Tanks for the Memories

So. I watch Home Improvement every night (here in Detroit). Tonight's episode was the one where Jill and Tim went to California and ended up in a tank race. I start complaining that they are playing reruns of the reruns. (Stay with me) I just saw this one about a week ago. As I am saying, "I just hate to wait all day to see Home Improvement and they play one I just saw..." when the youngest boy, turns around and I jumped up off the bed. He has on a Kobe Bryant shirt. Well it's a gold shirt with a purple 24 on it.

I then Google the episode to see if it's possible. This episode aired for the first time January 30, 1996. Kobe wasn't drafted until June 26, 1996 (and when he was, he wore #8.🤔 I do not feel like them playing this episode was a coincidence, however George Lynch wore #24 then.

This episode is out of sequence, everyone's hair is different in this episode, making me think that it was filmed earlier and not shown until later in the season. Does anyone know why they did that?. This had always bothered me.

When Tim climbs into the gunner's hatch, the .50 cal has a BFA (Blank Firing Adapter) on the barrel indicating there are blank rounds in the feed tray. Then when it starts to run away fire, supposed real rounds bounce off of the Humvee. In reality, a .50 cal round would go through a Humvee. The 88 next to the Humvee would have significant damage to it too. Only reason for live rounds would be gunnery ranges or live fire exercises. There'd be investigations on lots of stuff just in this scene in real life. Why wasn't Tim supervised up there? Why was the weapon on Red if not engaged? I know it's for comedy, but being former Military, you notice stuff like this.