<Li> Lauren (Courtney Peldon)--Randy's tomboy girlfriend, left for Costa Rica with him in Season 8 . </Li> <Li> Lillian "Nana" Patterson (Polly Holliday)--Jill's mother . Before Lillian's first appearance, she was joked at by Tim as being largely overweight, though in her first appearance, Lillian has become thin again, having used Tim's jokes on Tool Time as motivation . Lillian speaks with a very notable Southwestern accent and is caring and supportive to Jill whenever she has troubles . </Li> <Li> Colonel Fred Patterson (M. Emmet Walsh)--Jill's father, died in his sleep from a heart attack in Season 6 . He had a long career in the Army and his favorite movie is Patton . He somewhat gets along fine with Tim, but doesn't particularly respect him, never calling him by his name but instead calling him "Hey You". </Li> <Li> Delores Turner (Shirley Prestia)--Harry's overbearing and demanding wife; a New York Knicks fan who can devastate men with "The Look". Her worsening asthma causes Harry to sell the hardware store and move to Arizona in Season 8 . Delores and Harry are shown to constantly be arguing whenever they are seen together . Delores is shown several times to work at a local coffee shop as a waitress, where she continues to be sharp - tongued to customers </Li>

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