Home Improvement (1991)
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 17 September 1991 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 25 May 1999 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams and David McFadzean |
| Starring | Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson and Earl Hindman |
| Seasons | 8 seasons, 203 episodes |
| Episode length | about 22 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 74 hours |
| Rated | TV-PG |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.4/10 |
Where to watch Home Improvement
Home Improvement is streaming on Disney+ ($21.49 a month) in the US. It is also on Hulu ($21.49 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Disney+, or $42.98 at list price.
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Where to watch Home Improvement in 56 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Disney+ $15599 ARS |
| Australia | Disney+ $17.99 AUD |
| Austria | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belgium | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Belize | Disney+ |
| Bolivia | Disney+ |
| Brazil | Disney+ R$49.90 |
| Bulgaria | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Canada | Disney+ $15.99 CAD |
| Chile | Disney+ $10990 CLP |
| Colombia | Disney+ $36900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Disney+ |
| Croatia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Czechia | Disney+ 219 Kč |
| Denmark | Disney+ 119 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Disney+ |
| Ecuador | Disney+ $11.49 |
| El Salvador | Disney+ |
| Finland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| Germany | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Greece | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Guatemala | Disney+ |
| Honduras | Disney+ |
| Hong Kong | Disney+ HK$88 |
| Hungary | Disney+ 2990 Ft |
| Ireland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| Italy | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Jamaica | Disney+ |
| Japan | Disney+ ¥1250 JPY |
| Liechtenstein | Disney+ |
| Luxembourg | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Mexico | Disney+ $259 MXN |
| Netherlands | Disney+ €10.99 |
| New Zealand | Disney+ $18.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Disney+ |
| Norway | Disney+ 129 kr NOK |
| Panama | Disney+ $12.49 |
| Paraguay | Disney+ |
| Peru | Disney+ S/49.90 |
| Poland | Disney+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Romania | Disney+ 34.99 lei |
| San Marino | Disney+ |
| Singapore | Disney+ $18.98 SGD |
| Slovakia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| South Korea | Disney+ ₩9900 |
| Spain | Disney+ €10.99 |
| St. Lucia | Disney+ |
| Sweden | Disney+ 129 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Disney+ CHF16.90 |
| Taiwan | Disney+ NT$285 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Disney+ |
| Türkiye | Disney+ ₺449.90 |
| United Kingdom | Disney+ £11.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Disney+ about $U522 |
| Venezuela | Disney+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Home Improvement runs for 74 hours, a stretch of time that feels like a lot until you realize Tim Taylor spends most of it getting trapped in his own house. The show is built on the friction between a man who can fix anything and a wife who sees everything he breaks. It is a comedy about the specific exhaustion of being the only one who notices the plumbing is leaking. The humor lands in the silence, particularly when the neighbor is just a head.
How it did with audiences
The box office numbers are missing from the record, so we can’t talk about the money. That leaves us with the critics and the fans. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10. It’s a solid score, the kind that suggests the film did its job without asking for applause. Viewers liked what they saw, even if the studio’s ledgers are silent.
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Sources
- Home Improvement on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1337212 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Home Improvement (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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