European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The family push behind a Home improvement by Daniel Cerone los Angeles times the top rated sitcom Home improvement with clockwise from Bottom left Taran Smith Patricia Richardson Tim Allen Zachary to Bryan and Jonathan Taylor Thomas returns to an to on monday. Every wednesday night stateside and monday on an to20 million Homes tune in abcs Home improvement to witness the antics of Tim Taylor the How to Host of a Cable to show about tools and his wife Jill As they banter Bicker and Buss in an ongoing Battle to overcome the inherent differences Between the sexes and rear their three sons. When the 1993-94 to season officially ended april 17, Home improvement was ranked for the first time As prime time televisions no. 1 program leapfrogging 60 minutes and Roseanne which placed 1-2 the previous two seasons. Tim Allen who stars with Patricia Richardson explains the shows popularity this Way a a it a just so real. When we hit hard when the writers hit a sub Jeet that Pat and i can make real there a a joke on the set  the whole Crew a All of them Are married r say a been there. Done that this Isnit a show about nothing. Its a show about Little things that scene very big at the time they happen Quot a look at the 1,000 or so comments on a bulletin Board on Prodigy where Allen recently fielded ques Lions submitted by Home computer users shows How much some people connect with the series. Quot my parents Are fantastic and very similar to you and Jill a a wrote d. Thomas. Quot dad decides to fix something  or May not have been broken in the first place while mom flips through the yellow pages for the least expensive repairman to fix the. Damage that dad will inevitably cause a Quot my husband reminds me of your character on Home improvement a wrote Christine Shaw of Stamford Conn. Quot he has the accessory Gene he never gets lost and he grunts and thinks he can fix it All. There is no such thing in my House As an instruction manual.�?�. Nadine Wallin from Minnesota simply wrote Quot i feel As though you Are living in my family. Its getting to be a Little  a Home improvement is the 1990s version of a Fher knows beef turned on its head. Its More like Mot ice knows Best a said or. Victor Strasburger an Albuquerque n.m., paediatrician who has done research on the effects of television on children. A a they re both very appealing characters in their own ways. She a a Strong woman without being too Strong and he a vulnerable without being a  the writers of Home improvement All of whom have families say they draw upon their own experiences for the show now in its third season. After the initial script readings on mondays Allen and Richardson also give their input. Quot one reason the show works is be Cavise of the relationship Between Tim and Jill a said Carmen Fin estra one of the shows creators and executive pro Duers. A people who done to watch the show dismiss it because they think its just a show about a Guy who grunts. But we look at it As a show about a Man and woman a husband and wife a mom and dad. A one woman once came up to me and said t love your show because 1 get to see How men  i was. Very Happy to hear that. A lot of people often say to me these arguments Are the same ones they have with their wife or  Allen grew up in the Midwest with six Brothers and so always bad a Strong so use of a male Ness a he said. In an episode about keeping the Romance alive in Mari  a during which Tim passed Gas and burped in bed a alien believes he May have crossed the line of Good taste but at least people could relate. Quot All week Long Guys were calling in fathers and friends saying a of god my wife almost killed me when i did that. Jeez i thought i was going to die a a said Allen who has won three straight Peoples Choice awards As favorite male performer in a to series. Then came his mantra a Al icon there. Done  Roseanne and Home improve men have both been praised for mirroring the family life of Middle class workers but the shows have done so in drastically different styles. A i really would put Roseanne and Home improve me n t in the same league both Are outstanding shows and very socially responsible a Strasburger said. A what i like most about Home improvement is the spirit of gentleness and playfulness that it has. Its not a show that i worry about children watching getting unhealthy ideas about sex or drugs. Rose Annc is a harder Edge show and that lends to hit some raw nerves. Roseanne sometimes offends people socially where Home improvement never offends. It has perfect  indeed Many fans have hailed Home improvement s promotion of family values. A what really impresses me about your show is it debunks the commercial to myth that Only sex and violence sell a wrote Diane Pauli of West Bloomfield Mich. A we watch it As a family and All laugh  trivia Robin president of the National Council for families and television based in los Angeles pointed out that Many new shows Are entered on families with broken Homes whereas Home improvement portrays a family that a together. Quot everybody a Home there a she said a and you have a Friendly neighbor. L done to think we look at families that Way nowadays. A lot of shows focus on families that Are split up. The Taylors Are a family and they Are together and you wonder if people Are looking for that. We re All searching for something to hold onto in this world. When something hearkens Back to How we All grew up or wished we grew up we feel comfortable with  although Home improvement overtook Roseanne in the ratings it has the older show to thank for its Early Success. Home improvement aired As the Lead in to Roseanne on tuesday nights during its first season before Abc boldly moved it to wednesdays at 9 . To build an entire evening around it. Allen feels bittersweet about the seasons Victory. A bittersweet because in a a big fan of Roseanne and i like Roseanne Arnold personally a he said. A we have to give them kudos because they put us on the map. But Roseanne represents a sharper edged look at family. A you read so much about people who disobey the Law or who Are very regressive in their attitude toward life. This show celebrates and represents the majority of us who love their family do their Best pay their taxes and obey the Law. There a a huge majority of people who do that. They go to work and All they want is weekends free a Good neighbor and a Back Yard Barbecue. That seems Boring but some of the Best times you be Ever had come out of that. This show sincerely celebrates those