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72. Home Improvement (season 1) - paulg235
https://youtu.be/vHIOzsU0fbM

Unique: 6
Story: 2
Music: 4
Animation: 5
Personal: 1.75
Average: 3.75

I never much cared for this show. How many times can you watch Tim say needs more power and grunt before something inevitably goes wrong? But this isnt a ranking of TV shows, so Ill get to the intro.

This intro certainly has a novel visual presentation, especially for a sitcom. Even aside from the part with the house that keeps shifting, the intro blurs the line between live action and animation. Thats why this is one of those rare intros with live actors that I decided to assign an Animation score. But I couldnt go too high with that score, since when you stop and take a look at any of the animated portions, they look a bit sloppy (most notably the lazily drawn clouds, sky, and grass in the changing home segment). If anything, Im possibly being generous on the Animation score due to the novelty of it.

The theme song has a unique quality, with percussion that could pass for the sounds of tools in use. But its not my thing, and I really dislike the bizarre vocalizations that sound like a bad imitation of Bobby McFerrin. I guess theyre some variation of Tim Allen grunts, but they serve no apparent purpose in this sequence.

Finally, theres not much of a story here. We get that the main character is kind of a moron who puts holes in the walls of his own home, while his wife smiles on with good natured humor. And we get that the family has three generic children with no unique personality to distinguish any of them.

While I dont think this is the greatest intro, it at least takes some chances and tries to do something novel.

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