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ECW Ultra Clash '93 (1993)
Joey Styles says, "You're not Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor" when Kevin Sullivan is using the timekeeper's hammer as a weapon.
The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (1994)
Jay says good night to viewers tuning in for the show
The Critic: All the Duke's Men (1995)
Alice says a man she knew dealt drugs and went to jail but later became the star of the show
Toy Story (1995)
Sid has a Binford toolbox in his room.
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Exile in Guyville (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 (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 (1997)
Michael Palin introduces himself as Tim Allen from Home Improvement
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (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 (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 (1999)
Drew and his friends watch an episode of Tool Time to fix a roof
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Futurama: A Head in the Polls (1999)
One of the heads on display in Head Museum's Tv Stars is Tim Allen.
The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (2000)
Bart lists this as one of his favourite shows.
Sanctimony (2000)
mentioned in dialogue
Serial Killing 4 Dummys (2004)
Title mentioned
Top Speed (2003)
Watching Ellie: Feud (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)
Ash says the line "Tool time", a line used a lot on "Home Improvement".
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
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
Zak McKracken Between Time and Space (2008)
Zak mentions he saw Tool Time, the TV-Show inside the TV-Show "Home Improvement"
The Irate Gamer: Home Improvement (2008)
The Super Nintendo game based off the show is reviewed. Chris does a mock "Tool Time" segment. Wilson appears.
Trading Spaces: Secret Crush (2008)
Neighbor sticks his head over the fence and asks if it's Tool Man Time
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Six (2008)
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
The Nostalgia Critic: The Good Son (2009)
The Critic compares Mr. Highway's appearance to Wilson
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 4 (2010)
Included in a $12,500 question
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.139 (2010)
Included in a $10,000 question
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Toy Story 3 (2010)
Hewy says Tim Allen worked on this series before "Toy Story"
The Nostalgia Critic: Chairman of the Board (2010)
The series is referenced by name
30 Rock: I Heart Connecticut (2011)
Jenna says that a drill once used on the show is featured in her movie
The Spoony Experiment: Lords of Magick (2011)
Spoony says one of the wizards looks like Al.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.13 (2011)
Tim Allen says he loved doing the show
The Cinema Snob: Maniac (2011)
"I don't know if I like seeing the private life of Al Borland."
Brows Held High: Trash Humpers (2011)
refers to the old man with a hat as Wilson
Obscurus Lupa Presents: Magic Island (2011)
points out Zachery Ty Bryan as being on this show.
The Nostalgia Critic: Jungle 2 Jungle (2012)
Critic claims that Tim Allen's character only recites lines that didn't make it into this show.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.125 (2012)
Tim Allen says that he did movies for about eight years after the series ended

Featured in 

America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998)
clips from the show are used here
20 to 1: Sexiest People (2006)
Clips shown in a segment on Pamela Anderson.
The Nostalgia Critic: Duck Tales (2011)
Critic compares Wilson to the nephews' Junior Woodchuck guide book.

Spoofed in 

The Simpsons: Deep Space Homer (1994)
The people at NASA watch an animated version of this show which lampoons it.
The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (1994)
Franklin talks to "Wilson" over a fence
Casper: Dead of the Class/A Spooky and Poil Moment/Y-Files (1996)
"Tomb Improvement" is a parody of "Home Improvement."
The Simpsons: Mom and Pop Art (1999)
The handyman in the video for the barbecue pit resembles Richard Karn's character, Al Borland. Similar music is also heard playing as Homer starts building the pit.
The Irate Gamer: 7-Up Spot (2010)
Chris' neighbor, Wilkins, looks and sounds alot like Wilson

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