Home Improvement: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Home Improvement (1991): Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

The universal themes of family, parenting, the battle of the sexes -- and of course, man's need for "more power" -- come to play each and every weekday on Home Improvement. Every episode finds Tim the "Tool Man" Taylor causing his share of goof-ups and mishaps and leaving his long-suffering wife, Jill, family and friends to mop up the mess.

Series details

Title: Home Improvement
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family
Premiere date: 1991-09-17
Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-25
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
TVMaze ID: 544

Cast and credited roles

Tim Allen — Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor
Patricia Richardson — Jill Taylor
Earl Hindman — Wilson Wilson Jr.
Zachery Ty Bryan — Bradley Michael "Brad" Taylor
Richard Karn — Albert "Al" Borland
Taran Noah Smith — Mark Jason Taylor
Jonathan Taylor Thomas — Randall William "Randy" Taylor
Debbe Dunning — Heidi Keppert

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1991-09-17; final listed air date 1992-05-05.
Season 2: premiered 1992-09-16; final listed air date 1993-05-19.
Season 3: premiered 1993-09-15; final listed air date 1994-05-25.
Season 4: premiered 1994-09-20; final listed air date 1995-05-23.
Season 5: premiered 1995-09-19; final listed air date 1996-05-21.
Season 6: premiered 1996-09-17; final listed air date 1997-05-20.
Season 7: premiered 1997-09-23; final listed air date 1998-05-19.
Season 8: premiered 1998-09-22; final listed air date 1999-05-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Home Improvement on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.