Home Improvement

10 Best Episodes of Home Improvement - Season 1

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 unseen neighbor.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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Home Improvement - S1E8

#15 - Flying Sauces (Season 1 - Episode 8)

The K&B Construction guys are invited on Tool Time to show how to make hot gourmet meals while on the job site. They use the tools of their trade to make meals anyone would be proud of. At home, Jill is fed up with Brad and Randy excluding Mark from their games so she has a talk with them. Brad and Randy tell Mark that they, along with Tim and Jill, are aliens from outer space.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 241 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E3

#14 - Off Sides (Season 1 - Episode 3)

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When she can't find a babysitter, Jill has a magician watch the kids while she and Tim go on their romantic dinner. However, Tim is too distracted by a football game to pay attention to her. Meanwhile, the kids accidentally lock the magician in a trunk.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 357 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E11

#13 - Look Who's Not Talking (Season 1 - Episode 11)

Jill gets stage fright when she has to deliver a speech in front of women at the Library Association. Tim and Mark dress up as women to help her get over her fear.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 209 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E4

#12 - Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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Tim becomes green with envy while putting up a new satellite dish on the roof when Jill's teacher visits.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 320 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E24

#11 - Stereo-Typical (Season 1 - Episode 24)

Tim and Jill have a fight over the volume of the stereo, until the speaker blows.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 139 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E13

#10 - Up Your Alley (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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Tim and Jill have a bowling match against each other and try not to make it competitive, until the K&B Construction guys show up. The boys get in trouble at an arcade.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 182 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E9

#9 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble (Season 1 - Episode 9)

Tim decides to put in another sink in the bathroom so his shaving junk won't be in Jill's way, but the project takes longer than he expects.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 231 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E19

#8 - Unchained Malady (Season 1 - Episode 19)

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Tim gets bad luck after throwing a chain letter from Al out. Randy wrecks his new bike after being dared to do a trick.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 156 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E18

#7 - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Season 1 - Episode 18)

Mr. Binford ruins Tim and Jill's romantically planned weekend by making them go camping to present Binford's new line of winter camping gear.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 163 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E5

#6 - Wild Kingdom (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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While working in the basement, Tim hears some strange noises. Is it a mouse or is it a creepy crawly snake?

The episode was rated 7.79 from 294 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E23

#5 - Al's Fair in Love and War (Season 1 - Episode 23)

Al tries to ask Greta Post out, but when he does he screws up. After Jill finds her old diary, Tim wants to read it. Tim notices that Brad acts different around Jennifer.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 136 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E1

#4 - Pilot (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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After Jill explicitly tells Tim not to touch the dishwasher, he breaks it in an attempt to make it more powerful; more of a "man's" dishwasher. Jill has a job interview, but she doesn't get it and when Tim tries to comfort her, he only makes matters worse. After talking to Wilson, Tim tries again and succeeds.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 643 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E2

#3 - Mow Better Blues (Season 1 - Episode 2)

After breaking one of Tim's tools that has been in the family for twenty years, Mark fears that he will be traded in after Brad and Randy make up a story about "Peter", their former brother that was traded in after he broke one of Tim's flashlights.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 465 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E15

#2 - Forever Jung (Season 1 - Episode 15)

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Karen visits and Tim must stand up to her. Jennifer invites Brad to her parents' anniversary, so Jill teaches him how to dance.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 172 votes.

Home Improvement - S1E12

#1 - Yule Better Watch Out (Season 1 - Episode 12)

Tim competes in the neighborhood Christmas light competition. Mark writes his Christmas list to Santa, but Brad and Randy tell him Santa is dead.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 205 votes.

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