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Home Improvement

Season 1 · 24 episodes · Sep 17, 1991

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

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    Episode 1

    Pilot

    Sep 17, 1991

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

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    Episode 2

    Mow Better Blues

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Off Sides

    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.

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    Episode 4

    Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

    Oct 8, 1991

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

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    Episode 5

    Wild Kingdom

    Oct 15, 1991

    While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?

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    Episode 6

    Adventures in Fine Dining

    Oct 22, 1991

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

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    Episode 7

    Nothing More than Feelings

    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.

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    Episode 8

    Flying Sauces

    Nov 5, 1991

    Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.

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    Episode 9

    Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

    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.

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    Episode 10

    Reach Out and Teach Someone

    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.

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    Episode 11

    Look Who's Not Talking

    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.

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    Episode 12

    Yule Better Watch Out

    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.

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    Episode 13

    Up Your Alley

    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.

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    Episode 14

    For Whom the Belch Tolls

    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.

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    Episode 15

    Forever Jung

    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.

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    Episode 16

    Jill's Birthday

    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.

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    Episode 17

    What About Bob?

    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.

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    Episode 18

    Baby, It's Cold Outside

    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.

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    Episode 19

    Unchained Malady

    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.

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    Episode 20

    Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

    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.

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    Episode 21

    A Battle of Wheels

    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.

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    Episode 22

    Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

    Apr 7, 1992

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

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    Episode 23

    Al's Fair in Love and War

    Apr 28, 1992

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

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    Episode 24

    Stereo-Typical

    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.