Home Improvement Season 1

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Season 1

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

Air date: 1991-09-17

Episodes: 24

Episodes

E1: Pilot

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

Air date: 1991-09-17 • ★ 7.7

E2: Mow Better Blues

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.

Air date: 1991-09-26 • ★ 7.8

E3: Off Sides

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.

Air date: 1991-10-01 • ★ 7.4

E4: Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

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

Air date: 1991-10-08 • ★ 6.2

E5: Wild Kingdom

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

Air date: 1991-10-15 • ★ 7.2

E6: Adventures in Fine Dining

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

Air date: 1991-10-22 • ★ 7.6

E7: Nothing More Than Feelings

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.

Air date: 1991-10-29 • ★ 6.8

E8: Flying Sauces

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

Air date: 1991-11-05 • ★ 7.4

E9: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

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.

Air date: 1991-11-19 • ★ 7

E10: Reach Out and Teach Someone

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.

Air date: 1991-11-26 • ★ 7.3

E11: Look Who's Not Talking

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.

Air date: 1991-12-10 • ★ 8

E12: Yule Better Watch Out

Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.

Air date: 1991-12-17 • ★ 7.2

E13: Up Your Alley

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.

Air date: 1992-01-07 • ★ 8

E14: For Whom the Belch Tolls

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.

Air date: 1992-01-14 • ★ 8

E15: Forever Jung

Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.

Air date: 1992-01-21 • ★ 7.5

E16: Jill's Birthday

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.

Air date: 1992-02-04 • ★ 7.3

E17: What About Bob?

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

Air date: 1992-02-11 • ★ 8.3

E18: Baby, It's Cold Outside

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.

Air date: 1992-02-18 • ★ 8.3

E19: Unchained Malady

Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.

Air date: 1992-02-25 • ★ 7

E20: Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

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.

Air date: 1992-03-03 • ★ 8.8

E21: A Battle of Wheels

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.

Air date: 1992-03-17 • ★ 7.7

E22: Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

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

Air date: 1992-04-07 • ★ 7.7

E23: Al's Fair in Love and War

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

Air date: 1992-04-28 • ★ 7.3

E24: Stereo-Typical

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.

Air date: 1992-05-05 • ★ 7.7