Also, a game of Scrabble with Jill, Tim, and Randy had Jill play “lacks”, with Tim adding “Ex” for “Exlacks” which the others level out is spelled mistaken and model names aren’t allowed . Most episodes have Wilson give Tim some advice to deal with his dilemma of the week, which Tim often misinterprets and then totally garbles when making an attempt to recount the advice to someone else. The remainder of the household has one when Jill accidentally leaves Tim’s Hot Rod out in a snowstorm without a protective cover.
When Al guest-hosted a cooking show, Tim acted as his assistant. Tim spent a while studying the recipe before starting, whereas Al went on his previous data. Al ignored Tim’s warning about overstuffing the duck, and it got caught to his hand until Home Improvement he by accident tossed it by way of the window. Part of Tim’s backstory …