Home Improvement Season 4

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Season 4

Tim faces midlife questions, Jill returns to school, and the boys start growing up—bringing new family challenges.

Air date: 1994-09-20

Episodes: 26

Episodes

E1: Back In The Saddle Shoes Again

Jill is laid off and decides to go back to college, causing Tim to become afraid that he will lose Jill to more intelligent men.

Air date: 1994-09-20 • ★ 8

E2: Don't Tell Momma

Jill dents the car, so Tim decides to fix it but he accidently drops a three ton beam on it and tries to hide it from Jill. Meanwhile, Brad and Randy are kicked off of the school bus for gluing Vinnie McGurn's, a bully's, butt.

Air date: 1994-09-27 • ★ 7.5

E3: Death Begins At Forty

Tim begins concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.

Air date: 1994-10-04 • ★ 7.5

E4: The Eyes Don't Have It

When Tim and Jill find out Mark is having trouble at school, they think it is because they neglect him, but the real reason is that he needs glasses.

Air date: 1994-10-11 • ★ 7

E5: He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible

Tim's brother Marty comes by to tell him that he's leaving his wife and kids. But Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.

Air date: 1994-10-18 • ★ 7

E6: Borland Ambition

Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it.

Air date: 1994-10-25 • ★ 8

E7: Let's Go To The Videotape

After taping Jill's speech, he accidentally leaves the record button on when he critiques her speech. After Jill sees the video, Tim reads some of her psychology books and tapes a fake conversation with his buddies, complimenting Jill.

Air date: 1994-11-08 • ★ 7.5

E8: Quibbling Siblings

Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.

Air date: 1994-11-15 • ★ 8.5

E9: My Dinner With Wilson

At Thanksgiving dinner with the Taylors, Wilson announces he is moving, but Tim gives him advice in the hopes Wilson will decide to stay.

Air date: 1994-11-22 • ★ 8

E10: Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher

Mr. Leonard, Tim's high school shop teacher, comes to visit, but gets angry and leaves after guest starring on an episode of Tool Time.

Air date: 1994-11-29 • ★ 8

E11: Some Like It Hot Rod

When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.

Air date: 1994-12-06 • ★ 8

E12: 'Twas the Night Before Chaos

Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

Air date: 1994-12-13 • ★ 8.5

E13: The Route Of All Evil

After Brad takes a paper route, he has trouble getting up and doing homework but doesn't want to quit because it will disappoint Tim.

Air date: 1995-01-03 • ★ 8

E14: Brother, Can You Spare A Hot Rod?

Tim decides to sell his hot rod and buys one to rebuild. Meanwhile, Jill takes Randy shopping for clothes and he is afraid that Jill will embarass him in front of someone he knows.

Air date: 1995-01-10 • ★ 7.7

E15: Super Bowl Fever

Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.

Air date: 1995-01-31 • ★ 7.5

E16: Bachelor Of The Year

When Al is published as one of Detroit's "Most Eligible Bachelor" in a magazine, women begin flocking all over him and he starts to ignore Ilene. Mark has to write a report on the most interesting person he knows, and he writes it on Wilson instead of Tim.

Air date: 1995-02-07 • ★ 7.5

E17: It's My Party

At Randy's party, Tim's overpolished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's crush, to sprain her ankle.

Air date: 1995-02-14 • ★ 7.5

E18: A House Divided

Benny, Tim's friend, moves into his aunt's house while she's away. But a gas leak causes the house to blow up and Benny must stay with the Taylors.

Air date: 1995-02-21 • ★ 8

E19: The Naked Truth

When Marty and Nancy are staying with the Taylors, Tim walks in on Nancy in the shower, thinking she is Jill. Meanwhile, Randy goes to a bar mitzvah and must come home after he splits his trousers.

Air date: 1995-02-28 • ★ 8

E20: Talk To Me

Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.

Air date: 1995-03-14 • ★ 7.5

E21: No, No, Godot

Tim and Al scalp tickets to a hockey game when Tim can't go, but they get arrested and Jill and Ilene come to bail them out. Meanwhile, Mark paper maches Wilson's face when he watches the boys while Tim and Jill are gone.

Air date: 1995-03-21 • ★ 7.5

E22: Tool Time After Dark (1)

Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.

Air date: 1995-04-11 • ★ 6.5

E23: Tool Time After Dark (2)

Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.

Air date: 1995-04-11 • ★ 7

E24: Sisters And Brothers

Carrie, Jill's sister, comes to observe Jill's life to see if she would like to get married. Marty, Tim's brother, moves to Detroit.

Air date: 1995-05-02 • ★ 8

E25: A Marked Man

Al tells Tim and Jill that one of their boys may have stolen a pocket knife. They don't believe their boys would steal, but they find the knife in Mark's pocket in the laundry.

Air date: 1995-05-09 • ★ 8

E26: Wilson's Girlfriend

Jill hooks Wilson up for his first date in twenty years and Tim gives him advice.

Air date: 1995-05-23 • ★ 8