Season 6

Home ImprovementSeason 6

1996
25 Episodes

Tim and Al’s TV show gets a boost, but family life demands more attention as the boys mature and Jill finds success.

Episodes

At Sea
S06E01
7.0

At Sea

Jill finds Brad making out with his girlfriend in his room. When Jill asks Tim to have a man-to-man talk with Brad, Tim is a little reluctant to do it. Not because he doesn't feel Brad needs it, but because it's something he's never done before with a kid. Tool Time goes to sea in another on-location shoot, with Tim, Al and Heidi boarding the USS Constellation aircraft carrier as part of their salute to engines.

17 Sept 199622m
Future Shock
S06E02
8.0

Future Shock

Tim and Jill both reminisce about their senior years.

24 Sept 199622m
Workshop 'Til You Drop
S06E03
7.5

Workshop 'Til You Drop

When Bud gets divorced, Tim and Jill go to a couples therapy workshop.

01 Oct 199622m
Burnin' Love
S06E04
7.5

Burnin' Love

Tim tells Randy to go for Lauren, who likes cars, but he finds out she is dating Jason, Brad's friend.

08 Oct 199622m
Al's Video
S06E05
7.0

Al's Video

When Al is the producer of a video, he selects Tim to direct, until Tim gets too bossy. Jill gets a computer.

15 Oct 199622m
Whose Car Is It Anyway?
S06E06
8.0

Whose Car Is It Anyway?

Jill buys a foreign sports car with money from an inheritance and forbids Tim to drive it.

22 Oct 199622m
I Was A Teenage Taylor
S06E07
8.5

I Was A Teenage Taylor

It's a battle of halloween pranks. First Tim scares Al, then Brad and Randy scare Jill, then a strange man shows up at the door asking to see the basement. Jill, Tim and Wilson tell the boys that years ago a man named Clifford Warren was accused of killing his brother, but because of his mental problems he was put in an insane hospital. Little do the boys know that it's a halloween prank. They invite Al to help them pull a prank on their own, but Al and Wilson pull a prank on the Taylors.

29 Oct 199622m
Jill and Her Sisters
S06E08
8.0

Jill and Her Sisters

Jill's wild sisters visit to plan their parents' 50th anniversary.

12 Nov 199622m
The Tool Man Delivers
S06E09
8.0

The Tool Man Delivers

Heidi goes into labor en route to the Classic Car Man of the Year awards and Tim and Jill help deliver the baby, while receiving instructions from Wilson on the phone.

19 Nov 199622m
The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry
S06E10
8.5

The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

Benny isn't allowed on the guest list fo the Thanksgiving dinner party at the Taylor house and Tim gets into the spirit of giving.

26 Nov 199622m
Workin' Man Blues
S06E11
8.5

Workin' Man Blues

Brad gets a part-time job at a sporting goods store and work soon becomes his top priority.

10 Dec 199622m
No Place Like Home
S06E12
8.5

No Place Like Home

Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

17 Dec 199622m
The Flirting Game
S06E13
7.5

The Flirting Game

Jill wonders if flirting with a possible boss will get her employed.

07 Jan 199722m
The Karate Kid Returns
S06E14
8.5

The Karate Kid Returns

Everything goes well when Mark uses karate to save Randy from a bully, until the school newspaper gets hold of it. Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, come to visit.

14 Jan 199722m
Totally Tool Time
S06E15
7.0

Totally Tool Time

Swedish buyers consider buying Tool Time for Europe.

28 Jan 199722m
A Funny Valentine
S06E16
6.3

A Funny Valentine

Tim forgets where he hid Jill's Valentine's Day present. A singer talks about her relationship with Tim's father.

11 Feb 199722m
Wilson's World
S06E17
7.5

Wilson's World

Wilson decides to act more like others after a newspaper critic gives his performance a bad review.

18 Feb 199722m
Something Old, Something Blue
S06E18
7.5

Something Old, Something Blue

Before Al and Ilene's wedding, Al tells the guys a secret.

25 Feb 199722m
Communication Breakdown
S06E19
7.5

Communication Breakdown

When the boys are using the phone too much, Tim has Dennis, Harry's son, install a second line.

11 Mar 199722m
My Son, the Driver
S06E20
8.5

My Son, the Driver

Jill's worst fears come true when she predicts something bad will happen on the night brad is first driving. He gets into a small accident but little do they know the accident is alot more serious than he admits.

01 Apr 199722m
Insult to Injury
S06E21
7.5

Insult to Injury

Tim ignores his separated shoulder to break a Bob Vila record on Tool Time with a steamroller.

15 Apr 199722m
Family Un-Ties
S06E22
7.5

Family Un-Ties

Jill wants to spend quality time with the family, but the guys take her to the hardware expo.

29 Apr 199722m
The Feminine Mistake
S06E23
4.8

The Feminine Mistake

Jill makes Tim act like an equal partner once she finds that Brad's girlfriend does whatever he tell her to. Tool Time does a 3D show.

06 May 199722m
Taps
S06E24
8.0

Taps

To keep her father away because of the pressure she's under, Jill fakes an illness only to find out that he died shortly after she lied to him.

13 May 199722m
The Kiss and the Kiss-Off
S06E25
8.0

The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

Lisa, the old Tool Time girl, returns and Tim gives her her old job back without consulting Heidi, the current Tool Time girl.

20 May 199722m