It was the decade of iconic haircuts like The Rachel and fun, grungy makeup trends that we’re hoping make comebacks soon. And if you were a TV watcher, Tuesday night in the 1990s meant you were likely sitting in front of ABC’s top-rated comedy, “Home Improvement.” The show, which ran from 1991 to 1999, followed the lives of the Taylor family, helmed by dad Tim (played by Tim Allen), who starred in a home-improvement show called “Tool Time” on TV (a show within a show, basically). His “Tool Time” antics bled into his home life with his wife, Jill, and their three sons. There was also the sage neighbor over the fence, Wilson (played by Earl Hindman), and Tim’s “Tool Time” sidekick Al (played by Richard Karn), who loved to dryly say, “I don’t think so, Tim.” Pamela Anderson even had a role as Lisa, who introduced the live audience to the show by saying, “Does everybody know what time it is?” 

The heart of the show, though, was the family’s home life, with mom Jill Taylor at the center of it. Played by Patricia Richardson, she dealt with a challenging husband and three rambunctious sons with humor and compassion. Unlike other popular characters of the ’90s, Jill wasn’t instigating fashion and beauty trends like the cast members of “Friends,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” or “Beverly Hills, 90210.” No, Jill stuck to outfit staples like button-up shirts, mom jeans, vests, and unshapely sweaters over leggings. Throughout the series’ eight seasons, Richardson’s hair varied from a lob with bangs that looked like they were blow-dried with a round brush to a short, curly bob, and her makeup was always conservative and not particularly noteworthy. Now, fast-forward more than 25 years, and Richardson is almost unrecognizable with barely a trace of Jill Taylor left.

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