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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!

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. 7.8/10(654 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

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    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. 7.8/10(383 votes)

    #2 - What About Bob?

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    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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  3. 7.7/10(437 votes)

    #3 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

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    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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  4. 7.6/10(484 votes)

    #4 - Wild Kingdom

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    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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  5. 7.6/10(443 votes)

    #5 - Flying Sauces

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    S1:E8

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

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    Director:John Pasquin
  6. 7.6/10(427 votes)

    #6 - Yule Better Watch Out

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.5/10(524 votes)

    #7 - Off Sides

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  9. 7.5/10(449 votes)

    #8 - Nothing More Than Feelings

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  10. 7.5/10(402 votes)

    #9 - Up Your Alley

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  11. 7.5/10(353 votes)

    #10 - Baby, It's Cold Outside

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  12. 7.5/10(362 votes)

    #11 - Stereo-Typical

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    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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  13. 7.4/10(403 votes)

    #12 - Reach Out and Teach Someone

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  14. 7.4/10(383 votes)

    #13 - Forever Jung

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    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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  15. 7.4/10(364 votes)

    #14 - Jill's Birthday

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  16. 7.4/10(350 votes)

    #15 - Unchained Malady

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  17. 7.4/10(391 votes)

    #16 - Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  18. 7.4/10(351 votes)

    #17 - Al's Fair in Love and War

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    S1:E23

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

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    Director:John Pasquin
  19. 7.3/10(536 votes)

    #18 - Mow Better Blues

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    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.

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  20. 7.3/10(348 votes)

    #19 - A Battle of Wheels

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    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.

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  21. 7.3/10(354 votes)

    #20 - Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

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    S1:E22

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

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  22. 7.1/10(454 votes)

    #21 - Adventures in Fine Dining

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    S1:E6

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

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    Director:John Pasquin
  23. 7.1/10(396 votes)

    #22 - For Whom the Belch Tolls

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    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.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  24. 7.0/10(471 votes)

    #23 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

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    S1:E4

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

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  25. 6.9/10(397 votes)

    #24 - Look Who's Not Talking

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    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.

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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 654 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?".