwilling Tim into it in the process.

Brad takes on a paper route, then delivers the news that it is more than he can handle.

Tim sells the hot rod that Brad has been helping him work on for years; Randy endures shopping with his mother. Jay Leno has a cameo as a mechanic.

Jill's illness conflicts with the Superbowl party that Tim has planned for months.

Al is nominated bachelor of the year which gets Ilene upset when women start fawning over him.

When Randy's date falls on the dance floor that Tim built for the party, Tim has to take her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Wilson has a out of clothes experience in his steam tent.

When Tim tries to help a friend out by having Tool Time fix Bennie's grandma's house, the house is accidentally blown up.

Tim and his sister in-law accidentally see each other naked when his brother and wife come to visit.

Tim and two bachelors from his audience discuss wives and girlfriends, while their women tune in at home.

Tim and Al have plans for a hockey night at the arena only to discover that the girls have plans for them to go to see Waiting For Godot with them. They are then arrested when Tim attempts to sell the hockey tickets he can no longer use.

Tim spends a sleepless night watching his favorite "Tool Time" episodes as a result of overeating Polish food that does not agree with him.

Tim continues to spend a sleepless night watching tool time clips after overeating.

Visiting relatives cause problems for Jill, Tim and Al.

Tim and Jill must make a parenting decision when one of the boys is accused of stealing a Swiss army knife from the hardware store.

Jill plays matchmaker and introduces their next door neighbor Wilson to one of her professors.

When one of Jill's sisters talks to Jill about her pregnancy, Jill decides she would like to have another baby.

Jill sets Al up with a date and Al takes things a bit too seriously. Brad and Randy pull a prank on Mark and Mark gets even.

Tim has problems with Randy when he realizes that Randy is becoming an adolescent.

Tim meet's his new neighbor, Joe the Meatman while working on his hot rod. Jill, later invites Bob and his wife over to a meet the new neighbors dinner much to Tim's distress.

Tim's Boss and friend John Binford passes away to the great tool manufacturing company in the sky and Tim's family and friends are concerned that he is not showing any grief.

The tables are turned on Tim at Halloween time as his friends who are tired of being the butt of his pranks, set him up with a obsessive fan.

Jill accuses Tim of being insensitive after he makes a big mistake when he helps her prepare for her honorary dinner with the library committee.

The new president of Binford Tools tells Tim he has to promote a new tool that Tim feels is inferior and Tim has to make a decision.

Tim and Jill have different plans for a monetary gift the boys have received. The boys have to make a decision involving all three of them working together.

Tim wants to add a power-driven snow storm to the Taylor's Christmas-card family photo. Tool Time does a 'Mans Bathroom' segment.

At Jill's high-school reunion, Tim meets her former boyfriend for the first time.

Tim's annual Christmas decoration competitiveness is hampered by another major concern.

Tim soups up Randy's sled and Randy ends up in the Emergency Room at the hospital and Jill can not understand why Tim is encouraging Randy to prepare for the grudge-match race.

Al tells Tim about a dream Ilene had where TIm is in Bicycle shorts and Jill tells Tim about her Tarzan dream.

Tim and Al have one problem after another when Al buys a Ice Fishing shack and they both go ice fishing.

Jill's retired father arrives for a visit and gives a copy of his new book to her so both Tim and Jill can tell how how good it is.

Tim decides to separate Brad and Randy when their arguing becomes too loud for his liking.

Tim and Jill become involved in helping with Habitat For Humanity houses then get into a competition against each other.

The show host roles are reversed when Tim and Al step in as temp. Hosts for the stations 'Cooking With Erma' show, with Al becoming the host and Tim as Al's sidekick.

Tim charms Jill's friends but all his charm disappears as soon as they do.

Tim overspends 'Tool Time's' budget on 'The Man's Kitchen' which then ruins Tim's big plans for a fancy Fifth Anniversary Tool Time special. Jill tires to plan a 'No Dinner, Dinner' as a library fundraiser.

Tim finally thinks he has the perfect Mothers Day gift for Jill. He sets plans in motion and has the boys help him only to discover that she wants something completely different after he gives away the kids old swing set.

When Tim see's Jill's computer software and literature that shows how a person would look with physical enhancements, she is left feeling undesirable when he has a mans reaction to the software image of her with larger breasts.

Randy is caught in a big lie when his much older female computer pen pal shows up at the front door for a visit.

When Bob Vila praises the race car he bought, Tim ends up entering his just finished Hot Rod against Bobs car in a race at the local drag track.

A peanut rolling contest interferes with Jill's plans to spend an evening alone with Tim; Brad anticipates his first kiss.

Jill grounds Brad after she finds out that he hid a dissected frog in cafeteria food at school. Brad then gets into more trouble which causes father/son problems.

Jill catches Tim eyeing another woman's shape on a episode of 'Tool Time' when he asks her to watch the episode. Things go downhill from there as Tim tries his best to avoid situations where he appears to be checking women out.

Tim pulls a groin muscle helping Jill and then he tries to keep it a secret from her.

Tim invites the guys over to help him install an engine, but Jill turns the afternoon into a barbecue party.

Brad discovers he has problems with his girlfriend when she brings a date to Tim and Jill's Halloween Party, Tim carves a pumpkin with explosives on 'Tool Time'.

Tim moves in with Al for a bit in order to avoid catching Mark's chicken pox when the Andretti brothers visit the show.

Jill finds a job with a Detroit magazine; Mr. Binford's daughter becomes Tim's new 'Tool TIme' producer.

Jill want's Tim to start working on their will again and Tim haves problems with doing it because of losses in his past.

Tim and Jill are caught in the middle when Dave begins to date one of Jill's friends and another woman at the same time.

Jill's growing resonsibilities at the magazine force Tim to take charge of the the chores at home that she normally does.

Brad and Randy encounter problems when they collect money for a Christmas charity; the Manhattan Transfer quartet appears on 'Tool Time'.

Tim talks Jill into letting him power up her closet; Brad decides that he is much too grown up to be hugged anymore by his parents.

Tim confronts Jill about her individual checking account; Brad becomes careless when he baby sits Jennifer's goldfish.

Tim and Jill questions their marriage when Tim does poorly on a marriage compatibility test that Jill makes him take.

Tim gives Ballroom dancing lessons to Jill as a anniversary gift.

Tim and Jill become lost in a snowstorm on the way to a wedding and Tim refuses to stop and ask directions.

Tim deals with a bothersome woodpecker; Brad has a relationship problem with Jennifer and Tim and Jill become tutors.

'Tool Time' has a karate demonstration on breaking wood. With Brad and Randy's constant picking on Mark, Tim convinces Mark to take karate lessons despite Jill's objections.

Jill wants Mark to see his first Ballet but her plans are spoiled by Tim; Tim is convinced to leave Randy and Brad at home alone.

Tim gets the cold shoulder from Jill and her mother Nana when Nana visits and he tries to mediate a dispute between them.

Tim gets into trouble with Jill when he runs into his high school ex-girlfriend, who insists on meeting his wife.

Tim and the boys spend their extra time in the garage trying to come up with a mothers day present for Jill.

Tim gets so wrapped up with tinkering on the Hot Rod, that Jill takes home repair matters into her own hands.

Tim ends up in a lawnmower race challenge against Bob Vila for charity and he adds more power to his already souped up mower.

Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.

Mark fears he'll be traded in when he breaks a tool after Tim makes Jill take a hand-off-my-tools oath.

Tim's football fetish interrupts a romantic evening out, made possibly by a last-minute babysitter magician.

While installing a satellite dish, Tim picks up warning signals from a job interview specialist who is counseling Jill.

The possibility of a mouse in the basement is a minor matter to Tim, but a snake is not such a Mickey Mouse deal.

After pandemonium erupts at a pizza parlor, Tim promises Jill that he'll teach the boys some manners.

Tim can't ignore that Jill ignored her car's oil warning light, and shares it with his audience. Randy worries when a classmate tells him that he has girlish hands.

Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his borthers, and offers Tool Time viewers nutrition tips.

The Taylors' bathroom is remodeled as a Tool Time special, but the job may take longer than expected.

Tim hosts an all female Tool Time audience, prompted by Jill's inability to make household repairs.

Jill fears delivering her speech, so Tim and Mark agree to be a sample "female" audience. Tim has the boys help him clean house so Jill can have the time to work on her speech.

Tim's efforts to wrest a Christmas decoration prize from a neighbor win him a visit from the fire department. Mark is told that Santa has died.

At a bowling alley, the boys battle a bully while Tim and Jill battle on the lanes in front of an audience of Tool Time fans.

Jill finds the behavior of Tim's college roommate to be pretty collegiate.

Tim blames a headache on a talk with Jill's feminist friend & Brad prepares for his first date. During the current episode of Tim's 'Tool TIme' show, he has a encounter of the close kind with a table.

Tim tries but fails to answer Jill's request for a birthday gift that suits her instead of him.

Bob Villa visits Tool Time, where Tim's talents pale by comparison with those of "the pioneer in home repair."

Tim volunteers the family to test camping gear, nixing a weekend with Jill.

Despite Tim's discarding of a chain letter, George Foreman agrees to be a guest on Tool Time.

Did Jill tell him? Did Tim Listen? Plans for a night at the opera hinge on the answers, made clearer with outside help.

Jill invades man's sacred space -- the garage -- with her pottery wheel; and Al takes a turn at hosting Tool Time, and finds it isn't easy as it looks.

Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.

Tim advises Al about a new women in Al's life.

Tim goes to buy new speakers and ends up with an entertainment center; Tool Time welcomes tool musicians, led by saw player Janeen Rae Heller.