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Home Improvement's Michigan-schools-only apparel rule had exactly two exceptions, and the show ranked among the most-watched sitcoms of the 1990s.
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Royal Oak, Michigan
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Across Home Improvement's 204-episode run, Tim Allen wore apparel from 37 different Michigan colleges and universities — schools would mail it to the show.
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The Evil Dead (1981) was created by Michigan filmmakers — Sam Raimi of Royal Oak and Bruce Campbell — with some cellar scenes filmed in Michigan.
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Home Improvement (1991-1999) was set in Royal Oak — confirmed by a close-up of a driver's license reading 510 Glenview Road, Royal Oak — though filmed in Burbank.
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Tim Allen's comedy career began on a dare at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak.
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Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead fame was born in Royal Oak.
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On Home Improvement, Tim Taylor wore only Michigan college sweatshirts — Tim Allen's rule — and Pistons stars Grant Hill and Isiah Thomas guest-appeared.