Season 8 | |
Network | ABC |
Run | Sep 22, 1998 - May 25, 1999 |
Episodes # | 28 |
Prev Season | Season 7 |
Next Season | None |
Episode Guide |
The eighth and final season of Home Improvement ran on ABC from September 22nd, 1998 - May 25th 1999.
Note: Jonathan Taylor Thomas left the series in the beginning of this season to focus on his schooling. His last episode as a main cast member is Adios and he is absent in most of the episodes after that one and does not return in the 3 part series finale. He does, however, return as a guest star in Home for the Holidays, which is his last episode to appear in.
Storyline
The season introduces the Taylors, the average American family, that really aren't so. Tim Taylor, the man of the house, has his own TV show entitled "Tool Time" with a bachelor co-host Al Borland. Tim is also found to be the accident prone and often wanting to rewire and fix things around the house and at work. Jill Taylor is Tim's loving wife, but continually gives him grief over some of the trouble he causes.
Tim and Jill have three sons Brad, Randy and Mark. Each son has their own quirks, Brad is into sports, Randy is smart, and Mark is the younger sensitive brother. They all live in Detroit, Michigan. As said before, Tim often causes mayhem around with machines as well as his marriage. He often goes to his neighbor, Wilson, who is known to give very profound and helpful advice. Wilson is always found in the backyard behind Tim's fence.
Episodes
- Whitewater (season premiere)
- Adios
- All in the Family
- Taylor Got Game
- Al's Fair Lady
- Bewitched
- Not-So-Great Scott
- Tim's First Car
- Mr. Likeable
- Thanks, but No Thanks
- Home for the Holidays
- Ploys for Tots
- Chop Shop 'Til You Drop
- Home Alone
- Knee Deep
- Mark's Big Break
- Young at Heart
- Love's Labor Lost (Part 1)
- Love's Labor Lost (Part 2)
- Neighbors
- A Hardware Habit to Break
- Loose Lips and Freudian Slips
- Trouble-a-Bruin
- Dead Weight
- The Long and Winding Road (Part 1)
- The Long and Winding Road (Part 2)
- The Long and Winding Road (Part 3) (series finale)
- Backstage Pass (special)
Cast
Main Cast:
- Tim Allen as Tim Taylor
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor
- Zachery Ty Bryan as Brad Taylor
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Randy Taylor
- Taran Noah Smith as Mark Taylor
- Richard Karn as Al Borland
- Debbe Dunning as Heidi Keppert
- Earl Hindman as Wilson W. Wilson Jr.
Recurring Cast:
- William O'Leary as Marty Taylor
- Blake Clark as Harry Turner
- Sherry Hursey as Dr. Ilene Markham
- Mickey Jones as Pete Bilker
- Gary McGurk as Dwayne Hoove
- Casey Sander as Rock Flanagan