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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!

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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 4 Episode 2 - Don't Tell Momma
    8.2/10(344 votes)

    S4:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 19 - The Naked Truth
    7.9/10(339 votes)

    S4:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  3. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 8 - Quibbling Siblings
    7.8/10(302 votes)

    S4:E8

    Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 9 - My Dinner with Wilson
    7.8/10(327 votes)

    S4:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  5. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 11 - Some Like It Hot Rod
    7.8/10(313 votes)

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 18 - A House Divided
    7.8/10(306 votes)

    S4:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  7. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 21 - No, No, Godot
    7.7/10(308 votes)

    S4:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  8. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 7 - Let's Go to the Videotape
    7.6/10(302 votes)

    S4:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 12 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos
    7.6/10(327 votes)

    S4:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 16 - Bachelor of the Year
    7.6/10(314 votes)

    S4:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 25 - A Marked Man
    7.6/10(296 votes)

    S4:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 26 - Wilson's Girlfriend
    7.6/10(297 votes)

    S4:E26

    Jill hooks Wilson up for his first date in twenty years and Tim gives him advice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 6 - Borland Ambition
    7.5/10(310 votes)

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  14. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 10 - Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher
    7.5/10(305 votes)

    S4:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 15 - Super Bowl Fever
    7.5/10(307 votes)

    S4:E15

    Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 24 - Sisters and Brothers
    7.5/10(306 votes)

    S4:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 13 - The Route of All Evil
    7.4/10(296 votes)

    S4:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  18. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 14 - Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?
    7.4/10(328 votes)

    S4:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 17 - It's My Party
    7.4/10(307 votes)

    S4:E17

    At Randy's party, Tim's overpolished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's crush, to sprain her ankle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Thad Mumford

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  20. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 1 - Back in the Saddle Shoes Again
    7.3/10(312 votes)

    S4:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 3 - Death Begins at Forty
    7.3/10(319 votes)

    S4:E3

    Tim begins concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  22. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 4 - The Eyes Don't Have It
    7.3/10(299 votes)

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 20 - Talk to Me
    7.3/10(321 votes)

    S4:E20

    Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams

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  24. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 5 - He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible
    7.2/10(299 votes)

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  25. Home Improvement Season 4 Episode 23 - Tool Time After Dark (2)
    6.3/10(210 votes)

    S4:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Don't Tell Momma" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 344 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Naked Truth".