- 7.8/10(650 votes)
#1 - Pilot
Loading...S1:E1Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Pasquin - 7.8/10(379 votes)
#2 - What About Bob?
Loading...S1:E17Tim cheats to beat Tool Time guest Bob Vila at a trivia game. Randy pulls a prank on Curtis, a geek at school.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Susan Estelle Jansen - 7.7/10(434 votes)
#3 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Loading...S1:E9Tim 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Susan Estelle Jansen - 7.6/10(478 votes)
#4 - Wild Kingdom
Loading...S1:E5While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Susan Estelle Jansen - 7.6/10(440 votes)
#5 - Flying Sauces
Loading...S1:E8Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Elliot Stern - 7.6/10(423 votes)
#6 - Yule Better Watch Out
Loading...S1:E12Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.5/10(519 votes)
#7 - Off Sides
Loading...S1:E3When 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Marley Sims - 7.5/10(446 votes)
#8 - Nothing More Than Feelings
Loading...S1:E7After 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Peter Tolan - 7.5/10(399 votes)
#9 - Up Your Alley
Loading...S1:E13Tim 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Elliot Stern - 7.5/10(349 votes)
#10 - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Loading...S1:E18Mr. Binford ruins Tim and Jill's romantically planned weekend by making them go camping to present Binford's new line of winter camping gear.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.5/10(358 votes)
#11 - Stereo-Typical
Loading...S1:E24Tim goes to buy new speakers and ends up with an entertainment center; Tool Time welcomes tool musicians, led by saw player Janeen Rae Heller.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Pasquin - 7.4/10(398 votes)
#12 - Reach Out and Teach Someone
Loading...S1:E10Tim 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.4/10(378 votes)
#13 - Forever Jung
Loading...S1:E15Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/A - 7.4/10(360 votes)
#14 - Jill's Birthday
Loading...S1:E16Tim 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.4/10(346 votes)
#15 - Unchained Malady
Loading...S1:E19Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.4/10(388 votes)
#16 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
Loading...S1:E20Jill 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.4/10(348 votes)
#17 - Al's Fair in Love and War
Loading...S1:E23Tim advises Al about a new woman in Al's life.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Elliot Stern - 7.3/10(530 votes)
#18 - Mow Better Blues
Loading...S1:E2After 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:Elliot Stern - 7.3/10(345 votes)
#19 - A Battle of Wheels
Loading...S1:E21Jill 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.3/10(351 votes)
#20 - Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
Loading...S1:E22Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.1/10(451 votes)
#21 - Adventures in Fine Dining
Loading...S1:E6Tim bets Jill that he can teach the boys some table manners.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:Peter Tolan - 7.1/10(392 votes)
#22 - For Whom the Belch Tolls
Loading...S1:E14Jill 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 7.0/10(466 votes)
#23 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
Loading...S1:E4Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John PasquinWriter:N/A - 6.9/10(394 votes)
#24 - Look Who's Not Talking
Loading...S1:E11Jill 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.
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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...
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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 650 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?".