7.8/10623 votes#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
7.3/10505 votes#2 - 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
7.5/10494 votes#3 - 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
7.0/10441 votes#4 - 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
7.6/10455 votes#5 - 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
7.1/10430 votes#6 - 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
7.5/10424 votes#7 - 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
7.6/10417 votes#8 - 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
7.7/10413 votes#9 - 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
7.4/10380 votes#10 - 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
6.9/10376 votes#11 - 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
7.6/10401 votes#12 - 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
7.5/10381 votes#13 - 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
7.1/10371 votes#14 - 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
7.4/10364 votes#15 - 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
7.4/10345 votes#16 - 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
7.8/10362 votes#17 - 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
7.5/10334 votes#18 - 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
7.4/10330 votes#19 - 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
7.4/10372 votes#20 - 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
7.4/10329 votes#21 - 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
7.3/10336 votes#22 - 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
7.4/10332 votes#23 - 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
7.5/10339 votes#24 - 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
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 623 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, it aired on 9/17/1991. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Mow Better Blues".