<Ul> <Li> Karen ( Betsy Randle ) -- feminist friend of Jill who is very obnoxious towards Tim , often helping Jill mock and discourage Tim . Tim finds her irritating . While she finds her rivalry with Tim innocent and harmless , she has no qualms passively accusing Tim of being unfaithful , making Jill feel insecure about their marriage . Moved to California after Season 2 - this coincided with Randle starting her regular role of Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World , another ABC sitcom . </Li> <Li> Ilene Louise Markham , D.D.S. ( Sherry Hursey ) -- an orthodontist , and Al 's first serious girlfriend . On their wedding day , she and Al mutually agreed not to get married and ended their romance on a positive note . Her last appearance was in Season 6 . </Li> <Li> Marie Morton ( Mariangela Pino ) -- neighbor of the Taylors ; close friend of Jill . </Li> <Li> Joe Morton ( Robert Picardo ) -- Marie 's overactive and obnoxious husband ; the `` meat man '' who irritates Tim , until Morton finds a hard to find jalopy replacement part for Tim ; ran out on Marie in Season 5 - this coincided with Picardo 's taking the role of `` The Doctor '' on Star Trek : Voyager . </Li> <Li> Jennifer Sudarski ( Jessica Wesson ) -- Brad 's first love interest who always called him `` Bradley '' , later moved to Ohio . </Li> <Li> Angela ( Kristen Clayton ) -- Former girlfriend of Brad , known for being a constant motor - mouth . She dumped Brad for a guy with his own car . Brad suffered from a bout of depression because of this , but eventually rebounded . </Li> <Li> Ashley ( Leigh Ann Orsi ) -- girlfriend of Brad , went to boarding school from Season 5 onwards </Li> <Li> Beth ( Anndi McAfee ) -- Randy 's first girlfriend who left town </Li> <Li> Lauren ( Courtney Peldon ) -- Randy 's tomboy girlfriend , left for Costa Rica with him in Season 8 . </Li> <Li> Lillian `` Nana '' Patterson ( Polly Holliday ) -- Jill 's mother . Before Lillian 's first appearance , she was joked at by Tim as being largely overweight , though in her first appearance , Lillian has become thin again , having used Tim 's jokes on Tool Time as motivation . Lillian speaks with a very notable Southwestern accent and is caring and supportive to Jill whenever she has troubles . </Li> <Li> Colonel Fred Patterson ( M. Emmet Walsh ) -- Jill 's father , died in his sleep from a heart attack in Season 6 . He had a long career in the Army and his favorite movie was Patton . He somewhat got along fine with Tim , but did n't particularly respect him . He never called Tim by his name but instead called him `` Hey You '' . </Li> <Li> Delores Turner ( Shirley Prestia ) -- Harry 's overbearing and demanding wife ; a New York Knicks fan who can devastate men with `` The Look '' . Her worsening asthma causes Harry to sell the hardware store and move to Arizona in Season 8 . Delores and Harry are shown to constantly be arguing whenever they are seen together . Delores is shown several times to work at a local coffee shop as a waitress , where she continues to be sharp - tongued to customers </Li> <Li> Nancy Taylor ( Jensen Daggett ) -- Wife of Marty Taylor . They are separated in Season 8 . </Li> <Li> John Binford ( Noble Willingham ) -- founder of Binford Tools , died early in Season 3 . </Li> <Li> Maureen `` Producer '' Binford ( Vicki Lewis ) -- John Binford 's overeager and annoying daughter , she ran Tool Time for a brief time during Season 2 , constantly reminding Tim in a sing - song voice that she was the Producer of the show , which allowed her to cause many changes to the show that Tim hated . </Li> <Li> Trudy McHale ( Megan Cavanagh ) -- an electrician and heiress to her family 's fortune whom Al married in the final episode . </Li> <Li> Cal Borland ( Keith Lehman ) -- Al 's brother , a physicist . </Li> <Li> Felix Myman ( Al Fann ) -- professional plumber and frequent participant in Tool Time 's projects . </Li> <Li> Rock Flanagan ( Casey Sander ) -- construction worker at K&B Construction . Somewhat loud , and charismatic , Rock always responds to guest appearances on Tool Time by saying , ``
<Ul> <Li> Karen ( Betsy Randle ) -- feminist friend of Jill who is very obnoxious towards Tim , often helping Jill mock and discourage Tim . Tim finds her irritating . While she finds her rivalry with Tim innocent and harmless , she has no qualms passively accusing Tim of being unfaithful , making Jill feel insecure about their marriage . Moved to California after Season 2 - this coincided with Randle starting her regular role of Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World , another ABC sitcom . </Li> <Li> Ilene Louise Markham , D.D.S. ( Sherry Hursey ) -- an orthodontist , and Al 's first serious girlfriend . On their wedding day , she and Al mutually agreed not to get married and ended their romance on a positive note . Her last appearance was in Season 6 . </Li> <Li> Marie Morton ( Mariangela Pino ) -- neighbor of the Taylors ; close friend of Jill . </Li> <Li> Joe Morton ( Robert Picardo ) -- Marie 's overactive and obnoxious husband ; the `` meat man '' who irritates Tim , until Morton finds a hard to find jalopy replacement part for Tim ; ran out on Marie in Season 5 - this coincided with Picardo 's taking the role of `` The Doctor '' on Star Trek : Voyager . </Li> <Li> Jennifer Sudarski ( Jessica Wesson ) -- Brad 's first love interest who always called him `` Bradley '' , later moved to Ohio . </Li> <Li> Angela ( Kristen Clayton ) -- Former girlfriend of Brad , known for being a constant motor - mouth . She dumped Brad for a guy with his own car . Brad suffered from a bout of depression because of this , but eventually rebounded . </Li> <Li> Ashley ( Leigh Ann Orsi ) -- girlfriend of Brad , went to boarding school from Season 5 onwards </Li> <Li> Beth ( Anndi McAfee ) -- Randy 's first girlfriend who left town </Li> <Li> Lauren ( Courtney Peldon ) -- Randy 's tomboy girlfriend , left for Costa Rica with him in Season 8 . </Li> <Li> Lillian `` Nana '' Patterson ( Polly Holliday ) -- Jill 's mother . Before Lillian 's first appearance , she was joked at by Tim as being largely overweight , though in her first appearance , Lillian has become thin again , having used Tim 's jokes on Tool Time as motivation . Lillian speaks with a very notable Southwestern accent and is caring and supportive to Jill whenever she has troubles . </Li> <Li> Colonel Fred Patterson ( M. Emmet Walsh ) -- Jill 's father , died in his sleep from a heart attack in Season 6 . He had a long career in the Army and his favorite movie was Patton . He somewhat got along fine with Tim , but did n't particularly respect him . He never called Tim by his name but instead called him `` Hey You '' . </Li> <Li> Delores Turner ( Shirley Prestia ) -- Harry 's overbearing and demanding wife ; a New York Knicks fan who can devastate men with `` The Look '' . Her worsening asthma causes Harry to sell the hardware store and move to Arizona in Season 8 . Delores and Harry are shown to constantly be arguing whenever they are seen together . Delores is shown several times to work at a local coffee shop as a waitress , where she continues to be sharp - tongued to customers </Li> <Li> Nancy Taylor ( Jensen Daggett ) -- Wife of Marty Taylor . They are separated in Season 8 . </Li> <Li> John Binford ( Noble Willingham ) -- founder of Binford Tools , died early in Season 3 . </Li> <Li> Maureen `` Producer '' Binford ( Vicki Lewis ) -- John Binford 's overeager and annoying daughter , she ran Tool Time for a brief time during Season 2 , constantly reminding Tim in a sing - song voice that she was the Producer of the show , which allowed her to cause many changes to the show that Tim hated . </Li> <Li> Trudy McHale ( Megan Cavanagh ) -- an electrician and heiress to her family 's fortune whom Al married in the final episode . </Li> <Li> Cal Borland ( Keith Lehman ) -- Al 's brother , a physicist . </Li> <Li> Felix Myman ( Al Fann ) -- professional plumber and frequent participant in Tool Time 's projects . </Li> <Li> Rock Flanagan ( Casey Sander ) -- construction worker at K&B Construction . Somewhat loud , and charismatic , Rock always responds to guest appearances on Tool Time by saying , ``
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