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Season 3

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Light television comedy about family man Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor. The show's humor often revolved around cars, toys, tools, hardware shops, garages, fix-it-up projects, and similar themes.

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25 Episodes

  • Maybe, Baby
    E1
    Maybe, BabyJill's sister Carol is having a baby girl. When they talk about the baby's name and Jill is going through the boys' baby toys, she wishes she could have a baby girl. Tim tells Randy and Brad that Jill always wanted a girl so they tell Mark that Jill wished he had been a girl. This upsets Mark and when Jill wants to bake a cake with him, he doesn't want to. When she finds out the truth, she tells Mark that what Randy and Brad told him isn't true. Tim is also upset because he doesn't want another child. But he feels alright again when Jill tells him that they don't have the time for another child.
  • Aisle See You In My Dreams
    E2
    Aisle See You In My DreamsAt Al's 35th birthday, he wants a wife and kids, so Jill fixes him up with Ilene Markham. Al finds out that Ilene wants kids too, so he proposes to her on Tool Time. Randy and Brad write a letter to Mark pretending to be Isaiah Thomas, so Tim and Jill tell Mark to get revenge.
  • This Joke's For You
    E3
    This Joke's For YouTim stops telling jokes and screwing up on Tool Time after he installs an intercom and hears Randy call him a screw up. Brad wants to read ""David Copperfield"" so he can talk to it to Jennifer, but he finds out it's not about the magician and Jennifer breaks up with him.
  • A Sew, Sew Evening
    E4
    A Sew, Sew EveningTim has trouble with Joe Morton, his new neighbor, after Joe dents part of his hot rod. Jill becomes good friends with Marie Morton, Joe's wife. Brad signs up for home ec. as his elective to meet girls, but when the other boys in school find out about his plan, it doesn't work out the way he planned.
  • Arrivederci, Binford
    E5
    Arrivederci, BinfordTim is afraid to cry after Mr. Binford, his boss and close friend, passes away.
  • Crazy For You
    E6
    Crazy For YouIt's halloween and as usually Tim is up to his old tricks, however Jill plans a prank of her own. Tim gets flowers from a fan named Rose but soon strange things start happpening. She keeps calling him, Wilson thinks she is obesseed with him, Tim tries to hide but it's no use.
  • Blow Up
    E7
    Blow UpThe local library has a dinner honoring Jill for her fundraising efforts. Tim provides a picture of her for them to blow up for a poster, but it's an unflattering photo. Al takes the boys to miniature golf, where they outshine him.
  • Be True To Your Tool
    E8
    Be True To Your ToolBinford Tools has a prototype for a new power saw and wants Tim to promote it on "Tool Time" that week. He tests it out at home and finds it inferior, unworthy of the Binford name, and he and Al tell their boss their concerns.
  • Dollars And Sense
    E9
    Dollars And SenseJill's mother gives the three boys bonds to either re-invest or spend. The boys decide to buy a valuable remote-control car. Tim and Jill tell them they cannot play with it, but of course the boys decide to drive it around.
  • A Frozen Moment
    E10
    A Frozen MomentOn Thanksgiving, for a perfect Christmas card, Tim builds a Christmas Village and has the family wear costumes.
  • Feud For Thought
    E11
    Feud For ThoughtAt their high school reunion, Jill tries to avoid Joanie Graham, her high school friend who stole her boyfriend, and Tim and Jack try to fix the amplifier. Meanwhile, Al watches the boys and Brad's girlfriend Ashley.
  • 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas
    E12
    'Twas the Blight Before ChristmasMark performs in the Christmas play at school. A neighbor puts up decorations a day before Tim does it, and it is because Randy is sharing Tim's secrets with that neighbor's granddaughter. Brad wants to go skiing instead of staying home.
  • Slip Sleddin' Away
    E13
    Slip Sleddin' AwayRandy loses a sled race to a neighbor boy he does not like, so Tim helps build a super sled. He wants to win to prove he is good even though short. Meanwhile, Brad wants to give up his saxophone lessons.
  • Dream On
    E14
    Dream OnAl doesn't want to come to dinner with the Taylors after Ilene has a dream about Tim riding on a golden stallion in tight bicycle shorts.
  • Reel Men
    E15
    Reel MenWhen Jill is having Ilene and Marie over, Tim goes fishing with Al to get out of the house.
  • The Colonel
    E16
    The ColonelWhen 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.
  • Room For Change
    E17
    Room For ChangeTim has Randy move into Mark's room when Randy bothers Brad on the phone.
  • The Eve Of Construction
    E18
    The Eve Of ConstructionTim 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.
  • Too Many Cooks
    E19
    Too Many CooksWhen Irma can't host her show (Cooking with Irma) for a week, she asks Al to fill-in as host and Tim to be his assistant. Tim has a hard time not being the centre of attention, but when Jill shows him that he can assistant her, he decides to continue to help Al. While Randy finds it hard to talk to a girl in his class named Beth.
  • It Was The Best Of Tims, It Was The Worst Of Tims
    E20
    It Was The Best Of Tims, It Was The Worst Of TimsAfter Tim charms all the women at a baby shower, Jill wants a romantic evening with him, but Tim takes the boys to a Demolition Derby.
  • Fifth Anniversary
    E21
    Fifth AnniversaryTim and Al present the "man's kitchen" on Tool Time, but it costs so much that the head of Binford insists they cut back on expenses for the rest of the year - ruining Tim's big plans for the show's fifth anniversary program.
  • Swing Time
    E22
    Swing TimeTim and the boys plan on getting Jill a hot tub for Mother's Day and getting rid of the swing set. But they find the swing set meant more to Jill than they thought and she wants an herb garden instead of a hot tub.
  • What You See Is What You Get
    E23
    What You See Is What You GetAfter 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.
  • Reality Bytes
    E24
    Reality BytesRandy starts a romantic correspondence with a woman in St. Louis on a computer bulletin board, presenting himself as a 32-year-old dermatologist rather than a 12-year-old, but his bluff is endangered when she decides to come meet him. Meanwhile, Tim helps Mark with his science project, but has to fight the urge to do it all himself. Also, Tool Time gets a visit from the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-61).
  • The Great Race II
    E25
    The Great Race IIAfter Bob Vila raises more money than Tim for Jill's library fundraiser, Tim challenges him to a race... in his unfinished hot rod.

Cast of Season 3

  • Tim AllenTim Taylor
  • Patricia RichardsonJill Taylor
  • Earl HindmanWilson Wilson Jr.
  • Richard KarnAl Borland
  • Zachery Ty BryanBrad Taylor
  • Taran Noah SmithMark Taylor
  • Jonathan Taylor ThomasRandy Taylor

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