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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement

Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

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

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...
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  • Rites and Wrongs of Passage
    8.5/10(2)
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    #1 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1992

    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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  • Much Ado About Nana
    8.3/10(3)
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    #2 - Much Ado About Nana

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/17/1993

    Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Longest Day
    8.2/10(364)
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    #3 - The Longest Day

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 4/2/1996

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elliot Shoenman

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  • Crazy For You
    8.1/10(363)
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    #4 - Crazy For You

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/27/1993

    It's halloween and as usually Tim is up to his old tricks, however Jill plans a prank of her own. Tim gets flowers from a fan named Rose but soon strange things start happpening. She keeps calling him, Wilson thinks she is obesseed with him, Tim tries to hide but it's no use.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Bendetson

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  • Don't Tell Momma
    8.1/10(294)
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    #5 - Don't Tell Momma

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/27/1994

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas
    8.1/10(302)
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    #6 - 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 12/12/1995

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Read My Hips
    8.0/10(2)
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    #7 - Read My Hips

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/16/1992

    Jill has planned a romantic surprise dinner for Tim, who is at Big Mike's with Al and the guys from K&B Construction. He phones home and she flirts with him, and he doesn't notice and comes home two hours late. Jill is upset and accuses him of not picking up all the signals she sends. Tim thinks that signals should be clear and dresses up as Fred the phone repairman so he can fix the problem. Brad is wondering whether Jennifer pounding him is a sign that she wants to kiss him.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Groin Pains
    8.0/10(2)
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    #8 - Groin Pains

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/7/1992

    Tim pulls a groin muscle when trying to impress Jill by carrying a big trunk of books. Randy plays Peter Pan in the school play, but the school doesn't have the necessary machine for him to fly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Heavy Meddle
    8.0/10(2)
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    #9 - Heavy Meddle

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/14/1992

    When Tim throws a party to celebrate putting in the hot rod's engine, Jill decides to hook her friend Karen up with one of the guys coming to the party and ends up ruining Tim's day with a barbeque. Meanwhile, the boys have problems with the McGurn brothers.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Haunting of Taylor House
    8.0/10(3)
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    #10 - The Haunting of Taylor House

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/28/1992

    Brad and Jennifer plan to dress like Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy on Halloween, but she shows up dressed like Danny. After Danny bothers Jennifer and Jill, Tim scares him.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • May the Best Man Win
    8.0/10(2)
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    #11 - May the Best Man Win

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/11/1992

    Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything and Tim doesn't know how to stand up to her when Al, Jill, and Wilson are all busy.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Maxine Lapiduss

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  • Where There's a Will, There's a Way
    8.0/10(3)
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    #12 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/18/1992

    Jill finds Tim's unfinished wills and he must decide whether to fill them out or not. Mark fears that his father is going to die.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Abandoned Family
    8.0/10(3)
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    #13 - Abandoned Family

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 12/2/1992

    Tim has trouble running the house while Jill is busy. Maureen Binford wants to change the show again with a section called ""Bachelor's Corner"" featuring Al.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bell Bottom Blues
    8.0/10(3)
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    #14 - Bell Bottom Blues

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/6/1993

    Tim complains about Jill having so many clothes in the closet, so he re-organizes it. Brad is embarassed when Tim hugs him at school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • Howard's End
    8.0/10(3)
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    #15 - Howard's End

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/13/1993

    Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dances With Tools
    8.0/10(3)
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    #16 - Dances With Tools

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/3/1993

    Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
    8.0/10(2)
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    #17 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/10/1993

    Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maxine Lapiduss

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  • Bye Bye Birdie
    8.0/10(3)
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    #18 - Bye Bye Birdie

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/17/1993

    A woodpecker is a pecking pain in the neck for Tim. Brad blames a poor grade on Jennifer who refuses to let him copy her homework anymore.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • Ex Marks the Spot
    8.0/10(3)
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    #19 - Ex Marks the Spot

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 4/14/1993

    Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Look
    8.0/10(296)
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    #20 - The Look

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/7/1995

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elliot Shoenman

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  • I Was A Teenage Taylor
    8.0/10(266)
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    #21 - I Was A Teenage Taylor

    Season 6 Episode 7

    Aired 10/29/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: Eric Horsted

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  • The Long And Winding Road (3)
    7.9/10(298)
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    #22 - The Long And Winding Road (3)

    Season 8 Episode 27

    Aired 5/25/1999

    Tim tapes his final Tool Time; Jill sets up for Al's wedding to Trudy and begins to have second thoughts about moving to Indiana.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Lloyd Garver

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  • Pilot
    7.8/10(644)
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    #23 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/17/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean

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  • What About Bob?
    7.8/10(374)
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    #24 - What About Bob?

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/11/1992

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas
    7.8/10(307)
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    #25 - 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 12/15/1993

    Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas light contest, but Randy is leaking information to Doc's granddaughter. Brad wants to go skiing with Tom Wheeler's family on Christmas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Rites and Wrongs of Passage" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Susan Estelle Jansen, it aired on 9/23/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Much Ado About Nana".