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Classic Stand-Up Comedy ... Tim Allen - Rewires America

"If it ain't broke, you can probably still fix it. That's my motto."  Oh, how I love these old Tim Allen stand-up routines!  He's a man, he loves tools, he loves engines, he grunts, he burps, he soups up his lawnmower and he's proud of it, dammit!  Here's a look back at some truly funny stuff from his early stand-up days. 

All of this material was truly original at the time.  I used to think of him as "the hardware comedian" because his bits were all about duct tape and ladders.  Home Improvement was one of the biggest sitcoms of the 90's and almost all of the material for that series originated in his early stand-up.  A lot of comedians have bits about how men are different than women, but Tim Allen made a career off it! 

Here is the "Rewires America" special in it's entirety (from YouTube, broken into 3 parts) and I've noted a few of my favorite lines and bits along the way.  Enjoy!   

Here is Part 1 of "Tim Allen - Rewires America" ... Some really funny stuff about his grandma (2:36), "My grandma comes over all the time, too.  I hate that old bitch." ... Of course, a riff on men grunting (4:55). ... On souping up his lawnmower (7:16), "Put chrome hub caps on it, she won't notice.  Bull shit!"  


Part 2... The oil light bit (which starts right away at the 0:01 mark) is one of my favorites. ...  On rewiring his grandpa's hearing aid (starting at 3:58), "On a clear night he can pick up shuttle conversations."


Part 3... At the 0:35 mark, he talks about rewiring his vacuum cleaner... "A riding, rear-bagging Eureka... with a tiller. (Grunting)". ...  And there's some good material about how he can't do anything right around the house starting at 1:02. ... And a bit about the "burp and blow" (6:55).  My brothers and I have been using that for years!  Classic!


NEW TIM ALLEN COMEDY - Tim Allen's new ABC comedy Last Man Standing debuted last week.  It features Allen as a guy's guy who loves cars and guns and catches grief from his sassy wife and three smart-alec kids... which really doesn't sound too much different than Home Improvement.  But then again, why would he do anything different?  This is who he is, dammit!  For him to play a different character would be like asking AC/DC to play unplugged... in other words, a bad idea.  He is who he is, and we here at the RATASS Gazette love him for it!  Keep on rockin', Mr. Allen.  We salute you!

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  1. Whoops, "Last Man Standing" actually doesn't premiere until October 11. I saw some preview clips on Hulu and I guess it just feels like I've seen it already...

    Most of the new fall schedule debuted this past week, but I guess they've still got this one in the hopper. Stay tuned!

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