Patricia Richardson

Say Goodnight Gracie

March 3, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim’s brother Marty leaves one of his twins with Tim and Jill for the weekend, and, after spending time with his niece, Tim begins to wonder if he would like to have another child—this time a girl—with Jill.

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…Roombas.

Truman suggested this. Send your letters to him.

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Tim “The Landlord” Taylor

February 24, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim and Jill buy a new house to fix up and rent out, but when they decide to rent to Al, a wedge is driven between his and Tim’s friendship.

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Oscar Night

Truman and Landen discuss the most recent nominees and other aspects of the Academy Awards.

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An Older Woman

February 17, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim (Tim Allen) and Jill (Patricia Richardson) are overjoyed when Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan) gets back into the dating game – but less so when they discover that his new girlfriend, Samantha, is a 20-year-old junior at Wayne State University. Brad and Samantha spend every waking moment together over the course of a month – but Tim and Jill’s concerns go into hyperdrive when the happy couple announces their plan to get married.

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Title Sequences

This week we’re talking title sequences. Initially “opening credits”, it now spans post-movie title sequences—we love a well-designed credits sequence!

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The Old College Try

February 10, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Tim is asked to teach an Auto Repair extension course at Wayne State Community College and bonds with his students who make him feel young again.

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Animal Actors

This week we talk about purrrformers, fuzzy friends of the big screen. We cover animal actors from TV and film, from the golden age and back again—and don’t mention Air Bud even once!

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Bright Christmas

February 3, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

Jill’s (Patricia Richardson) mother is visiting Detroit for her first Christmas since her husband died. Jill is all ready to be supportive and console her mother through this tough time – until she learns that her mother has begun dating a charming retired engineer, who she’s invited to join them for the holidays. As Jill struggles with her feelings about her mother moving on, Tim (Tim Allen) struggles with a set of stringent new rules for the annual neighborhood holiday decoration contest.

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The Dating Game

January 27, 2022 by Grunt Work Leave a Comment

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This Week on Home Improvement…

When Al realizes that Ilene, his ex-fiance, has moved on and is engaged to someone new, he decides that maybe it’s time to get back out and date.

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Dad Movies

Sit down, son. I want to tell you something.

When you get older, your tastes begin to change, and you might find yourself seeking out movies with violence or about brotherhood. This is the natural change most men go through. We need movies about male relationships so that we can process our real life male relationships without verbally acknowledging our complex male relationships.

You’ll understand when you’re older.

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