The Best Episodes of Home Improvement

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   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

   S1:E203/3/1992

   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.

   Director:John Pasquin

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Thanksgiving

   S7:E911/25/1997

   The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights.

   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Eric Horsted

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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Eric Horsted
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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Say Goodnight, Gracie

   S7:E152/10/1998

   Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill, and some words of wisdom from Wilson, he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black, but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode.

   Director:Andrew Tsao

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - The Look

   S5:E711/7/1995

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

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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   Writer:Elliot Shoenman
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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #5 - The Write Stuff

   S7:E203/31/1998

   On Tool Time, Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article ""Hey Yo!"" takes the spotlight away from Randy's ""Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century.""

   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Jennifer Celotta

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   Writer:Jennifer Celotta
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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #6 - What About Bob?

   S1:E172/11/1992

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

   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen
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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Baby, It's Cold Outside

   S1:E182/18/1992

   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.

   Director:John Pasquin

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

   S2:E29/23/1992

   Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.

   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Much Ado About Nana

   S2:E213/17/1993

   Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.

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    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Blow Up

    S3:E711/3/1993

    Tim accidentally blows up a bad picture of Jill for her library fundraising dinner. Meanwhile, Al takes the boys miniature golfing and throws a fit after Brad gets a hole-in-one.

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    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Fifth Anniversary

    S3:E214/6/1994

    Tool Time doesn't have enough money for a big fifth anniversary show, so Tim shows a clip of the first episode.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Swing Time

    S3:E225/4/1994

    Tim and the boys plan on getting Jill a hot tub for Mother's Day and getting rid of the swing set. But they find the swing set meant more to Jill than they thought and she wants an herb garden instead of a hot tub.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Quibbling Siblings

    S4:E811/15/1994

    Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos

    S4:E1212/13/1994

    Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Jill's Surprise Party

    S5:E410/17/1995

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

    Director:Andy Cadiff

    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Room Without a View

    S5:E811/14/1995

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

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - That's My Momma

    S5:E1112/5/1995

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

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas

    S5:E1212/12/1995

    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.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - High School Confidential

    S5:E141/16/1996

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - When Harry Kept Dolores

    S5:E182/20/1996

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

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The Longest Day

    S5:E224/2/1996

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Games, Flames and Automobiles

    S5:E265/21/1996

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Jennifer Celotta

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - I Was A Teenage Taylor

    S6:E710/29/1996

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Eric Horsted

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

    S6:E1011/26/1996

    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.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Workin' Man Blues

    S6:E1112/10/1996

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

    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Lloyd Garver