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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.
- Metascore66
- 1991-1999
- 8 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-PG
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Sep 17, 1991 30 mins
Tim makes the dishwasher more powerful; Jill has a job interview.
Episode 2
Mow Better Blues
Tue, Sep 24, 1991 30 mins
At home: Tim is tuning up his ride-on lawnmower, Jill is making the boys donate unnecessary stuff to 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".
Episode 3
Off Sides
Tue, Oct 1, 1991 30 mins
Tim and the boys are watching football on TV when Jill reminds him that they have a dinner reservation at Chez Pierre because it was supposed to be their romantic night out. Tim must give up the football game--but he sneaks in a portable radio with an earpiece underneath his clothes.
Episode 4
Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
Tue, Oct 8, 1991 30 mins
On Tool Time: Tim works on a wood table with a power saw, with predictable results, and Al helps Lisa with her bookshelf. At home: Tim decides to install a huge new satellite dish all by himself and also becomes jealous of a guy who is willing to help Jill prepare for a job interview on a Saturday.
Episode 5
Wild Kingdom
Tue, Oct 15, 1991 30 mins
Mark brings his Cub Scout pals home; Tim must re-light the pilot light of the furnace and decides to show Brad and Randy how to do it, and they discover something moving around down in the basement.
Episode 6
Adventures in Fine Dining
Tue, Oct 22, 1991 30 mins
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. Tim takes the time to give a speech about manners.
Episode 7
Nothing More Than Feelings
Tue, Oct 29, 1991 30 mins
Jill has ignored the car's oil warning light for two days, and the car becomes inoperative. Tim then gives a speech on Tool Time about respect for the machines. He tells the audience about the oil light incident that happened to "a friend".
Episode 8
Flying Sauces
Tue, Nov 5, 1991 30 mins
Tim shares a tip on how to avoid hitting one's finger while holding a nail. He has also received a fan letter which he decides to read to the audience. The letter's writer and his friends are construction works who have invented a way of "cooking with power and steel".
Episode 9
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Tue, Nov 19, 1991 30 mins
Jill mentions the need for another sink in the bathroom, and Tim promises to add one, plus a whirlpool and anything else Jill wants. He decides to make a "Tool Time" special about a bathroom re-do at his home because that way the show will cover much of the cost. Of course, things don't go smoothly.
Episode 10
Reach Out and Teach Someone
Tue, Nov 26, 1991 30 mins
Tim starts his dream hot rod project; he has only a frame to a 1934 Ford Roadster to begin with, but it's a start. Jill is more interested in the clogged sink, which to Tim is not an urgent matter. Jill has already tried to unclog it herself and managed to drop Tim's precious screwdriver in.
Episode 11
Look Who's Not Talking
Tue, Dec 10, 1991 30 mins
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, and naturally he decides to rewire the vacuum-cleaner with, you guessed it, more power. On "Tool Time": Tim gives house-cleaning tips for men.
Episode 12
Yule Better Watch Out
Tue, Dec 17, 1991 30 mins
Tim gives a Yuletime tip--never plug in a frayed wire--and grunts "Jingle Bells". He also demonstrates his great invention, a rotating Christmas tree, with the usual results. Tim has decided to beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas-decoration contest.
Episode 13
Up Your Alley
Tue, Jan 7, 1992 24 mins
On "Tool Time": Tim demonstrates how to hang a drywall. At home: at Tim's suggestion, the family goes bowling, where Tim's obsession for winning soon turns a time of family fun into bloody competition and Randy and Brad run into the bowling-alley arcade bully.
Episode 14
For Whom the Belch Tolls
Tue, Jan 14, 1992 30 mins
It's family night at the Taylors'. Randy would like to re-watch "Bury Me Again" and Tim suggests "Bayonet Hell", but it happens to be Jill's turn to choose, and she wants to watch "The Sound of Music". Then Tim's college roommate Stu calls to announce that he is in town.
Episode 15
Forever Jung
Tue, Jan 21, 1992 30 mins
Brad, about to go on his first date, is uncomfortable about needing to learn how to dance. Jill's friend Karen comes to visit; she and Tim don't like each other. She mocks him about his power tools, saying that men buy them because they are insecure about their manhood.
Episode 16
Jill's Birthday
Tue, Feb 4, 1992 30 mins
Jill's birthday is coming up and Tim has forgotten it; luckily, the boys remind him. Jill says she doesn't need any presents--especially since because the previous year he got her a pressurized window-washer. This year she asks Tim to get her something thoughtful.
Episode 17
What About Bob?
Tue, Feb 11, 1992 24 mins
Al is excited because Bob Vila is in town signing his new book. When Al utters "I can't believe I actually got to talk to the pioneer of home repairs", Tim's ego can't take the blow. Then, Tool Time sponsor Mr. Binford announces that Bob Vila will be the guest.
Episode 18
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Tue, Feb 18, 1992 30 mins
Valentine's Day is coming up and while Brad tries to figure out a card for Jennifer, Tim makes a weekend reservation for him and Jill at Stone Creek Lodge and plans to send the boys to Aunt Helen's. At least that's the plan. At "Tool Time," sponsor John Binford announces that Tim's family is to go camping for the weekend, the whole episode to be filmed for "Tool Time." Tim comes up with a solution: They will film it to look like the family camped the whole weekend, when they really only make a quick side trip on their way to Aunt Helen's.
Episode 19
Unchained Malady
Tue, Feb 25, 1992 30 mins
Tim receives a chain letter with the instructions that it be sent forward to 10 people within 24 hours or something bad will happen. Tim doesn't buy into that and disregards the letter despite Jill's warnings. Meanwhile, Randy breaks his new bike and must figure out how to explain it to his parents.
Episode 20
Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
Tue, Mar 3, 1992 30 mins
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.
Episode 21
A Battle of Wheels
Tue, Mar 17, 1992 30 mins
On "Tool Time", Al thinks that he does all the work and Tim has it easy, so Tim agrees to let him host to see what it's really like. At home, Jill takes up pottery, and Tim dislikes that she keeps her pottery wheel in the garage. Then when he accidentally breaks something, she thinks he did it on purpose.
Episode 22
Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
Tue, Apr 7, 1992 30 mins
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.
Episode 23
Al's Fair in Love and War
Tue, Apr 28, 1992 30 mins
Al wants to ask out audience-member Greta, but he's self-conscious and messes up on the show and with asking out Greta. Jill suggests a double date: Tim and Jill, Al and Greta. Also: Tim finds Jill's old diary and wants to read it.
Episode 24
Stereo-typical
Tue, May 5, 1992 24 mins
It's "Salute to Saws Week" on "Tool Time" and Tim's special guest is Janee Ray Heller, who can play the saw. At home, the speakers of Tim's stereo system blow up (not literally) and he goes to buy new ones, but he can't restrain himself and ends up buying an entire home-entertainment system.