Home Improvement: Season 7

1997 · 25 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 7 of Home Improvement

With Brad preparing for college and the family evolving, Tim wrestles with change—and plenty of power tools.

25episodes

Sep 23, 1997premiered

May 19, 1998latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 Quest for Fire
Sep 23, 1997 · 22 min
While on holiday in northern Michigan, Tim informs the family that he wants to move there permanently.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Ashley Peldon, Courtney Peldon, Veronica Lauren
7x02 Clash of the Taylors
Sep 30, 1997 · 22 min
Tim and Randy disagree on Binford's environmental policies. Jill gets an internship counseling families.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: Shelley Morrison, James DuMont, Peter Siragusa, Paul Keith
7x03 Room at the Top
Oct 7, 1997 · 22 min
Jill wants Tim to build her an office in the attic, and then changes her mind at the last minute; Tim makes a big deal about it.
Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: George DelHoyo, Jack Blessing, Tammy Lauren
7x04 Pump You Up
Oct 14, 1997 · 22 min
Tim pushes Brad after he gets a soccer scholarship. Randy and Lauren, his girlfriend, want to go on another date, but not a double date with two of their friends. The guys from k&B construction guest on tool time.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Mickey Jones, Courtney Peldon, Kyle Howard, Cory Everson
7x05 A Night to Dismember
Oct 28, 1997 · 22 min
Mark decides to do a horror video for his class using different scenes from old horror shows and movies, but Jill and Tim don't like the idea when they sneak a preview at Mark's video.
Written by: Eric Horsted · Starring: Kaylan Romero
7x06 The Niece
Nov 4, 1997 · 22 min
Willow, Wilson's niece, comes to stay, which makes it so that Wilson has no time to spend with Tim.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Charlie Hauck · Starring: Byrne Piven, China Kantner, Patrick Cronin
7x07 Jill's Passion
Nov 11, 1997 · 22 min
Ian, a man Jill met at the YMCA gym, asks her out, mistaking Tim for her brother. That night Jill has a dream about him. But after talking to Patty, a friend, and Tim she straightens it out.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: Tom Wopat, Tammy Lauren, Carole Androsky
7x08 Losing My Religion
Nov 18, 1997 · 22 min
Randy questions his religion. Tim breaks a valuable piece of church equipment.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Dan Aykroyd, China Kantner, Eileen Heckart, Lauren Tuerk
7x09 Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 1997 · 22 min
The Taylors go to a football game in a box seat for Thanksgiving. But Tim manages to black out all the lights.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Eric Horsted · Starring: Alex Rocco, China Kantner, Rodney Dangerfield, Tom Poston
7x10 The Dating Game
Dec 9, 1997 · 22 min
Tim takes Al to a club to meet women after they find out Ilene is engaged.
Starring: Liz Vassey, Kari Coleman, Anastasia Sakelaris, John Lykes
7x11 Bright Christmas Mid-Season Finale
Dec 16, 1997 · 22 min
Tim does te ultimate Christmas decorating display job. Jill is worried when she finds out her mother is dating.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Polly Holliday, George Coe
7x12 The Old College Try
Jan 6, 1998 · 22 min
Tim realizes his friends are boring, so he starts hanging out with students half his age.
Directed by: Albert Alarr · Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: Josh Blake, Al Fann, Steve Monroe, Maitland Ward
7x13 An Older Woman
Jan 20, 1998 · 22 min
Brad's getting MARRIED... well, maybe not after Tim and Jill get through with him. The Taylor parents try to make Brad realize that he's not ready for the commitment of marriage to a college girl he just recently met at a party.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Charlie Hauck · Starring: Maggie Lawson, Haynes Brooke
7x14 Tim 'The Landlord' Taylor
Feb 3, 1998 · 22 min
Al rents a house from Tim and Tim takes advantage of him as his landlord. Meanwhile, Randy and Brad buy the same shirt.
Written by: Eric Horsted
7x15 Say Goodnight, Gracie
Feb 10, 1998 · 22 min
Tim begins to want to have more children after Marty asks him to babysit one of the twins. After some discussions about his vasectomy with Jill, and some words of wisdom from Wilson, he decides that being able to return the twins after playing with them is the best idea. Mark is still wearing black, but with an added touch (of lipstick) for this episode.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Starring: China Kantner, Kristen Hooper, Kaitlyn Hooper, William O'Leary
7x16 What a Drag
Feb 24, 1998 · 22 min
On Tool Time, Tim and Al show viewers how to prepare for a severe winter storm. When Tim falls through the gazebo he discovers a small bag of marijuana taped to the underside of the swing. Jill and Tim stake out their backyard from Wilson's to catch the culprit... to everyone's surprise, Brad is caught red-handed with the goods.
Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: Kaylan Romero
7x17 Taking Jill for Granite
Mar 3, 1998 · 22 min
The Taylors do a kitchen remodel, but a surprise is in store when Tim and Jill find out who the installer is.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Tom Wopat, Tammy Lauren
7x18 Futile Attraction
Mar 10, 1998 · 22 min
Tim becomes suspicious that Heidi and Al are having a hot affair when he finds out she has separated from her husband; he sets out to find out exactly how much of an affair they are having. On Tool Time, Tim adds a little MORE POWER to his golf swing when golf-pro Payne Stewart guests.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: David Maples · Starring: Payne Stewart, Pamela Hudacek
7x19 Desperately Seeking Willow
Mar 17, 1998 · 22 min
While staying over at the Taylors, Willow doesn't return home from a club one night... Jill fears the worst and sends the whole family out searching for her. It's Saint Patrick's day on Tool Time, and who better to celebrate with than the boys from K&B Construction.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Mickey Jones, T.J. Thyne, China Kantner, Neil Barton
7x20 The Write Stuff
Mar 31, 1998 · 22 min
On Tool Time, Tim manages to throw himself out a window while doing renovation work. Jill tries to get Tim to help prepare for a tax audit. Brad and Randy become rivals when Brad's article ""Hey Yo!"" takes the spotlight away from Randy's ""Genetic Mutations in the Second Half of the 20th Century.""
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: Justin Shenkarow, Courtney Peldon, Kaj-Erik Eriksen
7x21 The Son Also Mooches
Apr 21, 1998 · 22 min
It's Jill's turn to worry about needing glasses as she reaches middle age. Tim worries that his mother is going to lose money on another of his brother Jeff's business schemes.
Written by: Eric Horsted · Starring: Montrose Hagins, Graham Jarvis, Kathleen Freeman, Kate Williamson
7x22 Believe It or Not
Apr 28, 1998 · 22 min
On Tool Time, ""Men's Convenience Week"" features a visit by Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons. Wilson becomes upset with Tim after Tim tells everyone about Wilson's encounter with an alien, something Wilson would rather Tim had kept to himself.
Starring: Grant Hill, Bill Ferrell, Milton Canady, Jim Labriola
7x23 Rebel Without Night Driving Privileges
May 5, 1998 · 22 min
Randy's driving, get off the sidewalk! ... Randy doesn't feel that he's being treated fairly when his driving privileges differ from those Brad had when he first got his license. On Tool Time, ""Judy's Rat"" pulls cable through hard to reach spaces.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Starring: Kaylan Romero, Megan Cavanagh
7x24 Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
May 12, 1998 · 22 min
Tool Time is revisited by Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Steve Hawley, who announce that a Binford tool will be used on their next shuttle mission. Will Tim or Al win the competition to be the one to use the tool in space? Back on Earth, Mark tries to impress a girl by making a dramatic change to his appearance.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Ken Bowersox, Randy Thompson, Harry S. Murphy, Steven Hawley
7x25 From Top to Bottom Season Finale
May 19, 1998 · 22 min
Jill makes some embarassing remarks about Tim on a talk show, while he watches it from Harry's Hardware, with all his friends.
Written by: Charlie Hauck · Starring: Joan Lunden, Judyann Elder, Lisa Robins, Jim Labriola