Wilson Wilson.2C Jr. List of Home Improvement characters

wilson (right) speaking behind fence tim.

wilson w. wilson, (earl hindman) – tim s neighbor , confidant. child, parents did not allow him speak neighbors, likes talking tim , jill. wilson serves all-wise sage in show, doling out advice taylor family , seemingly knowing solve problem. while of appearances taylors, on seldom occasion in extended family, or nonmember, such al, seek out wilson s advice. has traveled globe , learned virtually every culture in existence. has ph.d. in cultural studies, studying extinct languages , forgotten cultures. house full of artifacts along pet myna bird named mozart appeared infrequently. wilson married @ 1 point, wife catherine died long before series begins (in november 1994 episode, wilson revealed that month ve marked , catherine s 25th anniversary).

at first unclear whether wilson first name or last, full name revealed wilson wilson, jr. in season 6, revealed cousins wilsons of beach boys. has grown niece named willow wilson (china kantner), appeared regularly in seventh season when moved in him while. usual greetings well, hi-dee-ho ... or hi ho, there neighbor or neighbor when greeting tim, neighborette when greeting jill, , taylor lad(s) when greeting taylor boys.

a visual gag wilson s face isn t shown in entirety, (and commonly) bottom half obscured tall privacy fence separates neighbors yards. gag extended on course of series other objects (or beard) obscuring bottom of face, or bottom half showing top obscured (such mask), or full face shown covered paint. audience sees earl hindman s full face unobscured in series finale s curtain call. based on how tim allen saw next-door neighbor when growing up.