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- Episode 24
Birth of a Hot Rod
Home Improvement - S2 - E24
While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.
Home Improvement: Season 2 - 25 Episode s
2x1 - Read My Hips
September 16, 1992
Jill has planned a romantic surprise dinner for Tim, who is at Big Mike's with Al and the guys from K&B Construction. He phones home and she flirts with him, and he doesn't notice and comes home two hours late. Jill is upset and accuses him of not picking up all the signals she sends. Tim thinks that signals should be clear and dresses up as Fred the phone repairman so he can fix the problem. Brad is wondering whether Jennifer pounding him is a sign that she wants to kiss him.
2x2 - Rites and Wrongs of Passage
September 23, 1992
Tim still lets Brad off the hook and go to the planned truck rally after he pulls a prank at school, until he throws rocks at a greenhouse.
2x3 - Overactive Glance
September 30, 1992
Jill and Karen thinks that Tim will look at a woman in a restaurant, after he checks out a woman on Tool Time. Randy has trouble playing football.
2x4 - Groin Pains
October 7, 1992
Tim pulls a groin muscle when trying to impress Jill by carrying a big trunk of books. Randy plays Peter Pan in the school play, but the school doesn't have the necessary machine for him to fly.
2x5 - Heavy Meddle
October 14, 1992
When Tim throws a party to celebrate putting in the hot rod's engine, Jill decides to hook her friend Karen up with one of the guys coming to the party and ends up ruining Tim's day with a barbeque. Meanwhile, the boys have problems with the McGurn brothers.
2x6 - The Haunting of Taylor House
October 28, 1992
Brad and Jennifer plan to dress like Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy on Halloween, but she shows up dressed like Danny. After Danny bothers Jennifer and Jill, Tim scares him.
2x7 - Roomie For Improvement
November 4, 1992
Tim stays at Al's when Mark has the Chicken Pox, because Tim has never had it.
2x8 - May the Best Man Win
November 11, 1992
Maureen Binford, the new producer of Tool Time, tries to change everything and Tim doesn't know how to stand up to her when Al, Jill, and Wilson are all busy.
2x9 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way
November 18, 1992
Jill finds Tim's unfinished wills and he must decide whether to fill them out or not. Mark fears that his father is going to die.
2x10 - Let's Did Lunch
November 25, 1992
Dave has Tim tell Karen that they had lunch that day, even though they didn't. The boys have trouble with the McGurn brothers.
2x11 - Abandoned Family
December 2, 1992
Tim has trouble running the house while Jill is busy. Maureen Binford wants to change the show again with a section called ""Bachelor's Corner"" featuring Al.
2x12 - I'm Scheming of a White Christmas
December 16, 1992
Brad and Randy start collecting money for charity, but they get in trouble from Jill for spending some of the money they raised. Maureen Binford makes more changes on Tool Time.
2x13 - Bell Bottom Blues
January 6, 1993
Tim complains about Jill having so many clothes in the closet, so he re-organizes it. Brad is embarassed when Tim hugs him at school.
2x14 - Howard's End
January 13, 1993
Jennifer's fish dies when Brad watches it. Tim and Jill have a fight over who owns what.
2x15 - Love Is A Many Splintered Thing
January 20, 1993
Jill takes a compatability test and learns thay Tim and her are not compatible. Randy has trouble with his ventriloquist act for the talent show.
2x16 - Dances With Tools
February 3, 1993
Tim gets Jill ballroom dancing lessons for her anniversary present.
2x17 - You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts
February 10, 1993
Tim refuses to ask for directions on the way to Shelia's wedding.
2x18 - Bye Bye Birdie
February 17, 1993
A woodpecker is a pecking pain in the neck for Tim. Brad blames a poor grade on Jennifer who refuses to let him copy her homework anymore.
2x19 - Karate or Not, Here I Come
February 24, 1993
Hoping to boost Mark's confidence, Tim and Jill put him into a karate class. However, a boy starts bullying Mark, leading to a fight between Jill and the boy's mother!
2x20 - Shooting Three To Make Tutu
March 3, 1993
Tim gets two front row seats to the Pistons game from Wilson, but Jill says he must take Mark to the ballet. Brad and Randy try a cigar while Tim is gone.
2x21 - Much Ado About Nana
March 17, 1993
Jill's mother, Nana, comes to visit and Tim notices that Jill and Nana don't talk about their problems with eachother.
2x22 - Ex Marks the Spot
April 14, 1993
Al invites Stacey Lewis, Tim's ex-girlfriend, over to the Taylors' house for dinner.
2x23 - To Build or Not to Build
May 5, 1993
Tim helps the boys with Mothers' Day projects for Jill and Randy does an unsuccessful job on a birdhouse.
2x24 - Birth of a Hot Rod
May 12, 1993
While Tim is busy trying to get his hot rod to work, Jill calls a repairman to fix various things around the house.
2x25 - The Great Race
May 19, 1993
Tim puts a piece from a Chinook helicopter in his lawnmower for a race against Bob Vila. Brad and Randy get Mark to eat a tadpole so that he can play with them.