


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.

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24 episodes • 1991Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 17, 1991 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Mow Better Blues | Sep 26, 1991 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Off Sides | Oct 1, 1991 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof | Oct 8, 1991 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Wild Kingdom | Oct 15, 1991 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Adventures in Fine Dining | Oct 22, 1991 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Nothing More Than Feelings | Oct 29, 1991 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Flying Sauces | Nov 5, 1991 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble | Nov 19, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Reach Out and Teach Someone | Nov 26, 1991 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Look Who's Not Talking | Dec 10, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Yule Better Watch Out | Dec 17, 1991 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Up Your Alley | Jan 7, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 14 | For Whom the Belch Tolls | Jan 14, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Forever Jung | Jan 21, 1992 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Jill's Birthday | Feb 4, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 17 | What About Bob? | Feb 11, 1992 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Baby, It's Cold Outside | Feb 18, 1992 | 8.3 |
| 19 | Unchained Malady | Feb 25, 1992 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor | Mar 3, 1992 | 9.0 |
| 21 | A Battle of Wheels | Mar 17, 1992 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Luck Be a Taylor Tonight | Apr 7, 1992 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Al's Fair in Love and War | Apr 28, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Stereo-Typical | May 5, 1992 | 7.7 |

25 episodes • 1992Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read My Hips | Sep 16, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Rites and Wrongs of Passage | Sep 23, 1992 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Overactive Glance | Sep 30, 1992 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Groin Pains | Oct 7, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Heavy Meddle | Oct 14, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Haunting of Taylor House | Oct 28, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Roomie For Improvement | Nov 4, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 8 | May the Best Man Win | Nov 11, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Where There's a Will, There's a Way | Nov 18, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Let's Did Lunch | Nov 25, 1992 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Abandoned Family | Dec 2, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 12 | I'm Scheming of a White Christmas | Dec 16, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Bell Bottom Blues | Jan 6, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Howard's End | Jan 13, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Love Is A Many Splintered Thing | Jan 20, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Dances With Tools | Feb 3, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 17 | You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts | Feb 10, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Bye Bye Birdie | Feb 17, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Karate or Not, Here I Come | Feb 24, 1993 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Shooting Three To Make Tutu | Mar 3, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Much Ado About Nana | Mar 17, 1993 | 8.3 |
| 22 | Ex Marks the Spot | Apr 14, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 23 | To Build or Not to Build | May 5, 1993 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Birth of a Hot Rod | May 12, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 25 | The Great Race | May 19, 1993 | 7.7 |

25 episodes • 1993Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe, Baby | Sep 15, 1993 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Aisle See You In My Dreams | Sep 22, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 3 | This Joke's For You | Sep 29, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 4 | A Sew, Sew Evening | Oct 6, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Arrivederci, Binford | Oct 13, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Crazy For You | Oct 27, 1993 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Blow Up | Nov 3, 1993 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Be True To Your Tool | Nov 10, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Dollars And Sense | Nov 17, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 10 | A Frozen Moment | Nov 24, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 11 | Feud For Thought | Dec 1, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 12 | 'Twas the Blight Before Christmas | Dec 15, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Slip Sleddin' Away | Jan 5, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Dream On | Jan 12, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 15 | Reel Men | Jan 26, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Colonel | Feb 9, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Room For Change | Mar 2, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 18 | The Eve Of Construction | Mar 9, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Too Many Cooks | Mar 16, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 20 | It Was The Best Of Tims, It Was The Worst Of Tims | Mar 30, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Fifth Anniversary | Apr 6, 1994 | 8.3 |
| 22 | Swing Time | May 4, 1994 | 8.5 |
| 23 | What You See Is What You Get | May 11, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 24 | Reality Bytes | May 18, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 25 | The Great Race II | May 25, 1994 | 8.0 |

26 episodes • 1994Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back In The Saddle Shoes Again | Sep 20, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Don't Tell Momma | Sep 27, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Death Begins At Forty | Oct 4, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 4 | The Eyes Don't Have It | Oct 11, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 5 | He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible | Oct 18, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Borland Ambition | Oct 25, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Let's Go To The Videotape | Nov 8, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Quibbling Siblings | Nov 15, 1994 | 8.5 |
| 9 | My Dinner With Wilson | Nov 22, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher | Nov 29, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Some Like It Hot Rod | Dec 6, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 12 | 'Twas the Night Before Chaos | Dec 13, 1994 | 8.5 |
| 13 | The Route Of All Evil | Jan 3, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Brother, Can You Spare A Hot Rod? | Jan 10, 1995 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Super Bowl Fever | Jan 31, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Bachelor Of The Year | Feb 7, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 17 | It's My Party | Feb 14, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 18 | A House Divided | Feb 21, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 19 | The Naked Truth | Feb 28, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Talk To Me | Mar 14, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 21 | No, No, Godot | Mar 21, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Tool Time After Dark (1) | Apr 11, 1995 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Tool Time After Dark (2) | Apr 11, 1995 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Sisters And Brothers | May 2, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 25 | A Marked Man | May 9, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Wilson's Girlfriend | May 23, 1995 | 8.0 |

26 episodes • 1995Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Taylor Runs Through It | Sep 19, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The First Temptation of Tim | Sep 26, 1995 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Her Cheatin' Mind | Oct 3, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Jill's Surprise Party | Oct 17, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Advise and Repent | Oct 24, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Let Them Eat Cake | Oct 31, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Look | Nov 7, 1995 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Room Without a View | Nov 14, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Chicago Hope | Nov 21, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Doctor in the House | Nov 28, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 11 | That's My Momma | Dec 5, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 12 | 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas | Dec 12, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Oh, Brother | Jan 9, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 14 | High School Confidential | Jan 16, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Tanks for the Memories | Jan 30, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The Vasectomy One | Feb 6, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Fear of Flying | Feb 13, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 18 | When Harry Kept Dolores | Feb 20, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Eye on Tim | Feb 27, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Bud Bowl | Mar 5, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights | Mar 12, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 22 | The Longest Day | Apr 2, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 23 | Mr. Wilson's Opus | Apr 30, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 24 | Shopping Around | May 7, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Alarmed by Burglars | May 14, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Games, Flames and Automobiles | May 21, 1996 | 8.5 |

25 episodes • 1996Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At Sea | Sep 17, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Future Shock | Sep 24, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Workshop 'Til You Drop | Oct 1, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Burnin' Love | Oct 8, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Al's Video | Oct 15, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Whose Car Is It Anyway? | Oct 22, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 7 | I Was A Teenage Taylor | Oct 29, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Jill and Her Sisters | Nov 12, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Tool Man Delivers | Nov 19, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Wood, the Bad and the Hungry | Nov 26, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Workin' Man Blues | Dec 10, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 12 | No Place Like Home | Dec 17, 1996 | 8.5 |
| 13 | The Flirting Game | Jan 7, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 14 | The Karate Kid Returns | Jan 14, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Totally Tool Time | Jan 28, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 16 | A Funny Valentine | Feb 11, 1997 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Wilson's World | Feb 18, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Something Old, Something Blue | Feb 25, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Communication Breakdown | Mar 11, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 20 | My Son, the Driver | Apr 1, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Insult to Injury | Apr 15, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Family Un-Ties | Apr 29, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 23 | The Feminine Mistake | May 6, 1997 | 4.8 |
| 24 | Taps | May 13, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 25 | The Kiss and the Kiss-Off | May 20, 1997 | 8.0 |

25 episodes • 1997Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest for Fire | Sep 23, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Clash of the Taylors | Sep 30, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Room at the Top | Oct 7, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Pump You Up | Oct 14, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 5 | A Night to Dismember | Oct 28, 1997 | 9.0 |
| 6 | The Niece | Nov 4, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Jill's Passion | Nov 11, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Losing My Religion | Nov 18, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Thanksgiving | Nov 25, 1997 | 9.0 |
| 10 | The Dating Game | Dec 9, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Bright Christmas | Dec 16, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Old College Try | Jan 6, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 13 | An Older Woman | Jan 20, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Tim 'The Landlord' Taylor | Feb 3, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Say Goodnight, Gracie | Feb 10, 1998 | 9.0 |
| 16 | What a Drag | Feb 24, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Taking Jill for Granite | Mar 3, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Futile Attraction | Mar 10, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Desperately Seeking Willow | Mar 17, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Write Stuff | Mar 31, 1998 | 9.0 |
| 21 | The Son Also Mooches | Apr 21, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Believe It or Not | Apr 28, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges | May 5, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 24 | Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey | May 12, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 25 | From Top to Bottom | May 19, 1998 | 7.5 |

27 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitewater | Sep 22, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Adios | Sep 29, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 3 | All In The Family | Oct 6, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Taylor Got Game | Oct 13, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Al's Fair Lady | Oct 20, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Bewitched | Oct 27, 1998 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Not-So-Great Scott | Nov 3, 1998 | 4.2 |
| 8 | Tim's First Car | Nov 10, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Mr. Likeable | Nov 17, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Thanks, But No Thanks | Nov 24, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Home For The Holidays | Dec 8, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Ploys For Tots | Dec 15, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Chop Shop 'Til You Drop | Jan 5, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Home Alone | Jan 19, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Knee Deep | Feb 2, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Mark's Big Break | Feb 9, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Young At Heart | Feb 16, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Love's Labor Lost (1) | Feb 23, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Love's Labor Lost (2) | Mar 2, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Neighbors | Mar 16, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 21 | A Hardware Habit To Break | Mar 30, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Loose Lips And Freudian Slips | May 4, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Trouble-A-Bruin | May 11, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Dead Weight | May 18, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 25 | The Long and Winding Road (1) | May 18, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 26 | The Long and Winding Road (2) | May 25, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 27 | The Long and Winding Road (3) | May 25, 1999 | 8.0 |