‘Home Improvement’ star Patricia Richardson explains why she left hit sequence
Tim and Al are caricatures of the 2 principal solid members of This Old House, host Bob Vila and master carpenter Norm Abram. Al Borland has a beard and always wears plaid shirts when taping an episode, reflecting Norm Abram’s look on This Old House. Bob Vila appeared as a visitor star on a number of episodes of Home Improvement, while Tim Allen and Pamela Anderson both appeared on Bob Vila’s present Home Again. Tim is a stereotypical American male, who loves power instruments, cars, and sports.
Tim requested if anyone in the studio viewers had, like him, been tricked right into a battle with their important other. Two guys named “Dave” and “Jim” could relate, and Tim pulled them up on stage. As Dave, Chappelle lit up the screen, so impressing ABC executives that they commissioned a present … Read More