An early girlfriend of his was Greta Post, and he was later engaged to the orthodontist Ilene Markham, played by Sherry Hursey, but they split up at the wedding and he finally married Trudy in the series finale.
He attended Gilmore High School where he was a fencing champion in 1976, and from there he joined the Navy but had his hopes dashed when he was only stationed in Fallon, Nevada. An early girlfriend of his was Greta Post, and he was later engaged to the orthodontist Ilene Markham, played by Sherry Hursey, but they split up at the wedding and he finally married Trudy in the series finale. This came just after the death of his mother Alma, who had been quite a large presence in his life. At one point, he's suspected of carrying on an unlikely affair with Heidi, but that's soon proven untrue. FTP, name this pudgy flannel-wearing sidekick played by Richard Karn, Tim Taylor's able assistant on "Tool Time."
He attended Gilmore High School where he was a fencing champion in 1976, and from there he joined the Navy but had his hopes dashed when he was only stationed in Fallon, Nevada.
{Al} Borland (either name, accept pronunciation as "Borlin" too)