Grunt Work: THE Podcast about the TV Show Home Improvement

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  • Season 3, Episode 22: Swing Time (1994)

    Title: Swing Time

    Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 22

    Broadcast date: May 4, 1994

    Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning

    Guest Starring: Mickey Jones, Drake Bell, Victoria Principal

    Directed by: Andy Cadiff

    Written by: B.K. Taylor

    This podcast episode was originally released: Nov 12, 2018

    Episode Synopsis:

    Jill is upset when Tim gives the boys’ old swingset to Pete from K&B Construction. Tim argues that the boys have outgrown it, but Jill explains that the swingset has so much sentimental significance for her because of all the fond memories of the boys playing on it when they were little. Tim gets the old swingset back from Pete, then disassembles it and rebuilds it as a porch swing for him and Jill to use. Meanwhile on Tool Time, Tim meets a female construction foreman and refuses to accept that she’s good at her job until she bests him in a series of home improvement competitions.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Swing Time
    It’s Mother’s Day, and Tim is determined to get Jill something she really wants this year. When he believes that he has deciphered all of the hints she’s been dropping, he decides to replace the swingset in the backyard with a new hot tub. However, when she catches Tim digging in the middle of the night, she wrongly assumes that he deciphered correctly, and is building her an herb garden. But — now that she sees it missing — she actually misses the swingset. Tim scrambles to reclaim the old swingset that he gave to Pete from K&B Construction in order to repurpose the wood into a new gazebo.
    Also, on Tool Time, Tim is challenged to Tool Trivia by the new foreman of K&B Construction: Les Thompson, a WOMAN.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Season 3, Episode 21: Fifth Anniversary (1994)

    Title: Fifth Anniversary

    Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 21

    Broadcast date: Apr 6, 1994

    Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning

    Guest Starring: Joel Polis, Lois De Banzie, Jimmy Labriola, Michael Andretti, Johnny Rutherford

    Directed by: Andy Cadiff

    Written by: Bob Bendeston, Bruce Ferber

    This podcast episode was originally released: Nov 6, 2018

    Episode Synopsis:

    On Tool Time, Tim and Al debut a man-centric kitchen. Afterward, Tim wants to take the entire crew to Indy speedway to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Tool Time, but his boss Mr. Davidson objects after all the money Tim spent on the kitchen stunt. Tim is determined to do something special for his audience to commemorate five years on the air, so he takes inspiration from Wilson and shows them a clipshow of the inaugural Tool Time episode, followed by a visit from Michael Andretti and some other race car driver.

    Meanwhile, Jill is trying to plan yet another library fundraiser, this time by inviting donors to a "No dinner dinner party." It doesn't go well.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Fifth Anniversary
    It’s the 5th Anniversary of Tool Time, and Tim wants to do something special: take the crew to the Indy Speedway. However, after revealing the Man’s Kitchen, Tim has exhausted the budget for the next six months. Opting instead for simplicity, he shows clips from the inaugural episode of Tool Time.
    Meanwhile, Jill plans a no-dinner dinner party for the Library Fundraiser, but has a hell of a time explaining what exactly that is.
    1 hr 22 min
  • Season 3, Episode 20: It Was the Best of Tims, It Was the Worst of Tims (1994)

    Title: It Was the Best of Tims, It Was the Worst of Tims

    Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 20

    Broadcast date: Mar 30, 1994

    Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning

    Guest Starring: Al Fann, Alice Carter, Melissa Christopher, Amy Steel, Ben Golomb

    Directed by: Andy Cadiff

    Written by: Rosalind Moore, Howard J. Morris

    This podcast episode was originally released: Oct 29, 2018

    Episode Synopsis:

    Jill is hosting a baby shower for a bunch of her friends, and when Tim drops in on his way to a demolition derby she’s shocked and turned on by how charming and nice he is with all of them. When Tim gets back from the derby, Jill tries to seduce him - until Tim’s gassy reaction to the nachos he ate at the demolition derby puts a damper on things. Jill is upset that the zest and romance has gone out of their relationship after fifteen years of marriage. At first, Tim gets defensive - but after a chat with Wilson, he busts out a tuxedo for a romantic night at the house with Jill.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • It Was the Best of Tims, It Was the Worst of Tims
    When Jill throws a baby shower for her co-worker Linda, and invites the women from the office to attend, she’s baffled by Tim’s ability to charm, and the spell she casts over them. However, when she tries to turn on some charm of her own, she’s met with less-than-reciprocal effort. She begins to become disillusioned with the fact that maybe the flame has burned out of their relationship.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Season 3, Episode 19: Too Many Cooks (1994)

    Title: Too Many Cooks

    Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 19

    Broadcast date: Mar 16, 1994

    Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning

    Guest Starring: Angela Paton, Leigh Ann Orsi, Anndi McAfee

    Directed by: Andy Cadiff

    Written by: Bob Bendeston, Bruce Ferber

    This podcast episode was originally released: Oct 23, 2018

    Episode Synopsis:

    Irma (of Cooking with Irma fame) goes away for a week and asks Al, an amateur chef, to guest host her show while she's gone - with Tim as his assistant. Al is a natural in the kitchen and a big hit with Irma's audience, but when Tim's jokes and clowning fail to get any laughs he plans to quit assisting Al. Al accuses Tim of wanting to bail because he's not the center of attention, and at home Jill helps Tim realize that it's possible to just assist someone without trying to make a bunch of corny jokes.

    Meanwhile, Randy struggles to win the affections of his crush Beth -- with a little help from Brad, Ashley and Wilson.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Too Many Cooks
    When Irma – of Cooking With Irma fame – has to go out of town for her daughter’s wedding, she asks if Tim and Al could guest host while she’s gone. Scratch that, she asks if Al and Tim could host. Tim is not happy to play second-fiddle to Al, and expresses his disdain. After enduring bitter silence from the audience during the first episode, Tim proclaims that he quits. But after speaking with Jill and Wilson, he realizes that he’s capable of putting aside his pride and assisting with ease.
    Meanwhile, Randy has a crush on a girl at school, but is too afraid to speak to her. Brad arranges a double date so they could get to know each other.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Season 3, Episode 18: The Eve of Construction (1994)

    Title: The Eve of Construction

    Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 18

    Broadcast date: Mar 9, 1994

    Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning

    Guest Starring: Mariangela Pino, Leigh Ann Orsi, Kimberly Clarice Aiken, John Elway, Eric Hipple, Evander Holyfield, Sean Jones, Kenny O’Brien, Bill Pickel, Kelvin Pritchett, Ray Baker, Shawn Shea, Jimmy Carter

    Directed by: Andy Cadiff

    Written by: Rosalind Moore, Howard J. Morris, Marley Sims, Elliot Shoenman

    This podcast episode was originally released: Oct 15, 2018

    Episode Synopsis:

    Tim and Al partner up with former president Jimmy Carter to build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Jill wants to help out, but Tim forbids her, insisting that construction is men’s work and women are useless on a job site. Tim’s theory is put to the test when he and a group of pro football players try to build a house together while Al embarks on the same project with a group of female contractors. Predictably, Tim winds up humiliating himself, and must grudgingly acknowledge that women and men are equals.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Eve of Construction
    At the request of former president Jimmy Carter, Tool Time has agreed to build some houses for Habitat for Humanity, and dispatches Tim and Al on location to head up each of their own construction teams. For Tim’s part, he’s chosen a who’s who of NFL players, as well as Evander Holyfield. Al has chosen a set of women professionals, including Jill, to construct his house. As they go head-to-head, is there any question as to who the winner will be?
    Meanwhile, Brad has found a golden locket in the alleyway behind the house, and gives it to his girlfriend Ashley, only to discover that the locket belongs to Marie, who desperately wants it back.
    1 hr 17 min

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