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Home Improvement S8E24 — Dead Weight
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Home Improvement•Season 8•Episode 24

Dead Weight

7.3/10 · 253 votesMay 18, 199922 min

Ranked #11 of 27 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

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Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excess presence of the Binford name. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married... and she has a heart attack and

Written byJennifer Celotta
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Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Tim Taylor

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Patricia Richardson

Jill Taylor

Earl Hindman

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Wilson Wilson Jr.

Richard Karn

Richard Karn

Al Borland

Debbe Dunning

Debbe Dunning

Heidi

Zachery Ty Bryan

Zachery Ty Bryan

Brad Taylor

Taran Noah Smith

Taran Noah Smith

Mark Taylor

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Jennifer Celotta

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Dead Weight" is episode 24 of Home Improvement season 8. It scored 7.3/10 from 253 votes, ranking #11 of 27 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Written by Jennifer Celotta, it aired on May 18, 1999.

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