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Home Improvement

  • TV Series
  • 1991–1999
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
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Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)
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The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.

  • Creators
    • Matt Williams
    • Carmen Finestra
    • David McFadzean
  • Stars
    • Tim Allen
    • Patricia Richardson
    • Earl Hindman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    52K
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    POPULARITY
    642
    101
    • Creators
      • Matt Williams
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
    • Stars
      • Tim Allen
      • Patricia Richardson
      • Earl Hindman
    • 112User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
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    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 45 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Tim Allen
    Tim Allen
    • Tim Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Patricia Richardson
    Patricia Richardson
    • Jill Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Earl Hindman
    Earl Hindman
    • Wilson Wilson, Jr.
    • 1991–1999
    Taran Noah Smith
    Taran Noah Smith
    • Mark Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Brad Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Richard Karn
    Richard Karn
    • Al Borland
    • 1991–1999
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Randy Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Debbe Dunning
    Debbe Dunning
    • Heidi Keppert…
    • 1992–1999
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Marty Taylor
    • 1994–1999
    Jimmy Labriola
    • Benny Baroni…
    • 1993–1999
    Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Anderson
    • Lisa
    • 1991–1997
    Blake Clark
    Blake Clark
    • Harry
    • 1994–1999
    Sherry Hursey
    Sherry Hursey
    • Ilene Markham
    • 1993–1997
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • Pete Bilker
    • 1991–1999
    Gary McGurk
    Gary McGurk
    • Dwayne Hoover
    • 1991–1999
    Casey Sander
    Casey Sander
    • Rock Lannigan
    • 1991–1999
    Milton Canady
    • Milton…
    • 1995–1999
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • Bud Harper
    • 1995–1999
    • Creators
      • Matt Williams
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
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    7Keyan-the-Eagle144

    A good sitcom for the 1990s

    I didn't get to watch much of this show back in its heyday but now they're showing reruns on one of my local channels and I make time to watch it whenever I can. The main couple has chemistry, the three sons are very amusing, the neighbor is full of wisdom and advice, the cohost on the show's show is very practical, and some of the episodes have good morals. Tool Time is the sitcom answer to This Old House but with more hijinks and accidents. Plus the guest stars are numerous. This was probably the first time I had heard of Tim Allen, before he was Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story and Mike Baxter in Last Man Standing. Still, I don't think the latter was as good as this. It's more wholesome with Tim Allen as Tim Taylor. And more memorable. I don't know if this was an Emmy contender but it's still good.
    Actress

    I loved that show, and it's so hard to see it go.

    I have watched the show "Home Improvement" ever since 1991, when I was in second grade. I must say that it is one of the absolute best shows on television, and it is so hard to see it go. I have followed the show from the time the boys were in elementary school to now, when they are all teenagers. The ideas and techniques that were put into this show are superb, like never showing Wilson Wilson's face, and the fact that Tim always got hurt in every episode! Those things kept people coming back for more. The show kept you laughing for a half hour, and also kept you crying at the final bows of the last show. The actors in this show could'nt have done a better job, and I will miss tuning in to see all of them every Tuesday. It has been a good eight years; thank goodness there will still be reruns playing! And one more thing; I LOVED how they had Al walk out in a plaid tuxedo when he took his bow! We finally saw your face Wilson!
    Petey-10

    Great fun for everyone

    Home Improvement offers something for everyone in the family. It has these parents Tim Taylor (Tim Allen) and Jill Taylor (Patricia Richardson) and they have these teen boys Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith).Tim has this show on TV called Tool Time with his Tool Time buddy Al (Richard Karn).On Tool Time Tim usually hurts himself and it's always a big disaster.And there is the tool girl Heidi (Debbe Dunning).The Taylor's have this neighbour Wilson (Earl Hindman) that the Taylor's can ask the advice for the problems.Wilson's face is always covered with something.So on Home Improvement you can watch an ordinary family with ordinary problems.And laugh at the same time.Too bad that the show ended this year.They did have great eight years.
    stoogedude

    The most entertaining show I've ever watched on TV

    Home Improvement ranks at #1 of my all-time favorite shows ever. I have seen every episode of the show at least 10 times and I never get tired of them. Tim Allen is very funny in this show, and I will forever be a huge fan of his because of this show. The show had an excellent cast and they had great chemistry. This show would still be as good if it were still on the air, but unfortunately, Earl Hindman passed away in late 2003, a man whose character, Wilson, helped drive the show. There was never a show before this of this level of entertainment, and there will never be one like it again. Many of the people that I know always talk about how good this show is. This is a show that I hope will be played in reruns for many years to come.
    8JoeErnie

    Still holds almost 10 years later

    As a young kid growing up in the 90s, I distinctly remember watching this show when over my friends' house, or whenever my parents watched it--which wasn't much because my Dad hardly ever watched sitcoms. When the show went into syndication, that's when I started really watching the shows, although by then they were reruns.

    Now, as a young adult and watching this show on DVD, I must really say that it still holds up well. Very few things are outdated, thanks to the good writing and acting. For a modern sitcom, it's very clean (of course many 90s shows were) and very enjoyable. Good, wholesome family fun, which can't be said of many sitcoms today (unfortunately).

    I give the show a 8 out of 10, simply because nothing is perfect, and Home Improvement has never claimed to be perfect, but it sure is a lot of fun.

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    • Trivia
      Early on, Tim Allen would deliberately misquote lines in some scenes to help child actors Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith, so that they would feel less pressure about getting their own lines wrong.
    • Goofs
      Despite the character of Al being single for much of the series, Richard Karn always wore a wedding ring on the show (because he is married in real life).
    • Quotes

      [repeated line whenever Tim makes a smart comment on Tool Time]

      Al: I don't think so, Tim.

    • Crazy credits
      Most episodes featured outtakes from either Tool Time or the show itself as a backdrop to the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The syndication version of the episode "I Was a Teenage Taylor" [6.7] contains a scene previously unincluded in the primetime version in which Tim brings his Halloween guy to the Tool Time set.
    • Connections
      Edited into Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson (1995)

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hammer Time
    • Filming locations
      • Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Television
      • Wind Dancer Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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