7.3/10328 votes#1 - Read My Hips
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.5/10317 votes#2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1992
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
7.4/10326 votes#3 - Overactive Glance
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.6/10312 votes#4 - Groin Pains
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10300 votes#5 - Heavy Meddle
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.7/10362 votes#6 - The Haunting of Taylor House
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1992
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
7.7/10297 votes#7 - Roomie For Improvement
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1992
Tim stays at Al's when Mark has the Chicken Pox, because Tim has never had it.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
7.2/10319 votes#8 - May the Best Man Win
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1992
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
7.4/10292 votes#9 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.2/10302 votes#10 - Let's Did Lunch
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.6/10325 votes#11 - Abandoned Family
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.7/10353 votes#12 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1992
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
Writer: N/A
7.6/10289 votes#13 - Bell Bottom Blues
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen
7.5/10300 votes#14 - Howard's End
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1993
Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10288 votes#15 - Love Is A Many Splintered Thing
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10300 votes#16 - Dances With Tools
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1993
Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10290 votes#17 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1993
Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maxine Lapiduss
7.7/10296 votes#18 - Bye Bye Birdie
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen
7.3/10295 votes#19 - Karate or Not, Here I Come
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1993
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10288 votes#20 - Shooting Three To Make Tutu
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10303 votes#21 - Much Ado About Nana
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1993
Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10287 votes#22 - Ex Marks the Spot
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/1993
Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10291 votes#23 - To Build or Not to Build
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1993
Tim helps the boys with Mothers' Day projects for Jill and Randy does an unsuccessful job on a birdhouse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10290 votes#24 - Birth of a Hot Rod
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1993
While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10287 votes#25 - The Great Race
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams
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!
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 2 Ratings Summary
"Read My Hips" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 328 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1992. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Rites and Wrongs of Passage".