<Li> Carrie Patterson (Tudi Roche--the real - life wife of Richard Karn), Jill's sister, a world - traveling photographer . </Li> <Li> Willow Branch Leaf Wilson (China Kantner)--Wilson's laid back niece, just goes by Willow, saying she "pruned it back". </Li> <Li> Lucille Taylor (Bonnie Bartlett)--Tim's widowed mother . </Li> <Li> Bud Harper (Charlie Robinson)--head of Binford Tools, Tim's boss . Bud interacts a lot with Tim and Al, even offering Tim season tickets to the Detroit Pistons . He does not particularly respect Al, even at one point suggesting Al get fired, however Tim defended Al from this . </Li>

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