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"Home Improvement" (1991) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1991-1999

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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   5,695 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 full episode list
Release Date:
17 September 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Plot:
The daily trials and tribulations of Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three mischeivous boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and genius neighbor. full summary
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 39 wins & 56 nominations more
User Comments:
I loved that show, and it's so hard to see it go. more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 86)

Tim Allen ... Tim Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)

Zachery Ty Bryan ... Brad Taylor / ... (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Taran Noah Smith ... Mark Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)

Patricia Richardson ... Jill Taylor / ... (202 episodes, 1991-1999)

Richard Karn ... Al Borland / ... (201 episodes, 1991-1999)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas ... Randy Taylor / ... (178 episodes, 1991-1998)
Earl Hindman ... Wilson Wilson, Jr. / ... (173 episodes, 1991-1999)
Debbe Dunning ... Heidi Keppert / ... (148 episodes, 1992-1999)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Hammer Time" (USA) (working title)
"Tool Time" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (204 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Germany:12 (season 4) | Germany:6 (season 3 & 5) | Germany:o.Al. (Season 1 & 2) | Australia:G | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While taping some episodes of Tool Time, Tim sometimes asks an unseen character, Klaus, to play music for Tool Time segments. 'Klaus Landsberg' worked in the sound department on "Home Improvement". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Jill's mother says she has 5 daughters, but 6 of Jill's sisters are mentioned in the series. more
Quotes:
Gracie Taylor: [the girls got Spice Girls dolls] I got Posh Spice!
Claire Taylor: [disappointed] I got Sporty Spice. I want Posh Spice.
Jill: But you love Sporty Spice. You were Sporty Spice for Halloween.
Claire Taylor: I want Posh Spice!
Gracie Taylor: But they gave ME Posh Spice.
Tim: Upstairs I got some Old Spice.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (#11.22)" (2000) more

FAQ

Was Tim's show local or national?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
I loved that show, and it's so hard to see it go., 26 May 1999
Author: Lynsey (oliver14@mailcity.com) from Atlanta, GA USA

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!

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