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Tool Time was conceived as a parody of the PBS home-improvement show This Old House. Tim and Al are caricatures of the two principal cast members of This Old House, host Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm Abram. Al Borland has a beard and always wears plaid shirts when taping an episode, reflecting Norm Abram's appearance on This Old House. Bob Vila appeared as a guest star on several episodes of Home Improvement, while Tim Allen and Pamela Anderson both appeared on Bob Vila's show Home Again.
Throughout the show, Tim Taylor would often be wearing sweatshirts or T-shirts from various Michigan-based colleges and universities. These were usually sent by the schools to the show for him to wear during an episode. Because Allen considered Michigan his home state, the rule was that only Michigan schools would get the free advertising.
Tim Allen was kind of a jerk to Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Such play happened especially throughout the first three seasons, and it was revisited only occasionally until Jonathan Taylor Thomas left at the beginning of the eighth season. During the show's final season, Brad and Mark became much closer due to Randy's absence. Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen that aired on ABC from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999 with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons.

Stephen Tobolowsky was tapped to play the Tool Time co-host, Glen. However, he was still busy with a movie that was in the middle of production at the time the first pilot was to be shot. Therefore, the producers set out to cast an alternate character that would stand in as Tim's co-host for the pilot, or for however many episodes were required until Tobolowsky was available. The casting department auditioned Richard Karn, for what would be his first major appearance on a TV sitcom; the character of Al Borland was created from there. After the first few episodes completed with Patricia Richardson as Jill, Tobolowsky was still tied up with his other commitments, and Karn found himself in his role permanently when Tobolowsky decided he would have no time to do a series.
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No record exists of how the matter was settled, so hopefully Bryan resolved the issue and learned a valuable lesson about working with questionable business partners. Also, if he opens another restaurant, maybe choose a name that's a tad more subtle. According to Fox News, Bryan gave up on acting and now focuses his time as a producer. But not before trying his hand at a business venture that taught him a lesson about who to trust in Hollywood.

As mentioned above, the first pilot was produced in April 1991, with Frances Fisher playing Jill Taylor. Fisher, primarily known as a dramatic actress, was well qualified for the co-starring role but was viewed by the studio audience as not being comedic enough, and too serious in her line delivery. The producers tried to work with Fisher on adapting to the situation comedy setting, but shortly after the pilot wrapped post-production, they decided to recast her. The goofy and beloved 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement" enjoys an enduring legacy in American pop culture. Serving as the vehicle that launched comedian Tim Allen into mainstream entertainment and cultural significance, the show follows the life of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor and his family in suburban Michigan.
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"Jordan made a big thing about wanting to go out on top and Home Improvement was the number one show on ABC when we left." In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested at a Michigan airport for possession of 650 grams of cocaine, according to CBS News. He was reportedly a well-known dealer at the time, which made him an easy target for an undercover sting operation. Despite turning informant, Allen would spend two years and four months in federal prison, which encouraged him to clean up his life and focus on his burgeoning stand-up comedy career that would ultimately land him on Home Improvement. Needless to say at this point, "Home Improvement" is looked back on by many as a revered accomplishment in the world of television.
Very few shows are as synonymous with the '90s as Home Improvement. The ABC hit sitcom put Tim Allen on the map and had magazine cutouts of Jonathan Taylor Thomas taped to millions of bedroom walls. Home Improvement was consistently one of the highest-ranked shows of the decade. It was so popular, in fact, that the White House seriously considered having then-First Lady Hillary Clinton appear in a cameo. "The outreach would be enormous and it would present Hillary in a very likable light I believe," Clinton's former press secretary Lisa Caputo wrote in an internal memo .
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In January 2021, Allen reprised his role of Tim Taylor in an episode of Last Man Standing titled "Dual Time". Based on the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen, Home Improvement made its debut on ABC on September 17, 1991, and was one of the highest-rated sitcoms for almost the entire decade. It went to No. 2 in the ratings during the 1993–1994 season, the same year Allen had the No. 1 book (Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man) and film . TMZ reports that after a spending a night in jail, Bryan was released "on $8,500 cash bail" and "required to stay away from the alleged victim and can't contact her in any way" after being issued a no-contact order.
Tim's new assistant, electrician Heidi Keppert, played by Debbe Dunning, replaced Anderson as the Tool Time Girl for the following third season, starting with "Maybe Baby", which aired on September 15, 1993. Dunning had previously appeared in the episode "Overactive Glance" from season 2 where she played an obsessive Tool Time fan named Kiki. Anderson did reprise the role of Lisa on the sixth-season finale episode "The Kiss and the Kiss-Off", which aired on May 20, 1997.
There were two notable exceptions to the general rule that Tim only supported Michigan educational institutions on the show. First, during the episode "Workshop 'Til You Drop" Tim wears a Wofford College sweatshirt. Second, during the episode "The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry" Tim wears an Owens Community College sweatshirt. S seventh season until Tim's last line in the series finale—the last two words ever spoken on the show. In early seasons, Wilson was always seen standing on the other side of Tim's backyard fence as the two engaged in conversation, usually with Wilson offering sage advice as Tim grappled with his problems.
While Tim and Jill are optimistic that their stay could become permanent should Marty be successful in his interview, such a proposition quickly becomes an uncomfortable one for Tim and Nancy. Community Foundation announces $300,000 in grants to support women and girls New London ― The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced grants Wednesday that will benefit more than 50 nonprofit organizations that support women and girls in areas that include nutri... “It’s something we fought really hard for,” Chesebrough said, adding, she was grateful for the money to start the pilot program. “Those are five people that will be able to stay in their houses, and there’s nowhere else for them to go because we don’t have any housing stock,” she said. The Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, launched in May, is intended to help low- and moderate-income households make home improvements that they otherwise may not be able to afford and enhance access to quality housing. The program is funded with $150,000 in federal American Rescue Plan money.