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List of Home Improvement characters


usual greetings are "Well, hi-dee-ho ..." or "Hi ho, there neighbor" or "good neighbor" when greeting Tim, "neighborette" when greeting Jill, and "Taylor lad(s)" when greeting the Taylor boys. A visual gag is that throughout the entire series Wilson's face is never shown in its entirety, originally (and most commonly) with the bottom half obscured by the tall privacy fence that separates the neighbors' yards; this was based on how Tim Allen saw a
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they shouldn't marry. Al met a woman named Trudy in season seven and married her in the finale episode in 1999. Wilson W. Wilson, (Earl Hindman) – Tim's neighbor and confidant. As a child, his parents did not allow him to speak to his neighbors, so he really likes talking to Tim and Jill. Wilson serves as an all-wise sage in the show, doling out advice to the Taylor family and seemingly always knowing just what to say to solve a problem. While most of
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The Yada Yada


to "yada yada". Seinfeld's use of "yada yada" was referenced in the "King of the Hill" episode "Yankee Hankee" by Dale Gribble, who ridicules Hank Hill's discovery that he was born in New York City by using the phrase. On October 7, 1997, a few months after this Seinfeld episode, Tim Allen used the phrase “yada yada” as character Tim Taylor in talking to his neighbor Wilson on the tv show Home Improvement’s ‘Room at the Top’ episode.
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the catchphrase made popular by artist MC Hammer and the name of the fictional fix-it show within the series, which was also called "Hammer Time". By the time ABC committed to the project in early 1991, Allen and his team had already changed the title to "Home Improvement". The show hosted by Tim Taylor in the shooting script for "Home Improvement" was still called "Hammer Time" when the first pilot with Frances Fisher was filmed in April 1991. The catalyst for the series' name
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Casey Sander, and Debbe Dunning had a reunion in a television special named "Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement" in 2003 (a by then terminally-ill Earl Hindman did voice-overs, befitting his never-seen persona of Wilson; Hindman died shortly after the special aired). Allen presented his own favorite clips from the show, insider's tips, personal reflections and a question and answer session with the live audience. On August 3, 2011, in Pacific Palisades, California,
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Recall". He appeared in one episode of "ER" in 1995 as Abraham Zimble (Season 2 - Episode 6, "Days Like This"). In the early 1990s, Picardo had a brief role as Joe "The Meat Man" Morton, a butcher and neighbor to Tim Allen's character on the sitcom "Home Improvement". In 2001, he guest starred in the "7 Days" episode "Revelation", purporting to be a time traveler from seven years in the future. In 2007,
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Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen that aired on ABC from September 17, 1991 to May 25, 1999, with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning over eight seasons. The series was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, and David McFadzean. In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched sitcoms in the United States, winning many awards. The series launched Tim Allen's acting career and was the start of the television career of Pamela Anderson, who was part of the
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Thomas made a cameo in the episode, playing Richardson's son. On May 5, 2015, "Hollywood Life" reported that Tim Allen and Richard Karn had admitted talking about getting back together as a cast for a "Home Improvement" reboot or reunion show. Karn was quoted saying "There is always a chance, absolutely. Would I be on board? Yeah I think so! I would love to see what the story lines could be, it could be very funny!" During its eight-season run
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to the show for him to wear during an episode. Because Allen considered Michigan his home state, the rule was that only Michigan schools would get the free advertising. There were two notable exceptions to the general rule that Tim only supported Michigan educational institutions on the show. First, during the episode "Workshop 'Til You Drop" Tim wears a Wofford College sweatshirt. Second, during the episode "The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry" Tim wears an Owens Community College sweatshirt. Tim Allen, Richard Karn,
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List of Home Improvement characters


This article contains character information for the American television sitcom "Home Improvement". Timothy "Tim" Taylor (Tim Allen) – Tim Taylor (the character has a birth date of October 1954) is the father of the family. Ever the know-it-all, Tim believes he has an incredibly wide knowledge of tools, electronics, and general mechanics. In reality, he is highly accident-prone. He actually does have a significant amount of skill as a general handyman, but can be overly confident and
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Tim Allen


Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement" (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC sitcom "Last Man Standing" (2011–). He also voices Buzz Lightyear for the "Toy Story franchise" and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in "The Santa Clause" film trilogy (1994–2006). Allen's other films include "
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Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!


title, with some cool weapons and excellent graphics." "Entertainment Weekly" gave the game a C− and wrote that "So how do you think a video-game version of the top-rated sitcom should be set up? A digitized Tim Allen trading text-balloon wisecracks with his wife and three bratty kids? A role-playing adventure with a do-it-yourself theme such as Tim gathering parts for a robot that destroys the set of "Roseanne"? Well, here's what Absolute Entertainment devised
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Patricia Richardson


titled "Helen Potts", Richardson guest-starred as the titular character and reunited with her former "Home Improvement" co-star, Tim Allen. At the end of the episode, it was revealed that one of her sons' name is Randy, who was portrayed by her other "Home Improvement" co-star; Jonathan Taylor Thomas. She returned as Helen Potts in the next season. In 2015, she ran for the position of national president of the SAG-AFTRA after she had served on the
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is ". . . strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), Allen rose to fame in acting with the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement" (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Allen played the main character Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor. In November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Disney's "
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recurring cast for the first two seasons. Based on the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen, "Home Improvement" made its debut on ABC on September 17, 1991, and was one of the highest-rated sitcoms for almost the entire decade. It went to No. 1 in the ratings during the 1993–1994 season, the same year Allen had the No. 1 book ("Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man") and movie ("The Santa Clause"). Beginning in season 2
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Carmen Finestra


Carmen Finestra (born 1947) is an American producer and TV writer who currently is partnered with Matt Williams and David McFadzean in Wind Dancer Productions, a firm which Finestra also co-owns and co-founded with actor Tim Allen. For Wind Dancer, Finestra has produced or executive produced "Where the Heart Is", "Firelight", "Soul Man", "Thunder Alley" and his company's best known series, "Home Improvement", which starred Allen as a feisty home-improvement host, and
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The Santa Clause"), topped the "New York Times" best-seller list with his book "Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man", and appeared in the top rated television series ("Home Improvement") within the span of one week. "Home Improvement" ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode. In 1995, Allen provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster "Toy Story". In 1997, he starred in the
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List of Last Man Standing episodes


. Tim Allen's former "Home Improvement" co-star Richard Karn guest starred in the episode "Attractive Architect", playing the character Bill McKendree. Karn reprised his role again in the episode "The Fight". Jonathan Taylor Thomas, another "Home Improvement" co-star of Allen's, guest starred in the season finale, "College Girl", as the character John Baker. On May 10, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season, it premiered on September 20, 2013.
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) and youngest child, Mark (Taran Noah Smith). The Taylors live in suburban Detroit, and have a neighbor named Wilson (Earl Hindman) who is often the go-to guy for solving the Taylors' problems. Tim is a stereotypical American male, who loves power tools, cars, and sports. In particular, he is an avid fan of local Detroit teams. In numerous instances, Tim wears Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, and Tigers clothing, and many plots revolve around the teams. He
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David Herman


News"), and concerned father Joel Linder. Former castmate Artie Lange referred to Herman as "a brilliant, talented actor" and called him "one of my best friends in show business." Herman lampooned celebrities and famous figures such as Don Adams (as Maxwell Smart from "Get Smart"), Tim Allen (as Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor from "Home Improvement"), Woody Allen, Nicolas Cage, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, David Duchovny (as Fox Mulder from "The X
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, "Home Improvement" began each episode with a cold open, which features the show's logo during the teaser. From season 4 until the end of the series in 1999, an anthropomorphic version of the logo was used in different types of animation. "Home Improvement" had been in the works between Tim Allen and the writing/producing team of Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, and Matt Williams since the summer of 1990. Originally, the project's proposed title was "Hammer Time", both a play on
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This Old House


is "Tool Time", the "show-within-a-show" on the American television situation comedy "Home Improvement". Tim Allen played Tim Taylor, a character inspired by Bob Vila, while Richard Karn portrayed Al Borland, a character based on Norm Abram. Bob Vila also guest-starred from time to time as Tim's rival and archenemy; in one episode in 1994, Vila challenged Tim to a hot rod race and Tim tells Vila that he will kick Vila back to "That Old House
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Home Improvement (TV series)


Abram. Al Borland has a beard and always wears plaid shirts when taping an episode, reflecting Norm Abram's appearance on "This Old House". Bob Vila appeared as a guest star on several episodes of "Home Improvement", while Tim Allen and Pamela Anderson both appeared on Bob Vila's show "Home Again". The "Tool Time" theme music, an early 1960s-style saxophone-dominated instrumental rock tune, was sometimes used as the closing theme music for "Home Improvement", especially when behind
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas


from "Home Improvement". On January 10, 2015, Thomas again guest starred on the twelfth episode of the fourth season of "Last Man Standing", this time as Randy, reuniting with his TV parents from "Home Improvement", Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson. Thomas appeared in many films during and after his run on "Home Improvement". He had a few roles as a voice actor, including Disney's animated feature "The Lion King", in which he voiced the protagonist Simba as a cub
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the move, as Tim Allen's sitcom "Home Improvement" on ABC had aired at the same time and "Improvement" kept beating "Seinfeld" in the ratings. NBC moved the series after Ted Danson announced the end of "Cheers" and "Seinfeld" quickly surpassed the ratings of the 9:00 p.m. "Cheers" reruns that spring. The show won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series" in 1993, beating out its family-oriented, time-slot competitor "Home Improvement", which was only
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Handyman


Home Improvement" is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999. On the children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Handyman Negri was one of the characters residing in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as well as the neighborhood Mister Rogers resides in. "Handy Manny" is an American/Hispanic preschool television show that airs on "Disney Junior" and stars a handy man cartoon character named Manny. The Belgian comics and media franchise "The Smurfs" depicts Handy Smurf with traditional handyman
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Joe Somebody


. The role of Joe Scheffer was initially offered to Jim Carrey, but he decided to join the 2001 film "The Majestic" instead. The screenplay's balance of comedy and drama intrigued actor Tim Allen, known for the television series "Home Improvement" and such films as "Galaxy Quest" (1999) and "The Santa Clause" (1994). Allen was searching for a project that was more than just broad comedy, and felt "Joe Somebody" would allow him to exhibit his comedic and dramatic skills
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List of Last Man Standing episodes


First Class Raymond McKnight guest starred in the episode "Elfie". On May 10, 2014, ABC renewed "Last Man Standing" for a fourth season, which premiered on October 3, 2014. Both Jordan Masterson and Jonathan Adams were promoted to the main cast this season. Patricia Richardson, Tim Allen's former "Home Improvement" co-star, guest starred in the episode "Helen Potts", playing the episode's titular character. Richardson is the third "Home Improvement" cast member to guest star on
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Toy Story


were also considered for Buzz. Lasseter took the role to Tim Allen, who was appearing in Disney's "Home Improvement", and he accepted. Crystal would later state in an interview that he wouldn't have been right as Buzz and that Allen was "fantastic" in the role. To gauge how an actor's voice would fit with a character, Lasseter borrowed a common Disney technique: animate a vocal monologue from a well-established actor to meld the actor's voice with the appearance or actions of the animated
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Home Improvement (TV series)


Tim's own Binford-sponsored home improvement show, called "Tool Time", a show-within-a-show. In hosting this show, Tim is joined by his friend and mild-mannered co-host Al Borland (Richard Karn), and a "Tool Time girl"—first Lisa (Pamela Anderson) and later Heidi (Debbe Dunning)—whose main duty is to introduce the pair at the beginning of the show with the line "Does everybody know what time it is?" In reply, the audience yells,
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Christmas with the Kranks


Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American Christmas comedy film based on the 2001 novel "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham. It was directed by Joe Roth and written and produced by Chris Columbus. It stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as a couple who decide to skip Christmas one year since their daughter is away, much to the chagrin of their neighbors. This was Tom Poston's final film before his death in 2007. After Riverside, Illinois couple Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis
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which aired on December 8, 1998. He did not return to the show for the series finale, aired in May 1999, only appearing in archived footage. He was shooting the film "Speedway Junky" for release that summer. His character was not replaced. The series centers on the Taylor family, which consists of Tim (Tim Allen), his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and their three children: the oldest child, Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), the middle child, Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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Gubby Allen


the club formed the MCC Youth Cricket Association, of which Allen was a member. Another part of the process was the compilation of the MCC coaching book in 1951, which aimed to improve coaching standards throughout the country. Allen worked in collaboration with Harry Altham; Allen was responsible for the technical aspects of the publication. In later years, Allen judged this work to improve youth cricket as one of his proudest achievements as an administrator. In his survey of English cricket in the 1950s, Tim Quelch states that the coaching drive
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Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!


Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit! is an 2D action platformer video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System based on the sitcom "Home Improvement". On a special broadcast of the show "Tool Time", Tim prepares to unveil the new Binford ultra power tool line named after him, the "Binford-Taylor Turbo Power Tool Line". He goes to retrieve them, only to discover that they are missing and a note left in their place demanding Tim to come. The player's weapons include modified tools such
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Bob Vila


Television Distribution due to declining ratings; the series remains in reruns. From 1989 onward, Bob Vila appeared in Sears commercials to promote the Craftsman tools brand. The partnership broke down in 2006, after a dispute between him and the company. Vila also appeared on various episodes of the situation comedy "Home Improvement" as himself on "Tool Time", the fictional show within the sitcom, where main character and cable TV host Tim Taylor (played by Tim Allen) saw him as a rival and made futile attempts to
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Noble Willingham


1991), "Article 99" (1992), "The Distinguished Gentleman" (1992), "Of Mice and Men" (1992), "Fire In The Sky" (1993), "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994), "" (1994), "" (1994), "Up Close & Personal" (1996), and "The Corndog Man" (1999). On television, Willingham had a recurring role in the ABC series "Home Improvement" with Tim Allen
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The Long Home


of the same name. Robert Halmi Jr. and Jim Reeve would be executive producers. "The Long Home" was offered up to $288,355 in Ohio film tax credits. Franco posted on Instagram a list of "The Long Home" cast which included Josh Hutcherson, Timothy Hutton, Keegan Allen, Ashley Greene, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, and Scott Haze. Tim Blake Nelson collaborated with Franco for the seventh time as Hovington, a bootlegging patriarch. Josh Hutcherson starred as Nathan Winer. Hutton and Courtney Love were
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3 Geezers!


3 Geezers! is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Michelle Schumacher and starring J. K. Simmons, Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture and Basil Hoffman. It was the second collaboration between Allen and Couture, after the 2008 martial arts comedy-drama film, "Redbelt". Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts convalescent home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly
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. Tim actually installed a jet engine on his machine-which resulted in Tim causing unintended chaos and destruction. Tim hosts a home improvement show called "Tool Time" with his co-host and friend, Al Borland. While Al is his co-host, Al constantly must remind Tim of safety regulations and practices. Tim often ignores Al's advice, and this frequently results in an accident. While it is constantly mentioned that "Tool Time" is a limited local home improvement show that sits very high on the
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love" Al." To which an annoyed Tim would reply, "Oh yeah, we "all" love Al." In later seasons, however, it is learned that Tim actually has a higher fan base than Al (except in a Season 8 episode, where Al scores higher than Tim on a popularity poll). Because of the numerous accidents in which he is involved, both on his TV show and at home, it is a recurring joke that Tim is on a first name basis with the hospital
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Dick Allen


of the streak to the Cincinnati Reds when Chico Ruiz stole home with Frank Robinson batting for the game's only run. In Allen's autobiography (written with Tim Whitaker), "Crash: The Life and Times of Dick Allen", Allen stated that the play "broke our humps". Despite the Phillies' collapse, Allen hit .438 with 5 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 11 RBI in those last 12 games. Allen hit a home run off the Cardinals' Ray Washburn in 1965 which cleared
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games are Parcheesi, Chinese Checkers, Scrabble and Bingo. His favorite movie is "My Fair Lady". One episode had a pet of Al's, a turtle named "Scooter," which Tim accidentally dropped in cement. With his dry wit, Al serves as the show's (both "Tool Time" and "Home Improvement") straight man to the wackier, more outgoing Tim. Beginning at the end of the fifth season, Al invented a second source of income for himself by inventing a board game
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Debora Green


tense. The State rested on January 31, 1996. Defense testimony focused on the theory that Tim Farrar, angry at his father, had set fire to the home. Friends of Tim's testified that Tim had had a fascination with fire and that he had told friends that he knew how to make bombs. A neighbor testified that he had once caught Tim burning some grass in the neighbor's yard. A former nanny testified that she had heard Tim speak about wanting his father dead and planning to burn down the family
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hurt Laurie. By saying she was cold and needed to get a sweater, Beth manages to turn on the porch light. Tim berates Beth for taking Laurie from him. Laurie tries to return home but is sent to her neighbor's house by her neighbor who saw Beth's porch light on which was a signal that she was in danger. Her neighbor calls the police on Tim, who tries to hurt Beth. When Beth slaps Tim and tells him to go to hell, he beats her up and chokes her.
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on to become the longest-running prime time entertainment program in the network's history), "Step by Step", "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper", "Boy Meets World" and "Perfect Strangers" spinoff "Family Matters", as well as series such as "Doogie Howser, M.D.", "Life Goes On", cult favorite "Twin Peaks" and "The Commish". In September 1991, the network premiered "Home Improvement", a sitcom starring stand-up comic Tim Allen
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Allentown, Buffalo


The Allentown district is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood is home to the Allentown Historic District. Allentown is named after Lewis F. Allen (1800-1890) who came to Buffalo in April 1827 to serve as Corporate Secretary and Financial Manager of an Insurance company. Allen was also a farmer and when looking for space to let his cattle graze, purportedly his neighbor, Thomas Day, suggested some of his land, which sat between the cities of Buffalo and Black Rock. Allen's cattle path became known
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staff, and it is often suggested that Tim has special offers available to him for being a repeat customer. Another gag is that "Tool Time" fans believe his many accidents are staged, to show people what "not" to do. However, many of Tim's modified inventions work but are often too powerful, like his new ice cube dispenser in season 2, and his leaf sucker machine in season 6. Tim often garbles advice he heard from Wilson and/or otherwise makes stupid remarks – although on one episode Tim
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B. K. Taylor


worked on writing teams for television and feature releases including "Home Improvement" with Tim Allen, and Disney's "Mulan". At least as early as 1966, Taylor was doing cover illustrations for "Sick", while still studying at the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts. He illustrated a piece in "Mad" issue #357 (1997), titled "The Mad World of Religion," written by Rick Rodgers. In 1969, Taylor created 44 stickers for the Donruss Company's group
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David McFadzean


Bachelor's degree in theater, it was there he met Matt Williams. McFadzean would be the first person that Williams hired for the writing staff of the first season of the sitcom "Roseanne". McFadzean and Williams together with Carmen Finestra formed the production company Wind Dancer Productions in 1989. They went on to create and produce "Carol & Company", "Thunder Alley", "Buddies", "Soul Man" and their most successful creation, the sitcom "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen. McFadzean's film
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M. Emmet Walsh


occasional guest appearances on "Home Improvement" as Tim Taylor's father-in-law. In 1992, he appeared as a powerful U.S. Senator in David Winning's "Killer Image". In "Christmas with the Kranks", he played one of the Kranks' neighbors. He also appeared as Alex Lembeck, a motorcycle cop who appointed himself as Sandy Stockton's chaperone and protector on "The Sandy Duncan Show" in 1972. He appeared in an episode of the NBC drama series "Gibbsville" in 1976 and
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to using syndication prints. And the episode "The Feminine Mistake" from season 6, doesn't contain the 3D version of the episode as originally aired on ABC, instead using the 2D version as seen in syndication. It has been mentioned on review sites about the lack of episode commentaries and bonus features on the DVDs (except unaired blooper reels). In an interview on About.com, Tim Allen stated that it was a done deal that the DVDs would not contain interviews or episode commentaries. Whether this was before or after
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Nudes-A-Poppin'


By 2017 the anticipated number of attendees was around 6000, with the event drawing an international audience. The official website of the event states that "no clothes are tolerated at the pool." Former porn star Ron Jeremy has acted as emcee for Nudes-A-Poppin' since 1990 and personalities such as "Home Improvement" star Tim Allen, "The Munsters" star Al Lewis, and John Wayne Bobbitt have also hosted the event. In a list titled "Top 10: Sex Festivals" compiled by AskMen.com,
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John Pasquin


John Pasquin (born November 30, 1944) is an American director of film, television and theatre. An alum of Beloit College and Carnegie Mellon University, Pasquin began directing Broadway theatre plays in the early 1980s. He moved on to television, directing episodes of the series "Family Ties", "Growing Pains", "Alice", "Newhart" and "Roseanne". His producing debut came in 1991 with the sitcom "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen, also directing a number of episodes of the series
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas


and appeared in the WB's "Smallville" in 2002 and 2004. In 2005, he appeared in UPN's high school detective drama "Veronica Mars" and was also featured on "The E! True Hollywood Story"'s episode on "Home Improvement". On March 22, 2013, Thomas guest starred on the second season finale of his third ABC sitcom "Last Man Standing", and again in the fourth episode of the third season on October 11, 2013, reuniting with Tim Allen, his TV father
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Builders Square


-profile sponsorships that included the Alamo Bowl, and celebrity spokespeople such as Darrell Waltrip and Tim Allen, the chain was not able to maintain profitability. In 1997, Kmart and Leonard Green & Partners agreed to merge Hechinger and Builders Square into Hechinger's into the third-largest home improvement retail chain in the United States. Store closures were underway in early 1999; for example, in February the company announced the closure of 16 stores in the Chicago area. Hechinger filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in June 1999. The
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Outside of his job, Al has made investments such as becoming part owner of Harry's Hardware and marketing a successful board game based on "Tool Time", the object of which is to avoid hospitalization. Al's beard is also a constant joke by Tim. In one episode where "Tool Time" is celebrating their fifth anniversary show, Al is shown in the first ever episode of "Tool Time" clean shaven, while Tim has a beard. He generally knows what he is doing more than Tim, and
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Home Improvement (TV series)


up with his other commitments, and Karn found himself in his role permanently when Tobolowsky decided he would have no time to do a series. Thus, the character of Glen never came into being. The series ended after eight seasons in 1999. Richardson was offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Allen was offered $50 million. The two declined the offer and the series came to an end as a result. In the first two years of the show, Pamela Anderson played the part of Tim's Tool
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Kenny Rogers and The First Edition


many films and television shows over the years, including films such as "Sling Blade" and "The Fighting Temptations". He also had a role in Tim Allen's "Home Improvement" for two seasons. He died on February 7, 2018. John Hobbs stayed in touch with the group and worked with Kenny, Terry, and Kin on Rogers' early 1980s solo work as well as other projects at Lion Share. He has remained an active session musician and arranger. The groups' long time arranger Larry Cansler
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Megan Cavanagh


(1993) and played the recurring role of Trudy McHale, who married Al Borland in the series finale, on the sitcom "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson and Earl Hindman (1998–99). Openly lesbian, Cavanagh starred in "Exes and Ohs", a lesbian comedy on Logo TV. She appears in the American sitcom Friends as Luisa the ex-classmate of Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Monica (Courteney Cox) who works for animal control. She is only in one episode. Cavanagh makes
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Andrew Tsao


New Harmony, Indiana. There he oversaw development of new work, which ranged from plays and musicals, to screenplays and TV pilots. Andrew then moved to Los Angeles to begin his career in television. He became a series director on ABC's HOME IMPROVEMENT, starring Tim Allen, produced and directed NBC'S WORKING starring Fred Savage, SOUL MAN starring Dan Aykroyd, among others, and dozens of other prime time programs, including episodes of FRIENDS, CAROLINE IN THE CITY, SUDDENLY SUSAN, JESSE, THE SINGLE GUY,
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Home Improvement (TV series)


the surviving main cast members reunited for "Entertainment Weekly" magazine, including Jonathan Taylor Thomas, whom the cast had not seen since 1998. Richard Karn guest starred in two episodes of Tim Allen's 2010s ABC sitcom "Last Man Standing" in 2013. Jonathan Taylor Thomas has also appeared on "Last Man Standing", and has directed episodes of the series. In 2015, Patricia Richardson guest starred on "Last Man Standing" in the episode "Helen Potts", playing the episode's titular character. Jonathan Taylor
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Product placement


created fictional products that appear in multiple movies. Examples include Kevin Smith (Nails Cigarettes, Mooby Corporation, Chewlees Gum, Discreeto Burritos) and Quentin Tarantino (Red Apple Cigarettes, Jack Rabbit Slim's Restaurants, Big Kahuna Burger). This went even further with the fictional brand Binford Tools which appeared in TV shows "Home Improvement" and "Last Man Standing" and in the "Toy Story" movie franchise, all starring Tim Allen. This practice is also fairly common in certain comics, such as Svetlana Chmakova's
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the entire series, however his father died when Tim was eleven years old. There has always been some disparity between how many brothers Tim has. On several occasions in the later seasons, it is mentioned that Tim has four brothers, but in earlier seasons he is stated to have five, however, seven have been mentioned by name (Marty, Jeff, Rick, John, Steve, Brian, and Danny). Tim always thinks things need "more power", and is often seen wearing sweaters from Michigan-
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List of Home Improvement characters


he seems to have a better knowledge of tools and home improvement than Tim. In the first episode of "Tool Time", he was described as a "master plumber" by Tim Taylor. He also is very serious about his job, unlike Tim, who often jokes and messes up the project. Al often speaks fondly of his time as a U.S. Navy Seabee. Although Tim is the one who messes up most of the projects on "Tool Time", Al is often the one who is blamed for the
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Steve Saleen


Allen "RRR" Speedlab" (the name "RRR" was a play on Allen's "arr arr arr" grunt which had become his trademark in both stand-up comedy and on his television show, "Home Improvement"). The team raced Saleen Mustangs in the SCCA World Challenge, with Saleen and Allen themselves as the drivers. In 1996, Saleen was (along with Carroll Shelby) inducted into the Mustang Hall of Fame. In March 2007 Steve Saleen resigned from Saleen, Inc. the company he founded
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Tim Tam And The Turn-Ons


Tim Tam and The Turn-On's were a 1960s American rock band. They hailed from Allen Park, Michigan. The group consisted of Rick Wiesend, Dan Wiesend, John Ogen, Don Grundman, Earl Rennie and Nick Butsicaris. The group assembled while studying at Allen Park High School. The group's name came from the racehorse "Tim Tam" at the Derby in Kentucky and the phrase "Turn-On" which was popular at the time. Management was by CKLW-AM & WNIC-FM DJ Johnny
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TD Garden


so much more. Home to approximately 200 public events annually, the TD Garden hosts well over 3.5 million people each year. The TD Garden has been seen/mentioned in movies such as "The Town" (2010), "Knight and Day" (2010), "Zookeeper" (2011), "What's Your Number?" (2011) and "Ted" (2012). Comedians such as Tim Allen, Denis Leary, Chris Rock and Louis C.K., among many others, have all performed
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Redwood Heights, Oakland, California


local florists. Post the 1989 earthquake, the school was rebuilt to meet stringent safety standards. In the 1930s, some neighborhood residents privately paid to install streets and sidewalks in front of their homes—each homeowner paying about $1,900 over ten years' time. Several neighbors founded the Redwood Heights Improvement Association in 1944. "Improvement" was a veiled reference to segregation—the name was changed to the Redwood Heights Neighborhood Association in the 1980s when neighbors changed its purpose to supporting the elementary school and encouraging the socializing that makes
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Home Improvement (TV series)


being used in an unorthodox or overpowered manner, designed to illustrate his mantra "More power!". This popular catchphrase would not be uttered after "Home Improvement"s seventh season, until Tim's last line in the series finale, which are the last two words ever spoken. "Tool Time" was conceived as a parody of the PBS home-improvement show "This Old House". Tim and Al are caricatures of the two principal cast members of "This Old House", host Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm
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2006 United States Senate election in Virginia


the debate heavily discussed both the original Gulf War and the present war in Iraq. Host Tim Russert questioned Webb about his initial support for Allen's 2000 U.S. Senate run, as well as what led him to later oppose Allen. Russert also questioned Allen about a remark Webb made concerning his interactions with Allen at the start of the Iraq conflict. Webb asserted that he approached Allen regarding U.S. involvement in the region and cautioned against military action. Webb also claimed that Allen responded to this by saying "You’re asking me to
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Home (Boardwalk Empire)


"Home" is the seventh episode of the first season of HBO's crime drama "Boardwalk Empire". The episode aired on October 31, 2010. The episode was written by executive producer Tim Van Patten and Paul Simms and directed by Allen Coulter. Nucky purges some bad childhood memories. Jimmy forges a new alliance with a fellow veteran named Richard Harrow, while Luciano and a friend cut a deal with the D'Alessio brothers. In Chicago, Jimmy consults a doctor about a pain in his leg, and agrees to a
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Debora Green


deck that connected to her first-floor bedroom. While standing on the deck, she heard her son Tim on the home's intercom system, calling to ask her what he should do. "He used to be my thirteen-year-old", Green explained to police, and said that she had told him to stay in the house and wait for firefighters to rescue him. She had then knocked on a neighbor's door to ask them to call 9-1-1. When she returned to the
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Scillitan Martyrs


companions that they had lived a quiet and moral life, paying their dues and doing no wrong to their neighbors. But when called upon to swear by the name of the emperor, he replied "I recognize not the empire of this world; but rather do I serve that God whom no man hath seen, nor with these eyes can see." The response was a reference to the language of 1 Tim. vi. 16. In reply to the question, "What are the things in your satchel?"
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Noble Township, Auglaize County, Ohio


Statewide, other Noble Townships are located in Defiance and Noble counties. Before the creation of Auglaize County in 1848, Noble Township and the southern part of neighboring Salem Township were part of what was then Wayne Township in Mercer County. When the county was formed, the name of the township was changed to Noble Township as there was already a Wayne Township, one that had originally been a part of Allen County. The newly formed township was named in honor of Elisha Noble, an early local settler who served as county commissioner
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List of Home Improvement characters


, pudgy, etc.) and the fact that Al does all the "real work" on the "Tool Time" show (much like Norm did on "This Old House"). In the episode "No, No, Gadot", Tim and Al were arrested for scalping hockey tickets. In a holding cell, an inmate named George approached them and asked if they were "the guys from that TV tool show", and Tim responded with "why, yes, I'm Bob Vila, and
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas


and politicians and make things happen." Douglas was known for haughtily dismissing reporters who had not read her books and asked uninformed questions. She enjoyed drinking Scotch and sherry; as friend and neighbor Helen Muir remembered her, "She would come up and have a sherry, and then I would walk her home, and then she'd walk me back, and we would have another sherry. What fun she was." Novelist Hervey Allen called Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Muir "the Stewart Avenue Gang". The two were
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Allen High School (Texas)


the district nor the Allen citizens having to pay anything extra), Allen's stadium was officially reopened on June 5, 2015, for its Class of 2015 graduation and allowed the varsity football team to once again host home games. Allen has been in the same district with all three Plano Independent School District Senior High Schools (Plano East, Plano Senior, and Plano West) for two decades. Geographical neighbors, the schools make up four of the top 5 largest schools in the North Texas, with Allen being the largest
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Tim Krekel


Adams, went off and started NRBQ, returning to Louisville with a record contract. For the first time, Tim thought seriously about music as a profession and realized what he had to do. He and Dusty moved to New York City, where they played gigs for a few months while Tim got more serious about writing. After about six months, Tim decided he would be happier pursuing his career closer to home and moved back to Louisville. Still using the name Dusty, he started another band which developed a strong local
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Dayton Allen


1965) ... Tim - The Astronut Show (1965) ... Luno (voice) - King Rounder (1963) ... Tim - Trouble in Baghdad (1963) ... Tim No Space Like Home (Short) Astronut / Oscar (voice) Twinkle Twinkle Little Telstar (Short) Astronut / Oscar (voice) Milton the Monster (TV Series) - The Bomb's Rush/There Auto Be a Law/Ghoul School (1965) ... (voice) - Safari Harry/Nuggets to You/Batnap ... (voice)
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Shell plant explosion in Diamond, Louisiana


have also talked about the Shell and Motiva Good Neighbor Initiative, which contains programs that aim to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Norco and Diamond. Shell has created a program that consists of a Property Purchase Component and a Home Improvement Component. The Home Improvement Component gives residents of Diamond the opportunity to stay in the community and take advantage of the Good Neighbor Initiative. The component is designed to improve the lives of the citizens, help the community grow, and preserve the history of the community. The Property
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The Good Guy


. Tim and Pete rush home to save Tim's Mom and kill the hitman. FBI agents raid the house and begin to clean up the mess. However, before they enter the house, Tim and Pete see them coming, and being suspicious, Tim calls his neighbor across the street and asks him to covertly videotape the agents. br As the clean up proceeds the lead agent reveals that the hitman had actually been working for an American politician who's part of a shadowy conspiracy to take over the American government from the
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Donald Strachey


starred openly gay actor Chad Allen as Strachey. Timothy "Tim" Callahan is Strachey's life partner. He is the only character besides Strachey to have appeared in all the novels "and" the films, in the latter of which he is portrayed by actor Sebastian Spence. In "Ice Blues", Tim recalls how his sister Kelly was forced out of their home because of an estrangement between her and their parents. Tim and Kelly hadn't talked for years because of this, but at the end of the film
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Aimee Allen


Aimee Allen is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. She is currently the lead vocalist for the ska-punk band The Interrupters under the moniker Aimee Interrupter. As a singer-songwriter, she has collaborated with Sublime with Rome, Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Linda Perry, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Jimmy Cliff. Allen was born in Montana. She has said that she had a "rough upbringing," and "ended up in a foster home
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Darina Allen


' markets in the Cork area. In the 1960s she was sous-chef at Ballymaloe House and started giving courses in cooking. Later she moved the cookery classes to Kinoith under the name of Ballymaloe Cookery School. She married Tim Allen, son of Myrtle Allen and Ivan Allen, and now lives on her organic farm, Kinoith, in Shanagarry. Allen has been voted cooking teacher of the year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She is owner of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. The
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Cedar Crest College


Allentown. The campus is adjacent to the city's Cedar Beach Park. Some campus buildings include: What is now known as the Allen House was built in 1927 and was originally home to college President William F. Curtis and his family. This building was later converted to a library and eventually to an office building named in honor of the late William and Roberta Ritter Allen '36, generous supporters of the College. Blaney Hall was named after President Dorothy G. Blaney. She was the president of Cedar Crest college for 17 years
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List of Home Improvement characters


the right thing. Jill refers to any or all of her sons, as well as Tim by their full names when she is angry. Jill likes to "match-make", with mixed results, as she did set up Al with Ilene, who were together for a few seasons, and Wilson and one of her professors in another successful relationship. She also has a thing for cars – driving at different times an Austin-Healey 3000 (which Tim hates because he doesn't understand British wiring) and a
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List of Home Improvement characters


this is Norm". Al has a big brother named Cal who is a physicist, and unlike some other siblings around the world, they had never gotten into a physical fight. Instead, they usually settled their disputes over a cup of tea. In a flashback episode of the "Tool Time" premiere, Al was noted to be a Pisces and had a clean-shaven face, while Tim had a beard. Al has his own fan club. Like Tim, Al is left-handed and his favorite board
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Jay Leno


also a cast member of the Tim Allen comedy “Last Man Standing”. He plays a mechanic named Joe Leonard in the store that is operated by Mike Baxter (Tim Allen). Leno has faced heated criticism and some negative publicity for his perceived role in the 2010 "Tonight Show" conflict. Critics have pointed to a 2004 "Tonight Show" clip, in which Leno said he would allow O'Brien to take over without incident. At the time, Leno stated he did not want O'Brien to leave for a competing
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Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra


the sycophants and Lev know what that is. Tim Tuttle was at one point Winter's neighbor. He has cared for her over the years. Once she goes missing, he searches for her. He has now entered Foo and is again looking for Winter. He acquires a blond sycophant named Swig, and his ability is yet to be found. A boring, plain man, with a boring, plain life. Yet he runs into Geth's evil half, Ezra. And now he and Ezra fight to find the
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Joachim Kroll


this purpose. On 3 July 1976, Kroll was arrested for kidnapping and killing a four-year-old girl named Marion Ketter. As police went from home to home, a neighbor approached a policeman and told him that the waste-pipe in his apartment building had blocked up, and when he had asked his neighbor, Kroll, whether he knew what had been blocking the pipe, Kroll had simply replied, "guts". Upon this report, the police went up to Kroll's apartment and found the body
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Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle


,” teaches the class. A month after opening its doors, Tim Allen walked on stage for the first time. For years, the Comedy Castle was Allen’s home club. In 2015, Allen admitted to stealing a tile from the floor of the original Comedy Castle on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle’s first headliner was Mike Binder, then trying to break out as a stand-up comedian. He was living in Los Angeles at the time and called Mark Ridley to ask if he could be
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John Allen (trade unionist)


in 1858, on his recommendation, unemployment benefits to members were reduced, and by the Autumn, they were entirely stopped. While many members were unhappy with this, its did enable the union to survive, and by the end of the year, it had 3,453 members and reserves of £1,778. Trade improved from 1859 onwards, and the union's position improved, allowing unemployment benefits to be reinstated in 1862. In light of this improved position, Allen asked the union to increase his wages, to match what Brogden
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Allen (Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1)


abortion, protesters outside are also shot by lightning, as is the doctor that performed the abortion on Shake. Shake then goes back to his home, now in Seattle, and is horrified to discover that no one is there. Shake goes over to his neighbor Carl's house (now repainted and with random junk in the yard) to discover that he had moved away, and instead, a man named George Lowe lives there, under the alias "Mister Beefy". George shows him an area to rent that is
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Glen Allen, Virginia


Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 14,774 as of the 2010 census, up from 12,562 at the 2000 census. Areas outside the CDP which use a "Glen Allen" mailing address include residences in neighboring Hanover County. Called "Mountain Road Crossing" when rail service began in 1836, the settlement which came to be known as Glen Allen took its name from the homestead of a local landowner, Mrs. Benjamin Allen. Its most noted resident
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Tim Sullivan (writer)


") Edward Sullivan, Jr., and Timothy. Sullivan later wrote short stories about his father, including "Hawk on a Flagpole" (2000) and "The Memory Cage" (2014). Tim and Charlie developed a love of genre fiction from their father, who brought home for them books and comics ranging from Edgar Rice Burroughs to Vladimir Nabokov to "Mad magazine". Tim shared these with his neighbors, who included Richard Tozier (who has become a jazz radio personality at Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and
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West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana


Projects Administration. West Baton Rouge Parish was formed in 1807; it was named Baton Rouge Parish until 1812. The Baton Rouge, Gross-Tete and Opelousas Railroad was chartered in 1853. The company had an eastern terminus on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from Baton Rouge in what later became the City of Port Allen. A steam ferry boat, the "Sunny South", made three trips a day to connect the railroad to Baton Rouge. The railroad ran westward into neighboring Iberville Parish passing the village of
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Ethan Allen


the farm of a neighbor, some of whose pigs had escaped onto their land, and seized the pigs. The neighbor sued to have the animals returned to him; Allen pleaded his own case, and lost. Allen and Heman were fined ten shillings, and the neighbor was awarded another five shillings in damages. He was also called to court in Salisbury for inoculating himself against smallpox, a procedure that at the time required the sanction of the town selectmen. When he moved to Salisbury, Allen met Thomas Young, a
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List of Home Improvement characters


that he restored. While he occasionally considers moving on professionally, Tim remains the main host of "Tool Time" until the final episode of "Home Improvement". Before he was cast on "Tool Time", he worked as a traveling tool salesman. Tim barely graduated from college, but later receives an honorary Doctorate from Western Michigan University. He often voices apelike grunts in a range of tones and inflections to convey emotions for comic effect, such as confusion, irritation, or pride. His mother is alive for
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Home Improvement (TV series)


season, he left for Costa Rica. In early seasons, Wilson was always seen standing on the other side of Tim's backyard fence as the two engaged in conversation, usually with Wilson offering sage advice as Tim grappled with his problems. In later seasons, a running joke developed in which more and more creative means were used to prevent Wilson's face below the eyes from ever being seen by the audience. Also in later seasons, Wilson's full name was revealed to be Wilson W. Wilson, Jr. Each episode includes
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Milan Township, Allen County, Indiana


US in an 1854 treaty, that recognition was stripped in 1897. While an Indiana Miami Nation still exists to this day, the officially US-recognized relocated Miami Nation resides in Oklahoma. In 1980, the Indiana legislature recognized the Indiana Miami and voted to support federal recognition. Milan Township was first organized by the County Commissioners in March, 1838, being petitioned for, and named by, resident Stephen Heath, in honor of Milan Township, Huron County, Ohio: his former home (the township now resides in neighboring
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