Tim's plans to watch a NASCAR race on television in his new chair for his birthday are thwarted by Jill's surprise present: A whitewater rafting trip for him and his friends.
b: 22 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Lloyd Garver & Bruce Ferber d: Geoffrey NelsonTool Time holds auditions, looking for a group to write lyrics to the Tool Time theme song. Meanwhile, Randy bids goodbye to Lauren for a year as she goes to Costa Rica to help save the rainforest. But after some guy drops out of the program, Randy is accepted and decides to join her. Tim and Jill try to be happy about it, but while they can't hide the fact that they're heartbroken, decide to let him go anyway. Tim's parting advice to Randy: "Never look a monkey in the eye."
b: 29 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Jon Vandergriff d: Geoffrey NelsonTim is thrilled when the usually busy Jill schedules some romantic time for them to spend together. But their plans are interrupted when Jill's sister comes to visit and, much to Jill's surprise, starts fooling around with Tim's brother.
b: 6 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Marley Sims & Elliot Shoenman d: Geoffrey NelsonThe family gets a new couch. During college week on Tool Time, the Man's Dorm Room is introduced. Wilson introduces Tim and Brad to a friend of his, Simon Chubb, an Englishman who owns a soccer team overseas. After watching Brad play, Simon extends Brad an offer to play for his team professionally and Brad must choose between college or fulfilling his dreams.
b: 13 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Pollack d: Geoffrey NelsonTool Time takes their new tool van on the road to fix people's problems. Meanwhile, Al's new girlfriend is extremely wealthy and keeps giving him extremely expensive gifts. Al has a problem with this.
b: 20 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Tracy Gamble d: Geoffrey NelsonTim becomes a murder suspect after Wilson mysteriously disappears following his Halloween party. All evidence points toward Tim even though he claims that Wilson's new lady friend, a coven witch, is the one police should be questioning.
b: 27 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Adam England & Jennifer Celotta d: Geoffrey NelsonJill realizes that her patient has been seeing Heidi's husband and shares that private information with Tim, who accidentally blurts it out to Heidi.
b: 3 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Laurie Gelman d: Peter BonerzWhen Tim's first car is junked, Jill decides to find him an exact replica. Mark helps Brad film a video resume for colleges.
b: 10 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: David Maples & Kim Flagg d: Peter BonerzTim has trouble convincing everyone that he's happy for Al who has gotten a role in a new TV movie with Morgan Fairchild.
b: 17 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Adam England d: Peter Bonerzrc: Marty, Harry, Benny
Marty (Tim's brother) is visiting for Thanksgiving with his young twin daughters. When he announces that he and his wife are separated, Tim and Jill offer to let the trio stay with them.
b: 24 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Pollack d: Peter Bonerz NOTE: Twins Gracie and Claire were previously played by Kristen & Kaitlyn Hooper in episode #166.rc: Randy, Marty
Tool Time demonstrates Christmas lighting on Al's roof, where Al announces that he will be competing against Tim in the annual decorating contest but, unfortunately, Tim is being sabotaged by Brad and Mark. Randy returns home for Christmas and discovers all the changes, including his cousins and uncle living in the house, his brothers' new bond and Al's rich girlfriend. Of course, he gets confused and jealous that no one's paying attention to him.
b: 8 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Jon Vandergriff d: Peter Bonerzrc: Marty
One of Marty's girls keeps throwing tantrums when she doesn't get her way. However, Marty keeps giving into her demands and tantrums while Tim and Jill try to teach him the best way to parent.
b: 15 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Laurie Gelman d: Peter BonerzTim and Al go undercover to catch the car thieves who stole Brad's new classic car.
b: 5 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: David Maples d: Shawn SheaWith the family out of town for the weekend, Tim plans to write a book for Binford. However, he keeps getting distracted.
b: 19 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Jennifer Celotta & Adam England d: Geoffrey Nelsonrc: Marty
Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time. Meanwhile, Brad blames Tim after he injures his knee during a Tool Time shoot in the house.
b: 2 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Jonathan Pollack d: Peter Filsingerrc: Marty
Suspicious that Tim didn't like his video salute to the now-completed hot rod, Mark sets out to create a new one--complete with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning."
b: 9 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Tracy Gamble d: Geoffrey Nelsonrc: Marty
Tim and Jill prepare for their anniversary. However, thanks to a new program installing cameras in traffic lights, Tim is caught in a revealing position with his new female mechanic.
b: 16 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Bruce Ferber & Lloyd Garver d: Geoffrey Nelson NOTE: I find it interesting that during ABC's heavily promoted "Storm Week", two of the network's shows, Spin City and Home Improvement on the same night revolved around hidden video cameras.rc: Marty
The men of the family prepare for a ski trip, while Jill prepares to spend the weekend writing her thesis. However, Jill is not feeling well and is having physical problems. It turns out to be a tumor on her uterus, causing the need for a emergency hysterectomy. Jill naturally experiences fears about the operation and predictably, problems arise during the surgery...
b: 23 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Elliott Shoenman & Marley Sims d: Peter BonerzTim is tired of waiting for news on Jill. It turns out that Jill will be fine but her ovaries had to be completely removed, not partially as first planned. Nana visits to help with Jill's care. Jill's mood swings upset everybody.
b: 2 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Marley Sims & Elliott Shoenman d: Peter BonerzTim and Brad take Wilson to the Red Wing's hockey game for his birthday. Wilson wins the seat prize at halftime--$10,000. He decides to spend it on a greenhouse. Wilson's idea is too big and would obstruct the Taylors' view. Tim learns that the greenhouse was Wilson's late wife's design and Wilson agrees to build it on his side yard instead.
b: 16 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Drew Levin d: Patricia Richardsonrc: Rock, Harry, Marty, Benny
Harry announces that he is playing to move to Tucson with Dolores and sell the hardware store. Tim organizes a party to serve as a fundraiser for it but is talked into buying it himself. And he does, putting Marty in charge. But, when people stop coming to the store, Tim needs to find a way to get his customers back.
b: 30 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Jon Vandergriff d: Peter BonerzJill is anxious about her thesis. Mark is preparing a short film for his film class. In the film, Jill is shown criticizing her professor, who happens to be in the room, having just watched his son's room.
b: 4 May 99 pc: _________ w: Kim Flagg d: Tim AllenBud passes a new rule on the Tool Time set: only Binford tools may be used. Brad is waiting on college acceptance letters and gets one from UCLA, conditional that a scout can see him play in two weeks. However, his knee is still healing from his accident and he's not supposed to play for a month. He decides to play anyway. Bud makes a new rule: only yellow jumpsuits are to be worn on the air. Brad gets the scholarship while Tim desperately tries to get in touch with Bud.
b: 11 May 99 pc: _________ w: Tracy Gamble & David Maples d: Andrew Tsaorc: Bud, Marty, Benny
Problems at Tool Time continue as Bud brings in a new Hollywood producer who wants more explosions. Meanwhile, Al plans to propose to Trudy but wants to tell his mother first. However, when he tells her, she keels over and dies. Al is scared of Trudy now because he associates her with his mother's death. At the funeral, Tim eulogizes Alma and proposes to Trudy.
b: 18 May 99 pc: _________ w: Jennifer Celotta d: Geoffrey Nelsonrc: Marty
After Morgan stages a Jerry Springer style fight on Tool Time and refuses to stop creating trash TV, Tim quits the show. Meanwhile, Jill's professor offers her a great job--in Indiana.
b: 18 May 99 pc: _________ w: Laurie Gelman d: Andy CadiffAs Tim drives the boys to school, they reminisce about some of the good times they've experienced in their house.
b: 25 May 99 pc: _________ w: Carmen Finestra & Billy Riback d: Jim Praytorrc: Harry, Pete, Benny, Dwayne, Marty, Rock
Tim arrives at work and prepares for the final show. Heidi reveals that she's pregnant again. Jill makes the call to Indiana. The all-tool band returns for the final Tool Time along with Sparky, Eddie, Felix and Mario Andretti. Wilson and Tim decide to take their fence down to make more room for the wedding. Morgan offers Tim more money and an executive producer credit to stay but he turns it down and doesn't want Jill to know. Harry and Dolores return for the wedding. Benny, Marty and Jeff bet on the outcome. Brad hits on Heidi with her husband on a business trip. Al and Trudy are married. Jill reconsiders Indiana after Morgan arrives and tells her of his rejected offer. Tim toasts the happy couple. Whether it's real or a figment of Tim's imagination is unknown, but the Taylors decide to go, uprooting the house in the ultimate home project.
b: 25 May 99 pc: _________ w: Bruce Ferber & Lloyd Garver & Marley Sims d: John PasquinCast interviews, outtakes and bloopers, scenes from the final taping and a look at Wilson's entire face highlights a retrospective of 8 great years.
b: 25 May 99 pc: _________ w: Billy Riback & Chris Carlisle d: Geoffrey NelsonThanks to Eric Long.