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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 1

Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Every episode of Home Improvement Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 1!

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...
Episodes
24
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7.4
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  • Pilot
    7.8/10(645)
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    #1 - 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(375)
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    #2 - 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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  • Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
    7.7/10(428)
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    #3 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/19/1991

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • Wild Kingdom
    7.6/10(473)
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    #4 - Wild Kingdom

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/15/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen

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  • Flying Sauces
    7.6/10(434)
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    #5 - Flying Sauces

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/5/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Elliot Stern

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  • Yule Better Watch Out
    7.6/10(417)
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    #6 - Yule Better Watch Out

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/17/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Off Sides
    7.5/10(516)
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    #7 - Off Sides

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/1/1991

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Marley Sims

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  • Nothing More Than Feelings
    7.5/10(440)
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    #8 - Nothing More Than Feelings

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/29/1991

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Peter Tolan

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  • Up Your Alley
    7.5/10(393)
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    #9 - Up Your Alley

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/7/1992

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Elliot Stern

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  • Baby, It's Cold Outside
    7.5/10(345)
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    #10 - Baby, It's Cold Outside

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/18/1992

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Stereo-Typical
    7.5/10(352)
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    #11 - Stereo-Typical

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 5/5/1992

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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  • Reach Out and Teach Someone
    7.4/10(392)
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    #12 - Reach Out and Teach Someone

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/26/1991

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Forever Jung
    7.4/10(374)
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    #13 - Forever Jung

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/21/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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  • Jill's Birthday
    7.4/10(355)
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    #14 - Jill's Birthday

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/4/1992

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Unchained Malady
    7.4/10(341)
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    #15 - Unchained Malady

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/25/1992

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
    7.4/10(383)
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    #16 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/3/1992

    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: N/A

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  • A Battle of Wheels
    7.4/10(339)
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    #17 - A Battle of Wheels

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 3/17/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Al's Fair in Love and War
    7.4/10(343)
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    #18 - Al's Fair in Love and War

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 4/28/1992

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Elliot Stern

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  • Mow Better Blues
    7.3/10(526)
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    #19 - Mow Better Blues

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/26/1991

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elliot Stern

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  • Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
    7.3/10(346)
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    #20 - Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 4/7/1992

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Adventures in Fine Dining
    7.1/10(444)
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    #21 - Adventures in Fine Dining

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/22/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Peter Tolan

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  • For Whom the Belch Tolls
    7.1/10(385)
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    #22 - For Whom the Belch Tolls

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/14/1992

    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.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
    7.0/10(461)
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    #23 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/8/1991

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Look Who's Not Talking
    6.9/10(388)
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    #24 - Look Who's Not Talking

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/10/1991

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 645 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "What About Bob?".