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Home Improvement

  • TV Series
  • 1991–1999
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)
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The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.

  • Creators
    • Carmen Finestra
    • David McFadzean
    • Matt Williams
  • Stars
    • Tim Allen
    • Earl Hindman
    • Taran Noah Smith
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    46K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Creators
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
      • Matt Williams
    • Stars
      • Tim Allen
      • Earl Hindman
      • Taran Noah Smith
    • 101User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 43 wins & 63 nominations total

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    Tim Allen
    Tim Allen
    • Tim Taylor
    Earl Hindman
    Earl Hindman
    • Wilson Wilson, Jr.…
    Taran Noah Smith
    Taran Noah Smith
    • Mark Taylor
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Brad Taylor
    Patricia Richardson
    Patricia Richardson
    • Jill Taylor
    Richard Karn
    Richard Karn
    • Al Borland
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Randy Taylor
    Debbe Dunning
    Debbe Dunning
    • Heidi Keppert…
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Marty Taylor
    Jimmy Labriola
    • Benny Baroni…
    Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Anderson
    • Lisa
    Blake Clark
    Blake Clark
    • Harry
    Sherry Hursey
    Sherry Hursey
    • Ilene Markham
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • Pete Bilker
    Gary McGurk
    Gary McGurk
    • Dwayne Hoover
    Casey Sander
    Casey Sander
    • Rock Lannigan
    Milton Canady
    • Milton…
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • Bud Harper
    • Creators
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
      • Matt Williams
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    • Trivia
      After universities and colleges in Michigan sent Tim Allen sweaters and t-shirts to wear on the air, he did so and followed in the footsteps of Ted Knight in Too Close for Comfort (1980).
    • Goofs
      Al's girlfriend, Ilene is first introduced as Ilene Markum. But in 'Dream On' the credits says that her character is Ilene Martin.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line whenever Tim makes a smart comment on Tool Time]

      Al: I don't think so, Tim.

    • Crazy credits
      Most episodes featured outtakes from either Tool Time or the show itself as a backdrop to the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The syndication version of the episode "I Was a Teenage Taylor" [6.7] contains a scene previously unincluded in the primetime version in which Tim brings his Halloween guy to the Tool Time set.
    • Connections
      Edited into Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson (1995)

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    I loved that show, and it's so hard to see it go.
    I have watched the show "Home Improvement" ever since 1991, when I was in second grade. I must say that it is one of the absolute best shows on television, and it is so hard to see it go. I have followed the show from the time the boys were in elementary school to now, when they are all teenagers. The ideas and techniques that were put into this show are superb, like never showing Wilson Wilson's face, and the fact that Tim always got hurt in every episode! Those things kept people coming back for more. The show kept you laughing for a half hour, and also kept you crying at the final bows of the last show. The actors in this show could'nt have done a better job, and I will miss tuning in to see all of them every Tuesday. It has been a good eight years; thank goodness there will still be reruns playing! And one more thing; I LOVED how they had Al walk out in a plaid tuxedo when he took his bow! We finally saw your face Wilson!
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    • May 26, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hammer Time
    • Filming locations
      • Michigan, USA
    • Production company
      • Wind Dancer Productions
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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