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The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 6

Every episode of Home Improvement Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 6!

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
Episodes
25
Avg. Rating
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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"At Sea" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 6. It scored 7.1/10 based on 258 votes. Directed by Andrew Tsao and written by Lloyd Garver, it aired on 9/17/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Future Shock".

  • At Sea
    7.1/10(258)

    #1 - At Sea

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 9/17/1996

    Jill finds Brad making out with his girlfriend in his room. When Jill asks Tim to have a man-to-man talk with Brad, Tim is a little reluctant to do it. Not because he doesn't feel Brad needs it, but because it's something he's never done before with a kid. Tool Time goes to sea in another on-location shoot, with Tim, Al and Heidi boarding the USS Constellation aircraft carrier as part of their salute to engines.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: Lloyd Garver

  • Future Shock
    7.0/10(242)

    #2 - Future Shock

    Season 6 Episode 2

    Aired 9/24/1996

    Tim and Jill both reminisce about their senior years.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Elliot Shoenman

  • Workshop 'Til You Drop
    7.3/10(237)

    #3 - Workshop 'Til You Drop

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 10/1/1996

    When Bud gets divorced, Tim and Jill go to a couples therapy workshop.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: Charlie Hauck

  • Burnin' Love
    7.3/10(240)

    #4 - Burnin' Love

    Season 6 Episode 4

    Aired 10/8/1996

    Tim tells Randy to go for Lauren, who likes cars, but he finds out she is dating Jason, Brad's friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Al's Video
    7.2/10(231)

    #5 - Al's Video

    Season 6 Episode 5

    Aired 10/15/1996

    When Al is the producer of a video, he selects Tim to direct, until Tim gets too bossy. Jill gets a computer.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

  • Whose Car Is It Anyway?
    7.5/10(249)

    #6 - Whose Car Is It Anyway?

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 10/22/1996

    Jill buys a foreign sports car with money from an inheritance and forbids Tim to drive it.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

  • I Was A Teenage Taylor
    8.0/10(264)

    #7 - I Was A Teenage Taylor

    Season 6 Episode 7

    Aired 10/29/1996

    It's a battle of halloween pranks. First Tim scares Al, then Brad and Randy scare Jill, then a strange man shows up at the door asking to see the basement. Jill, Tim and Wilson tell the boys that years ago a man named Clifford Warren was accused of killing his brother, but because of his mental problems he was put in an insane hospital. Little do the boys know that it's a halloween prank. They invite Al to help them pull a prank on their own, but Al and Wilson pull a prank on the Taylors.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Horsted

  • Jill and Her Sisters
    7.2/10(239)

    #8 - Jill and Her Sisters

    Season 6 Episode 8

    Aired 11/12/1996

    Jill's wild sisters visit to plan their parents' 50th anniversary.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tool Man Delivers
    7.8/10(251)

    #9 - The Tool Man Delivers

    Season 6 Episode 9

    Aired 11/19/1996

    Heidi goes into labor en route to the Classic Car Man of the Year awards and Tim and Jill help deliver the baby, while receiving instructions from Wilson on the phone.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Charlie Hauck

  • The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry
    7.5/10(244)

    #10 - The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

    Season 6 Episode 10

    Aired 11/26/1996

    Benny isn't allowed on the guest list fo the Thanksgiving dinner party at the Taylor house and Tim gets into the spirit of giving.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Workin' Man Blues
    7.6/10(248)

    #11 - Workin' Man Blues

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 12/10/1996

    Brad gets a part-time job at a sporting goods store and work soon becomes his top priority.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Lloyd Garver

  • No Place Like Home
    7.5/10(247)

    #12 - No Place Like Home

    Season 6 Episode 12

    Aired 12/17/1996

    Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elliot Shoenman

  • The Flirting Game
    7.0/10(240)

    #13 - The Flirting Game

    Season 6 Episode 13

    Aired 1/7/1997

    Jill wonders if flirting with a possible boss will get her employed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Karate Kid Returns
    7.6/10(245)

    #14 - The Karate Kid Returns

    Season 6 Episode 14

    Aired 1/14/1997

    Everything goes well when Mark uses karate to save Randy from a bully, until the school newspaper gets hold of it. Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, come to visit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Totally Tool Time
    6.9/10(250)

    #15 - Totally Tool Time

    Season 6 Episode 15

    Aired 1/28/1997

    Swedish buyers consider buying Tool Time for Europe.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • A Funny Valentine
    6.9/10(242)

    #16 - A Funny Valentine

    Season 6 Episode 16

    Aired 2/11/1997

    Tim forgets where he hid Jill's Valentine's Day present. A singer talks about her relationship with Tim's father.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Charlie Hauck

  • Wilson's World
    7.2/10(232)

    #17 - Wilson's World

    Season 6 Episode 17

    Aired 2/18/1997

    Wilson decides to act more like others after a newspaper critic gives his performance a bad review.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: Jennifer Celotta

  • Something Old, Something Blue
    6.9/10(235)

    #18 - Something Old, Something Blue

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 2/25/1997

    Before Al and Ilene's wedding, Al tells the guys a secret.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Elliot Shoenman

  • Communication Breakdown
    7.2/10(241)

    #19 - Communication Breakdown

    Season 6 Episode 19

    Aired 3/11/1997

    When the boys are using the phone too much, Tim has Dennis, Harry's son, install a second line.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Horsted

  • My Son, the Driver
    7.5/10(242)

    #20 - My Son, the Driver

    Season 6 Episode 20

    Aired 4/1/1997

    Jill's worst fears come true when she predicts something bad will happen on the night brad is first driving. He gets into a small accident but little do they know the accident is alot more serious than he admits.

    Director: Andrew Tsao

    Writer: N/A

  • Insult to Injury
    7.4/10(232)

    #21 - Insult to Injury

    Season 6 Episode 21

    Aired 4/15/1997

    Tim ignores his separated shoulder to break a Bob Vila record on Tool Time with a steamroller.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Horsted

  • Family Un-Ties
    7.2/10(228)

    #22 - Family Un-Ties

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 4/29/1997

    Jill wants to spend quality time with the family, but the guys take her to the hardware expo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Feminine Mistake
    6.9/10(245)

    #23 - The Feminine Mistake

    Season 6 Episode 23

    Aired 5/6/1997

    Jill makes Tim act like an equal partner once she finds that Brad's girlfriend does whatever he tell her to. Tool Time does a 3D show.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Taps
    7.8/10(247)

    #24 - Taps

    Season 6 Episode 24

    Aired 5/13/1997

    To keep her father away because of the pressure she's under, Jill fakes an illness only to find out that he died shortly after she lied to him.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Lloyd Garver

  • The Kiss and the Kiss-Off
    7.5/10(239)

    #25 - The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

    Season 6 Episode 25

    Aired 5/20/1997

    Lisa, the old Tool Time girl, returns and Tim gives her her old job back without consulting Heidi, the current Tool Time girl.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Jennifer Celotta