Home Improvement

Season 8 1998 - 1999
TV-PG

  • 1998-09-23T01:00:00Z on ABC
  • 22m
  • 10h 16m (28 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

28 episodes

Season Premiere

1998-09-23T01:00:00Z

8x01 Whitewater

Season Premiere

8x01 Whitewater

  • 1998-09-23T01:00:00Z22m

Jill surprises Tim with a river-rafting trip for his birthday, sinking his plan to attend a NASCAR event.

1998-09-30T01:00:00Z

8x02 Adios

8x02 Adios

  • 1998-09-30T01:00:00Z22m

Randy is selected to go to Costa Rica for a year to study the rain forest, and Jill's worried. So Tim decides to "fix things."

1998-10-07T01:00:00Z

8x03 All In The Family

8x03 All In The Family

  • 1998-10-07T01:00:00Z22m

Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister anounce that they are an item.

1998-10-14T01:00:00Z

8x04 Taylor Got Game

8x04 Taylor Got Game

  • 1998-10-14T01:00:00Z22m

While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.

1998-10-21T01:00:00Z

8x05 Al's Fair Lady

8x05 Al's Fair Lady

  • 1998-10-21T01:00:00Z22m

Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.

1998-10-28T02:00:00Z

8x06 Bewitched

8x06 Bewitched

  • 1998-10-28T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1998-11-04T02:00:00Z

8x07 Not-So-Great Scott

8x07 Not-So-Great Scott

  • 1998-11-04T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1998-11-11T02:00:00Z

8x08 Tim's First Car

8x08 Tim's First Car

  • 1998-11-11T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1998-11-18T02:00:00Z

8x09 Mr. Likeable

8x09 Mr. Likeable

  • 1998-11-18T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1998-11-25T02:00:00Z

8x10 Thanks, But No Thanks

Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.

1998-12-09T02:00:00Z

8x11 Home For The Holidays

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.

Mid Season Finale

1998-12-16T02:00:00Z

8x12 Ploys For Tots

Mid Season Finale

8x12 Ploys For Tots

  • 1998-12-16T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1999-01-06T02:00:00Z

8x13 Chop Shop 'Til You Drop

Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.

1999-01-20T02:00:00Z

8x14 Home Alone

8x14 Home Alone

  • 1999-01-20T02:00:00Z22m

Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.

1999-02-03T02:00:00Z

8x15 Knee Deep

8x15 Knee Deep

  • 1999-02-03T02:00:00Z22m

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.

1999-02-10T02:00:00Z

8x16 Mark's Big Break

8x16 Mark's Big Break

  • 1999-02-10T02:00:00Z22m

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."

1999-02-17T02:00:00Z

8x17 Young At Heart

8x17 Young At Heart

  • 1999-02-17T02:00:00Z22m

Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.

1999-02-24T02:00:00Z

8x18 Love's Labor Lost (1)

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.

1999-03-03T02:00:00Z

8x19 Love's Labor Lost (2)

Tim waits for news on Jill's surgery. Jill will be fine, although she had to have her ovaries completely removed, not partially as was first thought. Jill's mother comes to visit to help with her daughter's care and with her mood swings.

1999-03-17T02:00:00Z

8x20 Neighbors

8x20 Neighbors

  • 1999-03-17T02:00:00Z22m

Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate science lab in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.

1999-03-31T02:00:00Z

8x21 A Hardware Habit To Break

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.

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.

1999-05-12T01:00:00Z

8x23 Trouble-A-Bruin

8x23 Trouble-A-Bruin

  • 1999-05-12T01:00:00Z22m

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.

1999-05-19T01:00:00Z

8x24 Dead Weight

8x24 Dead Weight

  • 1999-05-19T01:00:00Z22m

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.

Tim quits Tool Time, and Jill gets an offer that divides the family.

As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have had over the past eight years.

Tim tapes his final Tool Time; Jill sets up for Al's wedding to Trudy and begins to have second thoughts about moving to Indiana.

Season Finale

1999-05-26T01:00:00Z

8x28 Backstage Pass

Season Finale

8x28 Backstage Pass

  • 1999-05-26T01:00:00Z22m

A retrospective look at eight years of the hit comedy, including interviews with the cast, unseen bloopers and Wilsons entire face being revealed.

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