Followed by
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to 'Home Improvement' (2003) (TV)
Referenced in
"The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (#1.13)" (1994)
- Jay says good night to viewers tuning in for the show
"The Critic: All the Duke's Men (#2.6)" (1995)
- Alice says a man she knew dealt drugs and went to jail but later became the star of the show
Toy Story (1995)
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Exile in Guyville (#3.17)" (1996)
- One male claimed he cooked pancakes once and made the stove explode, but then he remenbered it was something he saw from Home Improvement.
"Married with Children: Requiem for a Chevyweight: Part 2 (#11.5)" (1996)
- Fidel Castro's reaction to a picture of Jefferson's wife Marcy: "You married the kid from 'Home Improvement'?"
"Saturday Night Live: Kevin Spacey/Beck (#22.10)" (1997)
- Michael Palin introduces himself as Tim Allen from Home Improvement
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)
- Servo: That horse also plays Wilson on Home Improvement.
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
- The B-movie studio (Maniac, Cut and Dry, etc...) may beable to get something with Home Improvement
"Family Guy: Mind Over Murder (#1.4)" (1999)
- Peter says "I feel just like Tim Allen, I build stuff and I have a criminal record". In this show Tim Allen was the presenter of a DIY show and built lots of things.
"The Drew Carey Show: Up on the Roof (#4.26)" (1999)
- Drew and his friends watch an episode of Tool Time to fix a roof
Toy Story 2 (1999)
"The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (#11.22)" (2000)
- Bart lists this as one of his favourite shows.
I'm the One That I Want (2000)
Top Speed (2003)
"Watching Ellie: Feud (#2.6)" (2003)
- Karn says to Ellie that everybody wants to talk with him because he was in "Home Improvement"
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
- Ash says the line "Tool time", a line used a lot on "Home Improvement".
Serial Killing 4 Dummys (2004)
- Title mentioned
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005) (TV)
- scenes from this show are featured
"E! True Hollywood Story: Home Improvement" (2005)
- Story tackles the tv series.
Zoom (2006)
- during the outtakes in the end credits, Tim Allen jokes that he and Courteney Cox were funnier on TV
"The Winner: Pilot (#1.0)" (2007)
- Glen knows "Home Improvement" will be on ABC without looking at the TV Guide
"TV Land Confidential: Oddballs & Original Characters (#2.1)" (2007)
- narrator mentions title
Zak McKracken Between Time and Space (2008) (VG)
- Zak mentions he saw Tool Time, the TV-Show inside the TV-Show "Home Improvement"
"Trading Spaces: Secret Crush (#8.18)" (2008)
- Neighbor sticks his head over the fence and asks if it's Tool Man Time
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Six (2008) (V)
- In "From Work", Strong Sad looks over his cubicle wall into Strong Bad's cubicle and says to him, "Hey, cube neighbor!", referring to Wilson
Featured in
Born Yesterday (1993)
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
- clips
Leave It to Beaver (1997)
America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)
- clips from the show are used here
TVography: Home Improvement - A Half Hour of Power (2002) (TV)
Spoofed in
"The Simpsons: Deep Space Homer (#5.15)" (1994)
- The people at NASA watch an animated version of this show which lampoons it.
"The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (#1.13)" (1994)
- Franklin talks to "Wilson" over a fence
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