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Grunt Work Podcast

A Podcast About the TV Show Home Improvement

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Alarmed by Burglars

June 25, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Alarmed by Burglars (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

When Wilson’s house is burgled, and his precious artifacts stolen, Jill becomes concerned for the safety of the Taylor household. She encourages Tim to install the biggest, most state-of-the-art security system money can buy, and even film a Tool Time episode about it. However, we yet again learn, that More Power is not the answer.

Meanwhile, Brad contemplates cheating on an exam!

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

Do you find yourself going back to a certain movie over and over again? A film from your youth? One you watched with a loved one? One that just makes you laugh? Or one that you watch with the father of your date to the school dance because she got sick and needed to be driven home? We got you covered.

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Shopping Around

June 18, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Shopping Around (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim Taylor’s (Tim Allen) mom (Donnie Bartlett) and his old shop teacher Mr. Leonard (Dick O’Neill) are still dating, and things are getting pretty hot and heavy. But when Tim and Jill (Patricia Richardson) catch Mr. Leonard on a date with another woman at a fancy restaurant, he’s furious that a man he looks up to could be so disrespectful to his mother. When Tim confronts Mr. Leonard, he admits that he’s been trying to break things off with the other woman, but agrees to hurry it up and become a one-woman man.

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

Do you prefer Arnold or Sly? Too easy? How about Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan? No? How about Patrick Swayze or Kurt Russell?

This week Truman and Landen play “Either/Or” pitting the biggest action starts of the 80s and 90s against each other and choosing their preference.

Which stars do you prefer????

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Mr. Wilson’s Opus

May 28, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Mr. Wilson's Opus (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

When the director of Randy’s school rendition of Romeo and Juliet goes into labor, it seems the play is doomed to close before it even begins. But at the behest of Jill, Randy asks Wilson to step in and take the reigns. However, Wilson’s passion for authenticity creates problems with the cast and crew causing many to quit.

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a star! It’s a cameo! No, it’s your favorite actors!

This week we’re talking about our favorite small roles filled by big actors. Call them cameos, call them stunt casting, call them good fun. From Bill Murray in Zombieland to Orson Welles in The Muppet Movie, we cover the gamut.

Also, spoiler alert?

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The Longest Day

May 14, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

The Longest Day (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

When Randy’s (Jonathan Taylor Thomas’s) doctor finds a lump in his neck, Tim (Tim Allen) and Jill (Patricia Richardson) spend a nerve-wracking 24 hours waiting on the results of a blood test that will tell them whether Randy has a relatively harmless thyroid condition, or cancer. At first they try to hide this news from Randy and the boys, but when Randy figures it out he’s angry that they’ve been keeping secrets from him. After some heartfelt flashbacks and some confusion from Al (Richard Karn), the Taylors finally get the good news – Randy is fine, and will just have to take a pill every day.

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

What if you could live in any cinematic universe, what would you choose? If you could make one statement to the world, what would it be? If you had to be the sidekick of any superhero or action star, who would it be? We answer these questions and more on this jam-packed episode!

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Engine and a Hair Cut, Two Fights

April 30, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim and Brad continue their work on the hot rod, and have a brief disagreement over the type of engine they want to install. But this is only the beginning of their problems. Brad decides it’s time for a haircut, and when Tim suggests he gets something “traditional”, Brad comes home with something unorthodox… for the 90s. This leads to a blowout argument resulting in their not speaking to one another.

Meanwhile, Randy is auditioning for Romeo and Juliet at school, and Jill desperately wants to reclaim her youthful passion for acting by helping him rehearse. 

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

This week’s episode is… ya know… for kids!

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The Bud Bowl

April 23, 2020 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

The Bud Bowl (1996) | Home Improvement

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This Week on Home Improvement…

When Bud (Charlie Robinson) invites Tim (Tim Allen) and Jill (Patricia Richardson) to go bowling with him and his wife, Tim is thrilled at the opportunity to curry favor with the boss. He convinces Jill to skip a psychology lecture to join them, and when he learns that Bud is a sore loser, he convinces Jill to throw the game so Bud can win. Afterwards, Jill is angry that Tim expects her to sacrifice everything for his career – but when Tim learns that Bud isn’t actually as sore of a loser as he thinks, he makes for all of his boorish behavior by buying Jill some flowers and saying I’m sorry one time.

This week on Grunt Work: Nights…

Landen and Truman return to the well-worn ground of “stuff relating to movies and TV” for this discussion of their least favorite movie and TV tropes. They’ve got a bone to pick with everything from shoddy phone etiquette to abandoned meals to, in Truman’s case, the entirity of the recent Alison Janney vehicle “Troop Zero.”

Are your gears ground by recurring cliches on the big or small screen? Let us know, because we’re finicky about this stuff and most likely will agree with you!

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About Grunt Work
Grunt Work is a comedy podcast where each week we cover an episode of the TV show ‘Home Improvement’.

But it’s so much more than that; it’s an examination of masculinity, a time capsule, and “metaphor for how we live[d] in the 90s”. Often, it’s a descent into madness.

Is Grunt Work for You?
We recommend our show for listeners who enjoy comedic takes on pop culture, often veering into the obscure and highfalutin; the perfect blend of stupidity and wit.

You may enjoy Grunt Work if you enjoy:

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000
  • The Flop House
  • Judge John Hodgeman
  • The Golden Guys
  • The Greatest Generation
  • Frasier and/or Cheers
  • Making Flippy Floppy
  • Birdemic: Shock and Terror
  • Perfect Dark (N64)
  • The Ultimate Warrior

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