"Home Improvement"
May the Best Man Win (1992)

TV Series:

"Home Improvement" (1991)

Original Air Date:

11 November 1992 (Season 2, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

In Tool Time: Tim has a huge project: renovating a house from top to bottom. Mr Binford's daughter arrives...

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Mother Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Home Improvement | Based On Standup Comedy

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Tim Taylor
Patricia Richardson	...	Jill Taylor
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Randy Taylor
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Brad Taylor
Taran Noah Smith	...	Mark Taylor
Richard Karn	...	Al Borland
Pamela Anderson	...	Lisa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Earl Hindman	...	Wilson Wilson, Jr.
Vicki Lewis	...	Maureen Binford

Production Design by
David Sackeroff

Art Department
Greg Gneier	....	set designer
Loren Nickloff	....	construction coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Demore	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Albert Alarr
Richard Compton
Peter Filsinger
Andy Morris
Jim Praytor
Shawn Shea
Andrew Tsao

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Allen		writer
Bob Bendetson		writer
Ruth Bennett		writer
Ron Bloomberg		writer
Tom Brady		writer (1998)
Darrel Campbell		writer
Chris Carlisle		writer
Jennifer Celotta		writer
Max Eisenberg		writer
Adam England		writer
Art Everett		writer
Bruce Ferber		writer
Carmen Finestra		creator
Jennifer Fisher		writer
Diane Ford		writer
Tracy Gamble		writer
Lloyd Garver		writer
Laurie Gelman		writer
Howard Michael Gould		writer (as Howard M. Gould)
Charlie Hauck		writer
Eric Horsted		writer
Neil Kramer		writer
Drew Levin		writer
David McFadzean		creator
Matthew Miller		writer
Thad Mumford		writer
Barrie Nedler		writer
Teresa O'Neill		writer
Jon Pollack		writer
Elliot Shoenman		writer
Ned Teitelbaum		writer
Peter Tolan		writer
Jon Vandergriff		writer
Christy Jacobs White		writer
Matt Williams		creator
Paul Wolff		writer

Produced by
Andy Cadiff	....	producer
Laurie Gelman	....	co-executive producer
Maxine Lapiduss	....	co-executive producer
Rosalind Moore	....	co-producer
Howard J. Morris	....	producer
Alan Padula	....	associate producer (1994-1996)
Alan Padula	....	co-producer (1996-1997)
Alan Padula	....	producer (1997-1999)
Jim Praytor	....	co-producer
Jeff Sarver	....	associate producer
John Schmidt	....	producer
Elliot Stern	....	consulting producer
Kim Tushinsky	....	producer

Casting by
Jonell Dunn

Set Decoration by
Jeannie Gunn

Costume Design by
Nicole Gorsuch
Valerie Laven-Cooper

Makeup Department
Roxanne Baker	....	key hair stylist (1997-1999)

Art Department
Greg Aronowitz	....	prop designer
Brent W. Bell	....	prop shop
Michael Burnett	....	special props
James R. Shumaker	....	set dresser

Sound Department
John Bickelhaupt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charlie McDaniel	....	post-production sound mixer (as Charlie McDaniel III)
Charlie McDaniel	....	sound re-recording mixer (also as Charlie McDaniel) (as Charlie McDaniel III)
Kathy Oldham	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christian Santiago	....	sound
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Teresa Drilling	....	stop motion director (episode "The Wood, the Bad, and the Ugly")
J.D. Streett	....	special effects coordinator (seasons 4-8)
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Rick Cortes	....	visual effects artist (1994-1999)
Marlan Harris	....	digital artist
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	utility stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator
Dane Farwell	....	stunt coordinator
Denney Pierce	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Barnes	....	camera operator
Scott Destefano	....	key grip
Larry Gaudette	....	jib camera operator (1991-1999)
Jaime Heintz	....	grip
Scott Humbert	....	still photographer
Wayne A. Lee	....	electrician
Bettina Levesque	....	camera operator
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Brian Maris	....	video assist operator
Randy G. Singer	....	dimmer operator
Rick Tucker	....	key grip
Scott Whitbread	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Keith Gore	....	assistant editor
Eve McGorrill	....	post-production coordinator
Debbie Nathanson	....	post-production coordinator
Judy Rauh	....	post-production coordinator (1993-)
Alex Trocker	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Avi Kipper	....	music scoring mixer

Other crew
Jennifer Celotta	....	executive story editor
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher
Guy Distad	....	stage manager
Eric Feller	....	production assistant (1995-1996)
Lloyd Garver	....	creative consultant
Michael Goldberg	....	production accountant (1991)
Susan Straughn Harris	....	script supervisor
Jennifer S. Hayes	....	assistant audience coordinator
Jennifer S. Hayes	....	second assistant to producer
Laura Hester	....	stage production assistant (1996-1998)
Grant Nieporte	....	technical consultant
Irene Oncley	....	production executive
Russ Reinsel	....	technical director
Bill Shea	....	stage manager
Tim Tortora	....	accountant (1993)
Jon Vandergriff	....	story editor

Production Companies

• Wind Dancer Productions
• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Wind Dancer Productions

Quotes:

[after Tim opens Al's jacket to reveal a loud Hawaiian shirt]
Tim Taylor: What the *hell* are you wearing?
Al Borland: Mo says sometimes I tend to blend into the background.
Tim Taylor: You're *supposed* to blend into the background!