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Home Improvement: Season 8

Poster for Home Improvement Season 8

27 episodes · premiered Sep 22, 1998

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

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  1. Episode 1: Whitewater Sep 22, 1998 · 22m Jill surprises Tim with a river-rafting trip for his birthday, sinking his plan to attend a NASCAR event.
  2. Episode 2: Adios Sep 29, 1998 · 22m 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."
  3. Episode 3: All in the Family Oct 6, 1998 · 22m 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.
  4. Episode 4: Taylor Got Game Oct 13, 1998 · 22m While Brad studies for his SAT's, a friend of Wilson's offers him the chance to play professional international soccer in Europe.
  5. Episode 5: Al's Fair Lady Oct 20, 1998 · 22m Jill is concerned when Al's new rich girlfriend keeps buying him extravagant gifts in order to keep him in the relationship.
  6. Episode 6: Bewitched Oct 27, 1998 · 22m 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…
  7. Episode 7: Not-So-Great Scott Nov 3, 1998 · 22m 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.
  8. Episode 8: Tim's First Car Nov 10, 1998 · 22m 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.
  9. Episode 9: Mr. Likeable Nov 17, 1998 · 22m 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…
  10. Episode 10: Thanks, But No Thanks Nov 24, 1998 · 22m Tim invites his brother Marty and his twins to live with him when he discovers that Marty and his wife Nancy are separated.
  11. Episode 11: Home for the Holidays Dec 8, 1998 · 22m 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.
  12. Episode 12: Ploys for Tots Dec 15, 1998 · 22m 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.
  13. Episode 13: Chop Shop 'Til You Drop Jan 5, 1999 · 22m Tim and Jill buy Brad a car. However, when it is stolen, Tim and Al go undercover to catch the thieves.
  14. Episode 14: Home Alone Jan 19, 1999 · 22m Tim gets preoccupied when he is left alone to write his book.
  15. Episode 15: Knee Deep Feb 2, 1999 · 22m 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.
  16. Episode 16: Mark's Big Break Feb 9, 1999 · 22m 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…
  17. Episode 17: Young at Heart Feb 16, 1999 · 22m Jill is angry when Tim spends too much time with his new female mechanic near their anniversary.
  18. Episode 18: Love's Labor Lost (1) Feb 23, 1999 · 22m 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.
  19. Episode 19: Love's Labor Lost (2) Mar 2, 1999 · 22m 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…
  20. Episode 20: Neighbors Mar 16, 1999 · 22m 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.
  21. Episode 21: A Hardware Habit to Break Mar 30, 1999 · 22m 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…
  22. Episode 22: Loose Lips and Freudian Slips May 4, 1999 · 22m 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…
  23. Episode 23: Trouble-A-Bruin May 11, 1999 · 22m 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…
  24. Episode 24: Dead Weight May 18, 1999 · 22m 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…
  25. Episode 25: The Long and Winding Road (1) May 18, 1999 · 22m Tim quits Tool Time, and Jill gets an offer that divides the family.
  26. Episode 26: The Long and Winding Road (2) May 25, 1999 · 22m As Tim and the Boys drive to school, they reminisce about some of the memories they have had over the past eight years.
  27. Episode 27: The Long and Winding Road (3) May 25, 1999 · 22m 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.