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Trivia: For one week in November 1994, Tim Allen had the #1 rated television show, the #1 film at the box office, and the #1 book on the best seller's list.

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Trivia: Michigan colleges and universities sent star Tim Allen shirts and sweaters to wear on the air, and he did.

Trivia: Richard Karn's wife, Tudi Roche, occasionally made appearances on the show as Jill's sister Carrie.

Trivia: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who plays younger brother Randy, is actually slightly older than Zachary Ty Bryan, who plays oldest brother Brad.

Trivia: Betsy Randle was considered for the role of Jill. They liked her enough to later cast her as Jill's friend Karen.

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Trivia: Tim Allen has expressed a desire for the show to have a revival. However, instead of consisting of numerous episodes like other sitcom revivals have done, it would be a one-off one or two-hour special. The idea of a movie has also been floated. The opening would see the characters attending Wilson's funeral, as Earl Hindman, who played Wilson, died in 2003. The final season of Allen's other popular sitcom, Last Man Standing, confirmed Wilson's death.

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The Karate Kid Returns - S6-E14

Trivia: At the end of the episode when Jill is asking to sing with the Beach Boys, Wilson's entire face is visible for a split-second (for those unfamiliar with the show, one of its running gags is that Wilson's face is always partially obscured, usually the lower half). (00:21:10)

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Trivia: The role of Al was originally offered to Stephen Tobolowsky, who was also working on another project. Richard Karn was brought in to fill the role solely for the pilot episode, but once the series was picked up, it became clear to the producers that Tobolowsky would be unable to commit to the series, so Karn got the role full-time.

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Trivia: Blake Clark revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that someone floated the idea of doing a spinoff show for Harry's Hardware, but the idea was rejected because Clark wasn't considered a romantic lead.

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Neighbours - S8-E20

Tim: Al, why don't you tell us your favorite part of gardening?
Al: Well, I'd have to say it's getting down and dirty with my hoe.

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Question: In one episode, Tim's mother says that she raised five boys. Three of those are Tim, Jeff, and Marty, but what do we know about the other two? There's another episode where Randy mentions his uncle that doesn't talk to their family anymore.

Answer: Tim's other brothers are named Rick and Steve. They never appeared on the show, and were only mentioned in passing.

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