For reference, Home Improvement followed the life of DIY TV show host Tim Taylor, played by Tim Allen , his wife Jill, and their three sons. It originally aired on ABC between 1991 and 1999.

Patricia Richardson, who starred in "Home Improvement" as family matriarch Jill Taylor, shared that she used the large pay gap between her and Tim Allen to get out of shooting another season of ...

Patricia Richardson has opened up about how her pay disparity on Home Improvement led to the series’ end. “When I took the job, they said it wasn’t meant to be the Tim Allen show.