Episode
Home Improvement: He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible
Overview
Tim's brother Marty comes by to tell him that he's leaving his wife and kids. But Tim's advice turns Marty against him. Meanwhile, Tim creates a hole in the floor and Jill has trouble working on her psychology report.
Details
- Series
- Home Improvement
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1994-10-18
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
He Ain't Heavy, He's Just Irresponsible is Episode 5 in Season 4 of Home Improvement. It aired on 1994-10-18. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 4: The Eyes Don't Have It
When Tim and Jill find out Mark is having trouble at school, they think it is because they neglect him, but the real reason is that he needs glasses.
Episode 6: Borland Ambition
Harry offers to sell Tim 20 percent of his hardware store (that Harry's brother is selling). Jill doesn't let Tim buy it, so Al decides to purchase it. When Al becomes obsessed with the store, this drives everyone crazy, even Ilene when he skips a date with her, and Tim decides to confront him about it.
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Episode 7: Let's Go To The Videotape
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Episode 8: Quibbling Siblings
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Episode 9: My Dinner With Wilson
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Episode 10: Ye Olde Shoppe Teacher
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Episode 11: Some Like It Hot Rod
When Tim has a shot at getting his hot rod in an automotive magazine, Jill becomes busy and accidentally leaves it out in the snow.
Episode 12: 'Twas the Night Before Chaos
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Episode 13: The Route Of All Evil
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