Series
Home Improvement
Comedy
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
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Seasons & episodes
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Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor hosts a DIY show while navigating mishaps at home, often causing more chaos than fixes.
1Pilot17 Sept 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.7Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.
2Mow Better Blues26 Sept 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.8After 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.
3Off Sides1 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.5When 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.
4Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof8 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 6.4Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.
5Wild Kingdom15 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.2While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?
6Adventures in Fine Dining22 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.6Tim bets Jill that he can teach the boys some table manners.
7Nothing More than Feelings29 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.0After 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.
8Flying Sauces5 Nov 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.6Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.
9Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble19 Nov 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.3Tim 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.
10Reach Out and Teach Someone26 Nov 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.4Tim 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.
11Look Who's Not Talking10 Dec 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.8Jill 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.
12Yule Better Watch Out17 Dec 1991 · 24m · ★ 7.5Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.
13Up Your Alley7 Jan 1992 · 24m · ★ 8.0Tim 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.
14For Whom the Belch Tolls14 Jan 1992 · 24m · ★ 8.0Jill 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.
15Forever Jung21 Jan 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.6Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.
16Jill's Birthday4 Feb 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.5Tim 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.
17What About Bob?11 Feb 1992 · 24m · ★ 8.2Tim cheats to beat Tool Time guest Bob Vila at a trivia game. Randy pulls a prank on Curtis, a geek at school.
18Baby, It's Cold Outside18 Feb 1992 · 24m · ★ 8.2Mr. Binford ruins Tim and Jill's romantically planned weekend by making them go camping to present Binford's new line of winter camping gear.
19Unchained Malady25 Feb 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.2Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.
20Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor3 Mar 1992 · 24m · ★ 8.8Jill 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.
21A Battle of Wheels17 Mar 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.8Jill 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.
22Luck Be a Taylor Tonight7 Apr 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.8Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.
23Al's Fair in Love and War28 Apr 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.5Tim advises Al about a new woman in Al's life.
24Stereo-Typical5 May 1992 · 24m · ★ 7.8Tim goes to buy new speakers and ends up with an entertainment center; Tool Time welcomes tool musicians, led by saw player Janeen Rae Heller.
Details
- Created by
- Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean
- First aired
- 17 Sept 1991
- Last aired
- 25 May 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC
- Episodes
- 203
- Votes
- 751 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Disney Plus
Hulu
Wonder Project Amazon Channel
Fandango at Home Free
Cast
Tim AllenTim Taylor- PPatricia RichardsonJill Taylor
Earl HindmanWilson Wilson Jr.
Richard KarnAl Borland
Debbe DunningHeidi
Zachery Ty BryanBrad Taylor
Taran Noah SmithMark Taylor
