Formulaic, predictable, and well done. May have run too long. But funny! As an occasional viewing pretty good.

i luvd this show. It wuz and still is 1 of my faves

i love that show

I wish there were still shows like this around. A good family show. I loved watching this with my family, when I was growing up, and I still enjoy the reruns.

I Loved it!!

I like the tool man and really love his wife. Don't we wish we all had a husband who could be trained as well as the tool man. Her simple way of sharing her incite with the toolman was the most enjoyable part of the show.

I don't mind the reruns. It was a nice fairly wholesome show with a good message that I am not afraid to let the kids watch.

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This show was great. I still tivo it.

I liked this show when J.T.T was still on it....after he left i feel the show went down hill.

It had a good run.

While "Home Improvement" wasn't truly a "bad" television series, I'm rounding down since slapstick comedy isn't my preference. With that said, Tim Allen does it relatively well. As others have stated in prior comments, this show was originally based on Allen's standup routine, and I (like others) doubted that this limited concept would last. Nevertheless, the addition of Tim's alter egos in the form of Al (Richard Karn) and Wilson (Earl Hindman) added some flair. (Of course an only partially seen character was not a new TV trick.) Jill (Patricia Richardson) was believable enough; however, the family scenes were made by Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Nevertheless, the slapstick and the repetitive gags and plotlines ultimately weighed down the series in my eyes.

This was probably one of the funniest sitcoms on TV until its last couple of seasons, when it just got stupid with the youngest son going goth, the middle son being written out by going to the peace corps, the oldest son becoming a stereotypical jock, and the mom going back to school.

i married tim the tool man...a boring version though

Some funny writing and good characters but over-all a pretty by-the-numbers sit-com.

Who the hell told that washed-up actor Tim Allen that hes funny? Giving him the boot off the show would've been a huge Improvement!

after the kids grew up it really lost my interest. it just wasn't as funny.

Tim Allen = Not Funny. I got stuck watching this show more than a couple times because the reruns come on frequently after Cub games on WGN. What a worthless, overrated show. So many viewers were duped into thinking this show was something...when it wasn't. People would tell me, Oh, you just don't get that style of humor. WRONG. It sucks. I get the style, it just isn't humorous. ***upd 9/22/05*** Saw it again today, and I have to confirm that I was correct when I first rated this show...it sucks...there is absolutely nothing funny about it at all. Terrible writing, horrific acting, ugly cast (not that that matters, but when a show has nothing else going for it, you better at least have a good looking cast), etc. Lame...lame...lame. What are these people who rate it above a one thinking? They must live very boring lives.

This was a great show, especally when Tim nearly get killed, blown up, gets set on fire, ect. and Al bails him out.

Another pretty good show. Had a lot of funny stories. I lost interest after awhile, but it's still fun to watch time and again.

I love tim the tool man

This show was really funny, I could relate a lot to this show, but at the same time it was a little over the top which made it better only because it wasn't toooo realistic as some shows can be.

A funny show. I like the way Timthe toolman taylor and his wife Jill interact with each other. This show gives a good example of husband and wife.the battle of the sexes. They quarrel but clearly love each other. The boys who play the sons are all good. I like when Tim and Al are taping the show,Tim screws up and Al has more of the answers to home improvement I don't think so tim I like how Wilson has all the common sense and answers for his neighbors. You never see all of his face. A good show.Sometimes even great.

Very funny show.Hey, Tim Allen is a Lions fan what can I say.

This show was ok. Not bad, not excellent. I occasionally watch it.

The funny thing about Home Improvement is that I never watched the show when it was originally on. I caught it one day at my sister's house (my nephew had it on) so I watched it and was immediately hooked. The cast is wonderful and the chemistry amongst them is great. I love wise-cracking son Randy, played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Richard Karn did a great job as Al, the person who really knew what he was doing. Whenever Tim wanted more power, you knew that a disaster was about to take place. I read that when the show ended originally, Wilson showed his entire face. So far, the reruns have not shown that particular episode. I'm glad that Home Improvement is out on DVD. I would like to get that someday. Kudos to Tim Allen!

This is just family humor. I love it!!!

One of the funniest sitcoms of the 90's. Some people are naturally funny and Tim Allen is one those people. The show was based on Tim's stand up act so he was very comfortable with the material, which came across in his performance. The rest of the cast was highlighted with memorable characters such as Al Borland and Wilson. The Taylors are not the Bradys so you could actually relate to some of the situations they got into.

I didn't find it all that funny. I relate more to Seinfeld-type humor where Jerry and George would qvetch all day about the plumber's butt crack while he fixed the leaky toilet in Jerry's apartment, as opposed to Tim Taylor's hijinx while ripping out the entire bathroom as a result of the leaky toilet. I did find Jill hot (It's a close contest between her and Patricia Heaton from Raymond as hottest TV wife). I also got a kick out of only seeing half of Wilson's head over the fence (I have the same set-up at my house with the elderly neighbor adjacent to me. I have to stop myself from laughing every time I talk to him). I also remember drooling over the first Tool Time girl, who happened to be Pamela Anderson.

it was ok. I remember how tim always made fun of al and how he always consulted Wilson for lifes problems. Also he always used to get hurt in each episode, somehow! It was pretty good tho, a family oriented show.

I never thought this show was very funny. I laughed once in a while. But every episode was pretty much the same. Tim has a problem, goes to his neigbor and they talk about it and then he learned his lesson. It was not the worst show of the 90 but certainly not great.

This show was one of the greatest! The whole cast was awesome! I'd watch every episode all in a row if they ever had a marathon! Tim Allen at his best!

One of my top 10 favorites!

Tim Allen is great. For those who don't like the show, look at Tims salary and rating, apparently he was better than you thought!

This was certainly one of the better sitcoms of the 1990s. Tim Allen is absolutely natural as a comedian, and a pretty good actor as well. Home Improvement had some very funny moments, and yet still managed to deal with serious issues that every parent (and every teen who has to put up with his parents) has to deal with. The kids all have something to contribute to the show, but Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson make the show. Although Tim Taylor is your sort of stereotypical dad (macho-man who has a special relationship with his toolbox), he still is a clear authority figure and role model to his kids. And although his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) gives him a hard time, it is clear that they have a very loving and committed relationship as husband and wife. Allen and Richardson have an amazing on-screen chemistry that is a key element of the show. Of course, no review of Home Improvement would be complete without mentioning my favorite character, Wilson, the wise neighbor who always lends a helping hand to Tim or any other member of the Taylor family. Overall, Home Improvement was probably the best sitcom of the 90s, as it had a great cast and provided its viewers with a lot of comedy and memorable moments.

awesome show

One of the best family shows of the 90's

One of my faves...

I really liked this show as some of the antics that Tim would do reminded me of people I know. LOL The rest of the cast was good too, and the next door neighbor was wonderful.

It's an okay show. Cute guys, but it gets so annoying how Jill is constantly being a know-it-all and telling Tim how to be. It is pretty funny, but it seems as though every episode is the same.

I always enjoyed this show alot. It was cute, and very entertaining. There was always at least one good moral to each episode it seemed like, and that is what is so great about American television, normally. This particular TV family had good chemistry on screen as well.

A really great show!!!

I hate this show. Don't know why for sure but it just makes me sick to watch it. Tim isn't funny & Jill needs to be on something much stronger than Prozac & hey, I have 3 boys & 3 boys do NOT behave that well & are not that quiet & the house does not stay that clean when they live inside your house. Please! Get real...

I watch this every time it is on.

Um...a tool guy..what else?

This show should have been called "Tool Time" and they should have thrown out the whole family sitcom stuff. Tim and Al doing the Tool Time show was excellent, sharp humor most of the time; the rest was average at best. The show was overproduced, with far too many slick camera angles trying to make up for poor, overdone scripts. Once they decided to have the one youngest kid act all "goth" or WHATEVER they were trying to do, the show was toast. I think Tim Allen can be very funny again in the right circumstances; his movies have been decent. Home Improvement made me laugh a few times but ultimately it's a stinker.

Not the best, by no means the worst either!

Home Improvement was another generic "dumb husband with sexy and/or smart wife" show. The plots were the same in every episode. Tim does something stupid, Jill gets pissed, Tim talks to Wilson, Tim and Jill made up, Tim does stupid things and makes that stupid grunting noise. Ughhhh!!! How this show lasted for as long as it did is beyond me.

Loved it....Tim Allen was a riot and his wife was great too, the show was awesome!

This show was really really lame. The humor was the same in every episode. Actually, all episodes were really the same thing happening. Tim Allen is annoying.

The show was great during 3-4 seasons but after awhile, Tim's male grunt "ouh! ouh!" got repetitive. He and Patricia Richardson had very good chemistry. It was good to see an extremely funny stand up comedian cross over successfully to TV but his movie career is another story.

One of the last of the true-blue family-oriented sitcoms. Even though the Taylor family had their fusses, Tim Taylor (played by Tim Allen) was a family man who loved and deeply cared for his wife and three boys. Tim, Al, and Heidi (Lisa in the first season) were a great team on "Tool Time". And who wouldn't like to have a helpful neighbor like Wilson?! True, Wilson was strange, but he was willing to help when one needed answers. Isn't it nice to have a neighbor who is actually a friend? That's a real rarity outside of TV. "Home Improvement" had its bad moments, but all in all, it was a great program.

Pretty good for a family show, but Tim Allen is overrated as a comedian, and those kids were annoying. The wife was good in her part, as was Al and Wilson. Loved the Tool Girl!

Very good, especially its early years. Decreased in quality in the late years.

quite possibly the stupidest show I've ever seen

I'm trying to remember a funny scene from this show and I just can't do it. If there were any, it had either the neighbor or Jill. I know Tim Allen wasn't in any funny scenes because he himself is not funny. That growling thing was about as idiotic as it got.

Another show for babies and retards.

Funny show.

A great sitcom from ABC, this one had hilarious slapstick and familial interactions, combined with a good moral message in every episode. It rarely included anything raunchy and both Tim Allen and Richard Karn were hilarious. Cancelled before its time, but lasted longer than one would think. Highly recommended!

Another nice clean show, at least until the last season. This show featured a full range of characters, from Tim's excellent physical comedy, to Al Theantimale Borland who did not fit the traditional male stereotype, to wise old Wilson with his very unique prospective. I am just curious, does anyone know what he really looks like? We never did see his whole face.

NOW THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW...EVER!!! I WAS SO CRAZY ABOUT THIS SHOW THAT I TAPED ON VHS EVERY SHOW SO I COULD WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I ALSO HAD A MILD CRUSH ON JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS, WHO PLAYED RANDY, THE MIDDLE SON.

this show is funny, i laugh every time i see it

This show had comedy, life lessons, great acting and writing and Tim Allen is amazing.

Tim blows something up. Tim makes Jill mad. Wilson gives him advice. Tim screws up everything that Wilson said but makes up with Jill anyway. Blow something else up. That's every damn episode and its just as tedious as reading this. I hate this show.

It could be corny at times, but it was a nice family sitcom.

If you sit down and actually watch the episode all the way through, you will be sent laughing by Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor and his family.

Home Improvement never really appealed to me as a 'sitcom'. I don't find Tim Allen to be all that funny as a comedian. I think Home Improvement was on the air longer than it should have been as the last few seasons were embarrasingly unfunny and painful to watch. Then again, perhaps ABC was desperate to keep the show going as Roseanne, Ellen, and Grace Under Fire all ceased production around the same time. Overall, Home Improvement was an average show that languished towards the end. Kinda reminds me of Roseanne's final season!

Home Improvement was definitely one of the funniest shows on T.V., mainly because I found that it resembled my family so much. Some people in this page have put this show with the same genre with shows like "Full House". I would think not, this show was realistic with real life issues that happen in real families. I loved all the Halloween and Christmas shows; they were always the funniest, with Tim always trying to outdo all his neighbors but never could. I also loved the show about the look women give to men when they are up to no good... ( : A group of Jill's friends had gathered together and proposed that men can never withstand that demeaning face women give to men when they have done something wrong (come on, we NEVER do nothing wrong!!). I happen to agree with it, I cannot withstand "The Look". I also always found Wilson's words of wisdom very interesting; I found it funny whenever Tim would try to think through some of the deep thoughts Wilson gave to Tim. Home Improvement was definitely a unique show; I always came off laughing and thinking about an issue at the same time.