Mark Taylor’s goth phase onHome Improvementmakes so much more sense now.

He was asked whose idea the new phase wasduring a recent appearanceon aPatreon episodeofThe Best Show With Tom Scharplingpodcast.

“So, it wasn’t mine,” he said, laughing.

Taran Noah Smith attends the 7th Annual TV Land Awards; Taran Noah Smith, ‘Home Improvement’

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It ran for eight seasons on ABC.

“Like if all of them had children, and I’m a grandparent.Home Re-Improvementor something like that.

It’s come up.”

Actor Taran Noah Smith arrives at the 7th Annual TV Land Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on April 19, 2009 in Universal City, California.

Taran Noah Smith in 2009.Jason Merritt/Getty

That could be a tough sell, though, at least as far as Smith is concerned.