- 7.1/10258 votes7.1/10(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
- 7.0/10242 votes7.0/10(242)
#2 - Future Shock
Season 6 Episode 2
Aired 9/24/1996
- 7.3/10237 votes7.3/10(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
- 7.3/10240 votes7.3/10(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
- 7.2/10231 votes7.2/10(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
- 7.5/10249 votes7.5/10(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
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- 8.0/10264 votes8.0/10(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
- 7.2/10239 votes7.2/10(239)
#8 - Jill and Her Sisters
Season 6 Episode 8
Aired 11/12/1996
- 7.8/10251 votes7.8/10(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
- 7.5/10244 votes7.5/10(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
- 7.6/10248 votes7.6/10(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
- 7.5/10247 votes7.5/10(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
- 7.0/10240 votes7.0/10(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
- 7.6/10245 votes7.6/10(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
- 6.9/10250 votes6.9/10(250)
#15 - Totally Tool Time
Season 6 Episode 15
Aired 1/28/1997
- 6.9/10242 votes6.9/10(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
- 7.2/10232 votes7.2/10(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
- 6.9/10235 votes6.9/10(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
- 7.2/10241 votes7.2/10(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
- 7.5/10242 votes7.5/10(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
- 7.4/10232 votes7.4/10(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
- 7.2/10228 votes7.2/10(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
- 6.9/10245 votes6.9/10(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
- 7.8/10247 votes7.8/10(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
- 7.5/10239 votes7.5/10(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
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...
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Network:ABC
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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".