Come celebrate the opening of Palmer Museum’s new home in the Arboretum. The Palmer will be open to all for a weekend of fun programming for all ages.
Season five of “Home Improvement” is a solid middle ground between the series’ promising start and its drop-off end, featuring several of its finest episodes.
1. Tool Time
Home Improvement starred Tim Allen as Tim “The Toolman” Taylor, host of the home-improvement TV show Tool Time. The series ran for eight seasons.
Al – The show’s straight man with a dry sense of humor. His favorite board games are Parcheesi and Chinese Checkers. He also likes bingo.
Guests on Tool Time have included The Beach Boys, Rodney Dangerfield, George Foreman, the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, and Drew Carey as a road kill remover.
Heidi Keppert (Debbe Dunning) – The second “Tool Girl” and a master electrician. Initially she was seen mostly in and around the set. She is eye candy for the male audience and a frequent subject of jokes about her cleavage and body. She and Tim share a child, Brad.
2. Home Improvement
Home Improvement was a successful American sitcom that ran for eight seasons. The show was well received by both critics and audiences, winning several awards and nominations. The main cast of the show included Tim Allen, Richard Karn, Casey Sander, and Debbe Dunning. The show was also known for its catchy theme song and blooper scenes.
In the last episode of the series, Randy left for an environmental study program in Costa Rica. Despite this, the cast remained close throughout the show’s run. In 2003, the cast reunited for a special called Home Improvement Presents: A User’s Guide, which featured favorite clips, insider tips, and personal reflections. The show’s creator, Tim Allen, was the host. He was joined by co-stars Karn and Dunning, as well as a terminally ill Earl Hindman who provided voice-overs for Wilson.
4. Anniversary Party
In one of the series’ most lighthearted and fun episodes, Jill uses her inheritance to buy a 1967 Austin-Healey that Tim doesn’t want. So, he hotwires it and tries to drive it away!
As with the previous DVD sets, this one is devoid of extra features. Still, it looks great presented in its original 1.33:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
Palmer started her career as a topless dancer in London’s Windmill Theatre before becoming a glamour model for the Strobe Studios photo agency and studio, which sold prints to amateur photographers and featured models in popular magazines such as Practical Photography. She also appeared in 8mm glamour films by Harrison Marks (Flesh and Fantasy, Photo Session, Taste the Blood of Dracula) and Russell Gay and Express Films (Body Beautiful [2]). Palmer married stuntman Arthur Howell in 1966 and divorced him in 2000.