Season 3 (1993/94)
- This is the most successful season of the series. The season marked the series' entrance at #2 in the seasonal Nielsen ratings. The series' star, Tim Allen had also the #1 movie of the Christmas season (The Santa Clause) and the #1 book, "Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man".
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 50 | 1 | "Maybe, Baby" | Andy Cadiff | Bob Bendetson | September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15) | A349 |
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Jill learns her sister Carol is having a baby girl. When they talk about the baby's name and Jill is going through the boys' baby toys, she wishes she could have a baby girl. Tim tells Randy and Brad that Jill always wanted a girl so they tell Mark that Jill wished he had been a girl. This upsets Mark and when Jill wants to bake a cake with him, he doesn't want to. When she finds out the truth, she tells Mark that what Randy and Brad told him isn't true. Tim is also upset because he doesn't want another child. But he feels alright again when Jill tells him that they don't have the time for another child. On Tool Time, Tim and Al welcome Heidi, who becomes the new Binford Tool Girl, after Lisa goes off to college. First appearance of: Heidi Keppert, as well as Debbe Dunning's second appearance in the series. |
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| 51 | 2 | "Aisle See You in My Dreams" | Andy Cadiff | Elliot Shoenman & Marley Sims | September 22, 1993 (1993-09-22) | A350 |
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At Al's 35th birthday, he wants a wife and kids, so Jill fixes him up with Ilene Markham. Al finds out that Ilene wants kids too, so he proposes to her on Tool Time. Randy and Brad write a letter to Mark pretending to be Isiah Thomas, so Tim and Jill tell Mark to get revenge. First appearance of: Ilene Markham (Sherry Hursey) Guest stars: David Graf as Chuck Norwood and Isiah Thomas as Himself |
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| 52 | 3 | "This Joke's for You" | Andy Cadiff | Howard J. Morris | September 29, 1993 (1993-09-29) | A353 |
| Tim stops telling jokes and screwing up on Tool Time after he installs an intercom and hears Randy call him a screw up. Brad wants to read "David Copperfield" so he can talk to Jennifer, but he finds out it's not about the magician and Jennifer breaks up with him, which hurts Jill more than Brad. | ||||||
| 53 | 4 | "A Sew, Sew Evening" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore | October 6, 1993 (1993-10-06) | A352 |
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Tim has trouble with Joe Morton (Robert Picardo), his new neighbor, after Joe dents part of his hot rod. Jill becomes good friends with Marie Morton, Joe's wife. Brad signs up for home economics as his elective to meet girls, but his plan goes awry when every other boy in school does the same thing. First appearance of: Marie Morton (Mariangela Pino) One-time appearance: Joe Morton (Robert Picardo) |
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| 54 | 5 | "Arrivederci, Binford" | Andy Cadiff | Elliot Shoenman | October 13, 1993 (1993-10-13) | A351 |
| Tim is afraid to cry after Mr. Binford, his boss and close friend, dies from a heart attack. Brad, seeing this, believes men are not allowed to cry. | ||||||
| 55 | 6 | "Crazy for You" | Andy Cadiff | Bob Bendetson | October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27) | A354 |
| It's Halloween and as usually Tim is up to his old tricks, however Jill plans a prank of her own. Tim gets cookies from a fan named Rose but soon strange things start happening. She keeps calling him, Wilson thinks she is obsessed with him, Tim tries to hide but it's no use. | ||||||
| 56 | 7 | "Blow Up" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore & Howard J. Morris |
November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03) | A355 |
| Tim accidentally blows up Jill's driver's license picture for her library fund-raising dinner. Meanwhile, Al takes the boys miniature golfing and throws a fit after Brad gets a hole-in-one. | ||||||
| 57 | 8 | "Be True to Your Tool" | Andy Cadiff | Bruce Ferber | November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10) | A356 |
| Wes Davidson, the new president of Binford, makes Tim promote a bad and lightweight saw tool on Tool Time. Meanwhile, the boys go grocery shopping and find a way to save money to buy sweets. | ||||||
| 58 | 9 | "Dollars and Sense" | Andy Cadiff | Bob Bendetson & Bruce Ferber | November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17) | A358 |
| The boys buy a remote controlled car with stock bonds from their grandmother, and Jill fears the worst after an old "Bloody Nutty Buddy Bar" incident. | ||||||
| 59 | 10 | "A Frozen Moment" | Andy Cadiff | Max Eisenberg | November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24) | A357 |
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On Thanksgiving, for a perfect Christmas card, Tim builds a Christmas Village and has the family wear costumes, yet the snow machine causes problems. Note: This was Jimmy Labriola's very first appearance on the show, but not as his recurring character of Benny Baroni. He plays the man who delivers a reindeer at Tim's house. His appearance was uncredited. |
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| 60 | 11 | "Feud for Thought" | Andy Cadiff | Elliot Shoenman & Marley Sims | December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01) | A359 |
| At their high school reunion, Jill tries to avoid Joanie Graham (Lee Garlington), her high school friend who stole her boyfriend, and learns a shocking truth about her and Jack, and Tim and Jack try to fix the amplifier. Meanwhile, Al watches the boys and Brad's girlfriend Ashley (Leigh Ann Orsi), and finds himself in trouble until he gets some much needed help from Wilson. | ||||||
| 61 | 12 | "'Twas the Blight Before Christmas" | Andy Cadiff | B. K. Taylor | December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) | A361 |
| Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas light contest, but Randy is leaking information to Doc's granddaughter. Brad wants to go skiing with Tom Wheeler's family on Christmas instead of spending it with his family. | ||||||
| 62 | 13 | "Slip Sleddin' Away" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore & Howard J. Morris |
January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05) | A363 |
| Randy loses a sled race to evil Vinnie McGurn. But after following Tim's advice of racing Vinnie again with a better sled, Vinnie pushed Randy off and sprains his wrist. Meanwhile, Brad contemplates stopping his saxophone lessons. | ||||||
| 63 | 14 | "Dream On" | Andy Cadiff | Paul Wolff | January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12) | A360 |
| Al doesn't want to come to dinner with the Taylors after Ilene has a dream about Tim riding on a golden stallion in tight bicycle shorts, and after Tim reveals the dream, Ilene dumps Al. | ||||||
| 64 | 15 | "Reel Men" | Peter Filsinger | Ron Bloomberg | January 26, 1994 (1994-01-26) | A362 |
| When Jill is having Ilene and Marie over, Tim goes ice fishing with Al to get out of the house, and problems ensue when they can't catch fish. Gilligan's Island is mentioned. | ||||||
| 65 | 16 | "The Colonel" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore & Howard J. Morris |
February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09) | A365 |
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Jill feels bad when her father, the army colonel, asks her opinion on his boring book. Meanwhile, Tim builds a hockey puck shooter when Randy becomes a goalie. First appearance of: Col. Fred Patterson (M. Emmet Walsh). |
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| 66 | 17 | "Room for Change" | Andy Cadiff | Jon Vandergriff | March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02) | A367 |
| Tim has Mark move into Randy's room when Randy bothers Brad on the phone. | ||||||
| 67 | 18 | "The Eve of Construction" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore, Howard J. Morris, Elliot Shoenman & Marley Sims |
March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) | A366 |
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Jill joins Al's team for Habitat for Humanity because Tim thinks married couples shouldn't work together. Tim tries to beat Jill's team with an all star athlete construction team directed by himself. Meanwhile, Brad finds a locket and gives it to Ashley but finds out it was Marie's. Guest stars: Jimmy Carter as Himself, Kimberly Clarice Aiken, John Elway, Eric Hipple, Evander Holyfield and Sean Jones as themselves |
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| 68 | 19 | "Too Many Cooks" | Andy Cadiff | Bob Bendetson & Bruce Ferber | March 16, 1994 (1994-03-16) | A364 |
| When Irma can't host her show (Cooking with Irma) for a week, she asks Al to fill in as host and Tim to be his assistant. Tim has a hard time not being the center of attention, but when Jill shows him that he can assist her, he decides to continue to help Al. Randy finds it hard to talk to a girl in his class named Beth (Anndi McAfee). | ||||||
| 69 | 20 | "It Was the Best of Tims, It Was the Worst of Tims" | Andy Cadiff | Rosalind Moore & Howard J. Morris |
March 30, 1994 (1994-03-30) | A368 |
| After Tim charms all the women at a baby shower, Jill wants a romantic evening with him, but Tim takes the boys to a Demolition Derby, from which he comes back and ruins Jill's mood. | ||||||
| 70 | 21 | "Fifth Anniversary" | Andy Cadiff | Howard Bendetson & Art Everett | April 6, 1994 (1994-04-06) | A369 |
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After destroying his budget for 6 months on the Man's Kitchen, Tim struggles to find a good idea for his anniversary show. Jill tries to get guests for a fundraiser, but finds it particularly difficult. First appearance of: Benny (Jimmy Labriola) |
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| 71 | 22 | "Swing Time" | Andy Cadiff | B. K. Taylor | May 4, 1994 (1994-05-04) | A371 |
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Tim and the boys plan on getting Jill a hot tub for Mother's Day and getting rid of the swing set. But they find the swing set meant more to Jill than they thought and she wants an herb garden instead of a hot tub. Tim faces off with the new head of K&B Construction, a female named Les (Victoria Principal). Guest star: Drake Bell as Pete, Jr. |
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| 72 | 23 | "What You See is What You Get" | Andy Cadiff | Tim Allen & Diane Ford | May 11, 1994 (1994-05-11) | A370 |
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After researching cosmetic surgery on the computer, Jill finds that Tim wants her to have cosmetic surgery. Meanwhile, Mark beats Brad and Randy in a video game and chess. Note: This is the only episode of the series co-written by Tim Allen. |
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| 73 | 24 | "Reality Bytes" | Peter Filsinger | Matthew Miller & Barrie Nedler | May 18, 1994 (1994-05-18) | A372 |
| Randy, pretending to be thirty-two years old, meets a woman on a singles message board on the computer, and she comes by for a visit. Meanwhile, Tim tries to help Mark with his science project: a solar system. The Crew of the Space Shuttle mission STS-61 appears on Tool Time as guests. | ||||||
| 74 | 25 | "The Great Race II" | Andy Cadiff | Jon Vandergriff | May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25) | A373 |
| After Bob Vila raises more money than Tim for Jill's library fundraiser, Tim challenges him to a race... in his unfinished hot rod against Bob's 1934 Roadster. |
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