The BEST episodes of Home Improvement season 7

Every episode of Home Improvement season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Improvement season 7!

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: 11/12/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Believe It or Not
star
7.57
309 votes

#1 - Believe It or Not

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1998

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.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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Quest for Fire
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7.53
414 votes

#2 - Quest for Fire

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1997

The Taylors vacation at a Lake Michigan resort... while Tim tries to give MORE POWER to the BBQ concept, Randy meets with Lauren and Brad breaks up with Angela. Mark's changing, but is it for the better? Tim is seriously considering quitting Tool Time and moving permanently to this country resort.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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The Write Stuff
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7.51
358 votes

#3 - The Write Stuff

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1998

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."

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Bright Christmas
star
7.50
438 votes

#4 - Bright Christmas

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1997

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

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Clash of the Taylors
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7.49
385 votes

#5 - Clash of the Taylors

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1997

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

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Losing My Religion
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7.48
338 votes

#6 - Losing My Religion

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1997

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

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Jill's Passion
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7.48
396 votes

#7 - Jill's Passion

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1997

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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The Old College Try
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7.48
405 votes

#8 - The Old College Try

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1998

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

Directors: Albert Alarr
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Futile Attraction
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7.47
389 votes

#9 - Futile Attraction

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1998

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
Writer: David Maples
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A Night to Dismember
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7.47
417 votes

#10 - A Night to Dismember

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1997

It's Halloween at the Taylor's house. 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.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
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Rebel without Night Driving Privileges
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7.47
386 votes

#11 - Rebel without Night Driving Privileges

Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1998

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.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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Tim "The Landlord" Taylor
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7.46
440 votes

#12 - Tim "The Landlord" Taylor

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1998

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

Directors: Peter Filsinger
Writer: Eric Horsted
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Thanksgiving
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7.46
381 votes

#13 - Thanksgiving

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1997

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

Directors: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Eric Horsted
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From Top to Bottom
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7.45
309 votes

#14 - From Top to Bottom

Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1998

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

Directors: Peter Filsinger
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Say Goodnight, Gracie
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7.43
387 votes

#15 - Say Goodnight, Gracie

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1998

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.

Directors: Andrew Tsao
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An Older Woman
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7.42
423 votes

#16 - An Older Woman

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1998

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Taking Jill for Granite
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7.41
412 votes

#17 - Taking Jill for Granite

Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1998

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

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Room at the Top
star
7.41
437 votes

#18 - Room at the Top

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1997

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.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
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7.41
359 votes

#19 - Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey

Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1998

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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What a Drag
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7.41
415 votes

#20 - What a Drag

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1998

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.

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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Desperately Seeking Willow
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7.39
382 votes

#21 - Desperately Seeking Willow

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1998

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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The Son Also Mooches
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7.38
361 votes

#22 - The Son Also Mooches

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/1998

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.

Directors: Peter Filsinger
Writer: Eric Horsted
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The Dating Game
star
7.32
401 votes

#23 - The Dating Game

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1997

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

Directors: Geoffrey Nelson
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Pump You Up
star
7.31
403 votes

#24 - Pump You Up

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1997

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.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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The Niece
star
7.16
400 votes

#25 - The Niece

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1997

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

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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