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Grunt Work Podcast

A Podcast About the TV Show Home Improvement

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May the Best Man Win

December 19, 2017 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

May the Best Man Win (1992) | Home Improvement

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When Mr. Binford elopes with a model, he puts his busybody daughter Maureen (Vicki Lewis) in charge of “Tool Time” – much to the chagrin of Tim (Tim Allen), who has been running the show for years. Maureen’s meddlesome nature leads her to alter the plans for the house they’re renovating on the show and start making Al (Richard Karn) wear Hawaiian shirts, and there’s nothing Tim can do.

Jill (Patricia Richardson), meanwhile, has gotten a new job and couldn’t be more excited. With Jill, Wilson (Earl Hindman) and even the boys too busy to give him advice, Tim is at a loss – until he comes up with a plan to send Maureen out of town to get her out of their hair.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

Roomie for Improvement

December 12, 2017 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Roomie For Improvement (1992) | Home Improvement

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Uh oh! Mark has the chicken pox, and Tim has never had them, so Jill packs his bags and sends him off to stay with Al for a few days. Tim, however, finds this to be quite a chore, especially considering Al’s overzealousness for planned meals and activities. After one night of watching Al’s home movies, Tim is ready to move into a hotel, but is afraid that he’ll hurt Al’s feelings. This is ultimately moot because on Tool Time, Tim plays a game with guests Mario and Michael Andretti to guess the sounds of revving engines, and pranks Al by including a recording of his snoring. Al expresses his upsettiness to Tim back at home, leading to a brief row, to which Tim apologizes and helps mend by putting in a good word with Al’s neighbor who has a crush on him.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

Haunting of Taylor House

December 5, 2017 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Haunting of Taylor House (1992) | Home Improvement

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It’s Halloween, the Taylor’s favorite holiday! This year, they are hosting a costume party for Brad and his friends, and everybody is pitching in. Brad, however, is rueful that he agreed to dress as Raggedy Andy to match the costume of Jenny Sudarsky as Raggedy Ann. However, once the party starts, Jenny arrives with Danny, another boy from school, and a bit of an asshole, both dressed as bikers. Embarrassed and angry, Brad storms outside to stew. With the help of Tim, Brad decides to talk to Jenny, and make up.

Later, Jill guides the kids through a tour of the haunted basement, where Tim, Al, and Wilson exact their revenge on Danny.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

Heavy Meddle

November 28, 2017 by Grunt Work 2 Comments

Heavy Meddle (1992) | Home Improvement

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This week, Tim is finally ready to drop the engine into the chasey of his hot rod, and invites a few friends over to help him. Al finds out, and is a little disappointed he wasn’t invited because his girlfriend, Greta Post, has just dumped him. Tim extends the invitation, and their friendship grows a millimeter larger.

At home, Karen is visiting, also reeling from a recent breakup and ready to Just Say No to men. Jill sees this as an opportunity to introduce Karen to Tim’s hunky friend Dave – much to the chagrin of Tim, who doesn’t want to be disturbed while working on the hot rod. However, it all goes off the rails as all of Tim’s friends bring their wives, and Karen and Dave hit it off.

Meanwhile, the kids are engaged in some sort of domestic dispute with some neighborhood boys.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

Groin Pains

November 21, 2017 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Groin Pains (1992) | Home Improvement

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Jill Taylor is doing some cleaning around the house, and has found a chest filled with romance novels. Wanting to prove he’s every bit the man as the novels fetishize, Tim attempts to lift the heavy book-filled trunk to show off his rippling muscles. This backfires when Tim pulls his favorite man-muscle. Not wanting to fess up for fear of seeming inferior to the fictional studs, Tim keeps his injury a secret – much to the chagrin of himself.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

Overactive Glance

November 14, 2017 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

Overactive Glance (1992) | Home Improvement

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On This Episode of Home Improvement…

It’s date night for Tim and Jill Taylor, and our best friend Karen is over to babysit the kids for the night. Before they leave for their date, Jill and Karen catch a segment of Tool Time where Tim casts a salacious glance at a female guest. Karen, always quick with the commentary on feminism and patriarchal values, points this out and berates Tim for it. This causes Jill to challenge Tim to not look at a single woman while on their date. This all comes crashing down with a bombshell named Kiki arrives and asks Tim for an autograph.

Meanwhile, Randy is upset that he has small hands and is bad at the sports.

On This Episode of Grunt Work…

Has Landen found love? A surprising development for the theory that Al Borland is a secret spy, and Truman deals with Gruntgate 2017.

Filed Under: Podcast Episode, Season Two Tagged With: Al Borland, Home Improvement TV Show, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Tim Taylor, Tool Time

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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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