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One problem with this show. The Highway Patrol...doesn't handle crimes off the road.
Kent McCord should have been the star of the show.
Debbe Dunning aka Heidi is back on TV...
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To your point about not going into someone's house nagging them, that applies to people in general. But, she's his mother. She can speak to him as she sees fit. It's called respect for your elders. It's magnified 1000x when it's YOUR MOTHER.
Tim's mother appeared in several episodes. More than just a couple.
She appeared in That's My Momma (Tim feels he is not connecting with his mother on an emotional level), Shopping Around (Tim thinks his former shop teacher is cheating on his mother), No Place Like Home (the best one...Tim's mother sells his childhood home. Tim and his brothers are upset about it), The Son Also Mooches (Tim's older brother constantly borrows money from his mother. Tim is concerned.), and Home For The Holidays (Randy comes home from Costa Rica).
Me too. That's a good indication that it IS, in fact, GREAT! For me personally, it's the #1 comedy EVER! Got the entire series on DVD, and glad to be able to watch it whenever I want.
To your "not perfect" point, I say it was great for 6 seasons, but acknowledge there seemed to be a drop off in quality in season 7...and JTT left after season 7. So, for the overall quality of the rest of the show, season 8 was definitely pretty weak. Sometimes it seemed like Tim was just going though the motions in season 8 because he was under contract, but wasn't really having fun anymore.
Certainly not saying Martin Milner is not a good actor. He is. I'm strictly talking about Adam-12. Just been watching Adam-12 on MeTV a lot lately, and it just seemed like Milner was a little stiffer than McCord on Adam-12.
I actually enjoyed Tim's mother. (Bonnie Bartlett) There were some endearing episodes. She appeared in That's My Momma (Tim feels he is not connecting with his mother on an emotional level), Shopping Around (Tim thinks his former shop teacher is cheating on his mother), No Place Like Home (the best one...Tim's mother sells his childhood home. Tim and his brothers are upset about it), The Son Also Mooches (Tim's older brother constantly borrows money from his mother. Tim is concerned.), and Home For The Holidays (Randy comes home from Costa Rica).
To me, Jill's mother was sometimes more unbearable, partly because of the heavy accent. Jill was from Texas on the show...and actually Patricia Richardson is in real life. But, back to Jill's mother...She was also ridged and cold because she was married to a military officer. Most people who are old enough recognize Jill's mother, actress Polly Holliday, as Flo from the 70s TV show, Alice.
I did like The Colonel (Jill's dad writes a book), Jill and Her Sisters (they plan their parents anniversary party), Taps (Jill's father dies), and Love's Labor Lost (Jill's hysterectomy episode).
Saw your question here and was about to answer it. Anyway, it is indeed "Blind Rage" from season 3. Glad you found it.
If you mean recurring character hotties, you're probably right, other than Heidi, the tool girl aka Debbe Dunning...and Lisa, the original tool girl for the 1st 2 seasons...aka Pamela Anderson. But, there were hotties that were guest stars throughout the show.
Well, he was a doctor. Maybe he closed his bank accounts and took his money when the experiment went awry and he decided to go into hiding...even though he lived a humble existence for a doctor and always seemed to seek employment wherever he was.
Yes. You are in the minority. Home Improvement is WAY better than Last Man Standing. One of the best sitcoms ever, actually. The problem with Last Man Standing is the politics are overdone. Drags Last Man Standing WAY down. Home Improvement didn't need or use politics to be funny.
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