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Season 3 generally

Trivia: According to Debbe Dunning on the Pod Meets World podcast, when casting for a new tool girl to replace the departing Pamela Anderson, the producers said they were looking for a Debbe Dunning-type, but not Debbe Dunning. She decided to audition anyway and was told to wear the same revealing outfit she wore as Kiki in a previous episode. When she arrived to audition, all the other hopefuls were wearing jeans and T-shirts, and Dunning was told the producers would not see her dressed that way.

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Season 6 generally

Trivia: Debbe Dunning gained 52 lbs. while pregnant, which she attributed to craft services being readily available on set. She was told she would have to lose all that weight after having her baby, which she said she was able to do rather quickly.

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The Kiss And The Kiss-Off - S6-E25

Trivia: Tim Allen got the idea of bringing Pamela Anderson back to guest in this episode after he ran into her in Las Vegas. Much like the plot of the episode, Debbe Dunning was very upset with Tim Allen over this decision. Dunning was later secured a background spot on Anderson's show Baywatch as recompense.

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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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Trivia: Pamela Anderson alleges that Tim Allen flashed his privates at her on her first day on set, which he denies.

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Young At Heart - S8-E17

Revealing mistake: When Tim gives Jill the framed photo of the two of them on their way to the Doobie Brothers concert, you can tell Tim has just been photoshopped into an existing picture of Patricia Richardson, as he is slightly out of focus despite the fact that they are standing next to each other. (00:13:24)

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Jill's Surprise Party - S5-E4

Revealing mistake: At the end of the episode before Tim opens the front door for Julie Zwicky, you can see the actress' silhouette in the window pane for several moments before she rings the doorbell, showing her to be waiting for her cue.

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Season 8 generally

Deliberate mistake: Tim babysits his 4-year-old niece in the season 7 episode Say Goodnight, Gracie, but in season 8, which takes place the following year, Gracie and her twin sister Claire have been aged up to around 8 years old.

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An Older Woman - S7-E13

Trivia: In this episode, it's mentioned that Tim is 3 years older than Jill. In real life, Patricia Richardson is 2 years older than Tim Allen.

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Trivia: Despite playing mother and the middle child of five daughters, Polly Holliday is only 13 years older than Patricia Richardson.

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Young At Heart - S8-E17

Continuity mistake: When Tim slams on the brakes at the red light, his hand ends up on Alex's right breast, and she is facing forward and glancing down at his hand. When Jill looks at the corresponding traffic ticket that Tim got, the photo shows his hand is now in her decollete area and she is looking directly at him. (00:08:05 - 00:10:47)

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What a Drag - S7-E16

Other mistake: When Tim and Jill are staking out in Wilson's backyard to see which of their sons hid the marijuana, Jill mentions that it's only 10° outside. However, their breath is never visible throughout the scene.

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Bright Christmas - S7-E11

Character mistake: Jill mentions that her parents were married for 50 years, and her mother corrects her and says it was 51 years and 7 months. However, the season 6 episode Jill And Her Sisters was about the aforementioned ladies planning their parents' 50th wedding anniversary, and the penultimate episode of the season, Taps, saw Jill's father die a few months after the former episode. Since only a few months had passed, there's no way Jill's parents could have been married for 51 years and 7 months.

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Losing My Religion - S7-E8

Trivia: Dan Aykroyd appears in this episode as Reverend Mike Webber, his character from the short-lived sitcom Soul Man.

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The Tool Man Delivers - S6-E9

Trivia: The shot of a flame-engulfed Tim being thrown from an exploding building in the epilogue is footage from the film Darkman.

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Arrivederci, Binford - S3-E5

Trivia: It's mentioned that John Binford died of a heart attack. Noble Willingham, who played Binford, also died of a heart attack.

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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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I Was A Teenage Taylor - S6-E7

Visible crew/equipment: When Tim is looking at the fake severed head in the microwave, the camera that is mounted inside the microwave is visible before it switches to that camera's point of view.

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