Episode list for
"Home Improvement" (1991)

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Anzahl Episoden: 203
Staffel: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Jahr: 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

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Staffel 1

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Staffel 1, Folge 1: Pilot

Erstausstrahlung: 17. September 1991
Tim makes the dishwasher more powerful. Jill has a job interview.

Staffel 1, Folge 2: Mow Better Blues

Erstausstrahlung: 26. September 1991
At home: Tim is tuning up his ride-on lawnmower, Jill is making the boys donate unnecessary stuff for a rummage sale and Mark breaks his dad's precious 20-year old torque wrench. In the Tool Time show: Tim hides a blowtorch from Al "to make an important point".

Staffel 1, Folge 3: Off Sides

Erstausstrahlung: 1. Oktober 1991
Tim and the boys are watching American football on TV when Jill reminds him that they have a dinner reservation at Chez Pierre because it was supposed to be their romantic night out. Tim has to give up the football - but sneaks a portable radio with an earpiece underneath his clothes into the restaurant in order to listen to the match. The boys get a peculiar new babysitter, Sir Larry Houdini!

Staffel 1, Folge 4: Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof

Erstausstrahlung: 8. Oktober 1991
In Tool Time: Tim is working on a wood table, with predictable results. Al is going to help out Lisa with her bookshelf. At home: Tim decides to install a huge new satellite dish all by himself. He is also jealous about a guy who's willing to help Jill prepare for a job interview on a Saturday.

Staffel 1, Folge 5: Wild Kingdom

Erstausstrahlung: 15. Oktober 1991
Mark is bringing his cub scout pals for a visit. Tim has to re-light the pilot light of the furnace and he decides to show Randy and Brad how to do it. While in the basement, they discover something moving down there.

Staffel 1, Folge 6: Adventures in Fine Dining

Erstausstrahlung: 22. Oktober 1991
At home: When the Boys manage to get the whole family kicked out of a pizza place because of their behavior, Jill points out that since Tim has encouraged the boys' bad behavior, he should be the one to teach them how to behave. In Tool Time: Besides showing how to lay floor boards, Tim takes the time to give a speech about manners. He also demonstrates the new Binford nail gun. With predictable results.

Staffel 1, Folge 7: Nothing More Than Feelings

Erstausstrahlung: 29. Oktober 1991
Jill has ignored the car's oil warning light for two days and the car becomes inoperative. Tim then gives a speech in Tool Time about respect for the machines. He tells the audience about the oil light incident that happened "to a friend". Tim gets support from two audience members with similar experiences. When they start sharing experiences about each other's wives, Tim lets slip out that Jill drool A LOT in her sleep. With a predictable reaction from Jill when the show airs...

Staffel 1, Folge 8: Flying Sauces

Erstausstrahlung: 5. November 1991
In Tool Time: Tim has a tip on how to avoid hitting oneself on a finger while holding a nail. Tim also has received a fan letter which he decides to read out aloud to the audience. The writer of the letter and his friends are construction workers who have invented a way of "cooking with power and steel". Tim invites them to demonstrate this on the show. At home: Brad and Randy are ashamed of being seen in public with their "geek brother". Jill thinks she and Tim should tell Brad and Randy not to torment their little brother but Tim has another idea: they have to "out-torment" Brad and Randy. They try Jill's idea but when that seems to have no effect, Tim gets a chance to try his idea... Tim then finds some old 8-track tapes in the basement and he and Jill start quizzing each other about the music of the 1960s and 1970s.

Staffel 1, Folge 9: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Erstausstrahlung: 19. November 1991
Jill mentions the need for another sink in the bathroom and Tim promises to add one plus a whirlpool, and anything else Jill wants. Tim decides to make a Tool Time special about a bathroom re-do at his home because that way he does not have to pay for anything. Of course, things don't go as smoothly as planned...

Staffel 1, Folge 10: Reach Out and Teach Someone

Erstausstrahlung: 26. November 1991
Tim starts his dream hot rod project: he has only a frame to 1934 Ford Roadster to begin with, but it's a start. Jill is more interested in the clogged sink which to Tim is not an urgent matter to deal with. Because of that, Jill has already tried to unclog it herself and managed to drop Tim's precious screwdriver in. Suddenly Tim gets very upset and decides to teach the basics of plumbing to Jill. Soon they have a fight. Afterwards, Tim apologizes but Jill doesn't feel she owes him an apology in return. In Tool Time: Tim decides to teach basic home repair to women "in a simple language even a woman can understand".

Staffel 1, Folge 11: Look Who's Not Talking

Erstausstrahlung: 10. Dezember 1991
At home: Jill starts experiencing stage fright when the time to give a speech approaches. Tim promises to clean the house while Jill concentrates on the speech. True to his manners, Tim decides to rewire the vacuum cleaner with, you guessed it, more power! In Tool Time: Tim gives a house cleaning tip for men.

Staffel 1, Folge 12: Yule Better Watch Out

Erstausstrahlung: 17. Dezember 1991
In Tool Time: Tim gives a Yuletime tip: never plug in a frayed wire, and grunts Jingle Bells. He also demonstrates his great invention: a rotating Christmas tree. With the usual results. At home: Tim has decided to beat Dr. Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas decoration contest. The competition soon gets out of control. Jill is upset that Randy did not get the part of Josef but the inn-keeper in the school Christmas pageant and decides to make Randy stand out by making him an outstanding costume. Mark learns a shocking secret: there is no Santa Claus.

Staffel 1, Folge 13: Up Your Alley

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Januar 1992
In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates how to hang a drywall. At home: At Tim's suggestion, the family goes bowling. Tim's obsession for winning soon turns a time of family fun into bloody competition. Randy and Brad run into the bowling alley arcade bully.

Staffel 1, Folge 14: For Whom the Belch Tolls

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Januar 1992
It's family night at the Taylors. Randy would like to re-watch 'Bury Me Again', Tim suggests 'Bayonette Hell' but it's Jill's time to choose and she wants to see 'The Sound of Music'. Then Tim's college buddy Stu calls that he's in town. Tim agrees to meet him over a beer because Jill doesn't want him in their home. However, Tim can't tell Stu he is not welcome... In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates how to heat insulate a window.

Staffel 1, Folge 15: Forever Jung

Erstausstrahlung: 21. Januar 1992
At home: Brad is going on his first date. Jill's friend Karen is coming for a visit. Tim and she don't like each other. Karen mocks Tim about his power tools, saying that men buy them because they are insecure about their manhood, then claims men are aggressive and destructive. And that society is male-dominated. Tim claims his and Jill's relationship is an equal one but Karen comes up with tricky questions to test that. In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates how to apply laminate. The process involves a new instant glue, the use of which requires great care. Which Tim does not quite manage.

Staffel 1, Folge 16: Jill's Birthday

Erstausstrahlung: 4. Februar 1992
At home: Jill's birthday is coming up and Tim has forgotten it. Luckily for him, the boys remind him. Jill says she doesn't need any presents - especially because the previous year, he got her a pressurized window washer. This year, she tells, Tim has to get her something thoughtful. In Tool Time: The show is shooting a makeover of a house - live. Tim has a truck on site. All that is needed for a catastrophe... Elsewhere: Tim learns a secret of Al's when they visit a women's clothes store to find a gift for Jill.

Staffel 1, Folge 17: What About Bob?

Erstausstrahlung: 11. Februar 1992
In Tool Time: Al is excited because Bob Vila is in town signing his new book. When Al utters "I can't believe I actually got to talk to the pioneer of home repairs", Tim's ego can't take the blow. Then, Tool Time sponsor Mr. Binford announces that Bob Vila will be the guest in the following day's episode. What's even worse, Mr. Binford wants Tim to face Bob Vila in a challenge... At home: Tim makes Jill prep him for trivia questions. Randy has been bad at school - he got caught for bullying. Jill announces that she will invite the boy, Curtis, to come to their house so that Randy can apologize in person. However, when Curtis asks Jill how old she is and compares her to his grandma, then tells on the phone to his mom that their house is cooler and that Jill is much heavier than her, Jill's goodwill starts to evaporate.

Staffel 1, Folge 18: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Februar 1992
Valentine's Day is coming up. Brad is trying to figure out a card for Jennifer. Tim has made a weekend reservation for him and Jill at Stone Creek Lodge. The boys will go to aunt Helen so that Tim and Jill have privacy. Or that's the plan. In Tool Time: The sponsor, Mr. John Binford, announces that Tim's family is to go camping for the weekend - and the whole experience will be filmed for Tool Time. Tim comes up with a plan: They will film it to look like the family camped the whole weekend, when they really only make a quick side trip on their way to aunt Helen. Or that's the plan.

Staffel 1, Folge 19: Unchained Malady

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Februar 1992
At home: Tim receives a chain letter with the instructions that it be sent forward to 10 people within 24 hours or else something bad will happen. Tim doesn't buy into that and disregards the letter, despite Jill's warnings. Randy breaks his new bike and has to figure out how to explain that to his parents. In Tool Time: Tim is late because his car battery had been dry and someone had parked in his space on the parking lot. He tells Al about the letter and he also warns Tim of the consequences. Turns out he sent Tim the letter and then later found a $20 bill on the street and won a shovel in a radio contest... and Lisa asks if she can stay the night at Al's place because the heating at her place does not work. Even after he accidentally dyes his hands green, Tim refuses to believe in the chain letter's curse because George Foreman himself is coming to make an appearance in Tool Time.

Staffel 1, Folge 20: Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor

Erstausstrahlung: 3. März 1992

Staffel 1, Folge 21: A Battle of Wheels

Erstausstrahlung: 17. März 1992

Staffel 1, Folge 22: Luck Be a Taylor Tonight

Erstausstrahlung: 7. April 1992
In Tool Time: It has been Tim and Al's week of salute to painting. Tim brings up the subject of women thinking that men are insensitive and don't listen. He claims that men are sensitive to other things like details. Tim's guys poker night is in jeopardy because one of the regulars won't be able to make it. They invite Al as a substitute. At home: Tim wants the women and kids out of the house for the duration of the men's poker night, but that is not going to happen. One of the men is Jill's sister's husband Charlie and they are having marriage problems. Charlie is about to leave but Tim talks him out of it and the poker night is a go. He also gives Charlie advice on how to apologize to his wife. Meanwhile, Jill gives her sister advice on Charlie.

Staffel 1, Folge 23: Al's Fair in Love and War

Erstausstrahlung: 28. April 1992

Staffel 1, Folge 24: Stereo-typical

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Mai 1992
In Tool Time: It's the "Salute to Saws" week. Tim's special guest is Janeen Ray Heller, who can play the saw. At Home: The speakers of Tim's stereo system blow up (sadly, not literally) and he goes to buy new ones. The thing is, he can't restrain himself and ends up buying a whole home entertainment system...

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Staffel 2

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Staffel 2, Folge 1: Read My Hips

Erstausstrahlung: 16. September 1992
In Tool Time: It's "Salute to Safety" week. The Guys from K & B Construction are back for a safety demonstration. Tim reads a letter from a viewer who thinks Tim has taken the show too far with all the macho grunting stuff. Tim burns the letter with a construction-use flame thrower. At home: Randy teases Brad about Jennifer wanting a kiss. Jill has prepared a surprise romantic evening for two, but Tim goes from Tool Time to a bar with the construction workers. And Tim is so thick he can't take a hint when he calls home and Jill says that she is "really looking forward to" seeing him and listening to Billie Holliday while waiting. He promises to be at home in 15 minutes but actually arrives after two hours. Jill isn't pleased...

Staffel 2, Folge 2: Rites and Wrongs of Passage

Erstausstrahlung: 23. September 1992
In Tool Time: Tim's guest, Angus McLain, has come to tell about The Highland Games in Detroit. Tim and Al will be participating in the games. At home: Tim has bought tickets to the biggest monster truck rally in the history of Detroit, which means that Jill will get the house all for herself on Sunday. Brad's principal calls the Taylors and tells that Brad hid a dissected frog in her food. Turns out that Brad's schoolmate had dared him to do it. Brad gets grounded and Jill says that means no truck rally for him, but Tim wants to allow Brad to go. They have an argument about it but eventually come to a compromise. Then comes the evening when the police bring Brad home...

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 23

2:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 3: Overactive Glance

Erstausstrahlung: 30. September 1992
Tim and Jill are going out for a dinner. Tim glues his hands together. Jill has asked Karen to babysit for the boys. Jill watches a Tool Time on tape and sees Tim checking out a woman's behind. Tim is then accused of having the wandering male eye with no control. Tim guarantees he's not going to "check out babes" while on dinner with Jill. Then he is approached in the restaurant by an ardent fan, Kiki Van Fursterwallenscheinlaw...

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 23

11:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 4: Groin Pains

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Oktober 1992
A pulled groin muscle hampers Tim's love life.

Staffel 2, Folge 5: Heavy Meddle

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Oktober 1992
It's weekend. Tim reveals to Al that he is going to put the 350 Chevy engine in his hot rod. Tim has invited "some friends" to help him. Al wants to come too. Tim thought Al would be spending the weekend with Greta (last seen in season 1 episode 21, "Al's Fair in Love and War"). But Greta broke up with him. So Tim invites Al. Karen has broken up with Greg and is visiting Jill. When Tim tells that Dave Gibbons is coming, Jill wants to introduce him to Karen. Tim can see what Jill has in mind and protests - he needs Dave in the garage. Another friend of Tim's, Bob, brings his pregnant wife with him. The next to arrive are Hank and Wanda. And Tim's original plan was that no one bring along their wife. Then Jill gets the idea that they should barbecue...

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 24

1:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 6: Haunting of Taylor House

Erstausstrahlung: 28. Oktober 1992
In Tool Time: Tim is demonstrating how to make a brick wall. Since it's Halloween, he also dresses up as a monster in an attempt to scare Al. Together, they carve jack-o-lanterns. Except that Tim has invented a new method for achieving the same result - with, you guessed it, more power! With predictable results. At home: Tim has turned their basement into a "haunted house". Brad has agreed to dress up as "Raggedy Andy" because Jennifer is coming as Raggedy Ann. But she has changed her mind because Brad had been insensitive to her and comes as a biker chick. With another boy. Also, the impolite Curtis is back!

Staffel 2, Folge 7: Roomie for Improvement

Erstausstrahlung: 4. November 1992
In Tool time: It's Tool Time's salute to lubricants. Michael and Mario Andretti are going to make an appearance in the show. At home: Mark has chicken pox and Tim's never had it, which means that Tim has to move to Al's place for a while. Which means Tim finds out the answers to questions he never wanted to ask...

Staffel 2, Folge 8: May the Best Man Win

Erstausstrahlung: 11. November 1992
In Tool Time: Tim has a huge project: renovating a house from top to bottom. Mr Binford's daughter arrives to announce that she is now the show's producer, which means Tim is no longer in charge. At home: Jill gets a week's job at Inside Detroit magazine. She has to be at work 8 o'clock the next morning and Tim has to be at the project house at the same time. Who's going to get the boys off to school?

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 23

11:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 9: Where There's a Will, There's a Way

Erstausstrahlung: 18. November 1992
At home: 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. In Tool Time: Al has been building a cabin for 4½ months without any power-tools. Naturally, it is Tim's opinion, that Al needs... yep, more power. He then demonstrates log-cutting with a dangerously powerful Binford chainsaw nicknamed "widowmaker"...

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 21

9:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 10: Let's Did Lunch

Erstausstrahlung: 25. November 1992
In Tool Time: Al claims he can distinguish wood by their smell, even blindfolded. Tim agrees to set up a test for Al. At home: Brad and Randy decide to build at catapult. Tim has tuned up his weed whacker - with predictable results. Karen and Dave stop by on their way to the opera. Dave asks a favor from Tim; should Karen ask, Tim is to say that Dave was on lunch with him on the previous day. He's actually seeing another woman, but doesn't want to hurt Karen.

Staffel 2, Folge 11: Abandoned Family

Erstausstrahlung: 2. Dezember 1992
Jill is going to work and hasn't got time to look after the house. Jill was supposed to make a gingerbread house for the school PTA meeting but as she doesn't have time, Tim says he'll do it.

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 31

1:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 12: I'm Scheming of a White Christmas

Erstausstrahlung: 16. Dezember 1992

Staffel 2, Folge 13: Bell Bottom Blues

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Januar 1993
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.

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27

12:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 14: Howard's End

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Januar 1993
At home: Jennifer is going away for a while and leaves his goldfish Howard in Brad's care (the episode title might be a clue as to how that ends up). Jill complain's about Tim's reckless driving on her car. Tim decides to tune up the car. Next, Tim learns Jill has opened her own bank account and Jill overhears Tim say to Mark that Jill's car is really his car because he paid for it. They then get into a huge argument about whether possessions belong to one of them or whether they are mutually owned. Once again, Tim has to consult Wilson on how to make up with Jill. In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates a heavy duty drum sander in use. Lisa FINALLY gets more lines to say to the Tool Time audience! Tim has rewired the sander to be more powerful. Which has the usual results.

Next US airings:

Tue. Aug. 26

9:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 15: Love Is a Many Splintered Thing

Erstausstrahlung: 20. Januar 1993

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 24

1:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 16: Dances with Tools

Erstausstrahlung: 3. Februar 1993
At home: 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! The problem is, Tim can't dance at all. The boys try to pull a prank on a sleeping-as-far-as-they-know Al. In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates a nail gun. With disastrous effects.

Next US airings:

Mon. Aug. 25

12:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 17: You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts

Erstausstrahlung: 10. Februar 1993
In Tool Time: 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. At home: Tim and Jill are going to Sheila's wedding. Karen is babysitting the boys. Tim has tossed the driving instructions away since he is confident that he knows the area and how to find the church. However, it is not so easy when it is dark and snowing...

Next US airings:

Mon. Aug. 25

9:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 18: Bye Bye Birdie

Erstausstrahlung: 17. Februar 1993
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 until she refused and Brad broke up with her. When Brad flunks in math Randy suggests that he tell Jill that Jennifer left him and he's depressed because of it. This works, until Jennifer turns up and Jill learns the truth. Tim and Jill have to teach Brad and they find out that multiplying compound fractures is not as easy as they thought it would be... In Tool Time: Tim demonstrates how to lay a new floor. Tim has one of his genius ideas regarding how to scrape off the old floor. With the usual results.

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 24

9:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 19: Karate or Not, Here I Come

Erstausstrahlung: 24. Februar 1993
In Tool Time: Tim has invited an expert to demonstrate how to cut wood using karate. Al believes he can do it too - and he does! Tim's ego can't take this and he tries it too - with predictable results. At home: Brad and Randy won't let Mark play football with them. They say Mark is a geek and a chicken. Tim and Jill agree that Mark should find a way to improve his confidence. Tim suggests karate, Jill gymnastics. Naturally, Mark chooses karate. In karate class, Mark's partner is a bully and the boy's mother gets into a fight with Jill and Tim.

Staffel 2, Folge 20: Shooting Three to Make Tutu

Erstausstrahlung: 3. März 1993
Tim gets Pistons tickets, but Jill says he has to take Mark to the ballet. Making everything worse, Brad and Randy test out a cigar.

Staffel 2, Folge 21: Much Ado About Nana

Erstausstrahlung: 17. März 1993
In Tool Time: Tim and Al are building a deck. Surprisingly, there is NO catastrophe! At home: Tim's mother-in-law comes for a visit 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. Jill wishes for their antique wooden clock, but her mother has chosen a tea set for her. Jill is unable to tell her mother about how she feels about the clock and Tim fails to understand what's the problem.

Next US airings:

Mon. Aug. 25

12:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 22: Ex Marks the Spot

Erstausstrahlung: 14. April 1993

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 29

11:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 23: To Build or Not to Build

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Mai 1993
At home: Mother's day is approaching and Tim wants to prove to Jill that he and the boys can actually buy something from the heart. In Tool Time: Tim presents Binford products that clear drain and toilet clogs. Surprisingly, there is no catastrophe. Tim demonstrates how to pour a concrete foundation. Sadly, again no catastrophe.

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28

12:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 24: Birth of a Hot Rod

Erstausstrahlung: 12. Mai 1993
At home: 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. Jill declares that she will fix the stove and the ice dispenser. Tim forbids that and promises he will fix everything, "soon". Jill becomes tired of waiting and calls a repairman to fix the stove. Tim does not approve. Then the repairman sees the hot rod and in an instant forgets all about the stove... In Tool Time: It's Lawn Care Week. Tim gives a speech about mowing the lawn and presents several types of grass. Later during the week, they will salute clippers and sprinklers, but first they salute fertilizers.

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 30

11:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 2, Folge 25: The Great Race

Erstausstrahlung: 19. Mai 1993
In Tool Time: Tim announces the poll winner of The Most Popular Guest on Tool Time. The winner will be returning for another episode - despite Tim's attempt to rig the vote. Tim ends up in a lawnmower racing contest against the guest in question. Lisa finally gets more than one scene! At home: Karen has won a day at a spa for two and plans to take Jill with her. Brad and Randy say they won't exclude Mark from their activities if he passes a non-squealer test: he has to hold a tadpole inside his mouth for three seconds. unfortunately, Mark swallows it when Randy gives him a pat on the back. Jill decides to teach the two a lesson...

Next US airings:

Tue. Aug. 26

9:30 PM

NIK

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Staffel 3

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Staffel 3, Folge 1: Maybe, Baby

Erstausstrahlung: 15. September 1993
Jill wants a baby, but Tim is through with kids.

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28

12:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 2: Aisle See You in My Dreams

Erstausstrahlung: 22. September 1993

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27

9:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 3: This Joke's for You

Erstausstrahlung: 29. September 1993

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 29

12:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 4: A Sew, Sew Evening

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Oktober 1993

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 29

12:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 5: Arrivederci, Binford

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Oktober 1993

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27

9:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 6: Crazy for You

Erstausstrahlung: 27. Oktober 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 7: Blow Up

Erstausstrahlung: 3. November 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 8: Be True to Your Tool

Erstausstrahlung: 10. November 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 9: Dollars and Sense

Erstausstrahlung: 17. November 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 10: A Frozen Moment

Erstausstrahlung: 24. November 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 11: Feud for Thought

Erstausstrahlung: 1. Dezember 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 12: 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas

Erstausstrahlung: 15. Dezember 1993

Staffel 3, Folge 13: Slip Sleddin' Away

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Januar 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 14: Dream On

Erstausstrahlung: 12. Januar 1994

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 30

11:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 15: Reel Men

Erstausstrahlung: 26. Januar 1994

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 31

9:00 PM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 16: The Colonel

Erstausstrahlung: 9. Februar 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 17: Room for Change

Erstausstrahlung: 2. März 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 18: The Eve of Construction

Erstausstrahlung: 9. März 1994

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 31

1:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 19: Too Many Cooks

Erstausstrahlung: 16. März 1994

Next US airings:

Sun. Aug. 31

9:30 PM

NIK

Staffel 3, Folge 20: It Was the Best of Tims, It Was the Worst of Tims

Erstausstrahlung: 30. März 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 21: Fifth Anniversary

Erstausstrahlung: 6. April 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 22: Swing Time

Erstausstrahlung: 4. Mai 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 23: What You See Is What You Get

Erstausstrahlung: 11. Mai 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 24: Reality Bytes

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Mai 1994

Staffel 3, Folge 25: The Great Race II

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Mai 1994

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Staffel 4

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Staffel 4, Folge 1: Back in the Saddle Shoes Again

Erstausstrahlung: 20. September 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 2: Don't Tell Momma

Erstausstrahlung: 27. September 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 3: Death Begins at Forty

Erstausstrahlung: 4. Oktober 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 4: The Eyes Don't Have It

Erstausstrahlung: 11. Oktober 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 5: He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Oktober 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 6: Borland Ambition

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Oktober 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 7: Let's Go to the Videotape

Erstausstrahlung: 8. November 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 8: Quibbling Siblings

Erstausstrahlung: Dezember 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 9: My Dinner with Wilson

Erstausstrahlung: 22. November 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 10: Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher

Erstausstrahlung: 29. November 1994
Mr. Art Leonard, Tim's favorite old metal shop teacher, is invited for an appearance on Tool Time, along with some of his old classmates. Unfortunatley during a taping of the show, it becomes clear that the man who inspired a young Tim Taylor to seek more power is losing much of his own when his crippling arthritis is revealed, as well with his bitterness about his condition.

Staffel 4, Folge 11: Some Like It Hot Rod

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Dezember 1994

Staffel 4, Folge 12: 'Twas the Night Before Chaos

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Dezember 1994

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 21

1:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 13: The Route of All Evil

Erstausstrahlung: 3. Januar 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 21

12:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 14: Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?

Erstausstrahlung: 10. Januar 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 21

1:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 15: Super Bowl Fever

Erstausstrahlung: 31. Januar 1995

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22

1:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 16: Bachelor of the Year

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Februar 1995

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22

12:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 17: It's My Party

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Februar 1995

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22

1:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 18: A House Divided

Erstausstrahlung: 21. Februar 1995

Next US airings:

Mon. Aug. 25

12:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 19: The Naked Truth

Erstausstrahlung: 28. Februar 1995
When Tim accidentally exposes himself to his equally naked sister-in-law Nancy, who's using his and Jill's shower, he suggests they keep quiet about the incident. However, Nancy breaks the silence and a more uncomfortable one descends.

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22	11:00 PM	NIK
Mon. Aug. 25	1:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 20: Talk to Me

Erstausstrahlung: 14. März 1995
Tim accidentally throws dinner into the trash compactor and then drops Jill's ring down the furnace. Tim speaks to two guys on how to talk to women on Tool Time, and he calls Jill an old hen.

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22	12:30 AM	NIK
Mon. Aug. 25	12:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 21: No, No, Godot

Erstausstrahlung: 21. März 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 21	9:30 PM	NIK
Mon. Aug. 25	1:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 22: Tool Time After Dark: Part 1

Erstausstrahlung: 11. April 1995
After eating polish food, Tim's stomach is bothering him so he stays up all night watching old Tool Time episodes.

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27

12:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 23: Tool Time After Dark: Part 2

Erstausstrahlung: 11. April 1995
After eating polish food, Tim's stomach is bothering him so he stays up all night watching old Tool Time episodes.

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27

12:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 24: Sisters and Brothers

Erstausstrahlung: 2. Mai 1995

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22	11:30 PM	NIK
Tue. Aug. 26	1:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 25: A Marked Man

Erstausstrahlung: 9. Mai 1995

Next US airings:

Tue. Aug. 26

1:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 4, Folge 26: Wilson's Girlfriend

Erstausstrahlung: 23. Mai 1995

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 22	12:00 AM	NIK
Tue. Aug. 26	12:30 PM	TBS

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Staffel 5

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Staffel 5, Folge 1: A Taylor Runs Through It

Erstausstrahlung: 19. September 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28

12:00 PM

TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 2: The First Temptation of Tim

Erstausstrahlung: 26. September 1995

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 23	2:00 AM	NIK
Wed. Aug. 27	1:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 3: Her Cheatin' Mind

Erstausstrahlung: 3. Oktober 1995

Next US airings:

Mon. Aug. 25	9:30 PM	NIK
Thur. Aug. 28	1:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 4: Jill's Surprise Party

Erstausstrahlung: 17. Oktober 1995

Next US airings:

Tue. Aug. 26	12:30 AM	NIK
Wed. Aug. 27	1:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 5: Advise and Repent

Erstausstrahlung: 24. Oktober 1995

Next US airings:

Tue. Aug. 26	12:00 AM	NIK
Thur. Aug. 28	1:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 6: Let Them Eat Cake

Erstausstrahlung: 31. Oktober 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28

12:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 7: The Look

Erstausstrahlung: 7. November 1995

Next US airings:

Wed. Aug. 27	12:00 AM	NIK
Fri. Aug. 29	12:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 8: Room Without a View

Erstausstrahlung: 14. November 1995
Tim builds Randy a new room in the basement.

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28	9:00 PM	NIK
Fri. Aug. 29	12:30 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 9: Chicago Hope

Erstausstrahlung: 21. November 1995
When Tim has to go to Chicago for a business meeting Jill plans a romantic evening for the two of them while they're there.

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 29	1:30 PM	TBS
Sat. Aug. 30	2:00 AM	NIK

Staffel 5, Folge 10: Doctor in the House

Erstausstrahlung: 28. November 1995

Next US airings:

Thur. Aug. 28	9:30 PM	NIK
Fri. Aug. 29	1:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 11: That's My Momma

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Dezember 1995

Next US airings:

Sat. Aug. 30	2:30 AM	NIK
Tue. Sept. 2	12:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 12: 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas

Erstausstrahlung: 12. Dezember 1995

Next US airings:

Tue. Sept. 2

12:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 13: Oh, Brother

Erstausstrahlung: 9. Januar 1996
Tim hires his younger brother Marty to work for him. This proves to be the usual disaster, making both men miserable. Just when Tim appears to be ready to work things out, Marty quits. After a brief awkwardness, they make up and Tim sends him to a friend at a construction outfit to work.

Next US airings:

Fri. Aug. 29	11:00 PM	NIK
Tue. Sept. 2	1:00 PM	TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 14: High School Confidential

Erstausstrahlung: 16. Januar 1996
Tim and Jill's son Randy has science and math abilities that land him in classes at the high school; Tim and Al introduce "The Man's Bedroom" on Tool Time.

Next US airings:

Tue. Sept. 2

1:30 PM

TBS

Staffel 5, Folge 15: Tanks for the Memories

Erstausstrahlung: 30. Januar 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 16: The Vasectomy One

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Februar 1996

Next US airings:

Mon. Sept. 1

12:00 AM

NIK

Staffel 5, Folge 17: Fear of Flying

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Februar 1996

Next US airings:

Mon. Sept. 1

12:30 AM

NIK

Staffel 5, Folge 18: When Harry Kept Dolores

Erstausstrahlung: 20. Februar 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 19: Eye on Tim

Erstausstrahlung: 27. Februar 1996
Tim is featured on a different show, but the show's host prefers Tim's features.

Staffel 5, Folge 20: The Bud Bowl

Erstausstrahlung: 5. März 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 21: Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights

Erstausstrahlung: 12. März 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 22: The Longest Day

Erstausstrahlung: 2. April 1996
The family finds out that Randy may have cancer.

Staffel 5, Folge 23: Mr. Wilson's Opus

Erstausstrahlung: 30. April 1996
Wilson directs the school production of Romeo and Juliet.

Staffel 5, Folge 24: Shopping Around

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Mai 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 25: Alarmed by Burglars

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Mai 1996

Staffel 5, Folge 26: Games, Flames & Automobiles

Erstausstrahlung: 21. Mai 1996

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Staffel 6

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Staffel 6, Folge 1: At Sea

Erstausstrahlung: 17. September 1996
"Tool Time" visits the USS Constellation for a "Salute to Engines"; Jill catches Brad making out with his girlfriend.

Staffel 6, Folge 2: Future Shock

Erstausstrahlung: 24. September 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 3: Workshop 'Til You Drop

Erstausstrahlung: 1. Oktober 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 4: Burnin' Love

Erstausstrahlung: 8. Oktober 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 5: Al's Video

Erstausstrahlung: 15. Oktober 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 6: Whose Car Is It Anyway?

Erstausstrahlung: 22. Oktober 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 7: I Was a Teenage Taylor

Erstausstrahlung: 29. Oktober 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 8: Jill and Her Sisters

Erstausstrahlung: 12. November 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 9: The Tool Man Delivers

Erstausstrahlung: 19. November 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 10: The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

Erstausstrahlung: 26. November 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 11: Workin' Man Blues

Erstausstrahlung: 10. Dezember 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 12: No Place Like Home

Erstausstrahlung: 17. Dezember 1996

Staffel 6, Folge 13: The Flirting Game

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Januar 1997
A door-to-door saleslady flirts with Tim, after which he buys a case of her household cleaner. Jill then avoids a speeding ticket by flirting with the policeman. This brings on humorous discussions on the issue of flirting - is it right or wrong? Jill struggles with flirting in order to get job but eventually she does the right thing.

Staffel 6, Folge 14: The Karate Kid Returns

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Januar 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 15: Totally Tool Time

Erstausstrahlung: 28. Januar 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 16: A Funny Valentine

Erstausstrahlung: 11. Februar 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 17: Wilson's World

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Februar 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 18: Something Old, Something Blue

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Februar 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 19: Communication Breakdown

Erstausstrahlung: 11. März 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 20: My Son, the Driver

Erstausstrahlung: 1. April 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 21: Insult to Injury

Erstausstrahlung: 15. April 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 22: Family Un-Ties

Erstausstrahlung: 29. April 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 23: The Feminine Mistake

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Mai 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 24: Taps

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Mai 1997

Staffel 6, Folge 25: The Kiss & the Kiss-Off

Erstausstrahlung: 20. Mai 1997

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Staffel 7

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Staffel 7, Folge 1: Quest for Fire

Erstausstrahlung: 23. September 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 2: Clash of the Taylors

Erstausstrahlung: 30. September 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 3: Room at the Top

Erstausstrahlung: 7. Oktober 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 4: Pump You Up

Erstausstrahlung: 14. Oktober 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 5: A Night to Dismember

Erstausstrahlung: 28. Oktober 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 6: The Niece

Erstausstrahlung: 4. November 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 7: Jill's Passion

Erstausstrahlung: 11. November 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 8: Losing My Religion

Erstausstrahlung: 18. November 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 9: Thanksgiving

Erstausstrahlung: 25. November 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 10: The Dating Game

Erstausstrahlung: 9. Dezember 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 11: Bright Christmas

Erstausstrahlung: 16. Dezember 1997

Staffel 7, Folge 12: The Old College Try

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Januar 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 13: An Older Woman

Erstausstrahlung: 20. Januar 1998
Brad announces his plans to wed.

Staffel 7, Folge 14: Tim 'The Landlord' Taylor

Erstausstrahlung: 3. Februar 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 15: Say Goodnight, Gracie

Erstausstrahlung: 10. Februar 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 16: What a Drag

Erstausstrahlung: 24. Februar 1998
After falling through the porch swing, Tim discovers a hidden bag of marijuana. Tim ad Jill suspect it belongs to one of the boys. And they are shocked when they discover the chronic belongs to Brad.

Staffel 7, Folge 17: Taking Jill for Granite

Erstausstrahlung: 3. März 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 18: Futile Attraction

Erstausstrahlung: 10. März 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 19: Desperately Seeking Willow

Erstausstrahlung: 17. März 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 20: The Write Stuff

Erstausstrahlung: 31. März 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 21: The Son Also Mooches

Erstausstrahlung: 21. April 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 22: Believe It or Not

Erstausstrahlung: 28. April 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 23: Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Mai 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 24: Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey

Erstausstrahlung: 12. Mai 1998

Staffel 7, Folge 25: From Top to Bottom

Erstausstrahlung: 19. Mai 1998

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Staffel 8

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Staffel 8, Folge 1: Whitewater

Erstausstrahlung: 22. September 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 2: Adios

Erstausstrahlung: 29. September 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 3: All in the Family

Erstausstrahlung: 6. Oktober 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 4: Taylor Got Game

Erstausstrahlung: 13. Oktober 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 5: Al's Fair Lady

Erstausstrahlung: 20. Oktober 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 6: Bewitched

Erstausstrahlung: 27. Oktober 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 7: Not-So-Great Scott

Erstausstrahlung: 3. November 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 8: Tim's First Car

Erstausstrahlung: 10. November 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 9: Mr. Likeable

Erstausstrahlung: 17. November 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 10: Thanks, But No Thanks

Erstausstrahlung: 24. November 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 11: Home for the Holidays

Erstausstrahlung: 8. Dezember 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 12: Ploys for Tots

Erstausstrahlung: 15. Dezember 1998

Staffel 8, Folge 13: Chop Shop 'til You Drop

Erstausstrahlung: 5. Januar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 14: Home Alone

Erstausstrahlung: 19. Januar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 15: Knee Deep

Erstausstrahlung: 2. Februar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 16: Mark's Big Break

Erstausstrahlung: 9. Februar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 17: Young at Heart

Erstausstrahlung: 16. Februar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 18: Love's Labor Lost: Part 1

Erstausstrahlung: 23. Februar 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 19: Love's Labor Lost: Part 2

Erstausstrahlung: 2. März 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 20: Neighbors

Erstausstrahlung: 16. März 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 21: A Hardware Habit to Break

Erstausstrahlung: 30. März 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 22: Loose Lips and Freudian Slips

Erstausstrahlung: 4. Mai 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 23: Trouble-a-Bruin

Erstausstrahlung: 11. Mai 1999
Trouble starts when the Binford CEO (Bud) confiscates all "non-Binford" tools from the set of "Tool Time" in an effort to make Tim into more of a company man. He also dictates that the cast of the show wear Binford uniforms. This leads to the usual mess. Brad finds out that he is still up for soccer scholarship to college, despite a prior injury. Conflicts arise between Tim and Jill over whether or not Brad is ready to play in the upcoming game before the UCLA scout.

Staffel 8, Folge 24: Dead Weight

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Mai 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 25: The Long and Winding Road: Part 1

Erstausstrahlung: 18. Mai 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 26: The Long and Winding Road: Part 2

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Mai 1999

Staffel 8, Folge 27: The Long and Winding Road: Part 3

Erstausstrahlung: 25. Mai 1999

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