The BEST episodes of Home Improvement season 8
Every episode of Home Improvement season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Home Improvement season 8!
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.
#1 - Home for the Holidays
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1998
Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.
#2 - The Long and Winding Road (2)
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/25/1999
As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have over the past eight years.
#3 - Knee Deep
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1999
Brad blames Tim for possibly ruining his soccer career when he injures his knee on a piece of hardware during a Tool Time shoot at the house. The magicians Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time.
#4 - Trouble-A-Bruin
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/1999
Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.
#5 - Young at Heart
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1999
Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.
#6 - Loose Lips and Freudian Slips
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1999
Jill's thesis is before the committee. During Mark's student film viewing, Jill's psychology professor sees Jill criticize him and Jill is worried that this will affect the thesis committee's decision.
#7 - The Long and Winding Road (1)
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1999
Tool Time's new producer, Morgan, stages a Jerry Springer style fight on the show. When he refuses to stop degrading the show, Tim quits. Jill's psychology professor offers her a great job - in Indiana.
#8 - Dead Weight
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/1999
Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excess presence of the Binford name. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married... and she has a heart attack and dies.
#9 - Mark's Big Break
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1999
Tim commissions Mark to make a video to celebrate the completion of his hot rod. When Tim is disappointed with the result, Mark films a new version - with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning".
#10 - A Hardware Habit to Break
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/1999
Harry announces that he is retiring and selling the hardware store. Tim organizes a fundraising party for the store, but ends up buying it himself. But when the customers dry up, Tim begins to wonder what he is doing wrong.
#11 - Thanks, But No Thanks
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1998
Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.
#12 - The Long and Winding Road (3)
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/25/1999
Tim records his finale Tool Time, with a host of guests - and a pregnant Heidi. Morgan offers Tim more money and an executive producer credit to stay with the show, but Tim rejects his offer. Jill makes a decision about the Indiana job offer. Wilson and Tim take down their fence to make more room for Al and Trudy's wedding. Harry and Delores return for the happy occasion, while Benny, Marty and Jeff bet on the outcome. The Taylors decide to go to Indiana, taking their house with them in the ultimate home project - or is it just a figment of Tim's imagination?
#13 - Bewitched
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1998
At a Halloween party Tim encourages Wilson to break up with his girlfriend who claims to be a witch, but after he dumps her he mysteriously disappears. Tim blames the witch, but when the police arrive Tim is accused of Wilson's disappearance.
#14 - Adios
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1998
When Randy is unexpectedly accepted into a year long environmental study program in Costa Rica, Tim and Jill find it difficult in letting go. Meanwhile, on Tool Time, auditions are held for a song lyric contest for the Tool Time theme.
#15 - Ploys for Tots
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1998
Tim and Jill try to teach Marty the best way to parent when one of the twins keeps throwing tantrums to get her own way.
#16 - Mr. Likeable
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1998
Tim becomes unhappy when Al stars in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild. Meanwhile, Mark tries to get the affection of the most beautiful girl in his class by listening to her talk about her problems.
#17 - Tim's First Car
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1998
When Tim's first car is destroyed before his eyes in a junkyard, Jill decides to find him a replica of it. Meanwhile, Mark helps Brad make a video for his college applications.
#18 - Taylor Got Game
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1998
While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.
#19 - All in the Family
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1998
Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interrupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister announce that they are an item.
#20 - Al's Fair Lady
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1998
Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.
#21 - Chop Shop 'til You Drop
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1999
Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.
#22 - Neighbors
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1999
Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate greenhouse in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.
#23 - Not-So-Great Scott
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1998
When Tim overhears Jill saying that one of her patients is having an affair with Heidi's husband, Tim has trouble keeping it from Heidi.
#24 - Whitewater
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1998
Jill takes Tim, Wilson, Al, and Heidi on a surprise river rafting trip for Tim's birthday, but he wanted to relax that day. Meanwhile, Brad and Mark try to get a grape soda stain out of the couch.
#25 - Love's Labor Lost (1)
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1999
Plans for a ski trip are put on hold when Jill needs an emergency hysterectomy. Tim helps her face the situation, but becomes frightened when complications arise during surgery.