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Premise
Set in Royal Oak, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit), the series centers on the antics of the Taylor family, which, along with Tim, included his pedantic wife Jill (Patricia Richardson), and their three mischievous sons, the popular and athletic Bradley Michael "Brad" (Zachery Ty Bryan), comedian and intellectual Randall William "Randy" (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and the youngest, Mark Jason, (Taran Noah Smith), whose fictitious middle name was not mentioned in the series, but in a post-finale interview.

Additional focus was given to Tim's job as a television personality on his very own 'home improvement' show, called Tool Time. On this show-within-a-show, Tim was joined by his friend and mild-mannered assistant Al Borland (played by Richard Karn). Tim would often comment on Als mother's weight, although she was never seen beyond an obscured arm, and the friendly nature of this ribbing took a serious turn when, in the final season, Al's mother died at a restaurant (when Al told her he would marry his girlfriend Trudy). Tim, excellent as a salesman and TV personality but spectacularly accident-prone as a handyman, often caused hilarious disasters on and off the set, to the consternation of his co-workers and family. Many of Tim's accidents were caused by the application of his mantra, "More power!" to do-it-yourself situations.

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History

The cast of the showIn the first few seasons, sons Brad and Randy would torment their youngest brother Mark (and each other) in ways that consistently presented a challenge to Tim and Jill. Mark always ended up believing what his siblings were telling him (examples including that the whole family but Mark were aliens and that Mark was not Tim and Jill's natural son), until Jill explained all.

Mark was initially presented as slightly naive and in constant admiration of his father. Brad was presented as being a character who regularly put action before thought which regularly landed him in trouble. Randy was the comedian of the pack, the quick-thinker but wasn't immune to getting caught out being up to no good.

As the series progressed, however, Mark grew up to be somewhat of a teenage outcast who dressed in dark goth clothing, while Brad became as heavily into cars as his father. In Season 8, Randy was written out of the script by mentioning that he was in Costa Rica (done so to accommodate the then-budding film career of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who became a teen icon during his years on the show).

Some time was spent dealing with the sometimes tense relationship between coworkers Tim and Al. Al was portrayed as a slightly geeky character, preferring to wear mostly flannel shirts, and whose catchphrase was "I don't think so, Tim." He also came up with many puns and giggles and snorts when a joke is made at Tim's expense. Taylor was always arrogant and prone to accidents and his "archenemy", so to speak, is the real-life home improvement specialist Bob Vila. His projects on Tool Time usually go awry — such as using an oversized and overpowered Binford gadget. The cautious, insecure, and brighter Borland always bore the brunt of Tim Taylor's jokes and constant put-downs. A running joke was Tim's references to Al's overweight mother, who is usually referred to but is never seen throughout the series — although in one episode, she dies and the characters are at her funeral. Al has a "twin" brother named Cal who is a physicist, and unlike other siblings across the world, they have never gotten into a physical fight; instead, they settle their disputes over a cup of tea.

Many "special guests" made a "cameo" appearance on Tool Time. These guests included race car drivers Johnny Rutherford, Robby Gordon, Michael Andretti, and Mario Andretti, country artist Alan Jackson, rapper L.L. Cool J, golfer Payne Stewart, former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, and boxer Evander Holyfield. Numerous NASA astronauts appeared on the series, the most notable being Ken Bowersox, who made three separate appearances.

Throughout the series, Jill studied to become a psychologist. In one episode, Tim also received an honorary Ph.D. from his alma mater. Ironically enough, Tim received an award for "Safety" in one episode despite his accident record on Tool Time.

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