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To Build or Not to Build

‘To Build or Not to Build’

Season 2, Episode 23 -  Aired May 5, 1993

Tim encourages the boys to make Jill's Mother's Day presents this year. Meanwhile, Wilson's mother comes to town, and Tool Time pays tribute to mothers.

Quote from Tim

Randy: Come on, Dad. Let's just buy her something.
Tim: This is your mom we're talking about.
Randy: I know.
Tim: Do you know that you were a very difficult birth? Hm? Breech baby? Hm? Elbows straight up like grasshoppers? Hm? 176 hours of labor? Hm?
Randy: All right, Dad. OK.

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Quote from Tim

Randy: Hey, way to go, loudmouth. Now we actually have to build something.
Tim: Nice attitude. Come on, guys. I already took the hot rod outta the garage. When I get home from work, we'll turn it into Man Central. Huh? Saw blades, cuts, slivers, blisters... [grunts] Come on. A little Mother's Day grunt? [grunts] I love you, Mom.
Boys: [grunting] Love you, Mom, you're the greatest.

Quote from Tim

Tim: Friends, having difficult removing all that gunk outta that ugly bathroom drain? Well, these are just a few of the products Binford gives you to remove dirt and grease and, in Al's case, loose beard hair. [comic plucking sound effect] One of the most popular tools is called the plunger.
Al: That's right. You might wanna remind our viewers... to coat the... to coat the rim of the plug with petroleum jelly. This will help form a tight seal between the plunger and the drain.
Tim: Yes. Next, I'd like to show you Binford's closet auger.
Al: Now, this particular auger helps toilet clogs. [plop sound effect]
Tim: Help me, Al. I got a big one. A freshwater hairball.
Al: And finally, our favorite choice - the Binford trap and drain auger.
Tim: Normally called "the snake." [snake-charming music] Remember, folks, if it doesn't say Binford on it, you won't be able to flush it.

Quote from Tim

Tim: Well, we're just about out of time. But before we go, I'd like to talk a little bit about Al's mother.
Al: I'd prefer you wouldn't, Tim.
Tim: I know, but with Mother's Day coming up, I realize a lot of the time I make fun of her on the show.
Al: Yes, you do. My mother is frequently the butt of your jokes.
Tim: Al, you make this too easy.
Al: Well, you... you're always poking fun of her cooking, of her weight, her love for bingo, her son...
Tim: Al, come in for a landing, OK? Being Mother's Day, I thought I'd make her a gift, kind of a - ooh - peace offering.
Al: Really?
Tim: Lisa!
Al: Well, that was awfully big of you.
Tim: Well, I thought maybe for those... [Tim and Lisa hold up a large flannel apron with kitchen utensils] those festive Thanksgiving dinners, she might have a nice new apron.

Quote from Tim

[Tim and Brad knock on the garage door]
Randy: [o.s.] What's the secret grunt? [Tim and Brad grunt three times] Enter. [Tim and Brad go into the garage]
Mark: Hi, Mom. Can I have a Popsicle?
Jill: Sure.
[Jill knocks on the garage door]
Tim: [o.s.] What's the secret grunt?
Jill: [grunts three times]
Tim: Access denied. Too much estrogen content.

Quote from Randy

Tim: Take a little gander at Randy's.
Randy: Don't bother. It stinks, Dad.
Brad: What is it? I can't even figure it out.
Randy: Well, don't rack your brain. You might smash the pea.

Quote from Randy

Tim: I wanna talk about a Mother's Day gift.
Brad: Come on, Dad. We still have four days till we have to buy her something.
Tim: No, that's exactly my point. She doesn't want us to do this. She wants something from the heart. So, you know what we're gonna give her?
Randy: Blood?
Tim: No, ventricle breath. Not blood. When I get home from work, we're gonna build her something.

Quote from Mark

Jill: Hi, guys.
Mark: Here she comes!
Tim: Ixnay on the giftay, uysgays.
Jill: Planning my Mother's Day gift already? Gosh. I'm so impressed, I'm not even gonna ask you what you're buying me.
Mark: We're each gonna make you something.
Tim: Hey.
Jill: You're gonna make me something? I love that idea. Thank you. OK, guys, build away.

Quote from Jill

Jill: What are you guys building in there?
Brad: Who said we were building anything?
Jill: Come on. What are you making?
Brad: Can't tell you. Top secret.
Jill: Oh, Brad, give me a hint.
Tim: No hints! [Jill screams] You ought to be ashamed of yourself. And you call yourself a mother. Come on, son.

Quote from Randy

Randy: Look, Dad. I'll just buy Mom something.
Tim: No, don't buy her something.
Randy: But I don't like doing this stuff.
Tim: Yeah, you like it.
Randy: Dad, I didn't wanna do this in the first place.
Tim: Oh, why don't I just finish it for you?
Randy: Great.
Tim: Is that all that your mother means to you?
Randy: Come on, Dad. It doesn't matter. Mom's gonna love any piece of junk I give her.
Tim: There's a nice sentiment. Why don't you just put that on the card? "Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Here's some junk I know you'll love. Randy." [Randy shrugs and walks away]

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