<P> The series centers on the Taylor family , which consists of Tim ( Tim Allen ) , his wife Jill ( Patricia Richardson ) and their three children : the oldest child , Brad ( Zachery Ty Bryan ) , the middle child , Randy ( Jonathan Taylor Thomas ) and youngest child , Mark ( Taran Noah Smith ) . The Taylors live in suburban Detroit , and have a neighbor named Wilson ( Earl Hindman ) who is often the go - to guy for solving the Taylors ' problems . </P>
<P> The series centers on the Taylor family , which consists of Tim ( Tim Allen ) , his wife Jill ( Patricia Richardson ) and their three children : the oldest child , Brad ( Zachery Ty Bryan ) , the middle child , Randy ( Jonathan Taylor Thomas ) and youngest child , Mark ( Taran Noah Smith ) . The Taylors live in suburban Detroit , and have a neighbor named Wilson ( Earl Hindman ) who is often the go - to guy for solving the Taylors ' problems . </P>
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in suburban Detroit
in suburban Detroit