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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 1

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

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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  1. Background image for Pilot
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

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

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  2. Background image for Mow Better Blues
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Mow Better Blues

    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
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  3. Background image for Off Sides
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Off Sides

    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
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  4. Background image for Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

    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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  5. Background image for Wild Kingdom
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Wild Kingdom

    S1:E5

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

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  6. Background image for Adventures in Fine Dining
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Adventures in Fine Dining

    S1:E6

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

    Director:John Pasquin
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  8. Background image for Nothing More Than Feelings
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Nothing More Than Feelings

    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
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  9. Background image for Flying Sauces
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Flying Sauces

    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
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  10. Background image for Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

    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.

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  11. Background image for Reach Out and Teach Someone
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Reach Out and Teach Someone

    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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  12. Background image for Look Who's Not Talking
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Look Who's Not Talking

    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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  13. Background image for Yule Better Watch Out
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Yule Better Watch Out

    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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  14. Background image for Up Your Alley
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Up Your Alley

    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
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  15. Background image for For Whom the Belch Tolls
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - For Whom the Belch Tolls

    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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  16. Background image for Forever Jung
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Forever Jung

    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.

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  17. Background image for Jill's Birthday
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Jill's Birthday

    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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  18. Background image for What About Bob?
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - What About Bob?

    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.

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  19. Background image for Baby, It's Cold Outside
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Baby, It's Cold Outside

    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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  20. Background image for Unchained Malady
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Unchained Malady

    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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  21. Background image for Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for A Battle of Wheels
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - A Battle of Wheels

    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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  23. Background image for Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

    S1:E22

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Al's Fair in Love and War
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Al's Fair in Love and War

    S1:E23

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

    Director:John Pasquin
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  25. Background image for Stereo-Typical
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Stereo-Typical

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Mow Better Blues".