Home Improvement

Jill has been trying to get Tim to go to see a lawyer with her in order to update their will. Tim finally agrees to do it. Al has been building a cabin for 4½ months without any power-tools. Tim demonstrates log-cutting with a dangerously powerful Binford chainsaw nicknamed "widowmaker".

Al claims he can distinguish types of wood by their smell, even blindfolded. Tim agrees to set up a test for Al. Brad and Randy decide to build a catapult. Tim has tuned up his weed whacker - with predictable results. Karen and Dave stop by on their way to the opera.

Tim decorates his house in typical "more power" fashion; Brad and Randy collect money for charity but decide to keep a portion of the money for themselves, and their parents find out.

Tim wants Jill to throw out some of her clothes or he will remodel the closet. Brad has punched a boy in school who called him names after hugging his Dad.

Jennifer is going away for a while and leaves his goldfish Howard in Brad's care, Jill complain's about Tim's reckless driving on her car. Tim decides to tune up the car. Tim learns Jill has opened her own bank account and Jill overhears Tim say to Mark.

Jill takes a compatibility test that shows that she and Tim are not compatible. Randy gets a chance to do a ventriloquist act, but his lips keep moving while he's practicing.

The boys pull a prank on a sleeping Tim. Tim and Jill's wedding anniversary is coming up. Tim bribes the boys to reveal Jill's surprise gift for him. When he finds out how cool it is, he realizes he has to give Jill something she really wants - ballroom dancing lessons with him.

Tim and Al have built a wooden home entertainment center rack. To which Tim has made "a little adjustment" that was not in the original plan. Tim and Jill are going to Sheila's wedding. Karen is babysitting the boys. Tim has tossed the driving instructions away.

A woodpecker keeps Tim awake at night. He's trying hard to get rid of it, but Mark has been feeding it and named it Pete. Brad tries to fake being sick in order to be able to stay home because his math homework is not done since Jennifer used to do it.

Tim has invited an expert to demonstrate how to cut wood using karate. Al believes he can do it--and he does. Tim's ego can't take this and he tries it too--with predictable results. Brad and Randy won't let Mark play football with them, calling him a geek and a chicken.

Tim gets Pistons tickets, but Jill says he must take Mark to the ballet; left to themselves, Brad and Randy test out a cigar.

Tim and Al are building a deck. Surprisingly, there is NO catastrophe. Tim's mother-in-law arrives from Texas. To everyone's surprise, she is no longer super-fat; in fact, she is slim. Since Jill's parents are moving to a new condo, her mother has decided to give some items to her daughters.

Tim runs into his high school girlfriend, Stacey Lewis. When she meets Jill, Jill is upset when she finds out Tim never told Stacey that they were through.

Mother's Day is approaching and Tim wants to prove to Jill that he and the boys can actually buy something from the heart. Tim presents Binford products that clear drains and toilet clogs; surprisingly, there is no catastrophe. Tim demonstrates how to pour a concrete foundation.

Tim's project hot rod is finally in the stage where he can see if it starts up. It doesn't. Tim takes a break. Jill wants him to fix a doorknob, the burner on the stove, the gas line and the ice dispenser. Tim keeps postponing them all because of the hot rod.

New neighbors move in near the Taylors; Jill and the wife get along great, but the husband is an obnoxious type who dents Tim's hotrod. Meanwhile, Brad takes Home Ec at school to be in a class full of girls.

Mr Binford of Binford Tools dies. There is sadness for all except for Tim. He does not know how to cry, but learns how to show grief.

It's Halloween time: let the pranks begin. A fan named Rose sends Tim cookies and starts calling him at home. He worries about an obsessed fan, but Jill dismisses it; she has her own plans for tricking Tim.

The local library has a dinner honoring Jill for her fundraising efforts. Tim provides a picture of her for them to blow up for a poster, but it's an unflattering photo. Al takes the boys to miniature golf, where they outshine him.

Jill hosts a baby shower for a friend. Tim reluctantly attends. The women flatter him and Tim charms them. Jill wants in on some of the charm with Tim, but he does some uncharming things that night.

Tim and Al present the "man's kitchen" on Tool Time, but it costs so much that the head of Binford insists they cut back on expenses for the rest of the year - ruining Tim's big plans for the show's fifth anniversary program.

For Mother's Day, Tim and the boys plan for a hot tub, but they have to remove the swing set. Jill mentions she wants an herb garden. When she sees the swing set gone, she reminisces how much she enjoyed it. Tim gets the swing set back.

After an acquaintance of hers gets cosmetic surgery to please her husband, Jill gets mad at Tim for suggesting that she could benefit from some improvements. On Tool Time, Tim and Al attempt to refurbish a table. Brad and Randy challenge Mark to a series of games.

Jill loses her job, and decides to go back to school for a masters in psychology. Tim is unhappy about her decision and he wonders what she even saw in him since they both think differently about education.

Tim accidentally crushes Jill's car while operating a crane in a Tool Time segment, and has to figure out how to keep her from finding out.