Tool Time was the fictitious handyman show-within-a-show in the television situation comedy, Home Improvement. It was hosted by Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor (played by Tim Allen) and Al Borland (played by Richard Karn). The sponsor of Tool Time was Binford Tools, a fictitious tool manufacturing company. The show was said to be played on channel 112. A show-within-a-show is typically a fictional television show featured within the fictional universe of a real television show, or a montage/one theatrical show within another theatrical show (like Annie Get Your Gun ). Less frequently, the term may be applied to a fictional radio show within a... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... This article is about the television series. ... Tim The Tool Man Taylor is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Home Improvement, played by Tim Allen. ... Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick on June 13, 1953) is a Golden Globe-winning American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story. ... Al Borland (left) with Tim Taylor Albert Borland is a fictional character from the TV sitcom Home Improvement played by Richard Karn. ... Richard Karn, former host of Family Feud Richard Karn Wilson (Born February 17, 1956, in Seattle, Washington) is an American television actor. ... Binford Tools is a fictional hardware and power tool company from the TV show Home Improvement. ...

The "Tool Time girls"

Part of the show's attraction was its token "Tool Time girl", whose primary roles were to look good, be curvaceous, roll out various props and help introduce the two hosts. In the first two seasons, Pamela Anderson played Tool Time girl Lisa. When Pamela left the show, Debbe Dunning stepped in as her replacement, Heidi, who stayed until the show's end. A fictional flashback to the first episode shows Mrs. Binford (most likely the mother of Mr. Binford, due to her age) playing the part of the Tool Time girl. Also in an ironic, but humorous twist, that "first episode" featured Tim with a beard, while Al sported a clean-shaven face, a direct opposite of their normal look. The 100th episode of Home Improvement (which aired in 1994) celebrated Tool Times 5th anniversary, thus revealing that Tool Time debuted in 1989. Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian/American[1] actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. ... Debbe Dunning signals that she understands the silent service after peeking through the periscope aboard USS Key West at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on August 11, 2003. ... The year 1994 in television involved some significant events. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1989. ...

Format

Most episodes start with the following dialogue:

• Lisa/Heidi: "Does everybody know what time it is?"
• Audience: "TOOL TIME!"
• Lisa/Heidi: "That's right! Binford Tools is proud to present Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor!"

During Tool Time, the hosts would teach audiences about home repair and renovations. However, Tim was more inclined to joke around, especially about Al's overweight mother and his affinity for wearing flannel shirts. Al would attempt to continue the show in a proper manner. Invariably, whenever Al was about to demonstrate the use of a particular machine, Tim would bring out his own version of the same machine that had been rewired for more power. The new machine would then backfire and cause the accidents for which Tim became famous. Sometimes, the accidents were not caused by overpowered machines but by Tim's negligence for safety precautions, though occasionally, the producers would surprise the viewers by Tim's overpowered machine actually working or Al being the one who makes the mistake. Often Tim would unveil a project that had somehow been set-up to make Al look stupid, and Al would either fall victim to Tim (in the case of a "soundproof" booth), or discover the prank and turn it back on Tim himself (in the situation of Tim electrifying Al's toolbelt, and Al switching belts with Tim before the show). A young man wearing a tartan flannel shirt. ...

Tim's off-screen problems mentioned

Tim often mentioned his current off-screen problems during the show. If he had an argument with his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson), he would find an excuse to bring up the subject of the argument on Tool Time even if it had nothing to do with home improvement, much to Al's chagrin. In many episodes of the show, he also used this time to apologize to Jill in a subtle way. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American television and film actress best known for her role as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement. ...

Mailing address

Tim would at times say something offensive to a certain group on the show to which Al would respond by reciting (and showing on a cue card) the show's mailing address:

Tim Taylor

c/o Tool Time

P.O. Box 32733

Detroit, MI 48252

Studio audience

The audience for Tool Time was the actual live studio audience for Home Improvement. Before Tool Time starts, Al and Tim's humorous conversation is pre-recorded.

Special guests

Guests on Tool Time included a group of construction workers who started a band featuring music played on tools (the "boys from K&B Construction"), racecar drivers Mario Andretti and Michael Andretti, Evander Holyfield, Nik Keating, Grant Hill, the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-73), Drew Carey as a Road Kill Remover and real-life home improvement host Bob Vila. Vila was typically portrayed as Tim's rival and Al's idol, and Tim refused to acknowledge Vila for his contributions to home improvement, and once even hit Vila in the head with a 4-by-8 (albeit by accident) Tim and Bob Vila raced in a Lawn Mover and a Hot Rod Race. Tim would have won the Hot Rod race but didn't want to ruin his engine by going over the redline. Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona dIstria, Italy, now Motovun, Croatia) is an Italian American racing driver, and one of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing. ... Andretti racing at Monterey, California, October 1991 Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American semi-retired CART and Formula One driver. ... Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple-time world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. ... Keating was born in Dayton, Ohio to Kris Quimby (Welsh) and Pat Katinsky (Polish, from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine). ... Grant Hill is the name of both an American athlete and a Canadian politician. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... STS-73 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian and actor. ... Robert J. Bob Vila (born June 20, 1946) is an American home improvement television show host known for This Old House (1979–1989), Bob Vilas Home Again (1990–2005) and Bob Vila (2005– ). // Vila, a Cuban American native of Miami, Florida, received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism...