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Home Improvement

7.4 / 10

1991

8 seasons

203 episodes

Comedy

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

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Cast

Tim Allen

Patricia Richardson

Earl Hindman

Richard Karn

Zachery Ty Bryan

Taran Noah Smith

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Debbe Dunning

William O'Leary

Pamela Anderson

Jim Labriola

Blake Clark

Seasons

Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor hosts a DIY show while navigating mishaps at home, often causing more chaos than fixes.

1.Pilot
7.7
17-09-199124m
Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.
2.Mow Better Blues
7.8
26-09-199124m
After breaking one of Tim's tools that has been in the family for twenty years, Mark fears that he will be traded in after Brad and Randy make up a story about ""Peter"", their for...
3.Off Sides
7.4
01-10-199124m
When she can't find a babysitter, Jill has a magician watch the kids while she and Tim go on their romantic dinner. However, Tim is too distracted by a football game to pay attenti...
4.Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
6.2
08-10-199124m
Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.
5.Wild Kingdom
7.2
15-10-199124m
While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?
6.Adventures in Fine Dining
7.6
22-10-199124m
Tim bets Jill that he can teach the boys some table manners.
7.Nothing More Than Feelings
6.8
29-10-199124m
After Jill drove while her oil light was on, Tim shares this with the Tool Time audience and the other guys say their wives don't respect their tools.
8.Flying Sauces
7.4
05-11-199124m
Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.
9.Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
7.0
19-11-199124m
Tim decides to put in another sink in the bathroom so his shaving junk won't be in Jill's way, but the project takes longer than he expects.
10.Reach Out and Teach Someone
7.3
26-11-199124m
Tim decides to do a Tool Time special for women to teach plumbing. After being called an idiot by Randy, Brad worries that he will do bad on a test. Tim starts his hotrod.
11.Look Who's Not Talking
8.0
10-12-199124m
Jill gets stage fright when she has to deliver a speech in front of women at the Library Association. Tim and Mark dress up as women to help her get over her fear.
12.Yule Better Watch Out
7.2
17-12-199124m
Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.
13.Up Your Alley
8.0
07-01-199224m
Tim and Jill have a bowling match against eachother and try no to make it competitive, until the K&B Construction guys show up. The boys get in trouble at an arcade.
14.For Whom the Belch Tolls
8.0
14-01-199224m
Jill doesn't want Stu Cutler, Tim's old college friend, in the house. So Tim tries to keep him away but when he gives in and Stu comes to the house, he insults Tim and Jill and be...
15.Forever Jung
7.5
21-01-199224m
Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.
16.Jill's Birthday
7.3
04-02-199224m
Tim gets Jill a lifetime membership to a health care club, until she says she will never exercise again. Brad and Randy spend all of their money on a baseball card, so they make M...
17.What About Bob?
8.3
11-02-199224m
Tim cheats to beat Tool Time guest Bob Vila at a trivia game. Randy pulls a prank on Curtis, a geek at school.
18.Baby, It's Cold Outside
8.3
18-02-199224m
Mr. Binford ruins Tim and Jill's romantically planned weekend by making them go camping to present Binford's new line of winter camping gear.
19.Unchained Malady
7.0
25-02-199224m
Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.
20.Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
8.8
03-03-199224m
Jill tells Tim that he is a bad listener when he doesn't remember her mentioning the opera fundraiser. Brad and Randy try to get Mark to eat a worm while working on a birdhouse.
21.A Battle of Wheels
7.7
17-03-199224m
Jill invades man's sacred space--the garage--with her pottery wheel; and Al takes a turn at hosting Tool Time, and finds it isn't as easy as it looks.
22.Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
7.7
07-04-199224m
Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.
23.Al's Fair in Love and War
7.3
28-04-199224m
Tim advises Al about a new woman in Al's life.
24.Stereo-Typical
7.7
05-05-199224m
Tim goes to buy new speakers and ends up with an entertainment center; Tool Time welcomes tool musicians, led by saw player Janeen Rae Heller.

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