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The Long and Winding Road (Part 1)

‘The Long and Winding Road (Part 1)’

Season 8, Episode 25 -  Aired May 18, 1999

Tim is unhappy with the changes Tool Time's new producer is making to the show. Meanwhile, Jill gets offered a job in Indiana.

Quote from Tim

Jill: Well, I think... Why don't you just talk to Bud?
Tim: Bud left the company, put Morgan in charge. He's completely insane. Al and Heidi quit right after I did.
Jill: Oh, my God! Then this is for real.
Tim: Darn right it's for real. We figure we owe it to our fans to do one more show. But after tomorrow's show, I'm done.
Jill: I am so sorry. Are you okay?
Tim: No, I'm not okay! That's 10 years of my life. I loved that show. I just hope I can land on my feet.

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Quote from Jill

Jill: When your secretary called, she wouldn't tell me what this meeting's about.
Dr. Hanover: That's because she doesn't know. If I tell her anything involving a woman, she thinks I'm having an affair.
Jill: [chuckles] Well, that's ridiculous. Well, not that any woman wouldn't want to have an affair with you. It's just, you know...
Dr. Hanover: Sit down. Sit down.

Quote from Jill

Jill: Look, I'm sorry. I just... My husband lost his job today. So I'm just a little concerned about our financial situation.
Dr. Hanover: Oh, I'm so sorry. Well, you know, I don't know exactly what the salary would be. But I'm sure it won't be enough to support a family of five.
Jill: Ah. Well, that's okay. You know, I'm just confident that Tim will be able to get another job. And this is a really wonderful opportunity. Thank you so much.
Dr. Hanover: Oh, you're very welcome. But what I'm trying to tell you is that Dr. Lee's clinic is in Indiana. You'd have to move.
Jill: Move?
Dr. Hanover: Before you ask me what it costs to rent a U-Haul, I don't know!

Quote from Tim

Tim: What's to discuss? We live here. I mean, my mom is here, my brothers are here. My mechanics are here.
Jill: So, we're just gonna throw my career out the door because you don't want a stranger to change your oil?
Tim: Give me some credit! There's more to it than that! How am I gonna follow the Lions, the Redwings, the Pistons?
Jill: Buy a paper!
Tim: I don't want to read! I'm not leaving this house. I built this house. And I'm not moving because you decide on a whim to go to Hoosierville!

Quote from Jill

Jill: It's not a whim. And I didn't say I want to move. I just, you know, want to discuss it.
Tim: Okay, let's discuss it. We're not moving.
Jill: I can't believe this. For 20 years my whole life has revolved around your career, and I finally have an opportunity to start my own and you don't even have one.
Tim: That's a low blow.
Jill: It could get lower.

Quote from Tim

Wilson: So, what's going on with you?
Tim: Well, for starters, I quit my job.
Wilson: Tim, you quit Tool Time after 10 years?
Tim: They were making too many changes, Wilson. I just... I just had to let it go.
Wilson: Well, I am sorry to hear that.
Tim: It gets worse. I told Jill I quit and she told me she wants to move to Indiana.
Wilson: Jill is leaving you because you lost your job?
Tim: No, no, no. She was offered a position in Bloomington.
Wilson: Oh. I'm gathering you didn't take too kindly to that.
Tim: I didn't even want to discuss it. You know, abandon my mom and my brothers. Uproot my boys in a critical time in their development.
Wilson: You don't want to leave your mechanics.
Tim: It's not just my mechanics. You know, it's Barry Sanders, and Grant Hill, and the riverfront, and Polish food, and... And my barber... And it's a change. It's a big change.

Quote from Tim

Brad: [sighs] I don't want to go to Indiana.
Mark: Yeah. Me either.
Brad: Neither will Randy. Have you even talked to him about it?
Tim: Not yet. I don't think he wants to leave Costa Rica. I think some tribe found out he had a flashlight and turned him into a god.

Quote from Tim

Jill: Save yourself the trouble. This is just stupid. I don't know what I was thinking. I'm not gonna drag you guys anywhere you don't want to go.
Brad: Actually, moving might not be that big of a deal. The way I figure, I'll probably be at UCLA most of the year.
Mark: Yeah. I'm changing schools anyway. Be a chance to meet all new girls.
Jill: What about you?
Tim: Oh, I already have a girl. And if she's gotta move to Indiana for a job, I'm willing to put on a muumuu and curlers for her.
Jill: So, does this mean you're willing to discuss it now?
Tim: Don't need to. We're going.

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