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Home Improvement Season 6

Home Improvement

Season 6

September 17, 1996 25 episodes

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

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At Sea
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E1. At Sea

22m Sep 17, 1996

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
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E2. Future Shock

22m Sep 24, 1996

Tim and Jill both reminisce about their senior years.

Workshop 'Til You Drop
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E3. Workshop 'Til You Drop

22m Oct 1, 1996

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

Burnin' Love
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E4. Burnin' Love

22m Oct 8, 1996

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

Al's Video
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E5. Al's Video

22m Oct 15, 1996

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?
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E6. Whose Car Is It Anyway?

22m Oct 22, 1996

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

I Was A Teenage Taylor
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E7. I Was A Teenage Taylor

22m Oct 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.

Jill and Her Sisters
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E8. Jill and Her Sisters

22m Nov 12, 1996

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

The Tool Man Delivers
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E9. The Tool Man Delivers

22m Nov 19, 1996

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
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E10. The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

22m Nov 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.

Workin' Man Blues
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E11. Workin' Man Blues

22m Dec 10, 1996

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

No Place Like Home
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E12. No Place Like Home

22m Dec 17, 1996

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
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E13. The Flirting Game

22m Jan 7, 1997

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

The Karate Kid Returns
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E14. The Karate Kid Returns

22m Jan 14, 1997

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
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E15. Totally Tool Time

22m Jan 28, 1997

Swedish buyers consider buying Tool Time for Europe.

A Funny Valentine
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E16. A Funny Valentine

22m Feb 11, 1997

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

Wilson's World
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E17. Wilson's World

22m Feb 18, 1997

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

Something Old, Something Blue
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E18. Something Old, Something Blue

22m Feb 25, 1997

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

Communication Breakdown
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E19. Communication Breakdown

22m Mar 11, 1997

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

My Son, the Driver
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E20. My Son, the Driver

22m Apr 1, 1997

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
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E21. Insult to Injury

22m Apr 15, 1997

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

Family Un-Ties
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E22. Family Un-Ties

22m Apr 29, 1997

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

The Feminine Mistake
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E23. The Feminine Mistake

22m May 6, 1997

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
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E24. Taps

22m May 13, 1997

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
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E25. The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

22m May 20, 1997

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

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