Trivia: According to Taran-Noah Smith, the Gothic phase Mark went through for all of season seven was the idea of the show's head writer, whose own son was going through a similar phase. Smith actually came face to face with the son the first time he went through wardrobe for the style change.
The Kiss And The Kiss-Off - S6-E25
Trivia: During "Tool Time", Tim shows a crayon picture and says it was sent in by a young viewer named Kady Allen. Kady Allen is Tim Allen's real-life daughter.
I Was A Teenage Taylor - S6-E7
Trivia: Randy, played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, gives out candy to two trick-or-treaters, who are dressed up as Simba from The Lion King and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. Jonathan Taylor Thomas did Simba's voice in the Lion King, and Tim Allen (Tim Taylor) did Buzz's voice in Toy Story. Randy gives more candy to Simba than to Buzz Lightyear.
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.
Trivia: Frances Fisher was originally cast as Jill. Due to her lack of chemistry with Tim Allen, she was replaced by Patricia Richardson four days before the pilot began shooting.
Trivia: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who plays younger brother Randy, is actually slightly older than Zachary Ty Bryan, who plays oldest brother Brad.
Trivia: Dan Aykroyd appears in this episode as Reverend Mike Webber, his character from the short-lived sitcom Soul Man.
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.
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.
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.
Trivia: It's mentioned that John Binford died of a heart attack. Noble Willingham, who played Binford, also died of a heart attack.
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.
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)
Answer: In seasons 1 and 2, each Binford tool had a unique model number, but from season 3 onward, they were all numbered 6100 as a running gag.
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