Tim Allen Would be Proud
by Randy Davis
Many times, people have asked how we came up with the name
Episode XI (11) Studios, and the answer to that question is
one that would make Tim Allen proud. Randy has always been a
huge fan of the sitcom Home Improvement, and even has the
first five seasons on DVD. Who would have ever thought that
a company would be named after it…here is how it evolved.
When Randy and Beth decided to begin a new career, the first
order of business was to give the new company a name. Their
belief was that the company name should be personal. They
each made a list of personal jokes, likes, hobbies, and
quirks. Beth believed that the word “episode” would highlight
the video aspect of the business, and its use in a company
name was a first. Randy thought it would be a great idea to
incorporate his favorite Home Improvement episode as part of
the name, and thus Episode XI Studios was born.
There is an episode of Home Improvement where Tim Taylor
(Tim Allen) realizes that he should help out more around the
house. In his “Tim Taylor-ness”, he rewires the vacuum
cleaner, because it needed “more power”. In its soft whisper
mode, the vacuum performs just as any other, but in super
suck mode, Tim nearly loses his youngest son to its vortex.
If anyone out there, through the six degrees of separation,
knows Tim Allen, and can get a signed autograph, Episode XI
Studios will forever be grateful.
