The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(386 votes)

   #1 - Read My Hips

   S2:E19/16/1992

   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

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   7.5/10(375 votes)

   #2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

   S2:E29/23/1992

   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.

   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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   Director:John Pasquin

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   7.4/10(386 votes)

   #3 - Overactive Glance

   S2:E39/30/1992

   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

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   7.7/10(371 votes)

   #4 - Groin Pains

   S2:E410/7/1992

   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.

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   7.4/10(357 votes)

   #5 - Heavy Meddle

   S2:E510/14/1992

   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

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   7.8/10(426 votes)

   #6 - The Haunting of Taylor House

   S2:E610/28/1992

   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.

   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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   7.7/10(356 votes)

   #7 - Roomie for Improvement

   S2:E711/4/1992

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

   Director:John Pasquin

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   7.2/10(341 votes)

   #8 - May the Best Man Win

   S2:E811/11/1992

   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.

   Director:John Pasquin

   Writer:Maxine Lapiduss

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   7.5/10(344 votes)

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

   S2:E911/18/1992

   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

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    7.3/10(353 votes)

    #10 - Let's Did Lunch

    S2:E1011/25/1992

    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

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    7.6/10(348 votes)

    #11 - Abandoned Family

    S2:E1112/2/1992

    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

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    7.7/10(384 votes)

    #12 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas

    S2:E1212/16/1992

    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

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    7.6/10(341 votes)

    #13 - Bell Bottom Blues

    S2:E131/6/1993

    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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    Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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    7.5/10(353 votes)

    #14 - Howard's End

    S2:E141/13/1993

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

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    7.3/10(342 votes)

    #15 - Love Is a Many Splintered Thing

    S2:E151/20/1993

    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.

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    7.6/10(355 votes)

    #16 - Dances with Tools

    S2:E162/3/1993

    Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.

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    7.4/10(345 votes)

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

    S2:E172/10/1993

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

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    Writer:Maxine Lapiduss

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    7.8/10(355 votes)

    #18 - Bye Bye Birdie

    S2:E182/17/1993

    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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    Writer:Susan Estelle Jansen

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    7.3/10(353 votes)

    #19 - Karate or Not, Here I Come

    S2:E192/24/1993

    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!

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    7.5/10(340 votes)

    #20 - Shooting Three to Make Tutu

    S2:E203/3/1993

    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.

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    7.5/10(360 votes)

    #21 - Much Ado About Nana

    S2:E213/17/1993

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

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    7.4/10(339 votes)

    #22 - Ex Marks the Spot

    S2:E224/14/1993

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

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    7.2/10(342 votes)

    #23 - To Build or Not to Build

    S2:E235/5/1993

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

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    7.6/10(344 votes)

    #24 - Birth of a Hot Rod

    S2:E245/12/1993

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

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    7.7/10(341 votes)

    #25 - The Great Race

    S2:E255/19/1993

    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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    Writers:Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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