2024-09-28
Randy's work at a hospice reinforces his questioning of values, and spawns a decision to stop attending church. Father Mike: Dan Aykroyd. Elaine: Eileen Heckart. Becky: Lauren Tuerk. Willow: China Kantner. (Repeat).
The Taylors spend Thanksgiving at the Silverdome, where Tim's untimely tinkering causes a problem for all in attendance. Irv: Alex Rocco. Ted: Tom Poston. Al: Richard Karn. (Repeat).
Tim bonds with a few students when he teaches auto mechanics at a community college, but it's not the fountain of youth he's idealized. Brett: Josh Blake. Grant: Steve Monroe. Billy: Ronreaco Lee. Felix: Al Fann. Harry: Blake Clark. (Repeat).
Jill is unnerved when her recently widowed mother asks to invite over a male friend for Christmas. Lillian: Polly Holliday. Parker: George Coe. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Al: Richard Karn. Wilson: Earl Hindman. Tim: Tim Allen. (Repeat).
Mike gives Mandy tips about her online clothing company by suggesting she set aside money for taxes, but she has a different plan: She opens a pop-up store at her grandfather's marijuana shop. (Repeat).
A vaccination debate erupts between Kristin and Ryan, and Mike gets in the middle of it. Elsewhere, Mandy doesn't believe Kyle let Eve win in a shooting-gallery game. (Repeat).
Kyle has an accident on his motorcycle, which leads Mandy to worry about his safety and Ed to fret about a potential spike in health-insurance rate. Meanwhile, Ed makes an unexpected announcement; and Eve gets to play in a football game. (Repeat).
Mike and Chuck search for rare incandescent lightbulbs after Vanessa gives away Mike's last ones. Meanwhile, Mandy reveals her plans to move into an apartment, but she leaves out an important piece of information. (Repeat).
Donna denies her short story is really about herself and Eric---who's cast in a bad light; Red clashes with Bob's new lady friend (Mo Gaffney). Bob: Don Stark. Donna: Laura Prepon. Red: Kurtwood Smith. (Repeat).
Red wants lovelorn Eric to date a new Pricemart cashier (Erika Christensen), but she likes a different Forman; Jackie and Donna give Big Rhonda (Cynthia Lamontagne) a makeover for her first date with Fez (Wilmer Valderrama). Red: Kurtwood Smith. Jackie: Mila Kunis. (Repeat).
Eric's cousin Penny (Brittany Daniel) has grown since her last visit, making an impression on both the girls and the boys, including (gulp) Eric (Topher Grace). Donna: Laura Prepon. Kitty: Debra Jo Rupp. (Repeat).
Hyde's girlfriend (Anne Stedman) spoils "guys' night out" for Eric; Pastor Dave resigns, and credits Red; Donna finds Joanne staying over; Jackie gets jealous when Big Rhonda is "in the loop." Joanne: Mo Gaffney. Dave: Kevin McDonald. Rhonda: Cynthia Lamontagne. Bob: Don Stark. Red: Kurtwood Smith. Hyde: Danny Masterson. (Repeat).
Dan is ready to share his feelings with Louise, but it might already be too late. Darlene realizes that she wants a baby. (Repeat).
Dan and Louise take their relationship to the next level and come to appreciate the complexities of aging. Meanwhile, Darlene spends the night in jail and hands off parenting duties to Ben. Mark and a friend work on a class experiment that leaves them both with hickeys, and Becky contemplates marrying Emilio (Repeat).
Adam's parents visit and deliver surprising plans for their future living arrangement. (Repeat).
Adam and Andi are shocked when they finally meet Lowell's wife. (Repeat).
When Brad and Lily sign a school-sponsored abstinence oath, Sean takes a sudden interest in religion in order to add more guilt to Brad's fragile conscience. Elsewhere, Eddie learns that he was born left-handed and is angry at Walt for forcing him to grow up using his right hand. (Repeat).
Brad's father, who has been telling his wife that he's taking tennis lessons, is forced to confess that he's actually having an affair after he loses badly to Sean in a tennis match. Elsewhere, Claudia takes away Jimmy's security blanket. (Repeat).
ALF crashes the Tanners' Halloween bash, held to win Willie a job promotion. Burke: Richard Roat. Lizard: Geoffrey Blake. Felicia: Melanie Noble. Billings: Lewis Arquette. Bernice: Linda Hoy. (Repeat).
After Lynn gets dumped by a date, ALF tries to boost her self-esteem by entering her in a beauty contest. Miss Bartley: Suzanne Hunt. Kate: Anne Schedeen. Willie: Max Wright. Brian: Benji Gregory. (Repeat).
Bob Vila challenges Tim to a lawnmower race, which Tim figures to win---with a jet engine. Tim: Tim Allen. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Al: Richard Karn. (Repeat).
Jill suggests having another child; and Mark's brothers tease him after learning that Jill would have preferred if he'd been a girl. Heidi: Debbe Dunning. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Tim: Tim Allen. (Repeat).
Al hits it off with an orthodontist (Sherry Hursey), a match made by Jill. Isiah Thomas has a cameo. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Tim: Tim Allen. Mark: Taran Noah Smith. (Repeat).
A hurt Tim grounds Randy after hearing him make cutting comments about Tim's buffoonish behavior on TV. Randy: Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Brad: Zachery Ty Bryan. Al: Richard Karn. (Repeat).
Tim finds his new neighbor (Robert Picardo) obnoxious, but Jill bonds with the man's wife (Mariangela Pino). Al: Richard Karn. Wilson: Earl HIndman. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Brad: Zachery Ty Bryan. (Repeat).
Jill and Al get teary-eyed when they hear Tim's boss died, but Tim can't seem to feel anything. Tim: Tim Allen. Al: Richard Karn. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Heidi: Debbe Dunning. (Repeat).
Jill and friends invent an obsessed fan to scare Tim on Halloween. Marie: Mariangela Pino. Al: Richard Karn. Jill: Patricia Richardson. Wilson: Earl Hindman. (Repeat).
A dinner in her honor features a giant picture of Jill---a blowup of her driver's license photo. Marie: Marieangela Pino. Joe: Robert Picardo. Tim: Tim Allen. (Repeat).
Kyle's first day of kindergarten becomes his first Cubs game instead, thanks to Jim. Ms. Crawford: Tammy Townsend. Hart: Michael Krepack. Marge: Meredith Cross. Adult Kyle: Robert Belushi. (Repeat).
Part 1 of two. Ryan's never-ending romantic gestures to Dana make Jim look bad by comparison. So he steals Ryan's idea---and his materials. Ryan: Mitch Rouse. Dana: Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Andy: Larry Joe Campbell. (Repeat).
Mike builds a shed for Vanessa in the yard after she takes over too much space in the house. Elsewhere, Kyle must deal with disappointment when Kristin is named Employee of the Month at Outdoor Man. (Repeat).
Mike meets with an ex-girlfriend who's a now famous rock climber and asks her to sell her line of gear at Outdoor Man, but he doesn't like the stipulation she attaches to their deal. Elsewhere, Mandy helps Kristin and Ryan part with their old belongings. (Repeat).
Vanessa thinks that getting a tattoo will help her relate better to her three daughters. Meanwhile, Kyle gives Ryan camping lessons. (Repeat).
Kyle fears meeting a minister for premarriage counseling, but it's Mike's marriage that needs help after he and Vanessa have a huge disagreement. Elsewhere, Ryan assists Eve with a debate assignment she finds challenging. (Repeat).
Bob lets Dele get a new haircut and finds himself caught between an irate Abishola and a surprisingly stubborn Dele. Also, Dottie runs into difficulties with the MaxDot board of directors. (Repeat).
Abishola is thrilled when Bob gets back to work and goes on an impromptu road trip with Goodwin. (Repeat).
A rivalry resurfaces between Andi and Marcy, forcing Adam and Don to take sides. (Repeat).
The dreaded "talk" awaits for Teddy and Kate, but Adam and Andi take an awkward approach that only makes things worse. (Repeat).
Jim tries to make a man out of 6-year-old Kyle by teaching him how to fight back against the school bully. (Repeat).
Jim and Cheryl's plans to mark their 15th anniversary in Indiana are undone by Dana's labor pains and an impending natural disaster. (Repeat).
Jim feels like a guinea pig in a test of humanity when the family pet needs a costly operation, and he's the one holding the purse strings. (Repeat).
Cheryl persuades Jim to attend an anger-management class, but he soon learns that getting mad isn't as much fun as getting even. (Repeat).