Season 1

Home ImprovementSeason 1

1991
24 Episodes

Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor hosts a DIY show while navigating mishaps at home, often causing more chaos than fixes.

Episodes

Pilot
S01E01
7.7

Pilot

Tim decides to rewire the dishwasher against Jill's wishes and ends up blowing more than her fuse.

17 Sept 199124m
Mow Better Blues
S01E02
7.8

Mow Better Blues

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.

26 Sept 199124m
Off Sides
S01E03
7.4

Off Sides

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.

01 Oct 199124m
Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof
S01E04
6.2

Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

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

08 Oct 199124m
Wild Kingdom
S01E05
7.2

Wild Kingdom

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

15 Oct 199124m
Adventures in Fine Dining
S01E06
7.6

Adventures in Fine Dining

Tim bets Jill that he can teach the boys some table manners.

22 Oct 199124m
Nothing More Than Feelings
S01E07
6.8

Nothing More Than Feelings

After Jill drove while her oil light was on, Tim shares this with the Tool Time audience and the other guys say their wives don't respect their tools.

29 Oct 199124m
Flying Sauces
S01E08
7.4

Flying Sauces

Tim cooks up a plan for Mark to get even with his brothers, and offers "Tool Time" viewers nutrition tips.

05 Nov 199124m
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
S01E09
7.0

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

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.

19 Nov 199124m
Reach Out and Teach Someone
S01E10
7.3

Reach Out and Teach Someone

Tim decides to do a Tool Time special for women to teach plumbing. After being called an idiot by Randy, Brad worries that he will do bad on a test. Tim starts his hotrod.

26 Nov 199124m
Look Who's Not Talking
S01E11
8.0

Look Who's Not Talking

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.

10 Dec 199124m
Yule Better Watch Out
S01E12
7.2

Yule Better Watch Out

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

17 Dec 199124m
Up Your Alley
S01E13
8.0

Up Your Alley

Tim and Jill have a bowling match against eachother and try no to make it competitive, until the K&B Construction guys show up. The boys get in trouble at an arcade.

07 Jan 199224m
For Whom the Belch Tolls
S01E14
8.0

For Whom the Belch Tolls

Jill doesn't want Stu Cutler, Tim's old college friend, in the house. So Tim tries to keep him away but when he gives in and Stu comes to the house, he insults Tim and Jill and belches with the boys.

14 Jan 199224m
Forever Jung
S01E15
7.5

Forever Jung

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

21 Jan 199224m
Jill's Birthday
S01E16
7.3

Jill's Birthday

Tim gets Jill a lifetime membership to a health care club, until she says she will never exercise again. Brad and Randy spend all of their money on a baseball card, so they make Mark give them a "brother tax" to get Jill a present.

04 Feb 199224m
What About Bob?
S01E17
8.3

What About Bob?

Tim cheats to beat Tool Time guest Bob Vila at a trivia game. Randy pulls a prank on Curtis, a geek at school.

11 Feb 199224m
Baby, It's Cold Outside
S01E18
8.3

Baby, It's Cold Outside

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.

18 Feb 199224m
Unchained Malady
S01E19
7.0

Unchained Malady

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

25 Feb 199224m
Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor
S01E20
8.8

Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

Jill tells Tim that he is a bad listener when he doesn't remember her mentioning the opera fundraiser. Brad and Randy try to get Mark to eat a worm while working on a birdhouse.

03 Mar 199224m
A Battle of Wheels
S01E21
7.7

A Battle of Wheels

Jill invades man's sacred space--the garage--with her pottery wheel; and Al takes a turn at hosting Tool Time, and finds it isn't as easy as it looks.

17 Mar 199224m
Luck Be a Taylor Tonight
S01E22
7.7

Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

Jill's sister's marital problems disrupt Tim's poker game.

07 Apr 199224m
Al's Fair in Love and War
S01E23
7.3

Al's Fair in Love and War

Tim advises Al about a new woman in Al's life.

28 Apr 199224m
Stereo-Typical
S01E24
7.7

Stereo-Typical

Tim goes to buy new speakers and ends up with an entertainment center; Tool Time welcomes tool musicians, led by saw player Janeen Rae Heller.

05 May 199224m