Home Improvement: Season 8

1998 · 27 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 8 of Home Improvement

In the final season, Tim must choose between fame and family as "Tool Time" reaches new heights and home becomes more important than ever.

27episodes

Sep 22, 1998premiered

May 25, 1999latest episode

9.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Whitewater
Sep 22, 1998 · 22 min
Jill surprises Tim with a river-rafting trip for his birthday, sinking his plan to attend a NASCAR event.
Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Michael Cudlitz, Chris Stacy, Laurel Green
8x02 Adios
Sep 29, 1998 · 22 min
Randy is selected to go to Costa Rica for a year to study the rain forest, and Jill's worried. So Tim decides to "fix things."
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Sam Sarpong, Courtney Peldon, Dennis Cockrum
8x03 All in the Family
Oct 6, 1998 · 22 min
Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister anounce that they are an item.
Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: Tudi Roche, Thom Sharp
8x04 Taylor Got Game
Oct 13, 1998 · 22 min
While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.
Starring: Simon Templeman
8x05 Al's Fair Lady
Oct 20, 1998 · 22 min
Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.
Written by: Tracy Gamble · Starring: David Haskell, Megan Cavanagh
8x06 Bewitched
Oct 27, 1998 · 22 min
At a Halloween party Tim encourages Wilson to break up with his girlfriend. who claims to be a witch. But, after he dumps her he mysteriously disappears. Tim blames the witch but when the police arrive Tim is accused of Wilson's disappearance.
Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: David Haskell, Richard Riehle, Natalija Nogulich, David Starzyk
8x07 Not-So-Great Scott
Nov 3, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 5.0
When Tim overhears Jill saying that one of her patients is having an affair with Heidi's husband, Tim has trouble keeping it from Heidi.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Mark Dobies, Vasili Bogazianos, Hillary Danner, Channing Chase
8x08 Tim's First Car
Nov 10, 1998 · 22 min
When Tim's first car is destroyed before his eyes in a junkyard, Jill decides to find him a replica of it. Meanwhile, Mark helps Brad make a video for his college applications.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: David Maples · Starring: Dennis Burkley
8x09 Mr. Likeable
Nov 17, 1998 · 22 min
Tim becomes unhappy when Al stars in a TV movie with Morgan Fairchild. Meanwhile, Mark tries to get the affection of the most beautiful girl in his class by listening to her talk about her problems.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Ron Fassler, Bobby Slayton, Morgan Fairchild, Courtnee Draper
8x10 Thanks, But No Thanks
Nov 24, 1998 · 22 min
Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Ashley Trefger, Lindsey Trefger, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark
8x11 Home for the Holidays
Dec 8, 1998 · 22 min
Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Bonnie Bartlett, Ashley Trefger, Lindsey Trefger
8x12 Ploys for Tots Mid-Season Finale
Dec 15, 1998 · 22 min
Tim and Jill try to teach Marty the best way to parent when one of the twins keeps throwing tantrums to get her own way.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Joel Stoffer, Dom Irrera, Darnell Suttles, Richard Willgrubs
8x13 Chop Shop 'Til You Drop
Jan 5, 1999 · 22 min
Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.
Written by: David Maples · Starring: Kathryn Joosten, Brent Hinkley, Holly Maples, Mike Grief
8x14 Home Alone
Jan 19, 1999 · 22 min
Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.
Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, Leeza Gibbons, Gedde Watanabe
8x15 Knee Deep
Feb 2, 1999 · 22 min
Brad blames Tim for possibly ruining his soccer career when he injures his knee on a piece of hardware during a Tool Time shoot at the house. The magicians Penn & Teller appear on Tool Time.
Starring: Teller, Penn Jillette, Francesca P. Roberts, Robert Neches
8x16 Mark's Big Break
Feb 9, 1999 · 22 min
Tim commissions Mark to make a video to celebrate the completion of his hot rod. When Tim is disappointed with the result, Mark films a new version - with a dance number set to "Greased Lightning."
Written by: Tracy Gamble · Starring: Ashley Trefger, Lindsey Trefger, Kady Deibel, Nathan Prevost
8x17 Young at Heart
Feb 16, 1999 · 22 min
Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.
Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Dean Haglund, Vasili Bogazianos, Jenny McCarthy, Ty Hillman
8x18 Love's Labor Lost (1)
Feb 23, 1999 · 22 min
Plans for a ski trip are put on hold when Jill needs an emergency hysterectomy. Tim helps her face the situation, but becomes frightened when complications arise during surgery.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: Roland Kickinger, Joel Higgins, Tammy Lauren, Debra Engle
8x19 Love's Labor Lost (2)
Mar 2, 1999 · 22 min
Tim waits for news on Jill's surgery. Jill will be fine, although she had to have her ovaries completely removed, not partially as was first thought. Jill's mother comes to visit to help with her daughter's care and with her mood swings.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Written by: Elliot Shoenman · Starring: Polly Holliday, Joel Higgins, Jeanette Miller, Kathy Byron
8x20 Neighbors
Mar 16, 1999 · 22 min
Tim and Wilson's friendship is tested when Wilson wins $10,000 and decides to build an elaborate science lab in his backyard - which blocks the Taylor family's view.
Directed by: Patricia Richardson · Starring: Kate Levering, Andreana Weiner, Milton Canady, Josh Wolf
8x21 A Hardware Habit to Break
Mar 30, 1999 · 22 min
Harry announces that he is retiring and selling the hardware store. Tim organizes a fundraising party for the store, but ends up buying it himself. But when the customers dry up, Tim begins to wonder what he is doing wrong.
Directed by: Peter Bonerz · Starring: Pat Asanti, Jim Labriola, Blake Clark, William O'Leary
8x22 Loose Lips and Freudian Slips
May 4, 1999 · 22 min
Jill's thesis is before the committee. During Mark's student film viewing, Jill's psychology professor sees Jill criticize him and Jill is worried that this will affect the thesis committee's decision.
Directed by: Tim Allen · Starring: Peter Michael Goetz, Rondi Reed, Kyle Sabihy, Brant von Hoffman
8x23 Trouble-A-Bruin
May 11, 1999 · 22 min
Troubles brew on Tool Time when Bud mandates that no non-Binford products are to be used on the show. Brad has to decide whether or not to play soccer earlier than he is scheduled to when he has an opportunity to play in front of a UCLA scout.
Directed by: Andrew Tsao · Written by: Tracy Gamble · Starring: David Reivers, Steve Vinovich, Fred Sanders, Steven Barr
8x24 Dead Weight
May 18, 1999 · 22 min
Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excess presence of the Binford name. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married... and she has a heart attack and dies.
Written by: Jennifer Celotta · Starring: Vasili Bogazianos, Charles Robinson, Nick Ullett, Danny Zorn
8x25 The Long and Winding Road (1)
May 18, 1999 · 22 min
Tim quits Tool Time, and Jill gets an offer that divides the family.
Starring: Peter Michael Goetz, Wendie Jo Sperber, Berlinda Tolbert, John Putch
8x26 The Long and Winding Road (2)
May 25, 1999 · 22 min
As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have had over the past eight years.
Written by: Carmen Finestra
8x27 The Long and Winding Road (3) Season Finale
May 25, 1999 · 22 min
Tim tapes his final Tool Time; Jill sets up for Al's wedding to Trudy and begins to have second thoughts about moving to Indiana.
Directed by: John Pasquin · Written by: Lloyd Garver · Starring: Mickey Jones, Al Fann, Danny Zorn, John 'Juke' Logan