Grunt Work: THE Podcast about the TV Show Home Improvement

Title: Season 8 Super Spectacular Our coverage of Season 8, the final season of Home Improvement. Tune in for our favorite episodes, character actors, and the season MVP. Plus, the future of Grunt Work. This episode was originally released: Sept 15, 2023 Sign up for our weekly newsletter to be notified whenever a new episode is released. Join our Patreon for as little as $1/mo. for access to our l...

Title: The Long and Winding Road, Part 3b Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 27 Broadcast date: May 25, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: John Pasquin Written by: Lloyd Garver, Bruce Ferber, Molly Sims Episode Synopsis: In the series finale, Al and Trudy get married i...

Title: The Long and Winding Road, Part 3a Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 27 Broadcast date: May 25, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: John Pasquin Written by: Lloyd Garver, Bruce Ferber, Molly Sims Episode Synopsis: In the series finale, Al and Trudy get married i...

Title: The Long and Winding Road: Part 2 (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 26 Broadcast date: May 25, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Jim Praytor Written by: Carmen Finestra, Billy Riback Episode Synopsis: While Tim drives Brad and Mark to school, they remin...

Title: The Long and Winding Road: Part 1 (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 24 Broadcast date: May 18, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Andy Cadiff Written by: Laurie Gleman Episode Synopsis: When the new VP of Programming for Binford turns Tool Time into a vi...

Title: Dead Weight (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 24 Broadcast date: May 18, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Geoffrey Nelson Written by: Jennifer Celotta Episode Synopsis: Al decides he wants to propose to Trudy, but before he does, he takes his mother ou...

Title: Trouble-A-Bruin (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 23 Broadcast date: May 11, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Andrew Tsao Written by: Tracy Gamble, David Maples Episode Synopsis: A talent scout from UCLA is visiting to watch Brad play soccer for a scho...

Title: Loose Lips and Freudian Slips (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 22 Broadcast date: May 4, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Tim Allen Written by: Kim Flagg Episode Synopsis: Mark and Jill are both finishing their thesis for their respective schools—Mark...

Title: A Hardware Habit to Break (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 21 Broadcast date: Mar 30, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Peter Bonerz Written by: Jon Vandergriff Episode Synopsis: Harry is selling the hardware store and to save it, Tim tries to find a b...

Title: Neighbors (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 20 Broadcast date: Mar 16, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Patricia Richardson Written by: Drew Levin Episode Synopsis: When Tim takes Wilson to a Red Wing game, he wins $10,000 and decides he wants to build...

Title: Love’s Labor Lost, Part 2 (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 19 Broadcast date: Mar 2, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Peter Bonerz Written by: Elliot Shoenman, Marley Sims Episode Synopsis: Back home recovering from her hysterectomy, Jill starts exhib...

Title: Love’s Labor Lost, Part 1 (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 18 Broadcast date: Feb 23, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Peter Bonerz Written by: Elliot Shoenman, Marley Sims Episode Synopsis: Jill is experiencing atypical symptoms during her menstrual...

Title: Young at Heart (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 17 Broadcast date: Feb 18, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Geoffrey Nelson Written by: Bruce Ferber, Lloyd Garver Episode Synopsis: When Brad’s Mustang needs some work, Tim takes it in to the best mecha...

Title: Mark's Big Break (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 16 Broadcast date: Feb 9, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Peter Filsinger Written by: Jon Pollack Episode Synopsis: Tim is finally revealing the hot rod on Tool Time and asks the family for ideas. Mar...

Title: Knee Deep (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 15 Broadcast date: Feb 2, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Peter Filsinger Written by: Jon Pollack Episode Synopsis: While filming an episode of tool Time in the Taylor house, Brad accidentally trips over som...

Title: Home Alone (1999) Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 14 Broadcast date: Jan 19, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Directed by: Geoffrey Nelson Written by: Jennifer Celotta, Adam England Episode Synopsis: Tim has been asked by Binford to write a book on manhood, but he hasn’...

Captain Eddie Gordon (William O’Leary) is the best pilot in his division. However, he experiences delusions of grandeur when he suddenly believes he’s on a mission from God to destroy Las Vegas. He steals a nuclear weapon and a jet and begins his mission… Join our Patreon for as little as $1 to access our entire archive of Grunt Work: Nights episodes.

The Alien Task Force, led by Col. Gilbert Milfoil (Martin Sheen), sets out to dissect Alf for scientific purposes, but two empathetic officers, Captain Rick Mullican (William O’Leary) and Major Melissa Hill (Jensen Daggett) kidnap Alf and drive him cross country to a disgraced NASA scientist who has machinations of his own to regain his fame by displaying Alf for all the world to see. Join our Pat...

Based on a true story, Sheriff Lamar Potts (Johnny Cash) pursues a Deep South power-hungry demagogue (Andy Griffith) who believes he’s above the law after he shoots and kills someone in sight of numerous townsfolk. Join our Patreon for as little as $1 to access our entire archive of Grunt Work: Nights episodes.

Season 1, Episode 1 Broadcast date: Sept 17, 1991 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Pamela Anderson Guest Starring: John Cothran Directed by: John Pasquin Written by: Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, Matt Williams Episode Synopsis: In the inaugural episode of Home Improvement, we meet masculine cab...

Title: Chop Shop ‘til You Drop Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 13 Broadcast date: Jan 5, 1999 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Guest Starring: Kathryn Joosten, Brent Hinkley, Holly Maples, Mike Grief, Dan Tullis Jr., Adrienne Evans Directed by: Shawn Shea Written by: David Maples T...

Title: Ploys for Tots Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 12 Broadcast date: Dec 15, 1998 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Guest Starring: Bonnie Bartlett, William O’Leary, Thom Sharp, Megan Cavanagh, Lindsey Trefger, Ashley Tefger Directed by: Peter Bonerz Written by: Jon Vandergriff...

Title: Home for the Holidays Season, Episode: Season 8, Episode 11 Broadcast date: Dec 8, 1998 Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Earl Hindman, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith, and Debbe Dunning Guest Starring: William O’Leary, Blake Clark, Jimmy Labriola, Ashley Trefger, Lindsey Trefger Directed by: Peter Bonerz Written by: Jon Pollack This podcast...