Home Improvement Dead Weight (Season 8, Episode 24)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Family

Home Improvement

Dead Weight (Season 8, Episode 24)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Family

Binford Tools hires a new manager to oversee the Tool Time Show. He wants Tim to have more explosions. Tim is against this. And, Al proposes to Trudy. He takes his mother to dinner to break the news to her.

Director

Geoffrey Nelson

Writers

Carmen Finestra (creator) | David McFadzean (creator) | Matt Williams (created by) | Jennifer Celotta (written by)

Producers

Gayle S. Maffeo | Alan Padula

Composer

Dan Foliart

Cinematographer

Donald A. Morgan

Editors

James Spach | Marco Zappia

Production Designer

David Sackeroff

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Edit Released

Updated May 18, 1999

Release date

May 18, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 36 wins & 64 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Allen Tim Taylor Tim Taylor See fewer	Toy Story (1995)
Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor Jill Taylor See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Earl Hindman Wilson Wilson, Jr. Wilson Wilson, Jr. See fewer	Silverado (1985)
Debbe Dunning Heidi Keppert Heidi Keppert See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Taran Noah Smith Mark Taylor (as Taran Smith) Mark Taylor (as Taran Smith) See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Zachery Ty Bryan Brad Taylor Brad Taylor See fewer	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Richard Karn Al Borland Al Borland See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Megan Cavanagh Trudy McHale Trudy McHale See fewer	Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Charles Robinson Bud Harper (as Charlie Robinson) Bud Harper (as Charlie Robinson) See fewer	Night Court (1984)
Danny Zorn Morgan Wandell Morgan Wandell See fewer	I.Q. (1994)
William O'Leary Marty Taylor Marty Taylor See fewer	Bull Durham (1988)
Jimmy Labriola Benny Baroni (as Jim Labriola) Benny Baroni (as Jim Labriola) See fewer	The Santa Clause (1994)
Vasili Bogazianos Antonio Antonio See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
Nick Ullett Dirk Brodsky Dirk Brodsky See fewer	Hook (1991)
Keith Lehman Cal Borland Cal Borland See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Uwe Schwarzwalder Restaurant Guest (uncredited) Restaurant Guest (uncredited) See fewer	The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (2017)