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Home Improvement

  • TV Series
  • 1991–1999
  • G
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
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51K
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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
    51K
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    POPULARITY
    605
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    • Creators
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
      • Matt Williams
    • Stars
      • Tim Allen
      • Earl Hindman
      • Taran Noah Smith
    • 111User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 45 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Tim Allen
    Tim Allen
    • Tim Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Earl Hindman
    Earl Hindman
    • Wilson Wilson, Jr.…
    • 1991–1999
    Taran Noah Smith
    Taran Noah Smith
    • Mark Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Brad Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Patricia Richardson
    Patricia Richardson
    • Jill Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Richard Karn
    Richard Karn
    • Al Borland
    • 1991–1999
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Randy Taylor
    • 1991–1999
    Debbe Dunning
    Debbe Dunning
    • Heidi Keppert…
    • 1992–1999
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Marty Taylor
    • 1994–1999
    Jimmy Labriola
    • Benny Baroni…
    • 1993–1999
    Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Anderson
    • Lisa
    • 1991–1997
    Blake Clark
    Blake Clark
    • Harry
    • 1994–1999
    Sherry Hursey
    Sherry Hursey
    • Ilene Markham
    • 1993–1997
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • Pete Bilker
    • 1991–1999
    Gary McGurk
    Gary McGurk
    • Dwayne Hoover
    • 1991–1999
    Casey Sander
    Casey Sander
    • Rock Lannigan
    • 1991–1999
    Milton Canady
    • Milton…
    • 1995–1999
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • Bud Harper
    • 1995–1999
    • Creators
      • Carmen Finestra
      • David McFadzean
      • Matt Williams
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    7Keyan-the-Eagle144

    A good sitcom for the 1990s

    I didn't get to watch much of this show back in its heyday but now they're showing reruns on one of my local channels and I make time to watch it whenever I can. The main couple has chemistry, the three sons are very amusing, the neighbor is full of wisdom and advice, the cohost on the show's show is very practical, and some of the episodes have good morals. Tool Time is the sitcom answer to This Old House but with more hijinks and accidents. Plus the guest stars are numerous. This was probably the first time I had heard of Tim Allen, before he was Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story and Mike Baxter in Last Man Standing. Still, I don't think the latter was as good as this. It's more wholesome with Tim Allen as Tim Taylor. And more memorable. I don't know if this was an Emmy contender but it's still good.
    stoogedude

    The most entertaining show I've ever watched on TV

    Home Improvement ranks at #1 of my all-time favorite shows ever. I have seen every episode of the show at least 10 times and I never get tired of them. Tim Allen is very funny in this show, and I will forever be a huge fan of his because of this show. The show had an excellent cast and they had great chemistry. This show would still be as good if it were still on the air, but unfortunately, Earl Hindman passed away in late 2003, a man whose character, Wilson, helped drive the show. There was never a show before this of this level of entertainment, and there will never be one like it again. Many of the people that I know always talk about how good this show is. This is a show that I hope will be played in reruns for many years to come.
    AnnaShade

    Brilliant!

    This show is amazing. I remember seeing it for the first time in 2007. I watched one episode and I was hooked. I was shocked at how funny it was.

    As a person who is easily amused and entertained but does not laugh at TV, this show made an impression I don't think I've seen a single episode that didn't make me laugh at one point or another. That is a record to which no other show has come close.

    While there are a few moments when the humor is forced, they are far between.

    The cast is amazing as well as the lines.

    Also, adding Wilson was a stroke of genius for whoever created his character.

    Even as a newcomer to the show (with only reruns), I am a full fledged fan.

    I highly recommend this show to anyone and everyone!
    Kirpianuscus

    more than a show

    maybe, this is the detail who impose it as different by many others series. the status of family series proposing suggestions about parenthood, relations with neighbors, link between father and sons and its management, passion and humor as veil for ordinaries small every day mistakes. and this is its key of success. to give a realistic portrait of a simple ordinary American family. each of viewers recognize him in this domestic battles, good intentions without reasonable results, the deep conscience to be yourself and to use it for each challenge. a film who has not the desire to demonstrate something. pure entertainment but preserving the force of life lesson. and this is, maybe, the detail who transforms it in a series who can be defined as more than a show.
    Op_Prime

    This show is great!

    This is one of the best series to ever air on tv. Tim Allen plays the accident prone and host of Tool Time, Tim Taylor. Every episode has Tim getting hit in the head, lighting himself on fire, gluing himself to something and on and on. The rest of the cast was equally funny, in this tv gem. Now it is over and it is greatly missed.

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    • Trivia
      Early on, Tim Allen would deliberately misquote lines in some scenes to help child actors Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith, so that they would feel less pressure about getting their own lines wrong.
    • 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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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1991 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hammer Time
    • Filming locations
      • Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Television
      • Wind Dancer Productions
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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