7.2/10230 votes#1 - Quest for Fire
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1997
While on holiday in northern Michigan, Tim informs the family that he wants to move there permanently.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.0/10228 votes#2 - Clash of the Taylors
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1997
Tim and Randy disagree on Binford's environmental policies. Jill gets an internship counseling families.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Jennifer Celotta
7.0/10215 votes#3 - Room at the Top
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1997
Jill wants Tim to build her an office in the attic, and then changes her mind at the last minute; Tim makes a big deal about it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.1/10226 votes#4 - Pump You Up
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1997
Tim pushes Brad after he gets a soccer scholarship. Randy and Lauren, his girlfriend, want to go on another date, but not a double date with two of their friends. The guys from k&B construction guest on tool time.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
7.8/10252 votes#5 - A Night to Dismember
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1997
Mark decides to do a horror video for his class using different scenes from old horror shows and movies, but Jill and Tim don't like the idea when they sneak a preview at Mark's video.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eric Horsted
6.8/10231 votes#6 - The Niece
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1997
Willow, Wilson's niece, comes to stay, which makes it so that Wilson has no time to spend with Tim.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Charlie Hauck
6.9/10249 votes#7 - Jill's Passion
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1997
Ian, a man Jill met at the YMCA gym, asks her out, mistaking Tim for her brother. That night Jill has a dream about him. But after talking to Patty, a friend, and Tim she straightens it out.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.2/10245 votes#8 - Losing My Religion
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1997
Randy questions his religion. Tim breaks a valuable piece of church equipment.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.7/10257 votes#9 - Thanksgiving
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1997
The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.1/10241 votes#10 - The Dating Game
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1997
Tim takes Al to a club to meet women after they find out Ilene is engaged.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10236 votes#11 - Bright Christmas
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1997
Tim does te ultimate Christmas decorating display job. Jill is worried when she finds out her mother is dating.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
7.0/10227 votes#12 - The Old College Try
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1998
Tim realizes his friends are boring, so he starts hanging out with students half his age.
Director: Albert Alarr
Writer: Jennifer Celotta
7.2/10234 votes#13 - An Older Woman
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1998
Brad's getting MARRIED... well, maybe not after Tim and Jill get through with him. The Taylor parents try to make Brad realize that he's not ready for the commitment of marriage to a college girl he just recently met at a party.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Charlie Hauck
7.4/10212 votes#14 - Tim 'The Landlord' Taylor
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1998
Al rents a house from Tim and Tim takes advantage of him as his landlord. Meanwhile, Randy and Brad buy the same shirt.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.4/10228 votes#15 - Say Goodnight, Gracie
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1998
Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill, and some words of wisdom from Wilson, he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black, but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: N/A
7.4/10239 votes#16 - What a Drag
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1998
On Tool Time, Tim and Al show viewers how to prepare for a severe winter storm. When Tim falls through the gazebo he discovers a small bag of marijuana taped to the underside of the swing. Jill and Tim stake out their backyard from Wilson's to catch the culprit... to everyone's surprise, Brad is caught red-handed with the goods.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
7.0/10228 votes#17 - Taking Jill for Granite
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1998
The Taylors do a kitchen remodel, but a surprise is in store when Tim and Jill find out who the installer is.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
7.5/10212 votes#18 - Futile Attraction
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1998
Tim becomes suspicious that Heidi and Al are having a hot affair when he finds out she has separated from her husband; he sets out to find out exactly how much of an affair they are having. On Tool Time, Tim adds a little MORE POWER to his golf swing when golf-pro Payne Stewart guests.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: David Maples
6.8/10222 votes#19 - Desperately Seeking Willow
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1998
While staying over at the Taylors, Willow doesn't return home from a club one night... Jill fears the worst and sends the whole family out searching for her. It's Saint Patrick's day on Tool Time, and who better to celebrate with than the boys from K&B Construction.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
7.4/10214 votes#20 - The Write Stuff
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1998
On Tool Time, Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article ""Hey Yo!"" takes the spotlight away from Randy's ""Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century.""
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Jennifer Celotta
6.9/10218 votes#21 - The Son Also Mooches
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/1998
It's Jill's turn to worry about needing glasses as she reaches middle age. Tim worries that his mother is going to lose money on another of his brother Jeff's business schemes.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.4/10220 votes#22 - Believe It or Not
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1998
On Tool Time, ""Men's Convenience Week"" features a visit by Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons. Wilson becomes upset with Tim after Tim tells everyone about Wilson's encounter with an alien, something Wilson would rather Tim had kept to himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10215 votes#23 - Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1998
Randy's driving, get off the sidewalk! ... Randy doesn't feel that he's being treated fairly when his driving privileges differ from those Brad had when he first got his license. On Tool Time, ""Judy's Rat"" pulls cable through hard to reach spaces.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: N/A
7.3/10206 votes#24 - Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1998
Tool Time is revisited by Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Steve Hawley, who announce that a Binford tool will be used on their next shuttle mission. Will Tim or Al win the competition to be the one to use the tool in space? Back on Earth, Mark tries to impress a girl by making a dramatic change to his appearance.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Lloyd Garver
6.9/10214 votes#25 - From Top to Bottom
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1998
Jill makes some embarassing remarks about Tim on a talk show, while he watches it from Harry's Hardware, with all his friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
The Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 7
Every episode of Home Improvement Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Home Improvement Season 7!
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 7 Ratings Summary
"Quest for Fire" is the best rated episode of "Home Improvement" season 7. It scored 7.2/10 based on 230 votes. Directed by Andrew Tsao and written by Lloyd Garver, it aired on 9/23/1997. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Clash of the Taylors".