In the episode “No, No, Gadot”, Tim and Al had been arrested for scalping hockey tickets. In a holding cell, an inmate named George approached them and asked in the event that they have been “the fellows from that TV software show”, and Tim responded with “why, yes, I’m Bob Vila, and that is Norm”. Al has a big brother named Cal who’s a physicist, and unlike most male siblings, they had never gotten into a physical fight.

In the episode, “Fifth Anniversary”, it is revealed that a giant reason why Al was chosen to be Tim’s assistant was as a result of Al was the only assistant applicant that was willing to work for the salary that was provided. Al could possibly be characterised as a “mama’s boy”; he spent a substantial amount of time attempting to please his mother Alma – who was severely overweight (though she was …