When the family travels to the wedding of Jill's favorite cousin, Tim and the boys are determined to use all their free time in outdoor activities.

Binford Tools has been sold to Bud Harper. He wants to take the show to the national level, which will require some casting changes.

When Tim finds out Jill's friend from school is a good looking man, who shares her academic interests, he feels threatened.

Tim throws Jill a surprise birthday party, but she has other plans for the night.

Jill gives unsolicited advice to the father of Randy's girlfriend, causing arguments between him and his wife.

Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend the Cable Awards banquet, leaving Brad and his new older friend to babysit a sick Mark. The boys take the opportunity to throw a house party.

Bud pressures Tim into impulsively buying his Pistons season tickets, without talking to Jill.

Tim builds Randy a new room in the basement.

Tim must go to Chicago for a business meeting, and Jill plans a romantic evening for the two of them while they're there.

Tim is awarded an honorary doctorate by his old college, bewildering Jill as she works for her own master's degree.

Tim has a hard time when his mother comes to stay.

Tim and Al are sent to Kinross for a Binford sponsored Christmas festival, leaving the Taylor boys to decorate for the holiday judging contest. Al's mother wants to join Al and Ilene on their romantic getaway on New Years Eve.

Tim gives Marty a job on Tool Time.

Randy begins taking classes at Brad's high school. Tim and Al introduce "The Man's Bedroom" on Tool Time.

Tim is invited to a Marine base for a special Tool Time episode, but is embarrassed when Jill proves more capable at driving a tank.

Jill wants Tim to get a vasectomy since they do not want any more children. Tim shudders to think of the operation. Also, Randy is voted as having the best butt at high school.

Jill struggles in her piano lessons. Mark finds a new hobby in aviation, but Jill is hesitant to let him take to the sky.

Harry and Dolores separate after a heated argument, and Tim tries to figure out a way to get them back together again.

A journalist doing a feature on Tool Time is more interested in Tim than the tools. Neither her obvious advances, or her camera crew go down well with a sick Jill.

Brad's girlfriend Angela wants to set up Randy with her sister. Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Jean. Jean tells Tim to lose or Bud will fire him.

Brad and Tim disagree on the type of engine to install in the hot rod, then Tim overreacts to Brad's new haircut. Randy gets the lead in the schools production of Romeo and Juliet and Jill wants to help him rehearse.

Jill takes the boys for a routine check-up and gets some frightening news about Randy.

Randy gets frustrated when Wilson directs the school production of Romeo and Juliet.

Tim and Jill can't decide what to do when they see Mr Leonard on a date with a woman who isn't Tim's mother.

When Wilson is the victim of a break-in, Jill becomes safety-obsessed and gets Tim to install a high-tech security system.

Al invests his life savings in the "Tool Time" board game.