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Season 8 · 27 episodes

• E1 Whitewater
  Sep 22, 1998 25 min

  Jill takes Tim, Wilson, Al, and Heidi on a surprise river rafting trip for Tim's birthday, but he wanted to relax that day. Meanwhile, Brad and Mark try to get a grape soda stain out of the couch.

• E2 Adios
  Sep 29, 1998 25 min

  When Randy is unexpectedly accepted into a year long environmental study program in Costa Rica, Tim and Jill find it difficult in letting go. Meanwhile, on Tool Time, auditions are held for a song lyric contest for the Tool Time theme.

• E3 All in the Family
  Oct 6, 1998 25 min

  Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interrupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister announce that they are an item.

• E4 Taylor Got Game
  Oct 13, 1998 25 min

  While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.

• E5 Al's Fair Lady
  Oct 20, 1998 25 min

  Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.

• E6 Bewitched
  Oct 27, 1998 25 min

  At a Halloween party Tim encourages Wilson to break up with his girlfriend who claims to be a witch, but after he dumps her he mysteriously disappears. Tim blames the witch, but when the police arrive Tim is accused of Wilson's disappearance.

• E7 Not-So-Great Scott
  Nov 3, 1998 25 min

  When Tim overhears Jill saying that one of her patients is having an affair with Heidi's husband, Tim has trouble keeping it from Heidi.

• E8 Tim's First Car
  Nov 10, 1998 25 min

  When Tim's first car is destroyed before his eyes in a junkyard, Jill decides to find him a replica of it. Meanwhile, Mark helps Brad make a video for his college applications.

• E9 Mr. Likeable
  Nov 17, 1998 25 min

  Tim becomes unhappy when Al stars in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild. Meanwhile, Mark tries to get the affection of the most beautiful girl in his class by listening to her talk about her problems.

• E10 Thanks, But No Thanks
  Nov 24, 1998 25 min

  Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.

• E11 Home for the Holidays
  Dec 8, 1998 25 min

  Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.

• E12 Ploys for Tots
  Dec 15, 1998 25 min

  Tim and Jill try to teach Marty the best way to parent when one of the twins keeps throwing tantrums to get her own way.

• E13 Chop Shop 'til You Drop
  Jan 5, 1999 25 min

  Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.

• E14 Home Alone
  Jan 19, 1999 25 min

  Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.

• E15 Knee Deep
  Feb 2, 1999 25 min

  Brad blames Tim for possibly ruining his soccer career when he injures his knee on a piece of hardware during a Tool Time shoot at the house. The magicians Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time.

• E16 Mark's Big Break
  Feb 9, 1999 25 min

  Tim commissions Mark to make a video to celebrate the completion of his hot rod. When Tim is disappointed with the result, Mark films a new version - with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning".

• E17 Young at Heart
  Feb 16, 1999 25 min

  Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.

• E18 Love's Labor Lost (1)
  Feb 23, 1999 25 min

  Plans for a ski trip are put on hold when Jill needs an emergency hysterectomy. Tim helps her face the situation, but becomes frightened when complications arise during surgery.

• E19 Love's Labor Lost (2)
  Mar 2, 1999 25 min

  Tim waits for news on Jill's surgery. Jill will be fine, although she had to have her ovaries completely removed, not partially as was first thought. Jill's mother comes to visit to help with her daughter's care and with her mood swings.

• E20 Neighbors
  Mar 16, 1999 25 min

  Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate greenhouse in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.

• E21 A Hardware Habit to Break
  Mar 30, 1999 25 min

  Harry announces that he is retiring and selling the hardware store. Tim organizes a fundraising party for the store, but ends up buying it himself. But when the customers dry up, Tim begins to wonder what he is doing wrong.

• E22 Loose Lips and Freudian Slips
  May 4, 1999 25 min

  Jill's thesis is before the committee. During Mark's student film viewing, Jill's psychology professor sees Jill criticize him and Jill is worried that this will affect the thesis committee's decision.

• E23 Trouble-A-Bruin
  May 11, 1999 25 min

  Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.

• E24 Dead Weight
  May 18, 1999 25 min

  Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excessive presence of the Binford name. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married... and she has a heart attack and dies.

• E25 The Long and Winding Road (1)
  May 18, 1999 25 min

  Tool Time's new producer, Morgan, stages a Jerry Springer style fight on the show. When he refuses to stop degrading the show, Tim quits. Jill's psychology professor offers her a great job - in Indiana.

• E26 The Long and Winding Road (2)
  May 25, 1999 25 min

  As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they made over the past eight years.

• E27 The Long and Winding Road (3)
  May 25, 1999 25 min

  Tim records his finale Tool Time with a host of guests and a pregnant Heidi. Morgan offers Tim more money and an executive producer credit to stay with the show, but Tim rejects his offer. Jill makes a decision about the Indiana job offer. Wilson and Tim take down their fence to make more room for Al and Trudy's wedding. Harry and Delores return for the happy occasion, while Benny, Marty and Jeff bet on the outcome. The Taylors decide to go to Indiana, taking their house with them in the ultimate home project - or is it just a figment of Tim's imagination?