Home Improvement
Home Improvement: Season 6

Air Date

September 17, 1996

Episodes

25 episodes

Home Improvement

Season 6

Overview

Tim and Al’s TV show gets a boost, but family life demands more attention as the boys mature and Jill finds success.

Episodes

At Sea

1. At Sea

7.0
September 17, 1996
22 min

Jill finds Brad making out with his girlfriend in his room. When Jill asks Tim to have a man-to-man talk with Brad, Tim is a little reluctant to do it. Not because he doesn't feel Brad needs it, but because it's something he's never done before with a kid. Tool Time goes to sea in another on-location shoot, with Tim, Al and Heidi boarding the USS Constellation aircraft carrier as part of their salute to engines.

Future Shock

2. Future Shock

8.0
September 24, 1996
22 min

Tim and Jill both reminisce about their senior years.

Workshop 'Til You Drop

3. Workshop 'Til You Drop

7.5
October 1, 1996
22 min

When Bud gets divorced, Tim and Jill go to a couples therapy workshop.

Burnin' Love

4. Burnin' Love

7.5
October 8, 1996
22 min

Tim tells Randy to go for Lauren, who likes cars, but he finds out she is dating Jason, Brad's friend.

Al's Video

5. Al's Video

7.0
October 15, 1996
22 min

When Al is the producer of a video, he selects Tim to direct, until Tim gets too bossy. Jill gets a computer.

Whose Car Is It Anyway?

6. Whose Car Is It Anyway?

8.0
October 22, 1996
22 min

Jill buys a foreign sports car with money from an inheritance and forbids Tim to drive it.

I Was A Teenage Taylor

7. I Was A Teenage Taylor

8.5
October 29, 1996
22 min

It's a battle of halloween pranks. First Tim scares Al, then Brad and Randy scare Jill, then a strange man shows up at the door asking to see the basement. Jill, Tim and Wilson tell the boys that years ago a man named Clifford Warren was accused of killing his brother, but because of his mental problems he was put in an insane hospital. Little do the boys know that it's a halloween prank. They invite Al to help them pull a prank on their own, but Al and Wilson pull a prank on the Taylors.

Jill and Her Sisters

8. Jill and Her Sisters

8.0
November 12, 1996
22 min

Jill's wild sisters visit to plan their parents' 50th anniversary.

The Tool Man Delivers

9. The Tool Man Delivers

8.0
November 19, 1996
22 min

Heidi goes into labor en route to the Classic Car Man of the Year awards and Tim and Jill help deliver the baby, while receiving instructions from Wilson on the phone.

The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

10. The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

8.5
November 26, 1996
22 min

Benny isn't allowed on the guest list fo the Thanksgiving dinner party at the Taylor house and Tim gets into the spirit of giving.

Workin' Man Blues

11. Workin' Man Blues

8.5
December 10, 1996
22 min

Brad gets a part-time job at a sporting goods store and work soon becomes his top priority.

No Place Like Home

12. No Place Like Home

8.5
December 17, 1996
22 min

Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

The Flirting Game

13. The Flirting Game

7.5
January 7, 1997
22 min

Jill wonders if flirting with a possible boss will get her employed.

The Karate Kid Returns

14. The Karate Kid Returns

8.5
January 14, 1997
22 min

Everything goes well when Mark uses karate to save Randy from a bully, until the school newspaper gets hold of it. Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, come to visit.

Totally Tool Time

15. Totally Tool Time

7.0
January 28, 1997
22 min

Swedish buyers consider buying Tool Time for Europe.

A Funny Valentine

16. A Funny Valentine

7.5
February 11, 1997
22 min

Tim forgets where he hid Jill's Valentine's Day present. A singer talks about her relationship with Tim's father.

Wilson's World

17. Wilson's World

7.5
February 18, 1997
22 min

Wilson decides to act more like others after a newspaper critic gives his performance a bad review.

Something Old, Something Blue

18. Something Old, Something Blue

7.5
February 25, 1997
22 min

Before Al and Ilene's wedding, Al tells the guys a secret.

Communication Breakdown

19. Communication Breakdown

7.5
March 11, 1997
22 min

When the boys are using the phone too much, Tim has Dennis, Harry's son, install a second line.

My Son, the Driver

20. My Son, the Driver

8.5
April 1, 1997
22 min

Jill's worst fears come true when she predicts something bad will happen on the night brad is first driving. He gets into a small accident but little do they know the accident is alot more serious than he admits.

Insult to Injury

21. Insult to Injury

7.5
April 15, 1997
22 min

Tim ignores his separated shoulder to break a Bob Vila record on Tool Time with a steamroller.

Family Un-Ties

22. Family Un-Ties

7.5
April 29, 1997
22 min

Jill wants to spend quality time with the family, but the guys take her to the hardware expo.

The Feminine Mistake

23. The Feminine Mistake

5.7
May 6, 1997
22 min

Jill makes Tim act like an equal partner once she finds that Brad's girlfriend does whatever he tell her to. Tool Time does a 3D show.

Taps

24. Taps

8.0
May 13, 1997
22 min

To keep her father away because of the pressure she's under, Jill fakes an illness only to find out that he died shortly after she lied to him.

The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

25. The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

8.0
May 20, 1997
22 min

Lisa, the old Tool Time girl, returns and Tim gives her her old job back without consulting Heidi, the current Tool Time girl.