The BEST episodes of Home Improvement season 6

Every episode of Home Improvement season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Improvement season 6!

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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The Kiss and the Kiss-Off
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7.67
316 votes

#1 - The Kiss and the Kiss-Off

Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/1997

Lisa, the old Tool Time girl, returns and Tim gives her her old job back without consulting Heidi, the current Tool Time girl.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Workshop 'Til You Drop
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7.57
395 votes

#2 - Workshop 'Til You Drop

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1996

When Bud gets divorced, Tim and Jill go to a couples therapy workshop.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Taps
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7.56
394 votes

#3 - Taps

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/1997

To keep her father away because of the pressure she's under, Jill fakes an illness only to find out that he died shortly after she lied to him.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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The Feminine Mistake
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7.54
396 votes

#4 - The Feminine Mistake

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1997

Jill makes Tim act like an equal partner once she finds that Brad's girlfriend does whatever he tell her to. Tool Time does a 3D show.

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The Tool Man Delivers
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7.54
430 votes

#5 - The Tool Man Delivers

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1996

Heidi goes into labor en route to the Classic Car Man of the Year awards and Tim and Jill help deliver the baby, while receiving instructions from Wilson on the phone.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Something Old, Something Blue
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7.54
323 votes

#6 - Something Old, Something Blue

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1997

Before Al and Ilene's wedding, Al tells the guys a secret.

Directors: John Pasquin
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Family Un-Ties
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7.53
399 votes

#7 - Family Un-Ties

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1997

Jill wants to spend quality time with the family, but the guys take her to the hardware expo.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Ruth Bennett
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No Place Like Home
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7.50
380 votes

#8 - No Place Like Home

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1996

Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

Directors: Peter Filsinger
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Jill and Her Sisters
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7.49
409 votes

#9 - Jill and Her Sisters

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1996

Jill's wild sisters visit to plan their parents' 50th anniversary.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Wilson's World
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7.47
401 votes

#10 - Wilson's World

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1997

Wilson decides to act more like others after a newspaper critic gives his performance a bad review.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry
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7.47
380 votes

#11 - The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1996

Benny isn't allowed on the guest list for the Thanksgiving dinner party at the Taylor house and Tim gets into the spirit of giving.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Adam England
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Totally Tool Time
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7.46
407 votes

#12 - Totally Tool Time

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1997

Swedish buyers consider buying Tool Time for Europe.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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I Was a Teenage Taylor
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7.44
371 votes

#13 - I Was a Teenage Taylor

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1996

It's a battle of Halloween pranks. First Tim scares Al, then Brad and Randy scare Jill, then a strange man shows up at the door asking to see the basement. Jill, Tim and Wilson tell the boys that years ago a man named Clifford Warren was accused of killing his brother, but because of his mental problems he was put in an insane hospital. Little do the boys know that it's a Halloween prank. They invite Al to help them pull a prank on their own, but Al and Wilson pull a prank on the Taylors.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
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Whose Car Is It Anyway?
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7.44
441 votes

#14 - Whose Car Is It Anyway?

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1996

Jill buys a foreign sports car with money from an inheritance and forbids Tim to drive it.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Adam England
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Workin' Man Blues
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7.44
379 votes

#15 - Workin' Man Blues

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1996

Brad gets a part-time job at a sporting goods store and work soon becomes his top priority.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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My Son, the Driver
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7.43
436 votes

#16 - My Son, the Driver

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/1997

Jill's worst fears come true when she predicts something bad will happen on the night Brad is first driving. He gets into a small accident, but little do they know the accident is a lot more serious than he admits.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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At Sea
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7.43
453 votes

#17 - At Sea

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1996

Jill finds Brad making out with his girlfriend in his room. When Jill asks Tim to have a man-to-man talk with Brad, Tim is a little reluctant to do it. Not because he doesn't feel Brad needs it, but because it's something he's never done before with a kid. Tool Time goes to sea in another on-location shoot, with Tim, Al and Heidi boarding the USS Constellation aircraft carrier as part of their salute to engines.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Al's Video
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7.42
435 votes

#18 - Al's Video

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1996

When Al is the producer of a video, he selects Tim to direct, until Tim gets too bossy. Jill gets a computer.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Ruth Bennett
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Insult to Injury
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7.42
371 votes

#19 - Insult to Injury

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/1997

Tim ignores his separated shoulder to break a Bob Vila record on Tool Time with a steamroller.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
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Future Shock
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7.42
368 votes

#20 - Future Shock

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1996

Tim and Jill both reminisce about their senior years.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Burnin' Love
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7.41
440 votes

#21 - Burnin' Love

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1996

Tim tells Randy to go for Lauren, who likes cars, but he finds out she is dating Jason, Brad's friend.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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Communication Breakdown
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7.39
435 votes

#22 - Communication Breakdown

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/11/1997

When the boys are using the phone too much, Tim has Dennis, Harry's son, install a second line.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
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A Funny Valentine
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7.36
393 votes

#23 - A Funny Valentine

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1997

Tim forgets where he hid Jill's Valentine's Day present. A singer talks about her relationship with Tim's father.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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The Karate Kid Returns
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7.30
407 votes

#24 - The Karate Kid Returns

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1997

Everything goes well when Mark uses karate to save Randy from a bully, until the school newspaper gets hold of it. Wilson's cousins, the Beach Boys, come to visit.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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The Flirting Game
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7.24
396 votes

#25 - The Flirting Game

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1997

Jill wonders if flirting with a possible boss will get her employed.

Directors: Peter Filsinger
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