"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 ...
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