Home Improvement: Season 5

Episode 1: A Taylor Runs Through It 1995-09-19 | 22 min At Jill's cousin's wedding, Tim tries to squeeze in sports for him in the boys. After Jill gets tired of writing her speech for the wedding, she decides to go water skiing with the boys and gets injured. Episode 2: The First Temptation of Tim 1995-09-26 | 22 min Bud Harper, Tim's new boss, wants to replace Al because younger viewers don't like him. Meanwhile, Brad gets detention on the first day of school and additional detention for misbehaving during detention. Episode 3: Her Cheatin' Mind 1995-10-03 | 22 min After Tim becomes threatened by one of Jill's classmates, he joins her book club. Episode 4: Jill's Surprise Party 1995-10-17 | 22 min Tim invites everyone over to the house for Jill's surprise birthday party, but Jill is off looking for her childhood piano. Episode 5: Advise and Repent 1995-10-24 | 22 min Jill gets an A on her psychology paper and starts dispensing psychiatric advice. Unfortunately, this leads to marital problems for Randy's girlfriend's parents. Episode 6: Let Them Eat Cake 1995-10-31 | 22 min Brad throws a Halloween party for his new friends at school while Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend a cable awards show. The Tool Time cast hopes to win an award, but it appears that Cooking with Irma will sweep the event as it has every other year. Episode 7: The Look 1995-11-07 | 22 min Tim gets "the look" from Jill after spending $4,000 on season tickets for the Detroit Pistons. Episode 8: Room Without a View 1995-11-14 | 22 min Tim turns the basement into Randy's new room so that Randy doesn't have to share a room with Mark. Episode 9: Chicago Hope 1995-11-21 | 22 min Jill plans on having a romantic evening with Tim when they go to Chicago, but Tim's business meeting takes all day. Episode 10: Doctor in the House 1995-11-28 | 22 min Jill, Wilson, and Al are angry when Tim gets an honorary Ph.D. Episode 11: That's My Momma 1995-12-05 | 22 min When Tim's mother returns, she begins dating Mr. Leonard, Tim's old shop teacher, and doesn't want to spend time with Tim. Episode 12: 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas 1995-12-12 | 22 min On Christmas Eve, Tim and Al get stuck at the airport on the way to Binford's winter festival. Ilene makes Al choose between her and his mother. Tim and the boys beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest. Episode 13: Oh, Brother 1996-01-09 | 22 min When Tim hires Marty to rebuild the Tool Time set, it puts their friendship on the line. Episode 14: High School Confidential 1996-01-16 | 22 min Brad feels jealous when Randy starts taking advanced classes at his school. Tim designs the man's bedroom. Episode 15: Tanks for the Memories 1996-01-30 | 22 min Tim and Jill play each other in a tank driving competition, and Jill wins. However, Tim doesn't congratulate her because he thinks she humiliated him. Episode 16: The Vasectomy One 1996-02-06 | 22 min Jill wants Tim to get a vasectomy when they agree their family is complete. Meanwhile, Randy is voted "best butt" by the girls at school. Episode 17: Fear of Flying 1996-02-13 | 22 min Mark wants to take flying lessons, but Jill doesn't let him. Jill takes piano lessons. Meanwhile, Tim and Al ruin Bud's car. Episode 18: When Harry Kept Dolores 1996-02-20 | 22 min Dolores, Harry's wife, comes to Harry's Hardware and Tim's marital advice causes them to split up. Episode 19: Eye on Tim 1996-02-27 | 22 min When a TV report is done on Tool Time, Jill gets angry when the reporter makes advances on Tim. Episode 20: The Bud Bowl 1996-03-05 | 22 min When Tim and Jill go bowling with Bud and his wife, Tim tells Jill to lose because he's afraid his career will be ruined if they beat Bud and his wife. Meanwhile, Angela, Brad's girlfriend, sets her sister up with Randy. Episode 21: Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights 1996-03-12 | 22 min Tim and Brad get into a fight over Brad's new haircut and the hot rod engine. Meanwhile, Randy doesn't want Jill to help him rehearse for an audition to play Romeo in a school play of Romeo & Juliet. Episode 22: The Longest Day 1996-04-02 | 22 min After a routine medical checkup, the family discovers that Randy may have cancer. Episode 23: Mr. Wilson's Opus 1996-04-30 | 22 min Wilson becomes the director of Randy's school play but takes the role a little too seriously. Tim and Wilson clash when Wilson attempts to make him rebuild the play's aluminum set. Episode 24: Shopping Around 1996-05-07 | 22 min Tim and Jill see Art, Tim's old shop teacher who's dating his mother, at a restaurant with another woman. Episode 25: Alarmed by Burglars 1996-05-14 | 22 min When Wilson is buglarized, Jill orders Tim to put in a high security system. But instead of them having peace and quite in their house, things get worse when the alarms begin going off by themselves. Episode 26: Games, Flames and Automobiles 1996-05-21 | 22 min Al creates a Tool Time board game, hoping to earn enough money to propose to Ilene. But the game has problems and sometimes catches fire.