
Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, host of the home-improvement show "Tool Time," definitely is not as handy at home as he is on screen. He and his wife, Jill, raise three boys who are racing toward adulthood. The Taylor family often relies on next-door neighbor Wilson, who provides unconventional wisdom and perspective to the Taylors' personal and familial crises.

Jill's (Patricia Richardson) growing responsibilities at the magazine force Tim (Tim Allen) to take charge of the domestic chores.

Brad and Randy collect money for a Christmas charity; the Manhattan Transfer quartet appears on "Tool Time."

Tim (Tim Allen) installs a remote-control closet in the bedroom; Tim's fatherly hugs begin to embarrass Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan). With Patricia Richardson.

Tim confronts Jill about her individual checking account; Brad becomes careless when he baby-sits Jennifer's goldfish.