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25 episodes

Home Improvement - Season 7

First aired Sep 23, 1997Season 7

With Brad preparing for college and the family evolving, Tim wrestles with change—and plenty of power tools.

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Community reviews for Home Improvement, shown here with its season details.

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GenerationofSwine

10.0

A lot of it depends on, well, on the writing. For the most part it's really good, but occasionally they lower Tim's IQ to the point where it's a bit unbelievable for anything not animated. It's done for humor, but occasionally they write him as the reason we have to put warning labels on lawn mowers so hair stylists don't try using them... ... and that's a bit much. Otherwise, the TV show is about family. Family with an over-masculine husband that usually, through trial, error, and good advice learns a valuable lesson with a moral twist that plays to fundamental logic. And that is really all it is. The humor rests firmly in the trial and error, and the charm is that it's about friends and family and the ties that bring them all together.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Quest for Fire

7.7
Sep 23, 199722 min3 votes

While on holiday in northern Michigan, Tim informs the family that he wants to move there permanently.

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Episode 2

Clash of the Taylors

8.0
Sep 30, 199722 min3 votes

Tim and Randy disagree on Binford's environmental policies. Jill gets an internship counseling families.

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Episode 3

Room at the Top

8.0
Oct 7, 199722 min4 votes

Jill wants Tim to build her an office in the attic, and then changes her mind at the last minute; Tim makes a big deal about it.

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Episode 4

Pump You Up

7.7
Oct 14, 199722 min3 votes

Tim pushes Brad after he gets a soccer scholarship. Randy and Lauren, his girlfriend, want to go on another date, but not a double date with two of their friends. The guys from k&B construction guest on tool time.

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Episode 5

A Night to Dismember

8.3
Oct 28, 199722 min3 votes

Mark decides to do a horror video for his class using different scenes from old horror shows and movies, but Jill and Tim don't like the idea when they sneak a preview at Mark's video.

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Episode 6

The Niece

8.0
Nov 4, 199722 min3 votes

Willow, Wilson's niece, comes to stay, which makes it so that Wilson has no time to spend with Tim.

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Episode 7

Jill's Passion

7.7
Nov 11, 199722 min3 votes

Ian, a man Jill met at the YMCA gym, asks her out, mistaking Tim for her brother. That night Jill has a dream about him. But after talking to Patty, a friend, and Tim she straightens it out.

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Episode 8

Losing My Religion

8.3
Nov 18, 199722 min3 votes

Randy questions his religion. Tim breaks a valuable piece of church equipment.

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Episode 9

Thanksgiving

8.8
Nov 25, 199722 min4 votes

The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights.

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Episode 10

The Dating Game

7.3
Dec 9, 199722 min3 votes

Tim takes Al to a club to meet women after they find out Ilene is engaged.

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Episode 11

Bright Christmas

8.0
Dec 16, 199722 min3 votes

Tim does te ultimate Christmas decorating display job. Jill is worried when she finds out her mother is dating.

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Episode 12

The Old College Try

7.7
Jan 6, 199822 min3 votes

Tim realizes his friends are boring, so he starts hanging out with students half his age.

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Episode 13

An Older Woman

7.7
Jan 20, 199822 min3 votes

Brad's getting MARRIED... well, maybe not after Tim and Jill get through with him. The Taylor parents try to make Brad realize that he's not ready for the commitment of marriage to a college girl he just recently met at a party.

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Episode 14

Tim 'The Landlord' Taylor

8.0
Feb 3, 199822 min3 votes

Al rents a house from Tim and Tim takes advantage of him as his landlord. Meanwhile, Randy and Brad buy the same shirt.

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Episode 15

Say Goodnight, Gracie

8.8
Feb 10, 199822 min4 votes

Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill, and some words of wisdom from Wilson, he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black, but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode.

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Episode 16

What a Drag

8.0
Feb 24, 199822 min3 votes

On Tool Time, Tim and Al show viewers how to prepare for a severe winter storm. When Tim falls through the gazebo he discovers a small bag of marijuana taped to the underside of the swing. Jill and Tim stake out their backyard from Wilson's to catch the culprit... to everyone's surprise, Brad is caught red-handed with the goods.

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Episode 17

Taking Jill for Granite

8.0
Mar 3, 199822 min3 votes

The Taylors do a kitchen remodel, but a surprise is in store when Tim and Jill find out who the installer is.

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Episode 18

Futile Attraction

8.3
Mar 10, 199822 min3 votes

Tim becomes suspicious that Heidi and Al are having a hot affair when he finds out she has separated from her husband; he sets out to find out exactly how much of an affair they are having. On Tool Time, Tim adds a little MORE POWER to his golf swing when golf-pro Payne Stewart guests.

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Episode 19

Desperately Seeking Willow

8.0
Mar 17, 199822 min3 votes

While staying over at the Taylors, Willow doesn't return home from a club one night... Jill fears the worst and sends the whole family out searching for her. It's Saint Patrick's day on Tool Time, and who better to celebrate with than the boys from K&B Construction.

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Episode 20

The Write Stuff

8.7
Mar 31, 199822 min3 votes

On Tool Time, Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article ""Hey Yo!"" takes the spotlight away from Randy's ""Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century.""

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Episode 21

The Son Also Mooches

7.7
Apr 21, 199822 min3 votes

It's Jill's turn to worry about needing glasses as she reaches middle age. Tim worries that his mother is going to lose money on another of his brother Jeff's business schemes.

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Episode 22

Believe It or Not

8.0
Apr 28, 199822 min3 votes

On Tool Time, ""Men's Convenience Week"" features a visit by Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons. Wilson becomes upset with Tim after Tim tells everyone about Wilson's encounter with an alien, something Wilson would rather Tim had kept to himself.

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Episode 23

Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges

8.3
May 5, 199822 min3 votes

Randy's driving, get off the sidewalk! ... Randy doesn't feel that he's being treated fairly when his driving privileges differ from those Brad had when he first got his license. On Tool Time, ""Judy's Rat"" pulls cable through hard to reach spaces.

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Episode 24

Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey

7.7
May 12, 199822 min3 votes

Tool Time is revisited by Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Steve Hawley, who announce that a Binford tool will be used on their next shuttle mission. Will Tim or Al win the competition to be the one to use the tool in space? Back on Earth, Mark tries to impress a girl by making a dramatic change to his appearance.

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Episode 25

From Top to Bottom

7.7
May 19, 199822 min3 votes

Jill makes some embarassing remarks about Tim on a talk show, while he watches it from Harry's Hardware, with all his friends.