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Jill is laid off from her job, and has plans of going back to college to get her Master's Degree. Tim is doubtful of Jill's idea, and she doesn't appreciate what he's saying to her. In the end, Tim has a conversation with Wilson, and things change right around.

Jill gets a scratch on her car, and Tim is very upset with her, so Tim takes the car in for repairs. Tim drives the car by work, because today they're working outside with cranes, but an incident happens, which leaves the car in the shop for awhile.

Tim begins to become concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears, and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.

Mark has recently been having trouble at school. Tim and Jill then have a meeting with Mark's teacher, and they begin to get concerned as to what's going on. Tim and Jill, make constant checks on Mark, to see what's wrong with him, and Jill thinks maybe they're neglecting him, but she couldn't be any more wrong.

Tim's brother Marty comes over to tell Tim that he's leaving his wife and kids, but Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor, and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.

Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it.

After taping Jill's speech, Tim accidentally leaves the record button on when he critiques her speech. After Jill sees the video, Tim reads some of her psychology books and tapes a fake conversation with his buddies, complimenting Jill.

Al's favorite Bingo caller dies, so Tim has to replace Al's place on the show, with somebody else. Brad volunteers for the position, and Tim allows him to do it. Randy isn't so pleased about it though, and shows some signs of jealousy.

At Thanksgiving dinner with the Taylors, Wilson announces he is moving, but Tim gives him advice in the hopes Wilson will decide to stay.

Mr. Leonard, Tim's high school shop teacher, comes to visit, but gets angry and leaves after guest starring on an episode of Tool Time.

When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.

Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

Brad takes on the responsibility of a paper route, but doesn't have enough time on his hands for both the route and his homework, but he doesn't want to quit, because he would upset his dad. Brad pays Mark and Randy to do his extra chores, which leads to some compromise with Tim and Jill.

Tim decides to sell his hot rod and buys one to rebuild. Meanwhile, Jill takes Randy shopping for clothes and he is afraid that Jill will embarrass him in front of someone he knows.

Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.

When Al is published as one of Detroit's "Most Elligible Bachelor" in a magazine, women begin flocking all over him and he starts to ignore Ilene. Mark has to write a report on the most interesting person he knows, and he writes it on Wilson instead of Tim.

At Randy's party, Tim's overpolished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's girlfriend, to sprain her ankle.

Benny, Tim's friend, moves into his aun's house while she's away. But a gas leak causes the house to blow up and Benny must stay with the Taylors.

When Marty and Nancy are staying with the Taylors, Tim walks in on Nancy in the shower, thinking she is Jill. Meanwhile, Randy goes to a bar mitzvah and must come home after he splits his trousers.

Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.

Tim and Al scalp tickets to a hockey game when Tim can't go, but they get arrested and Jill and Ilene come to bail them out. Meanwhile, Mark paper maches Wilson's face for a school project when he watches the boys while Tim and Jill are gone.

Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.

Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.

Carrie, Jill's sister, comes to observe Jill's life to see if she would like to get married. Marty, Tim's brother, moves to Detroit.