Season 8

Home ImprovementSeason 8

1998
27 Episodes

In the final season, Tim must choose between fame and family as “Tool Time” reaches new heights and home becomes more important than ever.

Episodes

Whitewater
S08E01
7.5

Whitewater

Jill surprises Tim with a river-rafting trip for his birthday, sinking his plan to attend a NASCAR event.

22 Sept 199822m
Adios
S08E02
8.5

Adios

Randy is selected to go to Costa Rica for a year to study the rain forest, and Jill's worried. So Tim decides to "fix things."

29 Sept 199822m
All In The Family
S08E03
7.0

All In The Family

Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister anounce that they are an item.

06 Oct 199822m
Taylor Got Game
S08E04
8.5

Taylor Got Game

While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.

13 Oct 199822m
Al's Fair Lady
S08E05
7.0

Al's Fair Lady

Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.

20 Oct 199822m
Bewitched
S08E06
8.5

Bewitched

At a Halloween party Tim encourages Wilson to break up with his girlfriend. who claims to be a witch. But, after he dumps her he mysteriously disappears. Tim blames the witch but when the police arrive Tim is accused of Wilson's disappearance.

27 Oct 199822m
Not-So-Great Scott
S08E07
4.2

Not-So-Great Scott

When Tim overhears Jill saying that one of her patients is having an affair with Heidi's husband, Tim has trouble keeping it from Heidi.

03 Nov 199822m
Tim's First Car
S08E08
7.5

Tim's First Car

When Tim's first car is destroyed before his eyes in a junkyard, Jill decides to find him a replica of it. Meanwhile, Mark helps Brad make a video for his college applications.

10 Nov 199822m
Mr. Likeable
S08E09
7.5

Mr. Likeable

Tim becomes unhappy when Al stars in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild. Meanwhile, Mark tries to get the affection of the most beautiful girl in his class by listening to her talk about her problems.

17 Nov 199822m
Thanks, But No Thanks
S08E10
8.0

Thanks, But No Thanks

Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.

24 Nov 199822m
Home For The Holidays
S08E11
8.0

Home For The Holidays

Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.

08 Dec 199822m
Ploys For Tots
S08E12
7.0

Ploys For Tots

Tim and Jill try to teach Marty the best way to parent when one of the twins keeps throwing tantrums to get her own way.

15 Dec 199822m
Chop Shop 'Til You Drop
S08E13
7.5

Chop Shop 'Til You Drop

Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.

05 Jan 199922m
Home Alone
S08E14
7.5

Home Alone

Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.

19 Jan 199922m
Knee Deep
S08E15
7.0

Knee Deep

Brad blames Tim for possibly ruining his soccer career when he injures his knee on a piece of hardware during a Tool Time shoot at the house. The magicians Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time.

02 Feb 199922m
Mark's Big Break
S08E16
8.0

Mark's Big Break

Tim commissions Mark to make a video to celebrate the completion of his hot rod. When Tim is disappointed with the result, Mark films a new version - with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning."

09 Feb 199922m
Young At Heart
S08E17
7.5

Young At Heart

Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.

16 Feb 199922m
Love's Labor Lost (1)
S08E18
8.0

Love's Labor Lost (1)

Plans for a ski trip are put on hold when Jill needs an emergency hysterectomy. Tim helps her face the situation, but becomes frightened when complications arise during surgery.

23 Feb 199922m
Love's Labor Lost (2)
S08E19
7.5

Love's Labor Lost (2)

Tim waits for news on Jill's surgery. Jill will be fine, although she had to have her ovaries completely removed, not partially as was first thought. Jill's mother comes to visit to help with her daughter's care and with her mood swings.

02 Mar 199922m
Neighbors
S08E20
7.0

Neighbors

Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate science lab in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.

16 Mar 199922m
A Hardware Habit To Break
S08E21
7.0

A Hardware Habit To Break

Harry announces that he is retiring and selling the hardware store. Tim organizes a fundraising party for the store, but ends up buying it himself. But when the customers dry up, Tim begins to wonder what he is doing wrong.

30 Mar 199922m
Loose Lips And Freudian Slips
S08E22
7.5

Loose Lips And Freudian Slips

Jill's thesis is before the committee. During Mark's student film viewing, Jill's psychology professor sees Jill criticize him and Jill is worried that this will affect the thesis committee's decision.

04 May 199922m
Trouble-A-Bruin
S08E23
7.0

Trouble-A-Bruin

Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.

11 May 199922m
Dead Weight
S08E24
7.5

Dead Weight

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 dies.

18 May 199922m
The Long and Winding Road (1)
S08E25
7.5

The Long and Winding Road (1)

Tim quits Tool Time, and Jill gets an offer that divides the family.

18 May 199922m
The Long and Winding Road (2)
S08E26
7.5

The Long and Winding Road (2)

As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have had over the past eight years.

25 May 199922m
The Long and Winding Road (3)
S08E27
8.0

The Long and Winding Road (3)

Tim tapes his final Tool Time; Jill sets up for Al's wedding to Trudy and begins to have second thoughts about moving to Indiana.

25 May 199922m