The BEST episodes of Home Improvement season 2

Every episode of Home Improvement season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Improvement season 2!

Home Improvement is a family sitcom about Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, the host of a local cable home improvement show called "Tool Time." Home Improvement looks at Tim at work, and at home, as the husband of Jill and the father to three teenage boys. Having been married for almost 20 years, Tim and Jill have had their share of fights, but with the help of their wise, mysterious neighbor Wilson W. Wilson, Jr., things often turn out all right.

Last Updated: 8/10/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Bye Bye Birdie
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7.75
346 votes

#1 - Bye Bye Birdie

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1993

A woodpecker is a pecking pain in the neck for Tim. Brad blames a poor grade on Jennifer who refuses to let him copy her paperwork anymore.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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I'm Scheming of a White Christmas
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7.56
458 votes

#2 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1992

Brad and Randy start collecting money for charity, but they get in trouble from Jill for spending some of the money they raised. Maureen Binford makes more changes on Tool Time.

Directors: John Pasquin
Writer: B.K. Taylor
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Dances with Tools
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7.56
466 votes

#3 - Dances with Tools

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1993

Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Heavy Meddle
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7.55
466 votes

#4 - Heavy Meddle

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1992

When Tim throws a party to celebrate putting in the hot rod's engine, Jill decides to hook her friend Karen up with one of the guys coming to the party and ends up ruining Tim's day with a barbeque. Meanwhile, the boys have problems with the McGurn brothers.

Directors: John Pasquin
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You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
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7.55
407 votes

#5 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1993

Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Much Ado About Nana
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7.53
349 votes

#6 - Much Ado About Nana

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1993

Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with each other.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Let's Did Lunch
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7.50
452 votes

#7 - Let's Did Lunch

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1992

Dave has Tim tell Karen that they had lunch that day, even though they didn't. The boys have trouble with the McGurn brothers.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Rites and Wrongs of Passage
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7.47
455 votes

#8 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1992

Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Love Is a Many Splintered Thing
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7.47
446 votes

#9 - Love Is a Many Splintered Thing

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1993

Jill takes a compatibility test and learns that Tim and her are not compatible. Randy has trouble with his ventriloquist act for the talent show.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Billy Riback
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way
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7.47
451 votes

#10 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1992

Jill finds Tim's unfinished wills and he must decide whether to fill them out or not. Mark fears that his father is going to die.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Groin Pains
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7.45
479 votes

#11 - Groin Pains

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1992

Tim pulls a groin muscle when trying to impress Jill by carrying a big trunk of books. Randy plays Peter Pan in the school play, but the school doesn't have the necessary machine for him to fly.

Directors: John Pasquin
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The Great Race
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7.44
377 votes

#12 - The Great Race

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1993

Tim borrows a lawnmower with an engine from a Chinook helicopter for a race against Bob Vila. Brad and Randy make Mark eat a tadpole so that he can play with them.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Shooting Three to Make Tutu
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7.43
376 votes

#13 - Shooting Three to Make Tutu

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1993

Tim gets two front row seats to the Pistons game from Wilson, but Jill says he must take Mark to the ballet. Brad and Randy try a cigar while Tim is gone.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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To Build or Not to Build
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7.42
350 votes

#14 - To Build or Not to Build

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1993

Tim helps the boys with Mother's Day projects for Jill, and Randy does an unsuccessful job on a birdhouse.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Karate or Not, Here I Come
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7.42
482 votes

#15 - Karate or Not, Here I Come

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1993

Hoping to boost Mark's confidence, Tim and Jill put him into a karate class. However, a boy starts bullying Mark, leading to a fight between Jill and the boy's mother!

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Billy Riback
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Abandoned Family
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7.40
462 votes

#16 - Abandoned Family

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1992

Tim has trouble running the house while Jill is busy. Maureen Binford wants to change the show again with a section called "Bachelor's Corner" featuring Al.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Ex Marks the Spot
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7.40
329 votes

#17 - Ex Marks the Spot

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/1993

Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Roomie for Improvement
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7.40
464 votes

#18 - Roomie for Improvement

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1992

Tim stays at Al's when Mark has the Chicken Pox, because Tim has never had it.

Directors: John Pasquin
Writer: Billy Riback
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The Haunting of Taylor House
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7.38
448 votes

#19 - The Haunting of Taylor House

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1992

Brad and Jennifer plan to dress like Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy on Halloween, but she shows up dressed like Danny. After Danny bothers Jennifer and Jill, Tim scares him.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Howard's End
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7.35
495 votes

#20 - Howard's End

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1993

Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Stacy Hur
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Bell Bottom Blues
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7.30
436 votes

#21 - Bell Bottom Blues

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1993

Tim complains about Jill having so many clothes in the closet, so he re-organizes it. Brad is embarassed when Tim hugs him at school.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Read My Hips
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7.28
490 votes

#22 - Read My Hips

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1992

Jill has planned a romantic surprise dinner for Tim, who is at Big Mike's with Al and the guys from K&B Construction. He phones home and she flirts with him, and he doesn't notice and comes home two hours late. Jill is upset and accuses him of not picking up all the signals she sends. Tim thinks that signals should be clear and dresses up as Fred the phone repairman so he can fix the problem. Brad is wondering whether Jennifer pounding him is a sign that she wants to kiss him.

Directors: John Pasquin
Writer: B.K. Taylor
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May the Best Man Win
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7.28
451 votes

#23 - May the Best Man Win

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1992

Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything and Tim doesn't know how to stand up to her when Al, Jill, and Wilson are all busy.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Birth of a Hot Rod
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7.27
328 votes

#24 - Birth of a Hot Rod

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1993

While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Overactive Glance
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7.22
418 votes

#25 - Overactive Glance

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1992

Jill and Karen thinks that Tim will look at a woman in a restaurant, after he checks out a woman on Tool Time. Randy has trouble playing football.

Directors: John Pasquin
Writer: Billy Riback
Watch Now:Apple TV