- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 1991
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The show is well-conceived, well-written and very funny. [16 Sep 1991]
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Home Improvement isn't groundbreaking TV or even the most original new show of the year (that would be Eerie, Indiana), but it's the most perfectly realized: an idea whose time has come - the ripe-for-ribbing men's movement - combined with sharp writing and once-in-a-blue-moon cast chemistry. [17 Sep 1991]
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There are more than a few good laughs in tonight's episode, and next week's is even better. [17 Sep 1991]
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Nourished by clever writing, the comic delivery of Allen and the earthy freshness of Richardson, "Home Improvement" is funny enough in spots to make you laugh out loud.
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A very funny show. [8 Sep 1991]
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Allen is one of the fall's freshest finds. But all the best punch lines in the hilarious pilot came right out of his "Men Are Pigs" stand-up routine. With the writers out on their own, the humor seems to be thinning out.
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There are several hearty laughs in "Home Improvement" - the best you can ask of any TV comedy. [12 Sep 1991]
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In his sitcom debut, Tim Allen is a natural — not just funny, but an interesting TV presence: charming but a little edgy, a wise guy, but a wise guy with a lot on the ball.
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A one-joke domestic sitcom redeemed by the joke's effectiveness. [17 Sep 1991]
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Mr. Allen's sitcom may well work, although by the second episode it already shows uneasy signs of cuteness bloat. [17 Sep 1991]
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In more exciting times, "Home Improvement" might barely pass muster as tolerable froth. But in a new TV season low on innovation and lean on potential hits, the happy competence of "Home Improvement" seems almost spectacular. [17 Sep 1991]
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There are some amusing gibes at power-tool macho... but dubious prospects for long-term fun.
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Allen displays a personality at turns engaging, enraging and endearing ... The problem is that "Home Improvement" is a one-joke sitcom. [17 Sep 1991]
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There's a certain sensitivity behind Allen's swagger - he's a mouse in macho duds - but just how many home appliances are there for him to destroy? [17 Sep 1991]
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TV comedy at its most conventional and least interesting. [17 Sep 1991]
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Memo to ABC: Toss out Tim, make the [neighbor] the central character and retitle this mess "Hormonal Improvement." You're welcome. [9 Sep 1991]
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Without a stronger role for his wife (Patricia Richardson) and some trimming around the edges, like lopping off the sexist tool-girl helper on his TV show, it's mostly a botched job. [12 Sep 1991]
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Yes, a lot of Taylor goes an awfully little way, "Home Improvement" being a genuinely unfunny transmission devoid of anything much akin to what might remotely be categorized as humor. [17 Sep 1991]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 4 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Feb 25, 2013