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Home Improvement(TV show/series, 1991-1999)

FSK: 16+ years
| 22min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 8 seasons with 204 episodes

Home ImprovementRating: 3.7/5 (with 281 votes)
Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen that aired on ABC from September 17, 1991, to May 25, 1999, with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, and David McFadzean, and, despite not being a favorite with critics, it was one of the most watched sitcoms in the United States during the 1990s, winning many awards. The series also launched stand-up comedian Allen's acting career. The show grossed more than $500 million in syndication revenue by 1996. ()
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About Home Improvement

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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Home Improvement Seasons and Episodes

09/22/1998Season 8 - 28 episodes
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#1 | 09/22/1998Whitewater
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Jill surprises Tim with a river-rafting trip for his birthday, sinking his plan to attend a NASCAR event.
#2 | 09/29/1998Adios
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Randy is selected to go to Costa Rica for a year to study the rain forest, and Jill's worried. So Tim decides to "fix things."
#3 | 10/06/1998All In The Family
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister anounce that they are an item.
#4 | 10/13/1998Taylor Got Game
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.
#5 | 10/20/1998Al's Fair Lady
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.
#6 | 10/27/1998Bewitched
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
At a Halloween party Tim encourages Wilson to break up with his girlfriend. who claims to be a witch. But, after he dumps her he mysteriously disappears. Tim blames the witch but when the police arrive Tim is accused of Wilson's disappearance.
#7 | 11/03/1998Not-So-Great Scott
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
When Tim overhears Jill saying that one of her patients is having an affair with Heidi's husband, Tim has trouble keeping it from Heidi.
#8 | 11/10/1998Tim's First Car
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
When Tim's first car is destroyed before his eyes in a junkyard, Jill decides to find him a replica of it. Meanwhile, Mark helps Brad make a video for his college applications.
#9 | 11/17/1998Mr. Likeable
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim becomes unhappy when Al stars in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild. Meanwhile, Mark tries to get the affection of the most beautiful girl in his class by listening to her talk about her problems.
#10 | 11/24/1998Thanks, But No Thanks
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.
#11 | 12/08/1998Home For The Holidays
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.
#12 | 12/15/1998Ploys For Tots
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim and Jill try to teach Marty the best way to parent when one of the twins keeps throwing tantrums to get her own way.
#13 | 01/05/1999Chop Shop 'Til You Drop
Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.
#14 | 01/19/1999Home Alone
Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.
#15 | 02/02/1999Knee Deep
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Brad blames Tim for possibly ruining his soccer career when he injures his knee on a piece of hardware during a Tool Time shoot at the house. The magicians Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time.
#16 | 02/09/1999Mark's Big Break
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim commissions Mark to make a video to celebrate the completion of his hot rod. When Tim is disappointed with the result, Mark films a new version - with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning."
#17 | 02/16/1999Young At Heart
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.
#18 | 02/23/1999Love's Labor Lost (1)
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Plans for a ski trip are put on hold when Jill needs an emergency hysterectomy. Tim helps her face the situation, but becomes frightened when complications arise during surgery.
#19 | 03/02/1999Love's Labor Lost (2)
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim waits for news on Jill's surgery. Jill will be fine, although she had to have her ovaries completely removed, not partially as was first thought. Jill's mother comes to visit to help with her daughter's care and with her mood swings.
#20 | 03/16/1999Neighbors
Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate science lab in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.
#21 | 03/30/1999A Hardware Habit To Break
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Harry announces that he is retiring and selling the hardware store. Tim organizes a fundraising party for the store, but ends up buying it himself. But when the customers dry up, Tim begins to wonder what he is doing wrong.
#22 | 05/04/1999Loose Lips And Freudian Slips
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Jill's thesis is before the committee. During Mark's student film viewing, Jill's psychology professor sees Jill criticize him and Jill is worried that this will affect the thesis committee's decision.
#23 | 05/11/1999Trouble-A-Bruin
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.
#24 | 05/18/1999Dead Weight
Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excess presence of the Binford name. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married... and she has a heart attack and dies.
#25 | 05/18/1999The Long And Winding Road (1)
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim quits Tool Time, and Jill gets an offer that divides the family.
#26 | 05/25/1999The Long And Winding Road (2)
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have had over the past eight years.
#27 | 05/25/1999The Long And Winding Road (3)
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tim tapes his final Tool Time; Jill sets up for Al's wedding to Trudy and begins to have second thoughts about moving to Indiana.
#28 | 05/25/1999Backstage Pass
A retrospective look at eight years of the hit comedy, including interviews with the cast, unseen bloopers and Wilsons entire face being revealed.
#29Episode 29
09/23/1997Season 7 - 25 episodes
09/17/1996Season 6 - 25 episodes
09/19/1995Season 5 - 26 episodes
09/20/1994Season 4 - 26 episodes
09/15/1993Season 3 - 25 episodes
09/16/1992Season 2 - 25 episodes
09/17/1991Season 1 - 24 episodes
05/04/2003Specials - 9 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 20 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Ukrainian (UK)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/17/1991
Last episode released on: 05/25/1999
Cast: Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Pamela Anderson, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan, Richard Karn, Debbe Dunning, Marla Sokoloff, Lucy Liu, Jay Leno, Ashley Peldon, Kate Levering, Dennis Burkley, Pat Crawford Brown, Ann Miller, Kathryn Joosten, Roland Kickinger, Michelle Williams, Polly Holliday, David Graf, T. J. Thyne, Jim Beaver, Ernest Borgnine, Drew Carey, David DeLuise, Robert Picardo, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Amy Ryan, Lee Garlington, Blake Clark, Anne Francis, Shelley Morrison, Stephen Root, Jessica Tuck, Art LaFleur, Jarrad Paul, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, William O'Leary, Angela Paton, John Kapelos, Natalia Nogulich, George Coe, David Warshofsky, Tracy Letts, Jack Elam, Mark L. Taylor, Max Gail, Tom Poston, Jimmy Carter, Maitland Ward, David Brisbin, Bibi Osterwald, Eric Christmas, Joseph Whipp, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Kavi Raz, Rebecca Staab, Bruce McGill, Noble Willingham, CCH Pounder, Eileen Brennan, M. Emmet Walsh, Amy Steel, Victoria Principal, Shashawnee Hall, Casey Sander, Miguel Sandoval, Larry Hankin, Leslie Bibb, Mike Starr, Harry Groener, Peter Bonerz, Janeane Garofalo, Rick Cramer, Tom Wopat, Dan Aykroyd, Eileen Heckart, Rodney Dangerfield, Liz Vassey, RonReaco Lee, Maggie Lawson, Michael Cudlitz, Richard Riehle, Morgan Fairchild, Courtnee Draper, Gedde Watanabe, Oprah Winfrey, Teller, Jenny McCarthy, John Putch, Connie Sawyer, Sam McMurray, Adam Wylie, Mickey Jones, Christopher McDonald, Tom Verica, Rider Strong, Drake Bell, James Cromwell, Dave Chappelle, Charles Robinson, James Hong, James Read, Sherman Howard, Tammy Lauren, Alan Fudge, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Laura Bell Bundy, Alex Rocco, Zachary Bostrom, Joel Polis, Peter Michael Goetz, Wendie Jo Sperber, Patrick Renna, Simon Templeman, Rebecca Balding, Kathleen Freeman
Producer: John Pasquin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Arrumando Confusão"
"Gente Pra Frente"
"Kutil Tim"
"Hör mal wer da Hämmert"
"Quell'Uragano Di Papà"

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