Binford Tools
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Binford Tools is a fictional hardware and power tool company from the TV show Home Improvement. Along with sponsoring lead character Tim Taylor's show-within-a-show Tool Time (Tim Taylor was played by Tim Allen), a common occurrence involved Tim showcasing an overpowered version of one of Binford's products (usually the Binford 6100), often leading to disaster. There was also a Binford toolbox displayed in the movie Toy Story, a nod to Home Improvement due to the fact that both were produced by Disney and star Tim Allen. There was also a Binford tool box seen on the Batman: the animated series episode The Laughing Fish.
The Binford name was inspired by John H. Binford from Van Nuys, California who attended Van Nuys High School with a writer of Home Improvement.
A line of real life Binford power tools were later marketed in some countries. And in the US a popular tool manufacturer had a limited run of 'Binford' tools.
At the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, trucks that move scenery props into place for the Lights, Motors, Action stunt show have Binford logos on the sides.
