The BEST episodes of Home Improvement season 4

Every episode of Home Improvement season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Improvement season 4!

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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Don't Tell Momma
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7.62
468 votes

#1 - Don't Tell Momma

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1994

Jill dents the car so Tim decides to fix it, but he accidentally drops a three ton beam on it and tries to hide it from Jill. Meanwhile, Brad and Randy are kicked off of the school bus for gluing Vinnie McGurn's, a bully's, butt.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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A House Divided
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7.62
416 votes

#2 - A House Divided

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1995

Benny, Tim's friend, moves into his aunt's house while she's away, but a gas leak causes the house to blow up and Benny must stay with the Taylors.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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A Marked Man
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7.57
405 votes

#3 - A Marked Man

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1995

Al tells Tim and Jill that one of their boys may have stolen a pocket knife. They don't believe their boys would steal, but they find the knife in Mark's pocket in the laundry.

Directors: Peter Filsinger
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No, No, Godot
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7.55
461 votes

#4 - No, No, Godot

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/1995

Tim and Al scalp tickets to a hockey game when Tim can't go, but they get arrested and Jill and Ilene come to bail them out. Meanwhile, Mark paper maches Wilson's face when he watches the boys while Tim and Jill are gone.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Talk to Me
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7.54
506 votes

#5 - Talk to Me

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1995

Tim insults Jill on Tool Time, ruins dinner, and drops her ring down the furnace.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Wilson's Girlfriend
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7.49
373 votes

#6 - Wilson's Girlfriend

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/23/1995

Jill hooks Wilson up for his first date in twenty years and Tim gives him advice.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Bachelor of the Year
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7.48
492 votes

#7 - Bachelor of the Year

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1995

When Al is published as one of Detroit's "Most Eligible Bachelors" in a magazine, women begin flocking all over him and he starts to ignore Ilene. Mark has to write a report on the most interesting person he knows, and he writes it on Wilson instead of Tim.

Directors: Peter Filsinger
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The Naked Truth
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7.48
470 votes

#8 - The Naked Truth

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1995

When Marty and Nancy are staying with the Taylors, Tim walks in on Nancy in the shower thinking she is Jill. Meanwhile, Randy goes to a Bar Mitzvah and must come home after he splits his trousers.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Sisters and Brothers
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7.45
463 votes

#9 - Sisters and Brothers

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/2/1995

Carrie, Jill's sister, comes to observe Jill's life to see if she would like to get married. Marty, Tim's brother, moves to Detroit.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Some Like It Hot Rod
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7.45
512 votes

#10 - Some Like It Hot Rod

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1994

When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher
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7.43
469 votes

#11 - Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1994

Mr. Leonard, Tim's high school shop teacher, comes to visit, but gets angry and leaves after guest starring on an episode of Tool Time.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?
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7.43
460 votes

#12 - Brother, Can You Spare a Hot Rod?

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1995

Tim decides to sell his hot rod and buys one to rebuild. Meanwhile, Jill takes Randy shopping for clothes and he is afraid that Jill will embarrass him in front of someone he knows.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Tool Time After Dark (1)
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7.42
395 votes

#13 - Tool Time After Dark (1)

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/1995

Despite Jill's advice, Tim stays up all night watching Tool Time tapes because of his upset stomach from eating too much Polish food.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Back in the Saddle Shoes Again
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7.38
499 votes

#14 - Back in the Saddle Shoes Again

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1994

Jill is laid off and decides to go back to college, causing Tim to become afraid that he will lose Jill to more intelligent men.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Bruce Ferber
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'Twas the Night Before Chaos
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7.33
538 votes

#15 - 'Twas the Night Before Chaos

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1994

Marty and his wife and kids, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Borland Ambition
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7.30
462 votes

#16 - Borland Ambition

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1994

Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it. Brad and Randy try to beat Mark, as Al in a Halloween costume contest, but Mark wins because Al's mom was the head judge.

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It's My Party
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7.29
456 votes

#17 - It's My Party

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1995

At Randy's party, Tim's over polished dance floor causes Michelle, Randy's girlfriend, to sprain her ankle.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Thad Mumford
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The Route of All Evil
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7.25
520 votes

#18 - The Route of All Evil

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1995

After Brad takes a paper route, he has trouble getting up and doing homework but doesn't want to quit because it will disappoint Tim.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Lloyd Garver
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The Eyes Don't Have It
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7.25
425 votes

#19 - The Eyes Don't Have It

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1994

When Tim and Jill find out Mark is having trouble at school, they think it is because they neglect him, but the real reason is that he needs glasses.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Quibbling Siblings
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7.25
496 votes

#20 - Quibbling Siblings

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1994

Randy feels like the black sheep when Tim spends time with Brad and has him as a special guest on Tool Time.

Writer: Paul Wolff
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My Dinner with Wilson
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7.21
499 votes

#21 - My Dinner with Wilson

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1994

At Thanksgiving dinner with the Taylors, Wilson announces he is moving, but Tim gives him advice in the hopes Wilson will decide to stay.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Super Bowl Fever
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7.15
467 votes

#22 - Super Bowl Fever

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1995

Tim has a Super Bowl party for his friends while Jill is sick with the flu.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Let's Go to the Videotape
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7.15
516 votes

#23 - Let's Go to the Videotape

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1994

After taping Jill's speech, Tim accidentally leaves the record button on when he critiques her speech. After Jill sees the video, Tim reads some of her psychology books and tapes a fake conversation with his buddies, complimenting Jill.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Death Begins at Forty
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7.08
481 votes

#24 - Death Begins at Forty

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1994

Tim becomes concerned about his health when his 40th birthday nears and Harry, the owner of Harry's Hardware, has a heart attack.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible
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7.07
503 votes

#25 - He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1994

Tim's brother Marty comes by to tell him that he's leaving his wife and kids, but Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.

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