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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 2

Every episode of Home Improvement Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 2!

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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 2 Episode 1 - Read My Hips
    7.4/10(366 votes)

    #1 - Read My Hips

    S2:E1

    Jill has planned a romantic surprise dinner for Tim, who is at Big Mike's with Al and the guys from K&B Construction. He phones home and she flirts with him, and he doesn't notice and comes home two hours late. Jill is upset and accuses him of not picking up all the signals she sends. Tim thinks that signals should be clear and dresses up as Fred the phone repairman so he can fix the problem. Brad is wondering whether Jennifer pounding him is a sign that she wants to kiss him.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    #2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

    S2:E2

    Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.

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  3. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 3 - Overactive Glance
    7.4/10(368 votes)

    #3 - Overactive Glance

    S2:E3

    Jill and Karen thinks that Tim will look at a woman in a restaurant, after he checks out a woman on Tool Time. Randy has trouble playing football.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 4 - Groin Pains
    7.7/10(355 votes)

    #4 - Groin Pains

    S2:E4

    Tim pulls a groin muscle when trying to impress Jill by carrying a big trunk of books. Randy plays Peter Pan in the school play, but the school doesn't have the necessary machine for him to fly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 5 - Heavy Meddle
    7.4/10(341 votes)

    #5 - Heavy Meddle

    S2:E5

    When Tim throws a party to celebrate putting in the hot rod's engine, Jill decides to hook her friend Karen up with one of the guys coming to the party and ends up ruining Tim's day with a barbeque. Meanwhile, the boys have problems with the McGurn brothers.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 6 - The Haunting of Taylor House
    7.8/10(409 votes)

    #6 - The Haunting of Taylor House

    S2:E6

    Brad and Jennifer plan to dress like Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy on Halloween, but she shows up dressed like Danny. After Danny bothers Jennifer and Jill, Tim scares him.

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  8. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 7 - Roomie For Improvement
    7.7/10(338 votes)

    #7 - Roomie For Improvement

    S2:E7

    Tim stays at Al's when Mark has the Chicken Pox, because Tim has never had it.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 8 - May the Best Man Win
    7.2/10(356 votes)

    #8 - May the Best Man Win

    S2:E8

    Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything and Tim doesn't know how to stand up to her when Al, Jill, and Wilson are all busy.

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  10. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 9 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way
    7.5/10(328 votes)

    #9 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way

    S2:E9

    Jill finds Tim's unfinished wills and he must decide whether to fill them out or not. Mark fears that his father is going to die.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 10 - Let's Did Lunch
    7.2/10(337 votes)

    #10 - Let's Did Lunch

    S2:E10

    Dave has Tim tell Karen that they had lunch that day, even though they didn't. The boys have trouble with the McGurn brothers.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 11 - Abandoned Family
    7.6/10(361 votes)

    #11 - Abandoned Family

    S2:E11

    Tim has trouble running the house while Jill is busy. Maureen Binford wants to change the show again with a section called ""Bachelor's Corner"" featuring Al.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 12 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas
    7.7/10(397 votes)

    #12 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas

    S2:E12

    Brad and Randy start collecting money for charity, but they get in trouble from Jill for spending some of the money they raised. Maureen Binford makes more changes on Tool Time.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 13 - Bell Bottom Blues
    7.6/10(323 votes)

    #13 - Bell Bottom Blues

    S2:E13

    Tim complains about Jill having so many clothes in the closet, so he re-organizes it. Brad is embarassed when Tim hugs him at school.

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  15. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 14 - Howard's End
    7.6/10(336 votes)

    #14 - Howard's End

    S2:E14

    Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 15 - Love Is A Many Splintered Thing
    7.3/10(324 votes)

    #15 - Love Is A Many Splintered Thing

    S2:E15

    Jill takes a compatability test and learns thay Tim and her are not compatible. Randy has trouble with his ventriloquist act for the talent show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 16 - Dances With Tools
    7.6/10(336 votes)

    #16 - Dances With Tools

    S2:E16

    Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 17 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
    7.4/10(326 votes)

    #17 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts

    S2:E17

    Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.

    Director:Unknown

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  19. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 18 - Bye Bye Birdie
    7.7/10(335 votes)

    #18 - Bye Bye Birdie

    S2:E18

    A woodpecker is a pecking pain in the neck for Tim. Brad blames a poor grade on Jennifer who refuses to let him copy her homework anymore.

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  20. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 19 - Karate or Not, Here I Come
    7.3/10(336 votes)

    #19 - Karate or Not, Here I Come

    S2:E19

    Hoping to boost Mark's confidence, Tim and Jill put him into a karate class. However, a boy starts bullying Mark, leading to a fight between Jill and the boy's mother!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 20 - Shooting Three To Make Tutu
    7.5/10(323 votes)

    #20 - Shooting Three To Make Tutu

    S2:E20

    Tim gets two front row seats to the Pistons game from Wilson, but Jill says he must take Mark to the ballet. Brad and Randy try a cigar while Tim is gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 21 - Much Ado About Nana
    7.5/10(342 votes)

    #21 - Much Ado About Nana

    S2:E21

    Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 22 - Ex Marks the Spot
    7.4/10(323 votes)

    #22 - Ex Marks the Spot

    S2:E22

    Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 23 - To Build or Not to Build
    7.2/10(328 votes)

    #23 - To Build or Not to Build

    S2:E23

    Tim helps the boys with Mothers' Day projects for Jill and Randy does an unsuccessful job on a birdhouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 24 - Birth of a Hot Rod
    7.6/10(329 votes)

    #24 - Birth of a Hot Rod

    S2:E24

    While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. Home Improvement Season 2 Episode 25 - The Great Race
    7.7/10(325 votes)

    #25 - The Great Race

    S2:E25

    Tim puts a piece from a Chinook helicopter in his lawnmower for a race against Bob Vila. Brad and Randy get Mark to eat a tadpole so that he can play with them.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Read My Hips" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 2. It scored 7.4/10 based on 366 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/16/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rites and Wrongs of Passage".