"Tool Time" visits the USS Constellation for a "Salute to Engines"; Jill catches Brad making out with his girlfriend.

Tim is set in his morning routine and Jill wants him to be a bit more flexible. Each dreams about what life will be like for them when they are seniors, each just as disturbing.

Jill takes an doubtful Tim to a marriage workshop for a "tune-up". When Tim is persuaded to open up, Jill is shocked by the revelations.

Jill is invited to her Psychology Dept Potluck Dinner, but banned from taking food. Randy likes a girl at school but a friend of Brad's asks her out. On Tool Time, a woman who knows more than Tim about cars is a guest.

When Al is asked to host an instructional video, he enlists Tim to direct it, but Tim becomes so obsessed with stylistic concerns that he runs wildly over schedule, and Al has to fire him.

Jill compra un Austin Healey de 1967 con parte del dinero de la herencia; Tim está molesto de que lo haya comprado sin él. Ella le dice que no puede conducirlo, pero, por supuesto, Tim lo hace y sufre las consecuencias típicas.

Es Halloween, y comienzan las bromas. Brad y Randy comienzan con una cabeza en el microondas, Tim y Jill continúan con un actor interpretando a un misterioso visitante. Brad y Randy se enteran y fingen estar asustados, lo que hace que Tim y Jill se preocupen.

Jill and her sisters get together to plan on their parents' 50th wedding anniversary, but there's one problem; they can't stop bickering. After an unproductive first day, Jill talks to Tim and is telling him that her sisters' bickering is driving her nuts and she's tired of always having to be the sensible one. Tim tells her that she needs to lay down the law to put a stop to it. The next morning, Jill tries to have a truce declared between her and her sisters, but when they try to work on the party, they cannot agree on anything and the bickering continues. Jill says she had enough of this and storms out of the house. Her sisters shocked that she is acting this way, then Tim says the same thing to them but in a more abrasive way. After being away from the house Jill learns that she needs to say how she feels and in the end, her parents' anniversary party plans fall into place.

Tim recibirá un premio del Club de HotRod de la Tri-Ciudad. Mientras Tim, Jill y Heidi conducen hacia el banquete, el coche se queda sin gasolina y Heidi entra en labor de parto. Tim y Jill ayudan en el nacimiento en una gasolinera cercana.

En el Día de Acción de Gracias, Randy se ofrece como voluntario en una cocina comunitaria. Tim no quiere invitar a Benny a la cena de Acción de Gracias en su casa, pero cuando va a recoger a Randy, ve a Benny comiendo allí. Tim lo invita y luego descubre que Benny come allí porque la sopa es buena.

Cuando Brad consigue un nuevo empleo en una tienda de artículos deportivos, se emociona tanto por la posibilidad de una carrera que descuida su trabajo académico.

La familia de Tim Taylor y los hermanos de Tim viajan a casa de su madre ya que ella se está mudando. Los hermanos rememoran objetos de la infancia y cosas que el papá construyó. Los nuevos propietarios vienen a ver la casa y a los hermanos les cuesta dejarla ir.

A door-to-door saleslady flirts with Tim, after which he buys a case of her household cleaner. Jill then avoids a speeding ticket by flirting with the policeman. This brings on humorous discussions on the issue of flirting - is it right or wrong? Jill struggles with flirting in order to get job but eventually she does the right thing.

Mientras hacía compras en el centro comercial, Mark utiliza karate para detener a un matón que estaba golpeando a Randy. El incidente es escrito en el periódico escolar. Randy se siente avergonzado y golpea al chico que escribió la historia.

Swedish buyers are interested in broadcasting Tool Time in Sweden, so they visit the set to watch the show. The show has many mistakes and boring segments. The Swedes decide to buy it, thinking it is slap-stick comedy.

Tim meets a woman who used to date his father. Tim doesn't want to learn more because he was afraid his father had an affair with the woman. Meanwhile, Tim cannot find the Valentine's Day gift he purchased for Jill.

Wilson performs a monologue on his life during an art festival. Wilson's performance is criticized as someone out of touch with reality, so he tries to become like Tim.

Tim throws a bachelor party for Al, and everyone tells negative tales of marriages. Al starts to doubt his decision to marry Ilene. The day of the wedding, Ilene starts to doubt her decision to marry Al.

Tim's friend Harry thinks his son Dennis is a slacker at work. Dennis takes a job to install a second phone for Tim; Harry accuses Dennis of not taking the job seriously. Tim wonders about his communication skills with his own children.

Brad passes his driver's test and gets his license. He gets to drive the car that night, and Jill obsesses over what could happen. Brad has an accident, but tells his parents he hit a pole instead of the back of a car.

Tim separates his shoulder and needs an operation the day before an award-winning show where he could drive a steamroller, and two days before a trip with Mark to see the Blue Angels. He escapes from the hospital, and causes further injury.

The Taylors attend an annual hardware expo. Tim is in seventh heaven at the expo, and Jill has plans to spend quality time with the boys while sight-seeing. However, the boys want to pursue their own interests with people their age.

Jill is upset to learn Brad's girlfriend, Angela, is doing Brad's laundry and other chores. Jill asks Tim to set an example of men not using women as servants. Tim realizes there is truth to what Jill says.

Después de completar un trimestre agitado en la universidad y estar de vacaciones, Jill recibe una llamada de su padre, el Coronel, diciéndole que vendrá de visita. Jill, sintiéndose cansada, le dice una mentira diciendo que no sería un buen momento para visitarla porque se siente enferma, pero unos días después, él fallece. Afligida por el dolor y sintiéndose muy culpable por mentir, ella vuela a Texas para ayudar en los arreglos del funeral y Tim y los chicos se le unirán en un par de días. Mientras está allí, Jill intenta decirle a su mamá y a sus hermanas que está bien, pero ellas piensan que está enferma y está mostrando valentía. Durante el funeral, el ministro que preside habla sobre cómo su padre valoraba la honestidad, lo que la hace sentir peor. Jill decide contarle a su mamá la verdad sobre cuando él quería visitarla.

Lisa, la ex chica de Tool Time, termina la escuela y regresa a visitar a Tim y Al. Tim le pide a Lisa que se una al programa como invitada. Heidi se siente amenazada y renuncia. Mientras tanto, Randy tiene una primera cita con Lauren. Está nervioso y torpe.