Home Improvement
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Sitcom
Tim Taylor hosts a home-improvement program on a Detroit TV station.
Cast & Crew
Tim Allen Tim Taylor
Patricia Richardson Jill Taylor
Earl Hindman Wilson Wilson
Zachery Ty Bryan Brad Taylor
Taran Noah Smith Mark Taylor
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Randy Taylor
Richard Karn Al Borland
Debbe Dunning Heidi
Carmen Finestra Executive Producer
David McFadzean Executive Producer
Matt Williams Executive Producer
Elliot Shoenman Executive Producer
Bruce Ferber Executive Producer
Laurie Gelman Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, July 26
That's My Momma
Season 5 • Episode 11
Tim is uncomfortable discussing personal matters with his visiting mother.
Friday, July 26
'Twas the Flight Before Christmas
Season 5 • Episode 12
Tim and Al are stranded in a small-town airport on Christmas Eve.
Friday, July 26
Oh, Brother
Season 5 • Episode 13
Tim regrets hiring his unemployed brother to rebuild the "Tool Time" set.
Friday, July 26
High School Confidential
Season 5 • Episode 14
Brad feels second best when Randy takes advanced classes at his school.
Saturday, July 27
Tanks for the Memories
Season 5 • Episode 15
As part of a "Tool Time" salute to the armed forces, Tim drives a tank and doesn't do it very well.
Saturday, July 27
The Vasectomy One
Season 5 • Episode 16
Jill wants Tim to undergo a vasectomy when they decide their family is complete.
Saturday, July 27
Fear of Flying
Season 5 • Episode 17
Columbia astronauts take Tim's special screwdriver on a mission.
Saturday, July 27
When Harry Kept Delores
Season 5 • Episode 18
Delores decides to work at the hardware store; Alan Jackson sings on Tim's show.
Sunday, July 28
Eye on Tim
Season 5 • Episode 19
Ill Jill must contend with a reporter's flirtations with Tim.
Sunday, July 28
The Bud Bowl
Season 5 • Episode 20
Tim fears his ideas for "Tool Time" will be knocked down when Jill beats his boss at bowling.
Sunday, July 28
Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights
Season 5 • Episode 21
Tim hates Brad's new haircut; Jill rehearses "Romeo and Juliet" with Randy.
Sunday, July 28
The Longest Day
Season 5 • Episode 22
Tim and Jill anxiously await the final results of a test that will show if Randy is seriously ill.
Sunday, July 28
The Niece
Season 7 • Episode 6
Wilson would rather spend time with his niece than restore the Studebaker she gave him.
Sunday, July 28
Jill's Passion
Season 7 • Episode 7
Jill considers the status of her marriage after a man asks her out.
Sunday, July 28
Losing My Religion
Season 7 • Episode 8
Tim consults Reverend Mike when hospice work plants seeds of doubt.
Sunday, July 28
Thanksgiving
Season 7 • Episode 9
The Taylors spend Thanksgiving at a Detroit Lions game with a Hollywood producer.
Sunday, July 28
The Old College Try
Season 7 • Episode 12
Tim starts hanging out with his students when he gets a teaching job at the local college.
Sunday, July 28
Bright Christmas
Season 7 • Episode 11
Tim illuminates the Taylor house for the annual Christmas decorating contest.
Sunday, July 28
An Older Woman
Season 7 • Episode 13
Brad announces his plans to marry a college woman; Tim and Jill try to convince him he's too young.
Sunday, July 28
Tim "The Landlord" Taylor
Season 7 • Episode 14
Al becomes a difficult tenant when Tim overdoes his role as landlord.
Sunday, July 28
Say Good-Night, Gracie
Season 7 • Episode 15
Tim decides he would like a daughter after he baby-sits for his niece.
Sunday, July 28
What a Drag
Season 7 • Episode 16
Tim and Jill accidentally find a bag of marijuana in their back yard.
Monday, July 29
Taking Jill for Granite
Season 7 • Episode 17
Jill knows the man Tim has hired to install a new kitchen counter.
Monday, July 29
Futile Attraction
Season 7 • Episode 18
Suspicious Tim thinks Al is having a torrid affair with newly separated Heidi.
Monday, July 29
Desperately Seeking Willow
Season 7 • Episode 19
Jill panics when house-guest Willow doesn't return home one night.
Monday, July 29
The Write Stuff
Season 7 • Episode 20
Sibling rivalry develops when Brad and Randy both write for the school newspaper.
Monday, July 29
Mr. Wilson's Opus
Season 5 • Episode 23
The actors in Randy's school play become frustrated when Wilson takes over as director.
Monday, July 29
Shopping Around
Season 5 • Episode 24
Tim becomes concerned when his mother begins dating his former shop teacher.
Monday, July 29
Alarmed by Burglars
Season 5 • Episode 25
Jill decides she wants the new home security system to have more power.
Monday, July 29
Games, Flames & Automobiles
Season 5 • Episode 26
Al's dreams of success and proposing to Ilene; Taylor's discover a defect in his board game.
Tuesday, July 30
At Sea
Season 6 • Episode 1
Tim and the "Tool Time" gang visit the USS Constellation aircraft carrier.
Tuesday, July 30
Future Shock
Season 6 • Episode 2
Tim and Jill dream about what their lives will be like 35 years in the future.
Tuesday, July 30
Workshop 'Til You Drop
Season 6 • Episode 3
Bud's divorce announcement prompts the Taylors to attend a couples workshop.
Tuesday, July 30
Burnin' Love
Season 6 • Episode 4
Randy prepares to express his true feelings for Lauren, only to discover she loves another.
Wednesday, July 31
Al's Video
Season 6 • Episode 5
Al enlists Tim to direct him in a how-to video; Jill gets a computer.
Wednesday, July 31
Whose Car Is It Anyway?
Season 6 • Episode 6
Jill uses an inheritance to buy a fancy sports car and forbids Tim to drive it.
Wednesday, July 31
I Was a Teenage Taylor
Season 6 • Episode 7
Tim and Jill revert to childhood to convince Randy and Brad they are not too old for Halloween.
Wednesday, July 31
Jill and Her Sisters
Season 6 • Episode 8
A family secret comes to light when Jill's three sisters visit the Taylors.
Thursday, August 1
The Tool Man Delivers
Season 6 • Episode 9
Frazzled Tim may have to deliver Heidi's baby when she goes into labor.
Thursday, August 1
The Wood, the Bad, and the Hungry
Season 6 • Episode 10
Nightmares torment Tim when he feels guilty for not inviting a friend to Thanksgiving dinner.
Thursday, August 1
Workin' Man Blues
Season 6 • Episode 11
Tim and Jill are happy when Randy gets his first part-time job.
Thursday, August 1
No Place Like Home
Season 6 • Episode 12
Nostalgic Tim wants to buy back the home he and his father helped to build.
Friday, August 2
The Flirting Game
Season 6 • Episode 13
Jill wonders if flirting with a potential boss might help her to get hired.
Friday, August 2
The Karate Kid Returns
Season 6 • Episode 14
Tim is surprised when Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, visit.
Friday, August 2
Totally Tool Time
Season 6 • Episode 15
The "Tool Time" gang tries to please potential distributors.
Friday, August 2
A Funny Valentine
Season 6 • Episode 16
Tim's late father's old flame contacts him; Randy and Brad ponder gifts to give their girlfriends.
Saturday, August 3
Wilson's World
Season 6 • Episode 17
Eccentric Wilson tries to act like a regular guy; Tim gets into a cooking contest.
Saturday, August 3
Something Old, Someone Blue
Season 6 • Episode 18
Al reveals a secret to Tim and the guys before his wedding to Ilene.
Saturday, August 3
Communication Breakdown
Season 6 • Episode 19
Tim and Jill assess the relationships they have with their sons.
Saturday, August 3
My Son, the Driver
Season 6 • Episode 20
Three generations of the Al Unser car-racing family visit "Tool Time.".
Sunday, August 4
Insult to Injury
Season 6 • Episode 21
A "Tool Time" mishap may prevent Tim from keeping an important date with Mark.
Sunday, August 4
Family Un-Ties
Season 6 • Episode 22
Jill is upset that the boys no longer want to spend much time with her.
Sunday, August 4
The Feminine Mistake
Season 6 • Episode 23
"Tool Time" creates a special 3-D show; Jill wants an equal partner.
Sunday, August 4
Taps
Season 6 • Episode 24
Jill deals with feelings of guilt after tragedy strikes her family.
Sunday, August 4
The Son Also Mooches
Season 7 • Episode 21
Tim worries about his mother's investment in his brother's risky venture.
Sunday, August 4
Believe It or Not
Season 7 • Episode 22
Tim jokingly shares a conversation that Wilson thought would be private.
Sunday, August 4
Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges
Season 7 • Episode 23
Randy resents his restricted driving privileges; a rat pulls cable through tight spots.
Sunday, August 4
Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
Season 7 • Episode 24
Tim and Al vie to operate a tool in space; Mark tries to impress a girl.
Sunday, August 4
From Top to Bottom
Season 7 • Episode 25
Jill's embarrassing remarks on a talk show cause Tim to lose face.
Sunday, August 4
Whitewater
Season 8 • Episode 1
Tim reluctantly accepts Jill's surprise birthday gift, a white-water rafting trip.
Sunday, August 4
Adios
Season 8 • Episode 2
Randy is accepted into a yearlong study program in Costa Rica.
Sunday, August 4
All in the Family
Season 8 • Episode 3
Amorous relatives interrupt Jill and Tim's plan for intimacy.
Sunday, August 4
Taylor Got Game
Season 8 • Episode 4
Brad wants to go to Europe to play pro soccer instead of attending college.
Sunday, August 4
Al's Fair Lady
Season 8 • Episode 5
Al's rich girlfriend gives him a car; "Tool Time" van makes house calls.
Monday, August 5
Bewitched
Season 8 • Episode 6
Tim becomes a murder suspect when Wilson disappears after his Halloween party.
Monday, August 5
Not-So-Great-Scott
Season 8 • Episode 7
Tim accidentally reveals private information about Jill's patient to Heidi.
Monday, August 5
Tim's First Car
Season 8 • Episode 8
Jill seeks an exact replica of Tim's first car when the original is junked.
Monday, August 5
Mr. Likable
Season 8 • Episode 9
When Al's popularity soars, he lands a role in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild.
Monday, August 5
The Kiss & the Kiss-Off
Season 6 • Episode 25
Tim asks Lisa to resume her part on "Tool Time" temporarily.
Monday, August 5
Quest for Fire
Season 7 • Episode 1
The Taylors spend their summer vacation at a resort on Lake Michigan.
Monday, August 5
Clash of the Taylors
Season 7 • Episode 2
Randy writes an expose for school on Binford Tools' poor environmental record.
Monday, August 5
Room at the Top
Season 7 • Episode 3
Jill takes offense at Tim's offer to build her a home workstation.
Tuesday, August 6
The Dating Game
Season 7 • Episode 10
Tim pretends he is single when he accompanies Al on a double date.
Tuesday, August 6
Pump You Up
Season 7 • Episode 4
Tim becomes Brad's trainer when a college expresses interest in the young athlete.
Tuesday, August 6
A Night to Dismember
Season 7 • Episode 5
The weird subject matter of Mark's Halloween horror film has Tim and Jill worried.
Tuesday, August 6
The Niece
Season 7 • Episode 6
Wilson would rather spend time with his niece than restore the Studebaker she gave him.
Wednesday, August 7
Jill's Passion
Season 7 • Episode 7
Jill considers the status of her marriage after a man asks her out.
Wednesday, August 7
Losing My Religion
Season 7 • Episode 8
Tim consults Reverend Mike when hospice work plants seeds of doubt.
Wednesday, August 7
Thanksgiving
Season 7 • Episode 9
The Taylors spend Thanksgiving at a Detroit Lions game with a Hollywood producer.
Wednesday, August 7
The Old College Try
Season 7 • Episode 12
Tim starts hanging out with his students when he gets a teaching job at the local college.
Thursday, August 8
Bright Christmas
Season 7 • Episode 11
Tim illuminates the Taylor house for the annual Christmas decorating contest.
Thursday, August 8
An Older Woman
Season 7 • Episode 13
Brad announces his plans to marry a college woman; Tim and Jill try to convince him he's too young.
Thursday, August 8
Tim "The Landlord" Taylor
Season 7 • Episode 14
Al becomes a difficult tenant when Tim overdoes his role as landlord.
Thursday, August 8
Say Good-Night, Gracie
Season 7 • Episode 15
Tim decides he would like a daughter after he baby-sits for his niece.
Friday, August 9
What a Drag
Season 7 • Episode 16
Tim and Jill accidentally find a bag of marijuana in their back yard.
Friday, August 9
Taking Jill for Granite
Season 7 • Episode 17
Jill knows the man Tim has hired to install a new kitchen counter.
Friday, August 9
Futile Attraction
Season 7 • Episode 18
Suspicious Tim thinks Al is having a torrid affair with newly separated Heidi.
Friday, August 9
Desperately Seeking Willow
Season 7 • Episode 19
Jill panics when house-guest Willow doesn't return home one night.
Saturday, August 10
The Write Stuff
Season 7 • Episode 20
Sibling rivalry develops when Brad and Randy both write for the school newspaper.
Saturday, August 10
The Son Also Mooches
Season 7 • Episode 21
Tim worries about his mother's investment in his brother's risky venture.
Saturday, August 10
Believe It or Not
Season 7 • Episode 22
Tim jokingly shares a conversation that Wilson thought would be private.
Saturday, August 10
Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges
Season 7 • Episode 23
Randy resents his restricted driving privileges; a rat pulls cable through tight spots.
Sunday, August 11
Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
Season 7 • Episode 24
Tim and Al vie to operate a tool in space; Mark tries to impress a girl.
Sunday, August 11
From Top to Bottom
Season 7 • Episode 25
Jill's embarrassing remarks on a talk show cause Tim to lose face.
Sunday, August 11
Whitewater
Season 8 • Episode 1
Tim reluctantly accepts Jill's surprise birthday gift, a white-water rafting trip.
Sunday, August 11
Adios
Season 8 • Episode 2
Randy is accepted into a yearlong study program in Costa Rica.
Sunday, August 11
Thanks, but No Thanks
Season 8 • Episode 10
On Thanksgiving, the family learns Tim's brother and the twins need a place to live.
Sunday, August 11
Home for the Holidays
Season 8 • Episode 11
Randy surprises the family by coming home for a Christmas visit.
Sunday, August 11
Ploys for Tots
Season 8 • Episode 12
Tim gives his newly divorced brother advice regarding twins and tantrums.
Sunday, August 11
Chop Shop 'Til You Drop
Season 8 • Episode 13
Tim and Al go under cover to find out who stole Brad's new car.
Sunday, August 11
Home Alone
Season 8 • Episode 14
While home alone to write his book, Tim dreams of being an author and pop icon.
Sunday, August 11
Knee Deep
Season 8 • Episode 15
Brad injures his knee on a piece of Tim's hardware; guests Penn and Teller.
Sunday, August 11
Mark's Big Break
Season 8 • Episode 16
Mark finishes the "Tool Time" video about the completion of Tim's hot rod.
Sunday, August 11
Young at Heart
Season 8 • Episode 17
On the Taylors' anniversary, Jill sees a photo of Tim and his new woman mechanic (Jenny McCarthy).
Sunday, August 11
Love's Labor Lost
Season 8 • Episode 18
Tim gets scared when complications arise during Jill's surgery.
Sunday, August 11
Love's Labor Lost
Season 8 • Episode 19
Jill's mother visits to help Jill and Tim cope with the emotional following Jill's surgery.
Monday, August 12
Neighbors
Season 8 • Episode 20
Wilson builds an elaborate greenhouse that blocks the Taylors' view.
Monday, August 12
A Hardware Habit to Break
Season 8 • Episode 21
After Tim buys the hardware store from Harry, it stops making money.
Monday, August 12
Loose Lips and Freudian Slips
Season 8 • Episode 22
One of Jill's professors hears her make personal insults about him.
Monday, August 12
Trouble-a-Bruin
Season 8 • Episode 23
Brad learns he is up for soccer scholarship; Binford wants Tim to be a company man.
Monday, August 12
All in the Family
Season 8 • Episode 3
Amorous relatives interrupt Jill and Tim's plan for intimacy.
Monday, August 12
Taylor Got Game
Season 8 • Episode 4
Brad wants to go to Europe to play pro soccer instead of attending college.
Monday, August 12
Al's Fair Lady
Season 8 • Episode 5
Al's rich girlfriend gives him a car; "Tool Time" van makes house calls.
Monday, August 12
Bewitched
Season 8 • Episode 6
Tim becomes a murder suspect when Wilson disappears after his Halloween party.
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