Home Improvement

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Home Improvement (1991-1999) is an American network sitcom created by Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams and David McFadzean for ABC, running eight seasons and 203 episodes. Tim Allen stars as Tim Taylor, a overconfident host of a home repair television show who is always certain his power-tool solutions will fix everything. His patient co-host Al Borland (Richard Karn) keeps the show running, while his domineering wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) manages their household and three sons, Brad, Mark and Randy, played by Zachery Ty Bryan, Taran Noah Smith and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Each twenty-two minute episode is built from everyday family mishaps, workshop disasters and small arguments that Tim tries to win through bluster. The unseen neighbor Wilson (Earl Hindman), heard only over a backyard fence, offers the gruff advice that often shapes the lesson. The tone is breezy, warm and joyful, with a steady moral undercurrent about family loyalty. Set in suburban 1990s America, it is a multi-camera family comedy in the vein of The Middle and Everybody Loves Raymond, and fans of those shows will find the same affectionate humor in its handyman-hosted household.

Viewers consistently rate Home Improvement as a warm, reliably funny family sitcom whose strongest episodes balance slapstick humor with lessons about family.

• The Middlefamily sitcom warmth, bumbling patriarch comedy, kids growing up under a dad's misguided enthusiasm
• Everybody Loves Raymondsuburban family sitcom with a loving but flawed father and wisecracking domestic humor
• The Wonder Yearssingle-camera-free multi-camera family comedy with lighthearted moral lessons and three sons

Created by

Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams, David McFadzean

Release Date

1991-09-17

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (751)

What is Home Improvement about?

A television handyman host struggles to balance his power-tool bravado with raising three boys and a steady marriage.

What is Home Improvement like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Home Improvement as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Home Improvement violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Home Improvement.

What did critics think of Home Improvement?

Viewers consistently rate Home Improvement as a warm, reliably funny family sitcom whose strongest episodes balance slapstick humor with lessons about family.

Which shows are like Home Improvement?

Shows with a similar feel include The Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, and The Wonder Years.

How long is Home Improvement?

Home Improvement: 8 seasons, 203 episodes.

Is Home Improvement still running?

No, Home Improvement has ended.

Where can I watch Home Improvement?

In United States, Home Improvement streams on Disney Plus, Hulu, Wonder Project Amazon Channel.