Home Improvement (DVD) Review

Nominated for 9 Golden Globes and 34 Emmys,Season 1 include "Flying Sauces" in which the K&B
including 2 for Outstanding Comedy Series, HomeConstruction guys show off their jobsite cooking skills
Improvement was the number one family-friendlyon Tool Time while Tim and Jill plot revenge on their
comedy for most of the 1990's decade. Created byeldest boys, and "What About Bob?" in which Tim
three writers who worked on wide range of sitcoms,cheats in a Tool Time trivia contest in order to beat
such as The Cosby Show (1984) and Roseanneguest Bob Vila...
(1988), Home Improvement is one of a number ofBelow is a list of episodes included on the Home
1990's smash hit sitcoms built around a lead characterImprovement (Season 1) DVD:
who stars as a stand-up comic in real life. Some of theEpisode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 09-17-1991
other series include Seinfeld (1990), The Drew CareyEpisode 2 (Mow Better Blues) Air Date: 09-26-1991
Show (1995), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), andEpisode 3 (Off Sides) Air Date: 10-01-1991
King Of Queens (1998) among others. One of theEpisode 4 (Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof) Air Date:
trailblazers in this area, Home Improvement ranked in10-08-1991
the Top 10 among Nielsen-rated shows for seven ofEpisode 5 (Wild Kingdom) Air Date: 10-15-1991
its eight seasons (it ranked #11 in Season 7). OneEpisode 6 (Adventures in Fine Dining) Air Date:
notable tidbit of trivia is that Sears was approached to10-22-1991
sponsor the show which would've put Craftsman toolsEpisode 7 (Nothing More Than Feelings) Air Date:
in the hands of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor (as10-29-1991
opposed to the fictional "Binford" brand), but SearsEpisode 8 (Flying Sauces) Air Date: 11-05-1991
rejected the offer because they feared Tim Allen'sEpisode 9 (Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble) Air Date:
prior conviction on a drug charge might be interpreted11-19-1991
as unfriendly to families (funny, since HomeEpisode 10 (Reach Out and Teach Someone) Air
Improvement later fell under the moniker of the WaltDate: 11-26-1991
Disney Company)...Episode 11 (Look Who's Not Talking) Air Date:
The Home Improvement DVD features a number of12-10-1991
hilarious episodes including the series premiere in whichEpisode 12 (Yule Better Watch Out) Air Date:
Jill goes to a job interview after telling Tim not to mess12-17-1991
with the dishwasher. But Tim inevitably ruins theEpisode 13 (Up Your Alley) Air Date: 01-07-1992
dishwasher when his attempt to super-charge it goesEpisode 14 (For Whom the Belch Tolls) Air Date:
awry. When the job interviewers pass her over, Jill01-14-1992
returns home dejected, and Tim only makes thingsEpisode 15 (Forever Jung) Air Date: 02-04-1992
worse - leaving room for a bit of Wilson advice toEpisode 16 (Jill's Birthday) Air Date: 02-04-1992
save the day for Tim... Other notable episodes fromEpisode 17 (What About Bob?