Tim hace que el lavaplatos sea más potente. Jill tiene una entrevista de trabajo.

At home: Tim is tuning up his ride-on lawnmower, Jill is making the boys donate unnecessary stuff for 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".

Tim y los chicos están viendo fútbol en la televisión cuando Jill le recuerda que tienen una reserva para cenar en Chez Pierre porque se suponía que iba a ser su noche romántica. Tim tiene que renunciar al fútbol, pero se lleva una radio portátil con auriculares debajo de su ropa para poder escuchar el partido en el restaurante. Los chicos tienen una nueva y peculiar niñera, ¡Sir Larry Houdini!

On Tool Time: Tim is working on a wood table with a power saw, with predictable results. Al is going to help out Lisa with her bookshelf. At home: Tim decides to install a huge new satellite dish all by himself. He is also jealous about a guy who's willing to help Jill prepare for a job interview on a Saturday.

Mark está trayendo a sus amigos de los Cub Scouts para una visita. Tim tiene que volver a encender la llama piloto del horno y decide mostrarle a Randy y Brad cómo hacerlo. Mientras están en el sótano, descubren algo moviéndose allí abajo.

At 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.

Jill ha ignorado la luz de advertencia de aceite del coche durante dos días, y el coche se vuelve inoperante. Tim luego da un discurso en Tool Time sobre el respeto a las máquinas. Les cuenta a la audiencia sobre el incidente de la luz de aceite que le ocurrió a "un amigo". Tim recibe el apoyo de dos miembros de la audiencia con experiencias similares. Cuando comienzan a compartir experiencias sobre las esposas de cada uno, Tim deja escapar que Jill babea MUCHO cuando duerme, con una reacción predecible de Jill cuando el programa se emite...

En "Tool Time": Tim tiene un consejo sobre cómo evitar golpearse un dedo mientras se sujeta un clavo. Tim también ha recibido una carta de un fan y decide leerla en voz alta ante la audiencia. El autor de la carta y sus amigos son trabajadores de la construcción que han inventado una forma de "cocinar con energía y acero". Tim los invita a demostrar esto en el programa. En casa: Brad y Randy se avergüenzan de ser vistos en público con su "hermano nerd". Jill piensa que ella y Tim deberían decirles a Brad y Randy que no deben atormentar a su hermano menor, pero Tim tiene otra idea: tienen que "atormentarlos más". Intentan la idea de Jill, pero cuando parece no tener efecto, Tim tiene la oportunidad de probar su idea... Luego, Tim encuentra algunas cintas de 8 pistas viejas en el sótano, y él y Jill comienzan a hacerse preguntas sobre la música de los años 60 y 70.

Jill menciona la necesidad de otro lavamanos en el baño, y Tim promete agregar uno además de un jacuzzi, y cualquier otra cosa que Jill desee. Tim decide hacer un episodio especial de "Tool Time" sobre una renovación del baño en su casa porque de esa manera el programa cubrirá gran parte del costo. Por supuesto, las cosas no salen tan bien como se planean...

Tim comienza su proyecto soñado de un hot rod; solo tiene un chasis de un Ford Roadster de 1934 para empezar, pero es un comienzo. Jill está más interesada en el fregadero obstruido, lo cual para Tim no es un asunto urgente. Debido a eso, Jill ya intentó destaparlo por sí misma y logró dejar caer el preciado destornillador de Tim dentro. De repente, Tim se pone muy molesto y decide enseñarle lo básico de la plomería a Jill. Pronto tienen una pelea. Después, Tim se disculpa, pero Jill no siente que le deba una disculpa a cambio. En "Tool Time": Tim decide enseñar reparaciones básicas del hogar a las mujeres "en un lenguaje simple que incluso una mujer pueda entender".

At 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.

En "Tool Time": Tim da un consejo navideño: nunca enchufe un cable desgastado y gruñe "Jingle Bells". También demuestra su gran invención, un árbol de Navidad giratorio, con los resultados habituales. En casa: Tim ha decidido vencer a Doc Johnson en el concurso de decoración navideña del vecindario. La competencia pronto se sale de control. Jill está molesta porque Randy no obtuvo el papel de José, sino el de posadero en la obra de Navidad escolar, y decide hacer que Randy se destaque creándole un traje excepcional. Mark descubre un secreto impactante de sus hermanos: no hay Papá Noel... ¿O sí lo hay?

En Tool Time: Tim demuestra cómo colgar una pared de yeso. En casa: Siguiendo la sugerencia de Tim, la familia va a jugar a los bolos. La obsesión de Tim por ganar pronto convierte un momento de diversión familiar en una competencia sangrienta. Randy y Brad se encuentran con el matón de la sala de juegos del bowling.

It's family night at the Taylors. Randy would like to re-watch 'Bury Me Again' and Tim suggests 'Bayonet Hell', but it's Jill's time to choose and she wants to see 'The Sound of Music'. Then Tim's college roommate Stu calls to say that he's in town. Tim agrees to meet him over a beer, because Jill finds him obnoxious and doesn't want him in their home. However, Tim can't tell Stu he is not welcome... On "Tool Time": Tim demonstrates how to heat insulate a window.

At 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.

At home: Jill's birthday is coming up and Tim has forgotten it. Luckily for him, the boys remind him. Jill says she doesn't need any presents - especially because the previous year, he got her a pressurized window washer. This year, she tells, Tim has to get her something thoughtful. In Tool Time: The show is shooting a makeover of a house - live. Tim has a truck on site. All that is needed for a catastrophe... Elsewhere: Tim learns a secret of Al's when they visit a women's clothes store to find a gift for Jill.

En Tool Time: Al está emocionado porque Bob Vila está en la ciudad firmando su nuevo libro. Cuando Al dice "No puedo creer que realmente haya podido hablar con el pionero de las reparaciones del hogar", el ego de Tim no puede soportar el golpe. Luego, el patrocinador de Tool Time, el Sr. Binford, anuncia que Bob Vila será el invitado en el episodio del día siguiente. Lo que es aún peor, el Sr. Binford quiere que Tim se enfrente a Bob Vila en un desafío... En casa: Tim hace que Jill lo prepare para preguntas de trivia. Randy ha tenido problemas en la escuela: lo atraparon acosando a otros niños. Jill anuncia que invitará al niño, Curtis, a su casa para que Randy pueda disculparse en persona. Sin embargo, cuando Curtis le pregunta a Jill cuántos años tiene y la compara con su abuela, y luego le dice a su mamá por teléfono que su casa es más genial y que Jill es mucho más pesada que ella, la buena voluntad de Jill comienza a evaporarse.

Tim hace planes para ir con Jill a una escapada romántica.

At 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.

Tim and Jill get into an argument after she insists that she told him repeatedly about an upcoming reception, but he is sure she never mentioned it.

On Tool Time, Al thinks he does the work and Tim has it easy. Tim lets Al be host to see what it is like. Jill takes up pottery, and Tim does not like that she keeps it in the garage. He breaks something, and Jill thinks it is on purpose.

In Tool Time: It has been Tim and Al's week of salute to painting. Tim brings up the subject of women thinking that men are insensitive and don't listen. He claims that men are sensitive to other things like details. Tim's guys poker night is in jeopardy because one of the regulars won't be able to make it. They invite Al as a substitute. At home: Tim wants the women and kids out of the house for the duration of the men's poker night, but that is not going to happen. One of the men is Jill's sister's husband Charlie and they are having marriage problems. Charlie is about to leave but Tim talks him out of it and the poker night is a go. He also gives Charlie advice on how to apologize to his wife. Meanwhile, Jill gives her sister advice on Charlie.

Greta 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.

En Tool Time: Es la semana de "Saludo a las sierras". El invitado especial de Tim es Janeen Ray Heller, quien puede tocar la sierra. En Casa: Los altavoces del sistema estéreo de Tim se estropean (tristemente, no literalmente) y él va a comprar unos nuevos. La cosa es que no puede contenerse y termina comprando todo un sistema de entretenimiento para el hogar...

In Tool Time: It's "Salute to Safety" week. The Guys from K & B Construction are back for a safety demonstration. Tim reads a letter from a viewer who thinks Tim has taken the show too far with all the macho grunting stuff. Tim burns the letter with a construction-use flame thrower. At home: Randy teases Brad about Jennifer wanting a kiss. Jill has prepared a surprise romantic evening for two, but Tim goes from Tool Time to a bar with the construction workers. And Tim is so thick he can't take a hint when he calls home and Jill says that she is "really looking forward to" seeing him and listening to Billie Holliday while waiting. He promises to be at home in 15 minutes but actually arrives after two hours. Jill isn't pleased...

En Tool Time: El invitado de Tim, Angus McLain, ha venido a hablar sobre los Highland Games en Detroit. Tim y Al participarán en los juegos. En casa: Tim ha comprado boletos para el rally de monster trucks más grande en la historia de Detroit, lo que significa que Jill tendrá la casa solo para ella el domingo. El director de Brad llama a los Taylor y les dice que Brad escondió una rana disecada en su comida. Resulta que un compañero de clase de Brad lo desafió a hacerlo. Brad es castigado y Jill dice que eso significa que no podrá ir al rally de camiones, pero Tim quiere permitir que Brad vaya. Tienen una discusión al respecto, pero finalmente llegan a un compromiso. Luego llega la noche cuando la policía trae a Brad a casa...

Tim and Jill are going out for a dinner. Tim glues his hands together. Jill has asked Karen to babysit for the boys. Jill watches a Tool Time on tape and sees Tim checking out a woman's behind. Tim is then accused of having the wandering male eye with no control. Tim guarantees he's not going to "check out babes" while on dinner with Jill. Then he is approached in the restaurant by an ardent fan, Kiki Van Fursterwallenscheinlaw...

Tim levanta una carga pesada de libros después de que Jill le dice que no lo haga y se lastima el músculo de la ingle. Intenta ocultar la lesión a Jill. Además, Randy tiene el papel principal en la obra de Peter Pan en la escuela, pero no hay aparato para ayudarlo a volar; Tim construye uno.

It's weekend. Tim reveals to Al that he is going to put the 350 Chevy engine in his hot rod. Tim has invited "some friends" to help him. Al wants to come too. Tim thought Al would be spending the weekend with Greta (last seen in season 1 episode 21, "Al's Fair in Love and War"). But Greta broke up with him. So Tim invites Al. Karen has broken up with Greg and is visiting Jill. When Tim tells that Dave Gibbons is coming, Jill wants to introduce him to Karen. Tim can see what Jill has in mind and protests - he needs Dave in the garage. Another friend of Tim's, Bob, brings his pregnant wife with him. The next to arrive are Hank and Wanda. And Tim's original plan was that no one bring along their wife. Then Jill gets the idea that they should barbecue...

En Tool Time: Tim está demostrando cómo hacer un muro de ladrillos. Como es Halloween, también se disfraza de monstruo en un intento de asustar a Al. Juntos, tallan calabazas. Excepto que Tim ha inventado un nuevo método para lograr el mismo resultado, con, como ya te imaginas, ¡más potencia! Con resultados predecibles. En casa: Tim ha convertido el sótano en una "casa embrujada" para la fiesta de Halloween de Brad. Brad ha aceptado disfrazarse de "Raggedy Andy" porque Jennifer vendrá como Raggedy Ann. Pero Brad queda atónito cuando ella llega como una chica motociclista con otro chico, habiendo cambiado de opinión porque afirma que Brad ha sido insensible con ella. ¡También ha regresado el grosero Curtis!

En Tiempo de herramientas: Es el homenaje de Tool Time a los lubricantes. Michael y Mario Andretti van a hacer una aparición en el programa. En casa: Mark tiene varicela y Tim nunca la ha tenido, lo que significa que Tim tiene que mudarse a casa de Al por un tiempo. Lo que significa que Tim descubre las respuestas a preguntas que nunca quiso hacer...

Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything.

At home: Jill has been trying to get Tim to go to see a lawyer with her in order to update their will. Tim finally agrees to do it. In Tool Time: Al has been building a cabin for 4½ months without any power-tools. Naturally, it is Tim's opinion, that Al needs... yep, more power. He then demonstrates log-cutting with a dangerously powerful Binford chainsaw nicknamed "widowmaker"...

On Tool Time: Al claims he can distinguish types of wood by their smell, even blindfolded. Tim agrees to set up a test for Al. At home: Brad and Randy decide to build a catapult. Tim has tuned up his weed whacker - with predictable results. Karen and Dave stop by on their way to the opera. Dave asks a favor from Tim; should Karen ask, Tim is to say that Dave was at lunch with him the previous day. He's actually seeing another woman, but doesn't want to hurt Karen.

Jill va a trabajar y no tiene tiempo para cuidar la casa. Jill se suponía que iba a hacer una casa de pan de jengibre para la reunión de la PTA de la escuela, pero como no tiene tiempo, Tim dice que él lo hará.

Tim decora su casa de manera típicamente exagerada. Brad y Randy recaudan dinero para caridad pero deciden quedarse con una parte del dinero. Jill y Tim se enteran y les dicen que tienen que devolver el dinero a la caridad.

Tim quiere que Jill tire algunas de sus prendas o él remodelará el armario. Brad ha golpeado a un niño en la escuela que le insultó después de abrazar a su papá.

En casa: Jennifer se va por un tiempo y deja su pez dorado, Howard, al cuidado de Brad (el título del episodio podría ser una pista de cómo termina eso). Jill se queja de la conducción imprudente de Tim en su coche. Tim decide afinar el coche. A continuación, Tim se entera de que Jill ha abierto su propia cuenta bancaria y Jill escucha a Tim decir a Mark que el coche de Jill en realidad es su coche porque él lo pagó. Luego, tienen una gran discusión sobre si las posesiones pertenecen a uno de ellos o si son de propiedad mutua. Una vez más, Tim tiene que consultar a Wilson sobre cómo hacer las paces con Jill. En Tool Time: Tim demuestra cómo se utiliza una lijadora de tambor de servicio pesado. ¡Lisa FINALMENTE tiene más líneas para decirle al público de Tool Time! Tim ha vuelto a cablear la lijadora para que sea más potente. Lo que tiene los resultados habituales.

Jill takes a compatibility test that shows that she and Tim are not compatible. Randy gets a chance to do a ventriloquist act, but his lips keep moving while he's practicing.

En casa: Los chicos le hacen una broma a Tim, que está durmiendo. Se acerca el aniversario de bodas de Tim y Jill. Tim soborna a los chicos para que revelen el regalo sorpresa de Jill para él. Cuando se entera de lo genial que es, se da cuenta de que tiene que darle a Jill algo que realmente quiera: ¡clases de baile de salón con él! El problema es que Tim no sabe bailar en absoluto. Los chicos intentan hacerle una broma a Al, que creen que está durmiendo. En Tool Time: Tim demuestra una pistola de clavos. Con efectos desastrosos.

In Tool Time: Tim and Al have built a wooden home entertainment center rack. To which Tim has made "a little adjustment" that was not in the original plan. At home: Tim and Jill are going to Sheila's wedding. Karen is babysitting the boys. Tim has tossed the driving instructions away since he is confident that he knows the area and how to find the church. However, it is not so easy when it is dark and snowing...

Un pájaro carpintero mantiene a Tim despierto por la noche. Él está tratando de deshacerse de él, pero Mark lo ha estado alimentando y lo ha llamado Pete. Brad finge estar enfermo para poder quedarse en casa porque no ha hecho su tarea de matemáticas desde que Jennifer solía hacerla hasta que ella se negó y Brad rompió con ella. Cuando Brad reprueba en matemáticas, Randy sugiere que le diga a Jill que Jennifer lo dejó y que está deprimido por eso. Esto funciona, hasta que Jennifer aparece y Jill descubre la verdad. Tim y Jill tienen que enseñarle a Brad y descubren que multiplicar fracciones compuestas no es tan fácil como pensaban. En Tool Time, Tim demuestra cómo colocar un nuevo piso. Tim tiene una de sus geniales ideas sobre cómo raspar el piso viejo. Con los resultados habituales.

On Tool Time: Tim has invited an expert to demonstrate how to cut wood using karate. Al believes he can do it too - and he does! Tim's ego can't take this and he tries it too - with predictable results. At home: Brad and Randy won't let Mark play football with them. They say Mark is a geek and a chicken. Tim and Jill agree that Mark should find a way to improve his confidence. Tim suggests karate, Jill gymnastics. Naturally, Mark chooses karate. In karate class, Mark's partner is a bully, and the boy's mother gets into a fight with Jill and Tim.

Tim consigue entradas para los Pistons, pero Jill dice que tiene que llevar a Mark al ballet. Para empeorar las cosas, Brad y Randy prueban un cigarro.

On Tool Time: Tim and Al are building a deck. Surprisingly, there is NO catastrophe! At home: Tim's mother-in-law comes for a visit from Texas. To everyone's surprise, she is no longer super-fat; in fact, she is slim. Since Jill's parents are moving to a new condo, her mother has decided to give some items to her daughters. Jill wishes for their antique wooden clock, but her mother has chosen a tea set for her. Jill is unable to tell her mother about how she feels about the clock, and Tim fails to understand what's the problem.

Tim runs into his high school girlfriend, Stacey Lewis. When she meets Jill, Jill is upset when she finds out Tim never told Stacey that they were through.

At home: Mother's day is approaching and Tim wants to prove to Jill that he and the boys can actually buy something from the heart. In Tool Time: Tim presents Binford products that clear drain and toilet clogs. Surprisingly, there is no catastrophe. Tim demonstrates how to pour a concrete foundation. Sadly, again no catastrophe.

En casa: El proyecto de hot rod de Tim finalmente está en la etapa en la que puede ver si arranca. No lo hace. Tim se toma un descanso. Jill quiere que arregle una perilla de la puerta, el quemador de la estufa, la línea de gas y el dispensador de hielo. Tim sigue posponiéndolos todos debido al hot rod. Jill declara que ella arreglará la estufa y el dispensador de hielo. Tim prohíbe eso y promete que arreglará todo, "pronto". Jill se cansa de esperar y llama a un reparador para arreglar la estufa. Tim no aprueba. Luego, el reparador ve el hot rod y en un instante se olvida por completo de la estufa... En Tool Time: Es la Semana del Cuidado del Césped. Tim da un discurso sobre cortar el césped y presenta varios tipos de hierba. Más adelante durante la semana, rendirán homenaje a las cortadoras y los rociadores, pero primero rinden homenaje a los fertilizantes.

En Tool Time: Tim anuncia al ganador de la encuesta del Invitado más Popular en Tool Time. El ganador volverá para otro episodio, a pesar del intento de Tim de manipular la votación. Tim termina compitiendo en una carrera de cortacésped contra el invitado en cuestión. ¡Lisa finalmente tiene más de una escena! En casa: Karen ha ganado un día en un spa para dos y planea llevar a Jill con ella. Brad y Randy dicen que no excluirán a Mark de sus actividades si pasa una prueba de no delator: tiene que sostener un renacuajo en su boca durante tres segundos. Desafortunadamente, Mark se lo traga cuando Randy le da una palmada en la espalda. Jill decide darles una lección a los dos...

Jill wants a baby, but Tim is through with kids.

Al celebra su cumpleaños con la familia de Tim. Su deseo es tener una esposa. Jill lo presenta con Ilene. Al está listo para casarse en la primera cita. Mientras tanto, Brad y Randy juegan una broma a Mark con una carta diciendo que Isiah Thomas visitará.

Tim instala un intercomunicador en casa, pero se lastima cuando Randy lo llama un tonto y dice que el programa debería llamarse "Tiempo de tontos". Tim intenta cambiar en el programa. Mientras tanto, Brad lee David Copperfield para impresionar a una chica, pensando que se trata del mago.

New neighbors move in near Tim & Jill. The husband is a friendly obnoxious type who dents Tim's hotrod. Jill and the wife get along great. Brad takes Home Ec at school to be in a class with the girls.

El Sr. Binford de Binford Tools muere. Hay tristeza para todos excepto para Tim. Él no sabe cómo llorar, pero aprende cómo mostrar dolor.

Es Halloween y comienzan las bromas. Una fan llamada Rose le envía galletas a Tim y comienza a llamarlo a casa. Tim se preocupa por una fan obsesiva, pero Jill lo descarta. Jill tiene sus propios planes para engañar a Tim.

La biblioteca local organiza una cena en honor a Jill por sus esfuerzos de recaudación de fondos. Tim proporciona una foto de Jill para que la amplíen y la utilicen para un cartel; es una foto poco favorecedora. Al lleva a los chicos a jugar al mini golf y ellos lo hacen mejor que él.

Binford Tools tiene un prototipo de una nueva sierra eléctrica y quiere que Tim la promocione en Tool Time más adelante esa semana. Tim la prueba en casa y encuentra que es inferior y no digna del nombre de Binford. Tim y Al expresan sus preocupaciones al jefe.

Jill's mother gives the three boys bonds to either re-invest or to spend. The boys decide to buy a valuable remote control car. Tim & Jill tell them they cannot play with it, but of course, the boys decide to drive it around.

Para la foto de la tarjeta de Navidad, Tim quiere construir un escenario y hacer que la familia se disfrace de Papá Noel y los elfos. En Tool Time, Tim construye el baño del HOMBRE.

Al watches the boys while Jill & Tim attend Jill's 20th high school reunion in Washington DC. Jill tries to avoid Joanie, the girl who stole her boyfriend. But, they talk and Jill hears the whole story.

Mark actúa en la obra de Navidad en la escuela. Un vecino pone decoraciones un día antes que Tim, y es porque Randy está compartiendo los secretos de Tim con la nieta de ese vecino. Brad quiere ir a esquiar en lugar de quedarse en casa.

Randy pierde una carrera de trineos contra un niño vecino al que no le gusta, así que Tim ayuda a construir un trineo súper. Quiere ganar para demostrar que es bueno a pesar de ser bajo. Mientras tanto, Brad quiere dejar sus clases de saxofón.

Ilene está furiosa con Al después de que le cuenta a Tim sobre un sueño embarazoso que Ilene tuvo sobre Tim, y luego Tim se lo cuenta a Jill.

Al invita a Tim a ir a pescar en el hielo con él, pero Tim solo está interesado en llevar su televisor y herramientas en lugar de pasar el tiempo conversando.

When Jill's father comes to visit, their relationship is strained by their longtime inability to have an honest talk, but this causes problems when he asks her opinion on the book he's written about his military career.

Brad asks for his own room after getting tired of sharing with Randy.

Tim agrees to build a house for Habitat for Humanity on his show, with famous athletes helping out, but Al and Jill challenge him by agreeing to lead a separate team (made up of women) to see who can build a house faster. Meanwhile, Brad doesn't know what to do after giving Ashley a locket he found, not telling her that it was lost by one of Jill's friends.

Al y Tim son invitados a ser presentadores invitados de "Cocinando con Irma" mientras Irma está fuera de la ciudad por una semana, pero Tim se molesta al convertirse repentinamente en el asistente de Al. Mientras tanto, Randy necesita consejos sobre una chica que le gusta.

Jill organiza un baby shower para una amiga. Tim asiste a regañadientes. Las mujeres lo adulan y Tim las encanta. Jill quiere formar parte de ese encanto con Tim, pero él hace algunas cosas poco encantadoras esa noche.

Tim y Al presentan la "cocina del hombre" en Tool Time, pero cuesta tanto que el jefe de Binford insiste en recortar gastos para el resto del año, arruinando los grandes planes de Tim para el quinto aniversario del programa.

Para el Día de la Madre, Tim y los niños planean poner un jacuzzi, pero tienen que quitar el conjunto de columpios. Jill menciona que quiere un jardín de hierbas. Cuando ve que el conjunto de columpios se ha ido, rememora lo mucho que lo disfrutaba. Tim vuelve a poner el conjunto de columpios.

After an acquaintance of hers gets cosmetic surgery to please her husband, Jill gets mad at Tim for suggesting that she could benefit from some improvements. On Tool Time, Tim and Al attempt to refurbish a table. Meanwhile, Brad and Randy challenge Mark to a series of games, with the loser having to do cleanup chores around the house.

Randy comienza una correspondencia romántica con una mujer en St. Louis en un tablón de anuncios de computadora, presentándose como un dermatólogo de 32 años en lugar de un niño de 12 años, pero su engaño se ve amenazado cuando ella decide venir a conocerlo. Mientras tanto, Tim ayuda a Mark con su proyecto de ciencias, pero tiene que luchar contra las ganas de hacerlo todo él mismo. Además, Tool Time recibe la visita del equipo del transbordador espacial Endeavor (STS-61).

Tim organiza una subasta de herramientas en Tool Time para ayudar a recaudar dinero para el evento benéfico de Jill para la biblioteca. Bob Vila es invitado especial y recauda aún más dinero. Tim desafía a Bob a una carrera de autos hot rod.

Jill loses her job, and decides to go back to school for a masters in psychology. Tim is unhappy about her decision and he wonders what she even saw in him since they both think differently about education.

Tim accidentalmente aplasta el auto de Jill mientras opera una grúa en un segmento de Tool Time, y tiene que descubrir cómo evitar que ella se entere.

Harry from the hardware store has a mild heart attack as Tim turns 40. Tim is worried and goes off the deep end about getting healthy. The boys give him a Tool Man figure made out of tools, and Jill gets him a ride on a jet (more power!).

Mark is afraid that getting eyeglasses will cause everyone to make fun of him.

Tim wants to install a central vacuum system and Jill is opposed. She agrees when he promises it will be a fast and small project. Of course, things get out of hand. Tim's brother Marty arrives and tells Tim he is leaving his wife.

When Al buys 20% of Harry's hardware store, he irritates everyone by becoming obsessed with the business, trying to change store policies, promoting the store on Tool Time and spending less time with Ilene.

Después de que Tim asiste a una conferencia en la que Jill da una charla, accidentalmente se graba a sí mismo en la tienda de herramientas burlándose de su discurso.

Cuando Al tiene que faltar a la grabación de Tool Time, Brad lo reemplaza; pero Randy no puede dejar de burlarse de la aparición de Brad en el programa, y Tim se da cuenta de que es porque Randy siente que Tim prefiere a Brad sobre él.

Tim y Jill están molestos al enterarse de que Wilson planea mudarse a los bosques de Ecuador.

Mr. Art Leonard, Tim's favorite old metal shop teacher, is invited for an appearance on Tool Time, along with some of his old classmates. Unfortunately, during a taping of the show it becomes clear that the man who inspired a young Tim Taylor to seek more power is losing much of his own when his crippling arthritis is revealed, as well with his bitterness about his condition.

Mientras utilizaba el garaje para hacer escenografía para el festival de Navidad de la escuela de Mark, Jill deja accidentalmente el hot rod de Tim afuera durante una tormenta de nieve, justo un día antes de que le pidieran exhibirlo.

Cuando los padres de Jill vienen a visitar en Navidad, su madre se queja de que el padre de Jill solo quiere pasar su jubilación sentado en la casa.

When he gets overwhelmed by his new paper route, Brad pays Randy and Mark to do his homework and chores.

Everyone is stunned when Tim impulsively sells his hot rod to a pizza magnate - especially Brad, who helped him build it, so Tim and Brad try and talk the millionaire into selling it back. Meanwhile, Randy is embarrassed that Jill still goes along with him when shopping for clothes.

Tim invites his friends over to watch the Super Bowl, but his plans are thrown off when Jill comes down with the flu.

Después de que una revista de Detroit selecciona a Al como el soltero más codiciado de la ciudad, las mujeres comienzan a coquetear constantemente con él, lo que hace que pierda de vista sus prioridades y provoca celos en Ilene. Pero las razones detrás de estos coqueteos pueden no ser lo que parecen.

Tim 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.

Para un segmento en Tool Time, Tim acepta arreglar el horno en el sótano de la tía de Benny, pero el desastre ocurre cuando Benny no le dice que hay DOS fugas de gas en la casa. Pronto, Benny se convierte en una visita no deseada en la casa de Tim, ya que todos luchan por reparar la casa de la tía mientras ella está fuera de la ciudad.

Cuando Tim accidentalmente se expone a sí mismo ante su cuñada Nancy, quien está igualmente desnuda y está usando la ducha de él y Jill, él sugiere que guarden silencio sobre el incidente. Sin embargo, Nancy rompe el silencio y una situación aún más incómoda se instaura.

Tim accidentally throws dinner into the trash compactor and then drops Jill's ring down the furnace. Tim speaks to two guys on how to talk to women on Tool Time, and he calls Jill an old hen.

Tim y Jill tienen planeada una cita doble con Al e Ilene en una obra de teatro, pero primero Tim y Al tienen que vender boletos para un partido de hockey. Tim y Al son atrapados revendiendo los boletos. Wilson cuida a los chicos mientras Tim y Jill están fuera.

After eating Polish food, Tim's stomach is bothering him so he stays up all night watching old Tool Time episodes.

After eating Polish food, Tim's stomach is bothering him so he stays up all night watching old Tool Time episodes.

La hermana de Jill, Carrie, una fotógrafa viajera, viene a quedarse. Tim ayuda a su hermano, Marty, a mudarse de casa.

Tim y los chicos visitan la ferretería donde los chicos admiran una navaja de bolsillo. Cuando Al descubre que la navaja falta, tiene que compartir sus sospechas con Tim, quien se siente profundamente herido de que uno de sus hijos robara a amigos cercanos.

Brad tiene un grano antes de una cita importante. Jill organiza una cita para Wilson con uno de sus profesores.

Cuando la familia viaja a la boda del primo favorito de Jill, Tim y los niños están decididos a aprovechar todo su tiempo libre en actividades al aire libre.

Binford Tools ha sido vendida a Bud Harper. Él quiere llevar el programa al nivel nacional, lo cual requerirá algunos cambios en el reparto.

When Tim finds out Jill's friend from school is a good looking man, who shares her academic interests, he feels threatened.

Tim le organiza una fiesta sorpresa de cumpleaños a Jill, pero ella tiene otros planes para la noche.

Jill gives unsolicited advice to the father of Randy's girlfriend, causing arguments between him and his wife.

Tim, Jill, Al e Ilene asisten al banquete de los premios de cable, dejando a Brad y su nuevo amigo mayor a cargo de cuidar a un enfermo Mark. Los chicos aprovechan la oportunidad para organizar una fiesta en casa.

Bud presiona a Tim para que compre impulsivamente boletos de temporada de los Pistons, sin hablar con Jill.

Tim construye una nueva habitación para Randy en el sótano.

Cuando Tim tiene que ir a Chicago para una reunión de negocios, Jill planea una noche romántica para los dos mientras están allí.

Tim recibe un doctorado honorífico de su antigua universidad, desconcertando a Jill mientras ella trabaja en su propia maestría.

Tim has a hard time when his mother comes to stay.

Tim y Al son enviados a Kinross para un festival navideño patrocinado por Binford, dejando a los chicos Taylor para decorar para el concurso de decoración navideña. La madre de Al quiere unirse a Al e Ilene en su escapada romántica en Nochevieja.

Tim gives Marty a job on Tool Time.

Randy comienza a tomar clases en la escuela secundaria de Brad. Tim y Al presentan "El Dormitorio del Hombre" en Tool Time.

Tim is invited to a Marine base for a special Tool Time episode, but is embarrassed when Jill proves more capable at driving a tank.

Jill quiere que Tim se haga una vasectomía ya que no quieren tener más hijos. Tim tiembla al pensar en la operación. Además, Randy es elegido como el que tiene el mejor trasero en la escuela secundaria.

Jill struggles in her piano lessons. Mark finds a new hobby in aviation, but Jill is hesitant to let him take to the sky.

Harry y Dolores se separan después de una acalorada discusión, y Tim trata de encontrar una manera de reunirlos nuevamente.

A journalist doing a feature on Tool Time is more interested in Tim than the tools. Neither her obvious advances, or her camera crew go down well with a sick Jill.

Brad's girlfriend Angela wants to set up Randy with her sister. Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Jean. Jean tells Tim to lose or Bud will fire him.

Brad y Tim no están de acuerdo en el tipo de motor que instalar en el hot rod, luego Tim reacciona exageradamente al nuevo corte de pelo de Brad. Randy consigue el papel principal en la producción de la escuela de Romeo y Julieta y Jill quiere ayudarlo a ensayar.

Jill lleva a los niños a un chequeo de rutina y recibe algunas noticias aterradoras.

Randy gets frustrated when Wilson directs the school production of Romeo and Juliet.

Tim and Jill can't decide what to do when they see Mr Leonard on a date with a woman who isn't Tim's mother.

Cuando Wilson es víctima de un robo, Jill se obsesiona con la seguridad y convence a Tim de instalar un sistema de seguridad de alta tecnología.

Al invertir todos sus ahorros en el juego de mesa "Tool Time".

"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.

The Taylor family vacation in northern Michigan, and Tim announces he wants the family to move there. Jill and the boys are not as enthused as Tim expected. Tim realizes he needs to change and grow.

Tim is upset when Randy becomes critical of Binford's environmental record.

Jill wants Tim to convert their attic into office space for her. Tim is enthused, but then Jill changes her mind. They each come to realize why he needs to build it, and why she does not want it built.

A 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.

Mark y su amigo hacen una película de terror, con los Taylors como protagonistas. Son filmados como la familia perfecta. Tim y Jill ven la película; Mark es retratado como el hijo olvidado que busca el mal, Jill se preocupa de que Mark realmente se sienta olvidado.

Wilson's niece surprises him with a visit, with the possibility that she might stay with him for an extended period.

After 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.

Upset after difficult experiences while working at a hospice, Randy tells his parents that he's not going to go to church anymore.

Tim está invitado a traer a su familia y pasar el Día de Acción de Gracias en una suite de lujo en el tradicional partido de fútbol de las Águilas.

Al 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.

La madre de Jill está visitando por Navidad. Es la primera desde que su esposo murió. Jill tiene dificultades para ver a su madre con otro hombre. Mientras tanto, Tim decora para Navidad de la manera exagerada y habitual.

Tim teaches an auto course at a community college. Going from the young students to hanging out with his older friends, Tim feels his friends are acting old. He starts to hang out with the college students and keep up with their lifestyle.

Brad announces his plans to wed.

Tim and Jill purchase another house for rental property. Tim uses it for a renovation show on Tool Time. Al wants to save all the older, custom parts of the house; he wants to rent the house.

Tim and Jill babysit their niece Gracie. Jill is called away for work, so Tim has to play and care for Gracie. He has such a grand time, he wants he and Jill to have their own baby girl.

After falling through the porch swing, Tim discovers a hidden bag of marijuana. Tim ad Jill suspect it belongs to one of the boys. And they are shocked when they discover the chronic belongs to Brad.

Tim finds the perfect Granite Guy to replace the kitchen counters. When he arrives, Jill recognizes him as the guy who asked her out at the gym, but doesn't tell Tim.

Heidi tiene problemas matrimoniales. Tim sugiere que Al saque a Heidi y hable con ella. Heidi confía en Al y él habla y la escucha. Se convierten en buenos amigos. Tim se pregunta si hay algo más entre ellos. En casa, Jill está resfriada.

A St Patrick's Day celebration on Tool Time, and the K&B crew is on hand. Meanwhile, Wilson takes a 3-day vacation while his house is fumigated. Willow stays with Tim & Jill, then goes out at night and does not come home. Jill is worried.

Brad 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.

When Tim's brother Jeff's business fails, he moves in with their mother. Tim is upset that Jeff is taking advantage of their mother by living there, rent free, and borrowing her retirement money.

Wilson tells Tim his secret that he once saw a spaceship and aliens. Tim tells the others, who then all start to ridicule Wilson. Wilson feels betrayed and stops talking to Tim. Tim finds a way to apologize.

Randy aprueba su examen de manejo y obtiene una licencia. Quiere conducir esa noche para celebrar, pero Jill está renuente debido a lo que sucedió cuando Brad condujo por primera vez de noche. Randy no cree que esto sea justo, ya que cada uno de ellos es diferente.

One 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.

Tim is picking colors for his rebuilt convertible. Jill is asked to appear on a woman's talk show. She tries to explain Tim to the audience and it embarrasses and hurts Tim.

It'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.

Randy 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.

Jill's sister Carrie stays with the Taylor's while in town for business. Tim's brother Jeff is over for dinner. Carrie and Jeff start seeing each other, and Jill does not think Jeff is good enough for her sister.

Brad does not do well on his math test, and it may hurt his chances of getting into college. Wilson has a friend visiting from England; he owns a soccer team and extends an offer to Brad to play.

Tim and Jill have dinner with Al and Trudy, his girlfriend for one month. Tim and Jill find out Trudy is wealthy. For the one month gift, Trudy gives Al a 1966 Ferrari. Al uncomfortably accepts the gift, but then returns it.

Wilson desaparece después de organizar una fiesta de Halloween con su nueva pareja romántica, una mujer que afirma ser una bruja.

While Jill is training as a psychologist, one of her patients discloses an affair with Heidi's husband, and Jill inadvertently tells Tim.

Tim has a chance to buy back the convertible he owned when he was a teenager.

For the first time, the TV ratings for Tool Time show that Al is more popular than Tim. Al decides to start doing promotions and Tim even helps him line up events. Then, Al hires a manager who tries to push too much too fast.

When Tim finds out Marty is separated from his wife and living in the back of Harry's hardware store, Tim invites Marty and his children to stay with him and Jill. Tim turns out to be a great father to Marty's twins. Marty gets jealous.

Es Navidad, y eso significa decorar en el vecindario de Tim. Al está emocionado por decorar su casa por primera vez, y resulta ser competencia para Tim. Randy regresa a casa para Navidad y encuentra las cosas cambiadas desde que se fue.

While Marty and his daughters are staying with Tim and Jill, everyone becomes exasperated with Claire's selfishness and tantrums.

Brad is excited to finally get his first car, but when it's stolen and stripped, Tim is determined to track down the culprits.

Tim is writing a book for Binford Tools, and since Jill and the boys are away for the weekend, Tim tries to write while home alone. But since he is alone, everything distracts him. He starts to dream of wealth and fame.

Tim has Penn and Teller on Tool Time. Tim's die-hard fans thinks Tim is departing from the show's basics. Meanwhile, Tool Time films in Tim's home. Brad trips over a rolled up carpet and injures his knee, risking his soccer playing.

Tim 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.

Tim hires a mechanic for his car who turns out to be a gorgeous woman. Driving her home, he is caught by a traffic cam in a compromising position with her. The ticket arrives on Tim and Jill's wedding anniversary, and Jill is suspicious.

Jill visita al ginecólogo porque tiene un problema. Resulta que tiene un tumor y necesita una histerectomía. Aunque todos están preocupados, parece que debería ser algo rutinario. Sin embargo, durante la operación, surgen problemas. Tim se asusta.

Jill's operation is completed, and she has had a total hysterectomy. Jill is really upset at what this represents. Jill's mother visits to help around the house. Jill's mood swings are all over the place.

Tim takes Wilson to a hockey game for Wilson's birthday. Wilson wins $10,000 by sitting in the raffle seat. He wants a greenhouse in his backyard. Tim realizes the plans block the fence. He fears the loss of conversation with Wilson.

Harry is selling the hardware store. It comes as a shock to the guys that gather there for man talk and tools. Al owns a percentage of the store, and Tim buys the rest. The business starts slow and then grows more than they can handle.

Jill is anxious about defending her thesis and shares her thoughts with Tim. Mark records it on video. Marks turns in his video project and parents are invited to view all the students' work. Jill's professor is there and hears her comments.

Trouble 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.

Binford 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.

Más cambios en la tienda de Tool Time: un episodio de solo charlas. Se convierte en un show de charlas/peleas fingidas. Tim renuncia. Jill recibe una oferta de trabajo en Bloomington, Indiana. Los Taylor deciden mudarse.

As 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.

Tim y Al hacen su último programa de Tool Time. Aparecen muchos de los invitados anteriores de Tool Time. Para cerrar: Heidi está embarazada; la cerca de Wilson se cae; Al y Trudy se casan en el patio trasero de Tim y Jill; Tim y Jill tienen dudas sobre mudarse.

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.

Tim and Jill babysit their niece Gracie. Jill is called away for work, so Tim has to play and care for Gracie. He has such a grand time, he wants he and Jill to have their own baby girl.

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.

Mr. Art Leonard, Tim's favorite old metal shop teacher, is invited for an appearance on Tool Time, along with some of his old classmates. Unfortunately, during a taping of the show it becomes clear that the man who inspired a young Tim Taylor to seek more power is losing much of his own when his crippling arthritis is revealed, as well with his bitterness about his condition.

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.

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.

Tim is writing a book for Binford Tools, and since Jill and the boys are away for the weekend, Tim tries to write while home alone. But since he is alone, everything distracts him. He starts to dream of wealth and fame.

The Taylor family vacation in northern Michigan, and Tim announces he wants the family to move there. Jill and the boys are not as enthused as Tim expected. Tim realizes he needs to change and grow.

Tim wants to install a central vacuum system and Jill is opposed. She agrees when he promises it will be a fast and small project. Of course, things get out of hand. Tim's brother Marty arrives and tells Tim he is leaving his wife.

After eating Polish food, Tim's stomach is bothering him so he stays up all night watching old Tool Time episodes.