Air date: 5/18/99

Tool Time continues to be a "jewel" despite the continued excess presence of the Binford name, and the new producer Morgan Wandell tries to give Tim a hard time. Things rapidly turn sad when Al decides to take his mother out to dinner to tell her he's going to get married to Trudy...and she has a heart attack and dies.

The Long and Winding Road - Part 1

Air date: 5/18/99

Tool Time's new producer, Morgan, stages a Jerry Springer-style fight on the show. When Tim learns Bud left Binford and Morgan refuses to stop degrading the show, Tim quits, along with Al and Heidi soon after. Jill's psychology professor offers her a great job - in Indiana.

The Long and Winding Road - Part 2

Air date: 5/25/99

Taking place during the ride to school, Tim and the boys reminisce about some of the good times they've had, with clips from previous shows.

The Long and Winding Road - Part 3

Air date: 5/25/99

Tim records his final Tool Time, with a host of guests - and a pregnant Heidi, which garners huge ratings. Morgan offers Tim more money and an executive producer credit to stay with the show, but Tim refuses and stays in Detroit to host Al's marriage to Trudy in his backyard. The Taylors decide to go to Indiana, taking their house with them in the ultimate home project - or is it just a figment of Tim's imagination?

Backstage Pass

Air date: 5/25/99

Series finale. A look back at the past eight years of Home Improvement, with cast interviews, outtakes, scenes for the final taping - and Wilson's entire face.