7.3/10267 votes#1 - Back In The Saddle Shoes Again
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1994
Jill is laid off and decides to go back to college, causing Tim to become afraid that he will lose Jill to more intelligent men.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10288 votes#2 - Don't Tell Momma
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1994
Jill dents the car, so Tim decides to fix it but he accidently drops a three ton beam on it and tries to hide it from Jill. Meanwhile, Brad and Randy are kicked off of the school bus for gluing Vinnie McGurn's, a bully's, butt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10270 votes#3 - Death Begins At Forty
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1994
Tim begins concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Bendetson
7.2/10252 votes#4 - The Eyes Don't Have It
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1994
When Tim and Jill find out Mark is having trouble at school, they think it is because they neglect him, but the real reason is that he needs glasses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10255 votes#5 - He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1994
Tim's brother Marty comes by to tell him that he's leaving his wife and kids. But Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.5/10262 votes#6 - Borland Ambition
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1994
Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Bendetson
7.5/10258 votes#7 - Let's Go To The Videotape
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1994
After taping Jill's speech, he accidentally leaves the record button on when he critiques her speech. After Jill sees the video, Tim reads some of her psychology books and tapes a fake conversation with his buddies, complimenting Jill.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10260 votes#8 - Quibbling Siblings
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1994
Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10275 votes#9 - My Dinner With Wilson
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1994
At Thanksgiving dinner with the Taylors, Wilson announces he is moving, but Tim gives him advice in the hopes Wilson will decide to stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.4/10258 votes#10 - Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1994
Mr. Leonard, Tim's high school shop teacher, comes to visit, but gets angry and leaves after guest starring on an episode of Tool Time.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10267 votes#11 - Some Like It Hot Rod
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1994
When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10278 votes#12 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1994
Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10252 votes#13 - The Route Of All Evil
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1995
After Brad takes a paper route, he has trouble getting up and doing homework but doesn't want to quit because it will disappoint Tim.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.4/10283 votes#14 - Brother, Can You Spare A Hot Rod?
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1995
Tim decides to sell his hot rod and buys one to rebuild. Meanwhile, Jill takes Randy shopping for clothes and he is afraid that Jill will embarass him in front of someone he knows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10258 votes#15 - Super Bowl Fever
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1995
Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10266 votes#16 - Bachelor Of The Year
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1995
When Al is published as one of Detroit's "Most Eligible Bachelor" in a magazine, women begin flocking all over him and he starts to ignore Ilene. Mark has to write a report on the most interesting person he knows, and he writes it on Wilson instead of Tim.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10262 votes#17 - It's My Party
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1995
At Randy's party, Tim's overpolished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's crush, to sprain her ankle.
Director: N/A
Writer: Thad Mumford
7.7/10259 votes#18 - A House Divided
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1995
Benny, Tim's friend, moves into his aunt's house while she's away. But a gas leak causes the house to blow up and Benny must stay with the Taylors.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.8/10293 votes#19 - The Naked Truth
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1995
When Marty and Nancy are staying with the Taylors, Tim walks in on Nancy in the shower, thinking she is Jill. Meanwhile, Randy goes to a bar mitzvah and must come home after he splits his trousers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.3/10273 votes#20 - Talk To Me
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1995
Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams
7.7/10264 votes#21 - No, No, Godot
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/1995
Tim and Al scalp tickets to a hockey game when Tim can't go, but they get arrested and Jill and Ilene come to bail them out. Meanwhile, Mark paper maches Wilson's face when he watches the boys while Tim and Jill are gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Bendetson
6.2/10271 votes#22 - Tool Time After Dark (1)
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/1995
Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 6.3/10162 votes
#23 - Tool Time After Dark (2)
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/11/1995
Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.5/10258 votes#24 - Sisters And Brothers
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/2/1995
Carrie, Jill's sister, comes to observe Jill's life to see if she would like to get married. Marty, Tim's brother, moves to Detroit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10253 votes#25 - A Marked Man
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1995
Al tells Tim and Jill that one of their boys may have stolen a pocket knife. They don't believe their boys would steal, but they find the knife in Mark's pocket in the laundry.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 4
Every episode of Home Improvement Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 4!
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 4 Ratings Summary
"Back In The Saddle Shoes Again" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 4. It scored 7.3/10 based on 267 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1994. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Don't Tell Momma".