Home Improvement - Press release for Season 5

BURBANK, Calif., September 1, 2006 - Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of one of America's most beloved comedies with Home Improvement: The Complete Fifth Season, on DVD November 14 from Touchstone Television and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The ever-popular Tim Allen ("Disney's Santa Clause 3") leads the way to another hysterical season of laughs and fun, in a 3-disc box set that includes exclusive DVD bonus footage found only on DVD.

Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), the laughably accident-prone host of the "Tool Time" TV show, is up to his hilarious hi-jinks again alongside his wonderful wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and his flannel-wearing partner in laughs, Al Borland (Richard Karn). Tim and Jill's sons Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith) join in the comical adventures, and Tim's partially-seen neighbor Wilson (Earl Hindman) once again doles out home-spun advice from behind his fence.

In the 5th Season, Tim joins Jill's book club just to outdo one of her classmates, installs a home security system that drives everyone crazy, and loses a tank-driving competition to Jill. Jill gets an A on her psychology paper and starts doling out advice, much to everyone's dismay. Randy gets voted "best butt" by the girls at his school. Meanwhile, Al creates a "Tool Time" board game that catches fire, and Tim stands up to their boss to save Al's job. And that's just the beginning of the laughs!

The perfect holiday gift for the entire family, Home Improvement: The Complete Fifth Season is available on 3-disc DVD for U.S. $39.99 (SRP) and Canada $59.99 (SRP).

Tim Allen's character Tim Taylor has been ranked #20 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads Of All Time" list, and Tim Allen won a Golden Globe? for Best Actor Comedy -1995 for his role on the show. "Home Improvement" is a seven-time Emmy? Award winner (for Lighting and Photography 1992-1996, 1998- 1999), and earned eight Emmy? nominations, including Outstanding Actor – Tim Allen, Outstanding Actress Patricia Richardson and Outstanding Comedy Series.

STREET DATE: November 14, 2006
Suggested retail price: U.S. $39.99, Canada $59.99
Rated: U.S. TV-PG, Canada G
Bonus features not rated or subtitled.
Feature run time: 598:52
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 formatted 4x3
Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Languages: English Audio.
Close captioned for the hearing impaired.

Touchstone Television has established itself as one of Hollywood's leading production companies, supplying critically acclaimed quality entertainment to the television industry. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, an industry leader, is committed to showcasing great television on DVD. BVHE has responded to consumer demand by providing an ever-increasing amount of quality television entertainment in the collectible DVD format. BVHE's superbly mastered DVD box sets include "Alias," "The Golden Girls," "Home Improvement," "Felicity," "Boy Meets World," "Sports Night," "Once And Again," "Tilt," "Scrubs," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," and "Grey's Anatomy."

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., is a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.