Home Improvement star Patricia Richardson recalled how the comedy series could have lasted at least one more season. However, she wanted the series to end at that point, and used the pay disparity between her and Tim Allen to help cancel the series. The comedy, which premiered in 1991, starred Tim Allen as Tim The Tool Man Taylor, a host of a television show about home improvement. Home Improvement was an audience success to the end and here's what Tim Allen and his co-star Patricia Richardson refused to do a ninth season.
Richardson also argued that while fans have reconnected with many of their favorite TV shows from the 90s thanks to streaming, Home Improvement hasn't received the same treatment despite being a successful comedy. Re-runs usually tarnish the legacy of a series, and Home Improvement can maintain its good reputation in comedy history, despite the complicated relationship between its co-stars. Now, in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Richardson explains why Home Improvement really ended after eight seasons. Home Improvement aired from 1991 to 1999, however, after eight seasons, Richardson was ready to leave the series.
Previously, it was thought that a mutual decision between Allen and Richardson to end the program was the reason Home Improvement ended. Richardson would also say that Allen's political leanings may have tarnished the way many people now see Home Improvement, although she's still proud of the comedy and its legacy. Carmen Finestra, co-creator and executive producer of Home Improvement, denied it, claiming that it was probably Disney's decision not to give Richardson producer credit. Patricia Richardson has spoken openly about how her pay disparity in Home Improvement led at the end of the series.
