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Home Improvement — Season 1

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

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

Episodes (24)

Pilot
E1

1. Pilot

7.7

Aired 17 September 1991 • 24 min

Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.

Mow Better Blues
E2

2. Mow Better Blues

7.8

Aired 26 September 1991 • 24 min

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 former brother that was traded in after he broke one of Tim's flashlights.

Off Sides
E3

3. Off Sides

7.4

Aired 1 October 1991 • 24 min

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 attention to her. Meanwhile, the kids accidentally lock the magician in a trunk.

Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
E4

4. Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

6.2

Aired 8 October 1991 • 24 min

Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.

Wild Kingdom
E5

5. Wild Kingdom

7.2

Aired 15 October 1991 • 24 min

While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?

Adventures in Fine Dining
E6

6. Adventures in Fine Dining

7.6

Aired 22 October 1991 • 24 min

Tim bets Jill that he can teach the boys some table manners.

Nothing More Than Feelings
E7

7. Nothing More Than Feelings

6.8

Aired 29 October 1991 • 24 min

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.

Flying Sauces
E8

8. Flying Sauces

7.4

Aired 5 November 1991 • 24 min

Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
E9

9. Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

7.0

Aired 19 November 1991 • 24 min

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.

Reach Out and Teach Someone
E10

10. Reach Out and Teach Someone

7.3

Aired 26 November 1991 • 24 min

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.

Look Who's Not Talking
E11

11. Look Who's Not Talking

8.0

Aired 10 December 1991 • 24 min

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.

Yule Better Watch Out
E12

12. Yule Better Watch Out

7.2

Aired 17 December 1991 • 24 min

Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.

Up Your Alley
E13

13. Up Your Alley

8.0

Aired 7 January 1992 • 24 min

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.

For Whom the Belch Tolls
E14

14. For Whom the Belch Tolls

8.0

Aired 14 January 1992 • 24 min

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 belches with the boys.

Forever Jung
E15

15. Forever Jung

7.5

Aired 21 January 1992 • 24 min

Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.

Jill's Birthday
E16

16. Jill's Birthday

7.3

Aired 4 February 1992 • 24 min

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 Mark give them a "brother tax" to get Jill a present.

What About Bob?
E17

17. What About Bob?

8.3

Aired 11 February 1992 • 24 min

Tim cheats to beat Tool Time guest Bob Vila at a trivia game. Randy pulls a prank on Curtis, a geek at school.

Baby, It's Cold Outside
E18

18. Baby, It's Cold Outside

8.3

Aired 18 February 1992 • 24 min

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.

Unchained Malady
E19

19. Unchained Malady

7.0

Aired 25 February 1992 • 24 min

Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.

Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
E20

20. Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

9.0

Aired 3 March 1992 • 24 min

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.

A Battle of Wheels
E21

21. A Battle of Wheels

7.7

Aired 17 March 1992 • 24 min

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.

Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
E22

22. Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

7.7

Aired 7 April 1992 • 24 min

Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.

Al's Fair in Love and War
E23

23. Al's Fair in Love and War

7.3

Aired 28 April 1992 • 24 min

Tim advises Al about a new woman in Al's life.

Stereo-Typical
E24

24. Stereo-Typical

7.7

Aired 5 May 1992 • 24 min

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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