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Home Improvement Season 1

Home Improvement

Season 1

September 17, 1991 24 episodes

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

All Episodes

Pilot
E1
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E1. Pilot

24m Sep 17, 1991

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

Mow Better Blues
E2
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E2. Mow Better Blues

24m Sep 26, 1991

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
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E3. Off Sides

24m Oct 1, 1991

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
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E4. Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

24m Oct 8, 1991

Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.

Wild Kingdom
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E5. Wild Kingdom

24m Oct 15, 1991

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
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E6. Adventures in Fine Dining

24m Oct 22, 1991

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

Nothing More Than Feelings
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E7. Nothing More Than Feelings

24m Oct 29, 1991

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
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E8. Flying Sauces

24m Nov 5, 1991

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
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E9. Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

24m Nov 19, 1991

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
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E10. Reach Out and Teach Someone

24m Nov 26, 1991

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
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E11. Look Who's Not Talking

24m Dec 10, 1991

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
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E12. Yule Better Watch Out

24m Dec 17, 1991

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
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E13. Up Your Alley

24m Jan 7, 1992

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
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E14. For Whom the Belch Tolls

24m Jan 14, 1992

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
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E15. Forever Jung

24m Jan 21, 1992

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
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E16. Jill's Birthday

24m Feb 4, 1992

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?
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E17. What About Bob?

24m Feb 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.

Baby, It's Cold Outside
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E18. Baby, It's Cold Outside

24m Feb 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.

Unchained Malady
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E19. Unchained Malady

24m Feb 25, 1992

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
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E20. Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

24m Mar 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.

A Battle of Wheels
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E21. A Battle of Wheels

24m Mar 17, 1992

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
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E22. Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

24m Apr 7, 1992

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

Al's Fair in Love and War
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E23. Al's Fair in Love and War

24m Apr 28, 1992

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

Stereo-Typical
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E24. Stereo-Typical

24m May 5, 1992

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.

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