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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement

Every episode of Home Improvement ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Home Improvement!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 7 - The Look
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Look

    S5:E7

    Tim gets "the look" from Jill after spending $4,000 on season tickets for the Detroit Pistons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  2. Home Improvement Season 7 Episode 5 - A Night to Dismember
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - A Night to Dismember

    S7:E5

    Mark decides to do a horror video for his class using different scenes from old horror shows and movies, but Jill and Tim don't like the idea when they sneak a preview at Mark's video.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Horsted

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  3. Home Improvement Season 7 Episode 9 - Thanksgiving
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Thanksgiving

    S7:E9

    The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Eric Horsted

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  4. Home Improvement Season 7 Episode 20 - The Write Stuff
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - The Write Stuff

    S7:E20

    On Tool Time, Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article ""Hey Yo!"" takes the spotlight away from Randy's ""Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century.""

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Jennifer Celotta

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  5. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 20 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

    S2:E2

    Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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  7. Home Improvement Season 3 Episode 22 - Swing Time
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Swing Time

    S3:E22

    Tim and the boys plan on getting Jill a hot tub for Mother's Day and getting rid of the swing set. But they find the swing set meant more to Jill than they thought and she wants an herb garden instead of a hot tub.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 8 - Quibbling Siblings
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Quibbling Siblings

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 12 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos

    S4:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 4 - Jill's Surprise Party
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Jill's Surprise Party

    S5:E4

    Tim invites everyone over to the house for Jill's surprise birthday party, but Jill is off looking for her childhood piano.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  11. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 8 - Room Without a View
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Room Without a View

    S5:E8

    Tim turns the basement into Randy's new room so that Randy doesn't have to share a room with Mark.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 11 - That's My Momma
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - That's My Momma

    S5:E11

    When Tim's mother returns, she begins dating Mr. Leonard, Tim's old shop teacher, and doesn't want to spend time with Tim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 12 - 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas

    S5:E12

    On Christmas Eve, Tim and Al get stuck at the airport on the way to Binford's winter festival. Ilene makes Al choose between her and his mother. Tim and the boys beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 14 - High School Confidential
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - High School Confidential

    S5:E14

    Brad feels jealous when Randy starts taking advanced classes at his school. Tim designs the man's bedroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  15. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 18 - When Harry Kept Dolores
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - When Harry Kept Dolores

    S5:E18

    Dolores, Harry's wife, comes to Harry's Hardware and Tim's marital advice causes them to split up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 22 - The Longest Day
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Longest Day

    S5:E22

    After a routine medical checkup, the family discovers that Randy may have cancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  17. Home Improvement Season 5 Episode 26 - Games, Flames and Automobiles
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Games, Flames and Automobiles

    S5:E26

    Al creates a Tool Time board game, hoping to earn enough money to propose to Ilene. But the game has problems and sometimes catches fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jennifer Celotta

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  18. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 7 - I Was A Teenage Taylor
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - I Was A Teenage Taylor

    S6:E7

    It's a battle of halloween pranks. First Tim scares Al, then Brad and Randy scare Jill, then a strange man shows up at the door asking to see the basement. Jill, Tim and Wilson tell the boys that years ago a man named Clifford Warren was accused of killing his brother, but because of his mental problems he was put in an insane hospital. Little do the boys know that it's a halloween prank. They invite Al to help them pull a prank on their own, but Al and Wilson pull a prank on the Taylors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Horsted

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  19. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 10 - The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

    S6:E10

    Benny isn't allowed on the guest list fo the Thanksgiving dinner party at the Taylor house and Tim gets into the spirit of giving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 11 - Workin' Man Blues
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Workin' Man Blues

    S6:E11

    Brad gets a part-time job at a sporting goods store and work soon becomes his top priority.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  21. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 12 - No Place Like Home
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - No Place Like Home

    S6:E12

    Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  22. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 14 - The Karate Kid Returns
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Karate Kid Returns

    S6:E14

    Everything goes well when Mark uses karate to save Randy from a bully, until the school newspaper gets hold of it. Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, come to visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Home Improvement Season 6 Episode 20 - My Son, the Driver
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - My Son, the Driver

    S6:E20

    Jill's worst fears come true when she predicts something bad will happen on the night brad is first driving. He gets into a small accident but little do they know the accident is alot more serious than he admits.

    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Home Improvement Season 7 Episode 8 - Losing My Religion
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Losing My Religion

    S7:E8

    Randy questions his religion. Tim breaks a valuable piece of church equipment.

    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  25. Home Improvement Season 7 Episode 15 - Say Goodnight, Gracie
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Say Goodnight, Gracie

    S7:E15

    Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill, and some words of wisdom from Wilson, he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black, but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode.

    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Look" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Elliot Shoenman, it aired on 11/7/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Night to Dismember".