Ep 17. Taking Jill For Granite

In the Home Improvement season 7 episode 17 titled "Taking Jill For Granite," the audience is taken on a journey as Tim and Jill's relationship reaches a breaking point. Tim's obsession with his sportscar becomes too much to handle for Jill leading her to feel neglected and unimportant to her husband.

Meanwhile, Tim and Al are working on a home improvement project for the Lambert's, a couple who are planning to sell their home. Tim is excited to create a dream kitchen with a granite countertop for the Lamberts but, realizing he cannot afford it out of his budget, he convinces Al to order an "impostor" countertop instead which looks just like granite but is much cheaper.

All hell breaks loose when Jill notices the new countertop in the Lamberts' kitchen and believes that Tim has also replaced their kitchen countertop with an impostor granite as well. While Tim goes out to pick up lunch, Jill confronts Al about the cheap countertop leading Al to fake a heart attack as an excuse to leave for the afternoon.

As Al spends the afternoon away from the project, Tim and Jill argue in the kitchen about trust and communication in their relationship. Jill is angry that Tim did not discuss the new countertop with her beforehand and that he is ignoring her for his sportscar. Tim dismisses her concerns and argues that the car is his passion and that Jill should be happy that he's working hard on the project.

After Al returns from his fake heart attack and finds the argument brewing, he tries to intervene to calm things down, unfortunately without much success. He suggests that Tim tell Jill that he loves her, but Tim remains stubborn. In a moment of desperation, Al suggests that he and Tim "marry" each other to reignite their friendship and show Jill what it really means to love someone.

In the end, with the Lambert's home improvement project at a standstill, Tim finally admits to Jill that he loves her and misses their relationship. As they make up, they discover that the Lambert's "imposter" countertop is actually made of real granite, and they realize their dishonesty on the project was for nothing.

The episode ends with Tim and Jill having a romantic moment, with Tim returning to his old self and promising to put more effort into their relationship. Al watches on with pride, basking in the success of his efforts to help his friend and their friendship stronger than ever.

Overall, "Taking Jill For Granite" is an emotional episode that showcases the importance of communication and honesty in a relationship, and the lengths that true friends will go for each other. The humor is light, and the jokes are on point. The episode is a must-watch for fans of the show, and it serves as a great standalone episode for those just looking for a good laugh.