Episode 1 - [Quest For Fire] |
Details : The Taylors vacation at a Lake Michigan resort... while Tim tries to give MORE POWER to the BBQ concept Randy meets with Lauren and Brad breaks up with Angela. Mark's changing but is it for the better? Tim is seriously considering quitting Tool Time and moving permanently to this country resort. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ashley Peldon as Diane | Courtney Peldon as Lauren | Veronica Lauren as Jenny | Writer : Lloyd Garver | Director : Andrew Tsao | |
Air Date : Sep. 23, 1997 |
Episode 2 - [Clash Of The Taylors] |
Details : Tim and Randy disagree on Binford's environmental policies. Jill gets an internship counseling families. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Shelley Morrison as Gail | James DuMont as Gus | Peter Siragusa as Ralph | Paul Keith as Lou Hansen | Kaylan Romero as Ronny | Charles Robinson as Bud Harper | Director : Andrew Tsao | Writer : Jennifer Celotta | |
Air Date : Sep. 30, 1997 |
Episode 3 - [Room At The Top] |
Details : Jill wants Tim to build her an office in the attic and then changes her mind at the last minute; Tim makes a big deal about it. |
Guest Cast and Crew : George DelHoyo as Doug | Jack Blessing as Dr. Breen | Tammy Lauren as Patty | Writer : Elliot Shoenman | |
Air Date : Oct. 07, 1997 |
Episode 4 - [Pump You Up] |
Details : Tim pushes Brad after he gets a soccer scholarship. Randy and Lauren his girlfriend want to go on another date but not a double date with two of their friends. The guys from kAndB construction guest on tool time. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Mickey Jones as Pete | Courtney Peldon as Lauren | Kyle Howard as Greg | Cory Everson as Cory Everson | Morgan Nagler as Cathy | Casey Sander as Rock | Gary McGurk as Dwayne | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Oct. 14, 1997 |
Episode 5 - [A Night To Dismember] |
Details : Mark decides to do a horror video for his class using different scenes from old horror shows and movies but Jill and Tim don't like the idea when they sneak a preview at Mark's video. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Kaylan Romero as Ronny | Writer : Eric Horsted | |
Air Date : Oct. 28, 1997 |
Episode 6 - [The Niece] |
Details : Willow Wilson's niece comes to stay which makes it so that Wilson has no time to spend with Tim. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Byrne Piven as Rolf | China Kantner as Willow | Patrick Cronin as Sparky | Writer : Charlie Hauck | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Nov. 04, 1997 |
Episode 7 - [Jill's Passion] |
Details : Ian a man Jill met at the YMCA gym asks her out mistaking Tim for her brother. That night Jill has a dream about him. But after talking to Patty a friend and Tim she straightens it out. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Wopat as Ian | Tammy Lauren as Patty | Carole Androsky as Woman | Writer : Elliot Shoenman | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Nov. 11, 1997 |
Episode 8 - [Losing My Religion] |
Details : Randy questions his religion. Tim breaks a valuable piece of church equipment. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dan Aykroyd as Mike Weber | China Kantner as Willow | Eileen Heckart as Elaine Jenkins | Lauren Tuerk as Becky | Phyllis Erlich as Out-Of-Breath Woman | Writer : Lloyd Garver | Director : Andrew Tsao | |
Air Date : Nov. 18, 1997 |
Episode 9 - [Thanksgiving] |
Details : The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Alex Rocco as Irv Schmayman | China Kantner as Willow | Rodney Dangerfield as Rodney Dangerfield | Tom Poston as Ted | Writer : Eric Horsted | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Nov. 25, 1997 |
Episode 10 - [The Dating Game] |
Details : Tim takes Al to a club to meet women after they find out Ilene is engaged. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Liz Vassey as Donna | Kari Coleman as Kathy | Anastasia Sakelaris as Woman | John Lykes as Richard | Shawn Shea as Stage Manager | |
Air Date : Dec. 09, 1997 |
Episode 11 - [Bright Christmas] |
Details : Tim does te ultimate Christmas decorating display job. Jill is worried when she finds out her mother is dating. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Polly Holliday as Lillian Patterson | George Coe as Parker | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Dec. 16, 1997 |
Episode 12 - [The Old College Try] |
Details : Tim realizes his friends are boring so he starts hanging out with students half his age. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Josh Blake as Brett | Steve Monroe as Grant | Al Fann as Felix | Maitland Ward as CHristy | RonReaco Lee as Billy | Arroyn Lloyd as Andi | Jim Labriola as Benny | Blake Clark as Harry | Writer : Jennifer Celotta | Director : Albert Alarr | |
Air Date : Jan. 06, 1998 |
Episode 13 - [An Older Woman] |
Details : Brad's getting MARRIED... well maybe not after Tim and Jill get through with him. The Taylor parents try to make Brad realize that he's not ready for the commitment of marriage to a college girl he just recently met at a party. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Maggie Lawson as Samantha | Haynes Brooke as Ben | Writer : Charlie Hauck | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Jan. 20, 1998 |
Episode 14 - [Tim 'the Landlord' Taylor] |
Details : Al rents a house from Tim and Tim takes advantage of him as his landlord. Meanwhile Randy and Brad buy the same shirt. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Eric Horsted | |
Air Date : Feb. 03, 1998 |
Episode 15 - [Say Goodnight Gracie] |
Details : Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill and some words of wisdom from Wilson he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode. |
Guest Cast and Crew : China Kantner as Willow | Kristen Hooper as Gracie | Kaitlyn Hooper as Claire | William O'Leary as Marty Taylor | Director : Andrew Tsao | |
Air Date : Feb. 10, 1998 |
Episode 16 - [What A Drag] |
Details : On Tool Time Tim and Al show viewers how to prepare for a severe winter storm. When Tim falls through the gazebo he discovers a small bag of marijuana taped to the underside of the swing. Jill and Tim stake out their backyard from Wilson's to catch the culprit... to everyone's surprise Brad is caught red-handed with the goods. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Kaylan Romero as Ronny | Writer : Elliot Shoenman | |
Air Date : Feb. 24, 1998 |
Episode 17 - [Taking Jill For Granite] |
Details : The Taylors do a kitchen remodel but a surprise is in store when Tim and Jill find out who the installer is. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Wopat as Ian | Tammy Lauren as Patty | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Mar. 03, 1998 |
Episode 18 - [Futile Attraction] |
Details : Tim becomes suspicious that Heidi and Al are having a hot affair when he finds out she has separated from her husband; he sets out to find out exactly how much of an affair they are having. On Tool Time Tim adds a little MORE POWER to his golf swing when golf-pro Payne Stewart guests. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Payne Stewart as Payne Stewart | Pamela Hudacek as Athene | Writer : David Maples | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Mar. 10, 1998 |
Episode 19 - [Desperately Seeking Willow] |
Details : While staying over at the Taylors Willow doesn't return home from a club one night... Jill fears the worst and sends the whole family out searching for her. It's Saint Patrick's day on Tool Time and who better to celebrate with than the boys from KAndB Construction. |
Guest Cast and Crew : T. J. Thyne as Todd | Mickey Jones as Pete | China Kantner as Willow | Neil Barton as Lance | George Hertzberg | Robert Hallak as Bartender | Casey Sander as Rock | Gary McGurk as Dwayne | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Mar. 17, 1998 |
Episode 20 - [The Write Stuff] |
Details : On Tool Time Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article Hey Yo! takes the spotlight away from Randy's Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Shenkarow as Matt | Courtney Peldon as Lauren | Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Brian | Writer : Jennifer Celotta | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : Mar. 31, 1998 |
Episode 21 - [The Son Also Mooches] |
Details : It's Jill's turn to worry about needing glasses as she reaches middle age. Tim worries that his mother is going to lose money on another of his brother Jeff's business schemes. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Montrose Hagins as Alice | Graham Jarvis as Delvin | Kathleen Freeman as Gwen | Kate Williamson as Lois | Bonnie Bartlett as Lucille | William O'Leary as Marty Taylor | Thom Sharp as Jeff Taylor | Writer : Eric Horsted | |
Air Date : Apr. 21, 1998 |
Episode 22 - [Believe It Or Not] |
Details : On Tool Time Men's Convenience Week features a visit by Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons. Wilson becomes upset with Tim after Tim tells everyone about Wilson's encounter with an alien something Wilson would rather Tim had kept to himself. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Grant Hill as Grant Hill | Bill Ferrell as Tony | Milton Canady as Milton | Jim Labriola as Benny | William O'Leary as Marty Taylor | |
Air Date : Apr. 28, 1998 |
Episode 23 - [Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges] |
Details : Randy's driving get off the sidewalk! ... Randy doesn't feel that he's being treated fairly when his driving privileges differ from those Brad had when he first got his license. On Tool Time Judy's Rat pulls cable through hard to reach spaces. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Kaylan Romero as Ronny | Megan Cavanagh as Trudy | Director : Andrew Tsao | |
Air Date : May. 05, 1998 |
Episode 24 - [Tool-Thousand-One A Space Odyssey] |
Details : Tool Time is revisited by Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Steve Hawley who announce that a Binford tool will be used on their next shuttle mission. Will Tim or Al win the competition to be the one to use the tool in space? Back on Earth Mark tries to impress a girl by making a dramatic change to his appearance. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ken Bowersox as Ken Bowersox | Randy Thompson as Fred | Harry S. Murphy as Dr. Lee | Steven Hawley as Steven Hawley | Writer : Lloyd Garver | Director : Peter Bonerz | |
Air Date : May. 12, 1998 |
Episode 25 - [From Top To Bottom] |
Details : Jill makes some embarassing remarks about Tim on a talk show while he watches it from Harry's Hardware with all his friends. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Joan Lunden as Barbara Canfield | Judyann Elder as Diane Peck | Lisa Robins as Kathleen Fitzsimmons | Jim Labriola as Benny | Blake Clark as Harry | William O'Leary as Marty Taylor | Patrick Cronin as Sparky | Writer : Charlie Hauck | |
Air Date : May. 19, 1998 |