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August 24, 2018 Season 3, Episode 12: ‘Twas the Blight Before Christmas (1993)
Title: ’Twas the Blight Before Christmas
Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 12
Broadcast date: Dec 15, 1993
Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning
Guest Starring: Alan Fudge, Blake Ewing, Ben Gillespie
Directed by: Andy Cadiff
Written by: B.K. Taylor
This podcast episode was originally released: Aug 20, 2018
Episode Synopsis:
It’s Christmas, which can only mean one thing: Tim is once again going all out to try and beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decoration competition. Despite Tim’s attempts to keep his decoration designs under wraps, Doc Johnson keeps figuring them out and one-upping him. Eventually, he finds the source of the leak: Randy, who’s been spilling the decoration details to Doc Johnson’s cute granddaughter. Meanwhile, Brad wants to go skiing with a friend over Christmas, and when Tim and Jill say no, he tries to sneak off on his own.
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1 hr 33 min
August 21, 2018 Twas the Blight Before Christmas
It’s Christmas, 1993, and it seems like any other Christmas time – Tim is preparing for the neighborhood Christmas light competition against Doc Johnson, Jill is prepping Mark for his big debut as the N in the Hamtrammick Christmas Noel Choir Singers, Randy becomes the helpless victim of Doc Johnson’s daughter Lauren, and Brad is ready to abandon it all to go skiing with his friends. When Tim and particularly Jill tell him ‘No’, he gets all huffy and refuses to go to Christmas mass, much to Jill’s dismay as she proclaims “family is always together at Christmas.”
1 hr 33 min
August 17, 2018 Season 3, Episode 11: Feud for Thought (1993)
Title: Feud for Thought
Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 11
Broadcast date: Dec 1, 1993
Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning
Guest Starring: Lee Garlington, Michael Toland, Natalie Core, Bonnie Hellman, Tom Simmons, Rebecca Balding, Leigh Ann Orsi
Directed by: Andy Cadiff
Written by: Elliot Shoenman, Marley Simms
This podcast episode was originally released: Aug 13, 2018
Episode Synopsis:
When Jill gets a last minute invitation to her 20-year high school reunion, she's eager to go in order to face off against her ex-best friend, Joanie, who stole her high school sweetheart, Jack. When they arrive in Washington, D.C., Jill almost loses her nerve, but Tim encourages her to sit down and talk with Joanie - where she learns some surprising news and gains some much-needed closure.
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1 hr 33 min
August 14, 2018 Feud for Thought
When Jill Taylor (Patricia Richardson) gets a last minute invitation to her 20-year high school reunion, she’s eager to go in order to face off against her ex-best friend, Joanie, who stole her high school sweetheart, Jack. When they arrive in Washington, D.C., Jill almost loses her nerve, but Tim (Tim Allen) encourages her to sit down and talk with Joanie – where she learns some surprising news and gains some much-needed closure.
Back home, Al Borland (Richard Karn) is struggling to watch the boys for the weekend. When Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) locks him out, Al gets a little advice from Wilson (Earl Hindman) in their first ever conversation.
1 hr 33 min
August 10, 2018 Season 3, Episode 10: A Frozen Moment (1993)
Title: A Frozen Moment
Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 10
Broadcast date: Nov 24, 1993
Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning
Guest Starring: Sherry Hursey, Jimmy Labriola
Directed by: Andy Cadiff
Written by: Max Eisenberg
This podcast episode was originally released: Aug 7, 2018
Episode Synopsis:
At the Taylor family Thanksgiving, Tim reveals his plan to give their annual Christmas card photo more power: an elaborate winter wonderland set he’s built, complete with Christmas-themed costumes for him, Jill, and the boys. Meanwhile, on Tool Time, Tim introduces the world to “The Man’s Bathroom.”
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1 hr 34 min
August 07, 2018 A Frozen Moment
It’s Thanksgiving, that time of year when the family gathers around to dress up in ridiculous costumes and pose for Christmas cards that they’ll never live down. Tim, inspired by a drive past the lumber yard, has been struck with a big idea to construct the perfect winter wonderland setting and expects Jill and the boys to dawn festive costumes, but when his more power solutions send the snow blower through the living room window, Jill puts her foot down on any more of his shenanigans, as she scrambles to finish preparing for Thanksgiving dinner.
Meanwhile, on Tool Time, Tim and Al construct the perfect Man’s Bathroom. Why? Because masculinity needs a monument to itself.
1 hr 34 min
August 03, 2018 Season 3, Episode 9: Dollars and Sense (1993)
Title: Dollars and Sense
Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 9
Broadcast date: Nov 17, 1993
Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning
Guest Starring: David Wohl, Mickey Jones, Gary McGurk
Directed by: Andy Cadiff
Written by: Bob Bendeston, Bruce Ferber
This podcast episode was originally released: Jul 31, 2018
Episode Synopsis:
When Jill's mother notifies her that three $50 bonds she bought for the boys have come due, Jill decides to let the boys figure out what to invest them in. When the boys decide to invest in a baseball card, Tim takes them to a toy store to make the purchase - but instead the three wind up buying an expensive remote controlled racecar signed by a famous driver. At home, the boys prove unable to keep their hands off this mint-condition keepsake and wind up severely damaging it but trying to hide it. When Tim and Jill discover the damage, they teach the boys a lesson by telling them that a buyer wants to give them $750 for the model - an offer the boys painfully turn down.
Meanwhile, Tim and Al go to a job site with the K&B guys to talk about how best to work on the high steel. Things get off track when Tim attempts to zipline down to an outhouse.
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1 hr 24 min
July 31, 2018 Dollars and Sense
When Jill’s (Patricia Richardson) mother notifies her that three $50 bonds she bought for the boys have come due, she decides to let Brad, Randy and Mark (Zachery Ty Brian, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith) figure out what to invest them in. When the boys decide to invest in a baseball card, Tim (Tim Allen) takes them to a toy store to make the purchase – but instead the three wind up buying an expensive remote controlled racecar signed by a famous driver. At home, the boys prove unable to keep their hands off this mint-condition keepsake and wind up severely damaging it but trying to hide it. When Tim and Jill discover the damage, they teach the boys a lesson by telling them that a buyer wants to give them $750 for the model – an offer the boys painfully turn down.
Meanwhile, Tim and Al (Richard Karn) go to a job site with the K&B guys to talk about how best to work on the high steel. Things get off track when Tim attempts to zipline down to an outhouse.

1 hr 24 min
July 27, 2018 Season 3, Episode 8: Be True to Your Tool (1993)
Title: Be True to Your Tool
Season, Episode: Season 3, Episode 8
Broadcast date: Nov 10, 1993
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, Laura Pacheco
Directed by: Andy Cadiff
Written by: Bruce Ferber
This podcast episode was originally released: Jul 23, 2018
Episode Synopsis:
Tim is excited to promote Binford’s newest power saw on Tool Time - until he tries it out at home and realizes it’s a defective piece of crap. Tim refuses to endorse a product that he doesn’t believe in, but Binford insists. In protest, Tim and Al take their concerns to Wes Davidson, Binford’s new CEO. Meanwhile, the boys go grocery shopping for the family and buy expired and discounted food so they can spend the savings on candy.
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1 hr 43 min
July 24, 2018 Be True to Your Tool
Filling the shoes of the recently-passed Mr. Binford, Wes Davidson has assumed the role of the president of Binford, and pays Tool Time a visit. He informs Tim and Al that Binford is producing a new reciprocating saw, and that they will be promoting it on an upcoming show. However, when Tim and Al get their hands on the product, they realize that it isn’t up to the rigorous standards of the Binford name. When they refuse to feature it on the show, Wes gives Tim the ultimatum: feature it or we’ll find a new host. This puts Tim in a position to weigh his morals with his job.
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1 hr 43 min

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