Home Improvement (TV Series)
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| Created by |
Carmen Finestra David McFadzean Matt Williams |
| Based on | the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen |
| Starring | Tim Allen Patricia Richardson Earl Hindman Zachery Ty Bryan Jonathan Taylor Thomas Taran Noah Smith Richard Karn Debbe Dunning |
| Theme music composer | Dan Foliart |
| Opening theme | "Iron John's Rock" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 204 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Carmen Finestra David McFadzean Matt Williams (entire run) Bob Bendetson (seasons 3–5) Elliot Shoenman (seasons 3–8) Bruce Ferber (mid-season 4–season 8) Charlie Hauck (seasons 6–7) Tim Allen(seasons 6–8) Laurie Gelman (season 8) |
| Producer(s) | Gayle S. Maffeo (entire run) Alan Padula (seasons 4-8) John Pasquin (seasons 1–2) |
| Location(s) |
Walt Disney Studios Burbank, California |
| Editor(s) |
Marco Zappia (entire run) James Spach (season 8) Richard Russell (season 6-7) Roger Ames Berger (seasons 3-5) Alex Gimenez (seasons 1–2) |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Wind Dancer Productions Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 17, 1991 – May 25, 1999 |
Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen that aired on ABC from September 17, 1991, to May 25, 1999, with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning over eight seasons. The series was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and David McFadzean. In the 1990s it was one of the most watched sitcoms in the American market, winning many awards. The series launched Tim Allen's acting career and was the start of the television career of Pamela Anderson, who was part of the recurring cast for the first two seasons.
Based on the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen, Home Improvement made its debut on ABC on September 17, 1991, and was one of the highest-rated sitcoms for almost the entire decade. It went to No. 1 in the ratings during the 1993–1994 season; the same year Allen had the No. 1 book (Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man) and movie (The Santa Clause).
Beginning in Season 2, Home Improvement began each episode with a cold open, which features the show's logo during the teaser. From Season 4 until the end of the series in 1999, an anthropomorphic version of the logo was used in different types of animation.
The series centers on the Taylor family, which consists of Tim (Tim Allen), his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and their three children: the oldest child, Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), the middle child, Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and youngest child, Mark (Taran Noah Smith). The Taylors live in suburban Detroit, and have a neighbor named Wilson (Earl Hindman) who is often the go-to guy for solving the Taylors' problems.
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