7.1/10255 votes#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
7.0/10240 votes#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
7.2/10235 votes#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
7.3/10237 votes#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
7.2/10229 votes#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
7.5/10247 votes#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
8.0/10261 votes#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
7.2/10238 votes#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
7.7/10250 votes#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
7.5/10243 votes#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
7.6/10247 votes#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
7.5/10245 votes#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
7.0/10239 votes#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
7.6/10244 votes#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
6.9/10249 votes#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
6.9/10241 votes#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
7.2/10231 votes#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
6.9/10234 votes#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
7.2/10240 votes#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
7.5/10240 votes#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
7.4/10231 votes#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
7.2/10227 votes#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
6.9/10244 votes#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
7.8/10246 votes#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
7.5/10238 votes#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
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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 255 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".