Tim: Liddy Talbot, you look great. I'd know you anywhere. [the woman walks away] Well, almost anywhere.
Liddy Talbot: I'm Liddy Talbot.
Tim: Liddy Talbot, of course. You look great. You were one of the earlier birthdays in the class.
Liddy Talbot: I'm 25 years older than you are.
Tim: Ah, they held you back. Yeah.
Liddy Talbot: Tim, you went to school with my daughter Elizabeth.
Tim: Ah! But you're the one with the crush on me?
Liddy Talbot: How many drinks have you had?
Tim: Not enough. Another Manhattan, bartender!

Liddy Talbot: Now, the reason I looked you up was because I was a friend of your father's.
Tim: Oh! [laughs] Oh, great! It's always nice to meet people that knew Dad.
Liddy Talbot: Yes. Well, I knew him very well. We used to go together.
Tim: Be... Before he met my mom?
Liddy Talbot: Oh, yes. And we kind of kept in touch afterwards too.
Tim: After he was married?
Liddy Talbot: That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
Tim: What's really to talk about...?
Liddy Talbot: Tim, your father changed my life in a very profound way.
Tim: No kidding. Well, you know... [drinks] ...speaking of profound changes, this lobby here, they changed it. It used to be a nautical theme. This hotel's got...
Liddy Talbot: Tim, about your father?
Tim: Enough with my father! It's just...
Liddy Talbot: Tim, I asked you here so I could talk.
Tim: Well, let's talk. What about your daughter? What is she doing? Elizabeth? Liz, we used to call her. She was the secretary/treasurer of the Latin Club. I speak a little "atin-Lay" myself.

Tina: Excuse me. I'm sorry, I hate to interrupt high school sweethearts. But I'm your bass player, and we're on in ten minutes.
Liddy Talbot: I'll get the play list. Thank you. Tim, please stick around. I really want to tell you all about this.
Tina: What are we opening with?
Liddy Talbot: Once I Had a Secret Love.
Tim: [to himself] If it were up to me, you should keep it a secret.

Jill: Oh, you're back soon. I'm dying to know. How'd it go?
Tim: Please don't ask.
Jill: Too late. You have to tell me everything. Is she still cute? Does she still want you?
Tim: Jill, Liddy Talbot had an affair with my father.
Jill: Your father had an affair with a high-school girl?
Tim: No! No! Liddy Talbot is Elizabeth Talbot's mother.
Jill: That's why she looked you up, to tell you she had an affair with your father?
Tim: Well, she didn't come right out and say it. But I'm not an idiot. All the key words were there. They used to "go together." After he was married, they used to keep in "touch."

Liddy Talbot: You know, when I saw you last night, I just couldn't get over how much you resembled your father.
Tim: Really?
Liddy Talbot: He was really a very special guy.
Tim: Yeah, he was, which is why... [bass playing] Which is why this is so difficult. [bass playing] It's very, very tough for me... Could you put a lid on that for a minute?
Liddy Talbot: Guys, take a break.
Tim: Well, it's tough after so much time to find out after my father was married that he, you know...
Liddy Talbot: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Your father adored your mother. He wouldn't even think of having an affair.
Tim: An affair?! No way! No! No! Not my dad! No! Drinks for everybody, huh? Except for these two. Mel, you're a married man.

Liddy Talbot: Well, while I was dating your father, I broke up with him for a drummer. Drummers, they're bad news.
Tim: So it would seem.
Liddy Talbot: Well, after we had Liz, he just took off. Left me broke, stranded. Your father, bless his heart, gave me money so I could buy a piano and start giving lessons.
Tim: Wow! So he loaned you money to help you out.
Liddy Talbot: Yeah. And by the time I was able to repay him, he'd died. So then I saw you on TV yesterday, and I realized this was my chance to settle up.
Tim: Liddy, this was a long time ago. It was between you and him.
Liddy Talbot: Oh, no, no, Tim. Please.
Tim: I can't take your money.
Liddy Talbot: Tim! Tim! It's very important to me.
Tim: Well, you know, what's funny is that my mom is moving back in town, and Dad always wanted her to have a china hutch. And maybe that's what I'll use this for.
Liddy Talbot: That's a great idea. Um, buy it, don't build it. I saw yesterday's Tool Time.

Liddy Talbot: Well, gotta get back to work.
Tim: I'm very happy I got to meet you.
Liddy Talbot: Me too. Oh, do you have any requests?
Tim: Um... uh... Um... do you know Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees?
Liddy Talbot: [laughs] You've inherited your father's taste in music.
Tim: Tina? Mel? Got a minute?

Al: Well, my Valentine's present was a big hit with Ilene.
Tim: Is she gonna wear that flannel nightie on your honeymoon?
Al: Wouldn't you like to know?
Tim: No. Just being polite, Al.
Al: Did you ever find Jill's present?
Tim: No, I didn't. I had to get her a chocolate tanker truck from the Exxon station.

Tim: Hi. Welcome back to remodeling week here on Tool Time.
Al: That's right. Next, we're going to strip the paint off this beautiful old Irish cupboard. And, of course, we'll be using Binford paint stripper. Remember, it's very caustic so you'll want to use goggles and gloves.
Tim: That's right, Al. One thing I like about this particular piece, it's got a real nifty hidden drawer in here.
Al: Now, you picked this up when you were up in Petoskey, right?
Tim: Yeah. Last July during the...
Al: Oh, look at this. It's a beautiful hand-painted box.
Tim: It's a one-of-a-kind antique jewelry box I bought for Valentine's Day for my wife, and I hid it and couldn't find it.
Al: Well, I think she's going to be very happy with this. Can l...?
Tim: Watch out! [drops it in the paint stripper] Don't have to worry about her finding it now. Well, but on the upside, it's got a real nice grain to it.