Home Improvement
Home Improvement: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 17, 1991

Episodes

24 episodes

Home Improvement

Season 1

Overview

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

Episodes

Pilot

1. Pilot

7.7
September 17, 1991
24 min

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

Mow Better Blues

2. Mow Better Blues

7.8
September 26, 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

3. Off Sides

7.4
October 1, 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

4. Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

6.2
October 8, 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

5. Wild Kingdom

7.2
October 15, 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

6. Adventures in Fine Dining

7.6
October 22, 1991
24 min

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

Nothing More Than Feelings

7. Nothing More Than Feelings

6.8
October 29, 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

8. Flying Sauces

7.4
November 5, 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

9. Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

7.0
November 19, 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

10. Reach Out and Teach Someone

7.3
November 26, 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

11. Look Who's Not Talking

8.0
December 10, 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

12. Yule Better Watch Out

7.2
December 17, 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

13. Up Your Alley

8.0
January 7, 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

14. For Whom the Belch Tolls

8.0
January 14, 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

15. Forever Jung

7.5
January 21, 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

16. Jill's Birthday

7.3
February 4, 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?

17. What About Bob?

8.3
February 11, 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

18. Baby, It's Cold Outside

8.3
February 18, 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

19. Unchained Malady

7.0
February 25, 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

20. Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

8.8
March 3, 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

21. A Battle of Wheels

7.7
March 17, 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

22. Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

7.7
April 7, 1992
24 min

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

Al's Fair in Love and War

23. Al's Fair in Love and War

7.3
April 28, 1992
24 min

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

Stereo-Typical

24. Stereo-Typical

7.7
May 5, 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.