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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 1

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

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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
    Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 17 - What About Bob?
    7.9/10(428 votes)

    S1:E17

    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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  2. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.8/10(757 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writers:Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean

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  3. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 9 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
    7.8/10(483 votes)

    S1:E9

    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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  4. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 5 - Wild Kingdom
    7.7/10(536 votes)

    S1:E5

    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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  5. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 8 - Flying Sauces
    7.7/10(491 votes)

    S1:E8

    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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  6. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 12 - Yule Better Watch Out
    7.7/10(477 votes)

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown

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  7. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 18 - Baby, It's Cold Outside
    7.6/10(400 votes)

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown

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  8. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 3 - Off Sides
    7.5/10(582 votes)

    S1:E3

    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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  9. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 7 - Nothing More than Feelings
    7.5/10(497 votes)

    S1:E7

    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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  10. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 10 - Reach Out and Teach Someone
    7.5/10(448 votes)

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown

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  11. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 13 - Up Your Alley
    7.5/10(449 votes)

    S1:E13

    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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  12. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 16 - Jill's Birthday
    7.5/10(405 votes)

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown

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  13. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 19 - Unchained Malady
    7.5/10(395 votes)

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown

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  14. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 20 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
    7.5/10(442 votes)

    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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  15. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 23 - Al's Fair in Love and War
    7.5/10(393 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Elliot Stern

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  16. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 24 - Stereo-Typical
    7.5/10(404 votes)

    S1:E24

    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
    Writers:Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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  17. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 2 - Mow Better Blues
    7.4/10(597 votes)

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Stern

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  18. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 15 - Forever Jung
    7.4/10(424 votes)

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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  19. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 21 - A Battle of Wheels
    7.4/10(392 votes)

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 22 - Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
    7.3/10(396 votes)

    S1:E22

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 6 - Adventures in Fine Dining
    7.2/10(502 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Peter Tolan

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  22. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 14 - For Whom the Belch Tolls
    7.2/10(442 votes)

    S1:E14

    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:Unknown

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  23. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 4 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
    7.0/10(524 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 11 - Look Who's Not Talking
    6.9/10(440 votes)

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"What About Bob?" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 428 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Susan Estelle Jansen, it aired on 2/11/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot".