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• A Super NES game of the same name was based on the series. It had no manual; its splash screen explained, “Real men don’t need instructions.” The game didn't sell in large numbers, and is hard to find today.

• After the season 5 episode "Games, Flames, and Automobiles" aired in which Al created a game based on Tool Time, Northern Games released The Home Improvement Board Game, which can still be ordered online.

• Ryobi released a line of tools titled "Tim Allen Signature Tools", which were available for a limited time.

• Various pictures, posters, and calendars were released.

• The DVDs of the complete seasons were made available, including bonus features.

• In 1996, Mattel's Hot Wheels brand released a two-car pack entitled Home Improvement based on the show which featured Tim's 1933 Ford Convertible & the Dixie Chopper racing mower (with a mini-figure Tim as the rider) as well as a mini-figure of Al and a Binford tool box.

DVD Releases

All eight seasons are now available on Region 1 DVD. Season 8 has the "Backstage Pass" (which immediately followed "The Long and Winding Road, Part III") and the reunion show on the fourth disc of the set. A Complete Series set is not yet available, as Disney has not had a chance to create one. No word yet on a Blu-ray release of all eight seasons; though Disney completely supports the Blu-ray format.

DVD notes

The Region 1 DVDs are on three discs (with the exception of the Final Season set, which has four discs), where as the Region 2 DVDs are presented across four discs. The Region 2 packaging and programme menus for Season 1 vary compared to the Region 1 releases. The Season 3 menus in Region 1 are in widescreen, but 4:3 in Region 2. The Region 1 releases of Seasons 2 and 3 consist of (deliberate) "holes" in the outer packaging - these do not exist in the Region 2 releases; in fact, the Season 3 outer packaging is physically printed where the hole would be in the Region 1 packaging.

It has been mentioned on review sites about the lack of episode commentaries and bonus features on the DVDs. In an interview on about.com, Tim said that it was a done deal that the DVDs would not contain interviews or episode commentaries. Whether this was before or after somebody at Disney ordered the three commentaries available on the Season 1 DVDs is unknown.

Syndication

Around the mids 90's Home Improvement started to air in syndication.It currently airs on TBS and Nick at Nite.It has also previously aired on The WB and WGN.

UK Broadcasting

Originally, Home Improvement was aired on the Disney Channel, however, in 2005 it began broadcasting on abc1. On September 26 2007, abc1 ceased transmissions and no official announcement was made as to which channels would be broadcasting abc1's previous programming. Home Improvement has been shown on Virgin 1 since July 28 2008.