Home Improvement
Home Improvement: Season 5

Air Date

September 19, 1995

Episodes

26 episodes

Home Improvement

Season 5

Overview

As Brad becomes a teenager, the Taylors face growing pains, career changes, and more explosive projects.

Episodes

A Taylor Runs Through It

1. A Taylor Runs Through It

8.0
September 19, 1995
22 min

At Jill's cousin's wedding, Tim tries to squeeze in sports for him in the boys. After Jill gets tired of writing her speech for the wedding, she decides to go water skiing with the boys and gets injured.

The First Temptation of Tim

2. The First Temptation of Tim

6.3
September 26, 1995
22 min

Bud Harper, Tim's new boss, wants to replace Al because younger viewers don't like him. Meanwhile, Brad gets detention on the first day of school and additional detention for misbehaving during detention.

Her Cheatin' Mind

3. Her Cheatin' Mind

8.0
October 3, 1995
22 min

After Tim becomes threatened by one of Jill's classmates, he joins her book club.

Jill's Surprise Party

4. Jill's Surprise Party

8.5
October 17, 1995
22 min

Tim invites everyone over to the house for Jill's surprise birthday party, but Jill is off looking for her childhood piano.

Advise and Repent

5. Advise and Repent

7.5
October 24, 1995
22 min

Jill gets an A on her psychology paper and starts dispensing psychiatric advice. Unfortunately, this leads to marital problems for Randy's girlfriend's parents.

Let Them Eat Cake

6. Let Them Eat Cake

8.0
October 31, 1995
22 min

Brad throws a Halloween party for his new friends at school while Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend a cable awards show. The Tool Time cast hopes to win an award, but it appears that Cooking with Irma will sweep the event as it has every other year.

The Look

7. The Look

9.0
November 7, 1995
22 min

Tim gets "the look" from Jill after spending $4,000 on season tickets for the Detroit Pistons.

Room Without a View

8. Room Without a View

8.5
November 14, 1995
22 min

Tim turns the basement into Randy's new room so that Randy doesn't have to share a room with Mark.

Chicago Hope

9. Chicago Hope

8.0
November 21, 1995
22 min

Jill plans on having a romantic evening with Tim when they go to Chicago, but Tim's business meeting takes all day.

Doctor in the House

10. Doctor in the House

8.0
November 28, 1995
22 min

Jill, Wilson, and Al are angry when Tim gets an honorary Ph.D.

That's My Momma

11. That's My Momma

8.5
December 5, 1995
22 min

When Tim's mother returns, she begins dating Mr. Leonard, Tim's old shop teacher, and doesn't want to spend time with Tim.

'Twas The Flight Before Christmas

12. 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas

8.5
December 12, 1995
22 min

On Christmas Eve, Tim and Al get stuck at the airport on the way to Binford's winter festival. Ilene makes Al choose between her and his mother. Tim and the boys beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

Oh, Brother

13. Oh, Brother

7.5
January 9, 1996
22 min

When Tim hires Marty to rebuild the Tool Time set, it puts their friendship on the line.

High School Confidential

14. High School Confidential

8.5
January 16, 1996
22 min

Brad feels jealous when Randy starts taking advanced classes at his school. Tim designs the man's bedroom.

Tanks for the Memories

15. Tanks for the Memories

8.0
January 30, 1996
22 min

Tim and Jill play each other in a tank driving competition, and Jill wins. However, Tim doesn't congratulate her because he thinks she humiliated him.

The Vasectomy One

16. The Vasectomy One

8.0
February 6, 1996
22 min

Jill wants Tim to get a vasectomy when they agree their family is complete. Meanwhile, Randy is voted "best butt" by the girls at school.

Fear of Flying

17. Fear of Flying

7.5
February 13, 1996
22 min

Mark wants to take flying lessons, but Jill doesn't let him. Jill takes piano lessons. Meanwhile, Tim and Al ruin Bud's car.

When Harry Kept Dolores

18. When Harry Kept Dolores

8.5
February 20, 1996
22 min

Dolores, Harry's wife, comes to Harry's Hardware and Tim's marital advice causes them to split up.

Eye on Tim

19. Eye on Tim

8.0
February 27, 1996
22 min

When a TV report is done on Tool Time, Jill gets angry when the reporter makes advances on Tim.

The Bud Bowl

20. The Bud Bowl

8.0
March 5, 1996
22 min

When Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Tim tells Jill to lose because he's afraid his career will be ruined if they beat Bud and his wife. Meanwhile, Angela, Brad's girlfriend, sets her sister up with Randy.

Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights

21. Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights

8.0
March 12, 1996
22 min

Tim and Brad get into a fight over Brad's new haircut and the hot rod engine. Meanwhile, Randy doesn't want Jill to help him rehearse for an audition to play Romeo in a school play of Romeo & Juliet.

The Longest Day

22. The Longest Day

8.5
April 2, 1996
22 min

After a routine medical checkup, the family discovers that Randy may have cancer.

Mr. Wilson's Opus

23. Mr. Wilson's Opus

7.5
April 30, 1996
22 min

Wilson becomes the director of Randy's school play but takes the role a little too seriously. Tim and Wilson clash when Wilson attempts to make him rebuild the play's aluminum set.

Shopping Around

24. Shopping Around

7.5
May 7, 1996
22 min

Tim and Jill see Art, Tim's old shop teacher who's dating his mother, at a restaurant with another woman.

Alarmed by Burglars

25. Alarmed by Burglars

8.0
May 14, 1996
22 min

When Wilson is buglarized, Jill orders Tim to put in a high security system. But instead of them having peace and quite in their house, things get worse when the alarms begin going off by themselves.

Games, Flames and Automobiles

26. Games, Flames and Automobiles

8.5
May 21, 1996
22 min

Al creates a Tool Time board game, hoping to earn enough money to propose to Ilene. But the game has problems and sometimes catches fire.