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      Season 1 – Home Improvement

      1991 Holiday Comedy List
      64% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 81% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, host of the home-improvement show "Tool Time," definitely is not as handy at home as he is on screen. He and his wife, Jill, raise three boys who are racing toward adulthood. The Taylor family often relies on next-door neighbor Wilson, who provides unconventional wisdom and perspective to the Taylors' personal and familial crises. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 08 Buy Now

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      Critics Consensus

      Home Improvement benefits from the rambunctious chemistry between Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson, but the series' sense of humor isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

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      Erock Love Love Love this show! Such a wholesome family show we don't see anymore Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Zack F home improvement was a great family show Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Sarah Caroline B An amusing expedition into the lives of men as they navigate their careers and domestic relationships, punctuated by the rambunctious antics of children. While Tim Allen is undoubtedly a national treasure, the true star of the show is Wilson, the enigmatic neighbor over the fence. His wisdom, humor, and profound insights elegantly highlight the importance of informal male friendship. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review scott l One of the few series I'll watch again every several years, start to finish. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member wow some of these critics are idiots probably in their early twenties and don't even remember the show Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The Taylors felt like a real family living in a neighborhood that was a lot like mine. They weren't the Tanners and they weren't the Simpsons. They were somewhere in between, in the normal area. The husband and wife reminded me of parents I knew when I was growing up, and the kids acted and dressed like boys I knew in real life (I was probably between the ages of the middle and youngest boys). It was a show aimed at both adults and children (something you don't see much now). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1991 Pilot Tim's (Tim Allen) attempt to "improve" the dishwasher has explosive results. With Patricia Richardson. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 1991 Mow Better Blues Mark (Taran Noah Smith) helps Tim (Tim Allen) replace the motor in the lawn mower with an engine from a high-powered motorcycle. With Patricia Richardson. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1991 Off Sides Tim must choose between keeping his promise to spend a romantic evening with Jill or watching a football game. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 1991 Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof Tim (Tim Allen) gets more than the big picture when he climbs on the roof to install a satellite dish. With Patricia Richardson. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 15, 1991 Wild Kingdom Tim (Tim Allen) reconsiders exterminating the basement pest when he discovers it may be a snake. With Patricia Richardson. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1991 Adventures in Fine Dining Tim makes a wager with Jill that he can end the rough behavior at dinner by teaching his sons table manners. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1991 Nothing More Than Feelings Tim makes an embarrassing comment about Jill on his TV show; a classmate tells Randy that he has girlish hands. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1991 Flying Sauces Tim decides to teach the boys a lesson after they tell Mark that the others in the family are aliens from another planet. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 1991 Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble Tim and the "Tool Time" crew begin work on Tim's bathroom, motivated by overcrowding and Jill's ultimatum. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 1991 Reach Out and Teach Someone Tim tries to prove a point to Jill by hosting an all-female show to teach women how to do household repairs. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 10, 1991 Look Who's Not Talking Tim (Tim Allen) agrees to clean the house for Jill (Patricia Richardson) while she works on a fund-raising speech. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 17, 1991 Yule Better Watch Out Tim gets wrapped up in a Christmas house-decorating competition with his neighbor; Mark believes that Santa has died. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 1992 Up Your Alley Tim's (Tim Allen) pride is crushed when Jill (Patricia Richardson) beats him at bowling; Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) runs into a bully at the alley. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 14, 1992 For Whom the Belch Tolls Tim's free-spirited college pal (Christopher McDonald) drives Jill (Patricia Richardson) crazy when he comes to visit. With Tim Allen. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 21, 1992 Forever Jung Brad prepares for his first date with Jennifer; Jill's feminist girlfriend Karen is expected to visit. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 4, 1992 Jill's Birthday Jill (Patricia Richardson) asks for a sentimental birthday gift, so Tim (Tim Allen) shops for lingerie. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 11, 1992 What About Bob? Tim and guest Bob Vila test their knowledge in a competition on "Tool Time.". Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 18, 1992 Baby, It's Cold Outside Tim gets into trouble when he misses a romantic Valentine's Day weekend with Jill to satisfy his sponsor's demands. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 25, 1992 Unchained Malady Jill is convinced a chain letter is the cause of Tim's bad luck; boxer George Foreman appears on "Tool Time.". Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 3, 1992 Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor Two new friends give Tim (Tim Allen) marital advice after a misunderstanding with Jill (Patricia Richardson). Guest stars Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 17, 1992 A Battle of Wheels The sparks fly when Jill sets up her pottery works in Tim's garage; Tim and Al trade places on "Tool Time.". Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 7, 1992 Luck Be a Taylor Tonight Jill's newlywed sister spoils Tim's poker night when she brings her marital problems to Jill and Tim. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 28, 1992 Al's Fair in Love and War Tim (Tim Allen) learns a lesson in romance when he tries to give Al (Richard Karn) advice. With Patricia Richardson. Details Episode 24 Aired May 5, 1992 Stereo-Typical Tim (Tim Allen) gets into trouble with his family when he installs new stereo equipment in the house. With Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn. Details

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      Newsweek Staff Newsweek It doesn't help that four of Allen's one-liners -- delivered with an annoyingly smug leer -- are about "butt cracks. " Nov 29, 2018 Full Review Richard Zoglin TIME Magazine There are some amusing gibes at power-tool macho, but dubious prospects for long-term fun. Nov 29, 2018 Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly The playful yet complicated relationship between Tim and Jill, the most interesting sitcom marriage since-well, since Roseanne and Dan. Rated: B Nov 29, 2018 Full Review Filip Vukcevic IGN Movies It's your standard sitcom fluff - it goes down easy and keeps you entertained, but it's not must-see TV. Rated: 5/10 Sep 11, 2018 Full Review David Hiltbrand People Magazine A relaxed and likable show...Allen is one of the fall's freshest finds. But all the best punch lines in the hilarious pilot came right out of his "Men Are Pigs" stand-up routine. With the writers out on their own, the humor seems to be thinning out. Rated: B Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Michael Hill Baltimore Sun Bottom line is that this is one hilarious half hour. Probably a half dozen laugh-out-loud side-busters and a couple dozen chucklers. Even the obvious jokes are so well-timed they get a laugh. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Network
      ABC
      Rating
      TV-G
      Genre
      Holiday, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 17, 1991