Home Improvement: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Home Improvement Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Read My Hips
Sep 16, 1992
Jill has planned a romantic surprise dinner for Tim, who is at Big Mike's with Al and the guys from K&B Construction. He phones home and she flirts with him, and he doesn't notice
Rites and Wrongs of Passage
Sep 23, 1992
Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.
Overactive Glance
Sep 30, 1992
Jill and Karen thinks that Tim will look at a woman in a restaurant, after he checks out a woman on Tool Time. Randy has trouble playing football.
Groin Pains
Oct 7, 1992
Tim pulls a groin muscle when trying to impress Jill by carrying a big trunk of books. Randy plays Peter Pan in the school play, but the school doesn't have the necessary machine
Heavy Meddle
Oct 14, 1992
When Tim throws a party to celebrate putting in the hot rod's engine, Jill decides to hook her friend Karen up with one of the guys coming to the party and ends up ruining Tim's da
The Haunting of Taylor House
Oct 28, 1992
Brad and Jennifer plan to dress like Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy on Halloween, but she shows up dressed like Danny. After Danny bothers Jennifer and Jill, Tim scares him.
Roomie For Improvement
Nov 4, 1992
Tim stays at Al's when Mark has the Chicken Pox, because Tim has never had it.
May the Best Man Win
Nov 11, 1992
Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything and Tim doesn't know how to stand up to her when Al, Jill, and Wilson are all busy.
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
Nov 18, 1992
Jill finds Tim's unfinished wills and he must decide whether to fill them out or not. Mark fears that his father is going to die.
Let's Did Lunch
Nov 25, 1992
Dave has Tim tell Karen that they had lunch that day, even though they didn't. The boys have trouble with the McGurn brothers.
Abandoned Family
Dec 2, 1992
Tim has trouble running the house while Jill is busy. Maureen Binford wants to change the show again with a section called ""Bachelor's Corner"" featuring Al.
I'm Scheming of a White Christmas
Dec 16, 1992
Brad and Randy start collecting money for charity, but they get in trouble from Jill for spending some of the money they raised. Maureen Binford makes more changes on Tool Time.
Bell Bottom Blues
Jan 6, 1993
Tim complains about Jill having so many clothes in the closet, so he re-organizes it. Brad is embarassed when Tim hugs him at school.
Howard's End
Jan 13, 1993
Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.
Love Is A Many Splintered Thing
Jan 20, 1993
Jill takes a compatability test and learns thay Tim and her are not compatible. Randy has trouble with his ventriloquist act for the talent show.
Dances With Tools
Feb 3, 1993
Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.
You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
Feb 10, 1993
Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.
Bye Bye Birdie
Feb 17, 1993
A woodpecker is a pecking pain in the neck for Tim. Brad blames a poor grade on Jennifer who refuses to let him copy her homework anymore.
Karate or Not, Here I Come
Feb 24, 1993
Hoping to boost Mark's confidence, Tim and Jill put him into a karate class. However, a boy starts bullying Mark, leading to a fight between Jill and the boy's mother!
Shooting Three To Make Tutu
Mar 3, 1993
Tim gets two front row seats to the Pistons game from Wilson, but Jill says he must take Mark to the ballet. Brad and Randy try a cigar while Tim is gone.
Much Ado About Nana
Mar 17, 1993
Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.
Ex Marks the Spot
Apr 14, 1993
Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.
To Build or Not to Build
May 5, 1993
Tim helps the boys with Mothers' Day projects for Jill and Randy does an unsuccessful job on a birdhouse.
Birth of a Hot Rod
May 12, 1993
While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.
The Great Race
May 19, 1993
Tim puts a piece from a Chinook helicopter in his lawnmower for a race against Bob Vila. Brad and Randy get Mark to eat a tadpole so that he can play with them.