Home Improvement

Watch: Home Improvement Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

TV-PG

203 episodes8 seasons

US Release

Overview:

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Created by:

Carmen Finestra & David McFadzean & Matt Williams

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

9/17/1991

Last air date:

5/25/1999

Key words:

family
blue collar worker
sitcom
handyman
lighthearted
joyful

Seasons

Specials

10 Episodes

Season 1

24 Episodes

Season 2

25 Episodes

Season 3

25 Episodes

Season 4

26 Episodes

Season 5

26 Episodes

Season 6

25 Episodes

Season 7

25 Episodes

Season 8

27 Episodes

Cast

Tim Allen

~ as ~

Tim Taylor

Patricia Richardson

~ as ~

Jill Taylor

Earl Hindman

~ as ~

Wilson Wilson Jr.

Richard Karn

~ as ~

Al Borland

Zachery Ty Bryan

~ as ~

Brad Taylor

Taran Noah Smith

~ as ~

Mark Taylor

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

~ as ~

Randy Taylor

Debbe Dunning

~ as ~

Heidi and 1 more

William O'Leary

~ as ~

Marty Taylor

Pamela Anderson

~ as ~

Lisa

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
A lot of it depends on, well, on the writing. For the most part it's really good, but occasionally they lower Tim's IQ to the point where it's a bit unbelievable for anything not animated. It's done for humor, but occasionally they write him as the reason we have to put warning labels on lawn mowers so hair stylists don't try using them...

... and that's a bit much.

Otherwise, the TV show is about family. Family with an over-masculine husband that usually, through trial, error, and good advice learns a valuable lesson with a moral twist that plays to fundamental logic.

And that is really all it is. The humor rests firmly in the trial and error, and the charm is that it's about friends and family and the ties that bring them all together.