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TV-14
ABC
Apr 1, 1997
30 m

TV-14
ABC
Apr 1, 1997
30 m

Home Improvement

Summary Home Improvement is a sitcom about Tim Taylor, the accident prone host of a Detroit, Michigan television program about tools, who raises his dysfunctional family. Main Characters: Dr. Timothy "Tim" 'The Tool Man' Taylor is the accident prone host of Tool Time who teases his co-host Al. Jillian "Jill" Taylor is Tim's wife who wants to be...

Directed By: Andrew Tsao

Written By: Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, Matt Williams, Laurie Gelman

TV-14
ABC
Apr 1, 1997
30 m

TV-14
ABC
Apr 1, 1997
30 m

Home Improvement

S6 • Episode 20

My Son, the Driver

Air Date: Apr 1, 1997

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Summary Home Improvement is a sitcom about Tim Taylor, the accident prone host of a Detroit, Michigan television program about tools, who raises his dysfunctional family. Main Characters: Dr. Timothy "Tim" 'The Tool Man' Taylor is the accident prone host of Tool Time who teases his co-host Al. Jillian "Jill" Taylor is Tim's wife who wants to be...

Created By: Matt Williams

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Episode 1 • Sep 17, 1996 • 30 m

"Tool Time" visits the USS Constellation for a "Salute to Engines"; Jill catches Brad making out with his girlfriend.

Episode 2 • Sep 24, 1996 • 30 m

Tim is set in his morning routine and Jill wants him to be a bit more flexible. Each dreams about what life will be like for them when they are seniors, each just as disturbing.

Episode 3 • Oct 1, 1996 • 23 m

Workshop 'Til You Drop

Jill takes an doubtful Tim to a marriage workshop for a "tune-up". When Tim is persuaded to open up, Jill is shocked by the revelations.

Episode 4 • Oct 8, 1996 • 23 m

Jill is invited to her Psychology Dept Potluck Dinner, but banned from taking food. Randy likes a girl at school but a friend of Brad's asks her out. On Tool Time, a woman who knows more than Tim about cars is a guest.

Episode 5 • Oct 15, 1996 • 30 m

When Al is asked to host an instructional video, he enlists Tim to direct it, but Tim becomes so obsessed with stylistic concerns that he runs wildly over schedule, and Al has to fire him.

Episode 6 • Oct 22, 1996 • 23 m

Whose Car Is It Anyway?

Jill purchases a 1967 Austin Healey with some inheritance money; Tim is upset she purchased it without him. She tells him he cannot drive it, but of course, Tim does with the typical consequences.

Episode 7 • Oct 29, 1996 • 23 m

I Was a Teenage Taylor

It's Halloween, and the pranks begin. Brad and Randy begin with a head in the microwave, Tim and Jill follow up with actor playing a mysterious visitor. Brad and Randy find out and pretend to be frightened, causing Tim and Jill to worry.

Episode 8 • Nov 12, 1996 • 23 m

Jill and Her Sisters

Episode 9 • Nov 19, 1996 • 30 m

The Tool Man Delivers

Tim is to receive an award from the Tri-City HotRod Club. As Tim, Jill, and Heidi drive to the banquet, the car runs out of gas and Heidi goes into labor. Tim & Jill help with the birth at a nearby gas station.

Episode 10 • Nov 26, 1996 • 30 m

The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

Episode 11 • Dec 10, 1996 • 30 m

Workin' Man Blues

When Brad gets a new job at a sporting goods store, he gets so excited over a perceived career possibility that he neglects his academic work.

Episode 12 • Dec 17, 1996 • 23 m

No Place Like Home

The Tim Taylor family and Tim's brothers travel to their mother's home since she is moving. The brothers reminiscence over childhood items and things the dad built. The new owners come to see the house, the brothers find it hard to let go.

Episode 13 • Jan 7, 1997 • 23 m

The Flirting Game

Episode 14 • Jan 14, 1997 • 30 m

The Karate Kid Returns

While shopping in the mall, Mark uses karate to stop a bully from beating Randy. The incident is written in the school newspaper. Randy is embarrassed, and punches the boy who wrote the story.

Episode 15 • Jan 28, 1997 • 23 m

Totally Tool Time

Swedish buyers are interested in broadcasting Tool Time in Sweden, so they visit the set to watch the show. The show has many mistakes and boring segments. The Swedes decide to buy it, thinking it is slap-stick comedy.

Episode 16 • Feb 11, 1997 • 23 m

A Funny Valentine

Tim meets a woman who used to date his father. Tim doesn't want to learn more because he was afraid his father had an affair with the woman. Meanwhile, Tim cannot find the Valentine's Day gift he purchased for Jill.

Episode 17 • Feb 18, 1997 • 23 m

Wilson performs a monologue on his life during an art festival. Wilson's performance is criticized as someone out of touch with reality, so he tries to become like Tim.

Episode 18 • Feb 25, 1997 • 30 m

Something Old, Something Blue

Tim throws a bachelor party for Al, and everyone tells negative tales of marriages. Al starts to doubt his decision to marry Ilene. The day of the wedding, Ilene starts to doubt her decision to marry Al.

Episode 19 • Mar 11, 1997 • 23 m

Communication Breakdown

Tim's friend Harry thinks his son Dennis is a slacker at work. Dennis takes a job to install a second phone for Tim; Harry accuses Dennis of not taking the job seriously. Tim wonders about his communication skills with his own children.

Episode 20 • Apr 1, 1997 • 30 m

My Son, the Driver

Brad passes his driver's test and gets his license. He gets to drive the car that night, and Jill obsesses over what could happen. Brad has an accident, but tells his parents he hit a pole instead of the back of a car.

Episode 21 • Apr 15, 1997 • 30 m

Insult to Injury

Episode 22 • Apr 29, 1997 • 23 m

The Taylors attend an annual hardware expo. Tim is in seventh heaven at the expo, and Jill has plans to spend quality time with the boys while sight-seeing. However, the boys want to pursue their own interests with people their age.

Episode 23 • May 6, 1997 • 23 m

The Feminine Mistake

Jill is upset to learn Brad's girlfriend, Angela, is doing Brad's laundry and other chores. Jill asks Tim to set an example of men not using women as servants. Tim realizes there is truth to what Jill says.

Episode 24 • May 13, 1997 • 23 m

Episode 25 • May 20, 1997 • 23 m

The Kiss & the Kiss-Off

Lisa, the former Tool Time Girl, finishes school and returns to visit Tim and Al. Tim asks Lisa to join the show as a guest. Heidi feels threatened and quits. Meanwhile, Randy goes on a first date with Lauren. He is nervous and awkward.

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