Home Improvement (1991–1999)

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.

Creators:

Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, Matt Williams

Stars:

Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 39 wins & 56 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tim Allen	...	Tim Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Patricia Richardson	...	Jill Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Earl Hindman	...	Wilson Wilson, Jr. (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Taran Noah Smith	...	Mark Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Brad Taylor (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Richard Karn	...	Al Borland (203 episodes, 1991-1999)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Randy Taylor (179 episodes, 1991-1998)
Debbe Dunning	...	Heidi Keppert (136 episodes, 1992-1999)

Storyline

Light television comedy about family man Tim Taylor. The show's humor often revolves around cars, toys, tools, hardware shops, garages, fix-it-up projects, and similar themes.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | hidden character | sibling rivalry | marriage | series in series | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hammer Time

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Wind Dancer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (204 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Al (Richard Karn) is seen wearing a ring which appears to be a wedding ring on his left hand even without him being married on the show.

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Goofs

In the episode, 'Karate Kid', Wilson says that he wrote the book 'The Psychophysiological Indices of Amorous Connections Among Termites of the Southwest'. In the episode 'Wilson's Girlfriend', that book was given as the title of Jill's psychology professor. However, in both episodes, it had only managed to sell 4 copies.

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Quotes

Randy: [Brad has spelled "Melonology" on a Scrabble board] Melonology?
Brad: The study of melons.
Mark: There is no such thing as melonology.
Brad: Yeah, there is. Call the produce department at the grocery store, and find out!
Randy: Who should I ask for, the melonologist?

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Crazy Credits

Most episodes featured outtakes from either Tool Time or the show itself as a backdrop to the closing credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Exile in Guyville (1996)

User Reviews

Funny!

Now here's a man show where we can say the words: More Power! "Home Improvement" is a family show and an expertise show on tools where the main character Tim Taylor (Tim Allen) runs his show called 'Tool Time' with his assistant Al Borland (Richard Karn), for which he is more of an expert than Tim.

Tim's family life is very insane and yet fun to watch. His wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) is the type of wife that gets jealous of what Tim does or yet, cannot stay out of people's affairs; his three sons Brad (Zachary Bryan) is a trouble maker, Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is a smart-ass and Mark (Taran Smith) is the innocent that gets picked on by the older sons. He also has a neighbor named Wilson (Earl Hindman) who only shows half of his face in every episode for which he is always there for Tim and his family when they are in trouble.

Like "Boy Meets World," I admire this family show until during later seasons, most of the characters got annoying; Jill decides to go back to school, Randy became a pompous know-it-all, Mark had issues and Brad was just himself throughout the show. The real reason I watched this show was because of Tim Allen's comic genius and just seeing how much disaster he would cause.