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None other than the popular Baywatch star Pamela Anderson was actually featured the series! As the Tool Time assistant "Lisa", the highly attractive blonde was part of the sitcom for two whole seasons. From the third season on, Pamela was replaced by Debbe Dunning aka "Heidi". The character of the second Tool Time assistant would actually be expanded a whole lot more than the one of Pam Anderson.
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Who were the only characters who appeared in EVERY single episode of the sitcom? "Tim" (Tim Allen) and "Jill" (Patricia Richardson)!
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So, one one the perks of attending a taping of Home Improvement was that you could possibly end up appearing on an episode as an extra. Another perk? Tim Allen was actually known to use some off-color language and improvise a lot during the taping sessions!
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Tim Allen has been the voice of "Buzz Lightyear" in all four Toy Story films! In Home Improvement, there is actually a scene in which "Tim" plays with a "Buzz Lightyear" figure. A little homage to one of his (other) great roles...
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In the series, "Brad" is 13 months older than "Tims" second son "Randy". In truth, the "Randy" actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas is a month and a day older than the "Brad" actor Zachery Ty Bryan!
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In the series, "Tim" converts a Ford Roadster from 1933 to a Hot Rod. Tim Allen has actually owned the car they used on the show ever since they shot that episode!
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When the TV Guide made a list of the "50 Best TV Dads", "Tim Taylor" came in at 20th - not too shabby!
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The role of the "Wilson" (Earl Hindman) is based on Tim Allen's actual childhood memories. At that time, he was still too small to be able to look over the fence, which is why he rarely completely saw his neighbor. Therefore, "Wilson's" face is never completely visible. The actor who played "Wilson", Earl Hindman, actually died in 2003.
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At the beginning, the sitcom was actually supposed to be called Hammer Time. In order to avoid confusion with the M.C. Hammer song, the sitcom was renamed to Tool Time for the pilot episode. Later on, the series' producers changed the name to Home Improvement, since they didn't want to call the sitcom exactly like the show within the show.
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Home Improvement was the first sitcom which had its own video game! In 1994, Nintendo released "Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit" for Super Nintendo in which "Tim" desperately jumps from sound stage to sound stage, trying to find the lost tools...But the game had no instruction manual. Only a slip of paper with the inscription "Real men need no instructions" was supplied to the user!
Here you can find some fun facts about Home Improvement!
Home Improvement first aired back in 1991 and lasted for 8 seasons! It became a smash hit and earned a huge fanbase all over the country.
Millions of people tuned in each week to watch the hilarious middle-class family. Get to know trivia and funny bits and pieces about "Tim Taylor" and his family here!