Home improvement in the world's archives

1–48 of 390 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
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Internet Archive The Legend of Action Man 2010 · Feature · 1 h 40 min · Subtitles Made on an ultra-low budget of $200, Dingoman Productions proudly presents their first feature film, The Legend of Action Man, a comedy about a mediocre,… Internet Archive Hillsborough with New Hideaway Styling, The 1959 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Promotes a new console television that folds into a piece of furniture so as to conceal the all-seeing picture tube. We have the picture, but not the… Internet Archive Woodworker, The 1940 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Woodworking in mills, construction and cabinetmaking. Internet Archive Hometime - Framing Walls 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring wall framing, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was recorded in 1993 so… Internet Archive Hometime - Gazebo 1994 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring gazebo construction, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was recorded in… Internet Archive Hometime: Framing 1988 · Film "Step-by-step video instructions. Basic framing techniques for floors, walls, roofs, windows and doors. Planning, design and consruction for an addition." --… Internet Archive Hometime - Bathroom Plumbing 1990 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring bathroom plumbing, starring Dean Johnson and JoAnne Liebeler. Note: This episode was recorded… Internet Archive Hometime - Framing Roofs 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring roof framing and construction, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was… Internet Archive Hometime - Windows & Doors 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring installing windows and doors, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was… Internet Archive Hometime - Drywall Project 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring insulation and drywall installation, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode… Internet Archive Hometime - Home of the Future (3/5) 1991 · TV Part three of "Home of the Future" special of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring speculations on future home building materials and… Internet Archive Hometime - Common Home Repairs 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring common home repairs, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was recorded in… Internet Archive Hometime - Interior paint & fridge installation 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring painting interior walls and installing a refrigerator, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl.… Internet Archive Hometime - Patios 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring patio construction, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was recorded in… Internet Archive Hometime - Habitat for Humanity 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring building a house with Habitat for Humanity, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This… Internet Archive Hometime - Garage 1992 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring garage construction, starring Dean Johnson and Susanne Egli. Note: This episode was recorded in… Internet Archive Hometime - Hiring a Contractor 1993 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring tips on hiring contractors, starring Dean Johnson and Robin Hartl. Note: This episode was… Internet Archive Bay And Delta Infrastructure May 10 2017 2017 · Film Adaptation Infrastructure and Rising Seas: the Delta, the Delta Tunnels, restoration projects around the bay..... Tim Stroshane ( Restore the Delta ) and… Internet Archive Hometime - Plumbing 1990 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring plumbing, starring Dean Johnson and JoAnne Liebeler. Note: This episode was recorded in 1990 so… Internet Archive Mode-Art Can 2781 Educational Irregular brief sequences promoting manufacturing and applications of United States Steel Homaday exterior wall panel product, with short sequences of… Internet Archive MIT4.296S05 Talk Furniture making is in many ways like bridge building, connections holding posts apart with spans to support a deck. Many architects have tried their hand at… Internet Archive Hometime - Preventative Maintenance 1991 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring preventative home maintenance, starring Dean Johnson and JoAnne Liebeler. Note: This episode… Internet Archive Home Movie: Dill Collection: 004073 Home movie Interior shots of a home, a family's visit to Cape Cod and the Saratoga Race Course, and a wedding celebration. Can notes: "C10 / Primrose Lane 1968 / Summer… Internet Archive Hometime - Retaining Wall 1992 · TV Episode of home repair/renovation tv show "Hometime" featuring retaining walls, starring Dean Johnson and Susanne Egli. Note: This episode was recorded in… Internet Archive Home Repairs Vol 1 1985 · Film Includes: Replacing a Faucet, Replacing a Toilet, Sweating Copper Pipe, Unclogging Drains, Replacing Light Switches, Replacing Light Fixtures, Repairing… Internet Archive Mode-Art Can 2799 (Reel 3) Film Outtakes of an industrial film about United States Steel's SEMESTRA Schools and USS Homes programs. Features static and zoom shots of empty classrooms, a… Internet Archive Good Neighbors Awards 04 (Reel 2) Film Outtake footage for the Good Neighbors Awards of 1963, including images of the Volkswagen of America headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; the Johnson… Internet Archive [Home movie: 098480: Home improvement projects in Ohio] Home movie 7 min., BW: Home improvement, building an awning, gardening, flower and cactus display, Ohio late 1940s or early 1950s Internet Archive This Old House (1986)- The Tampa House, Pt. 3 (most) TV Here is most of an episode of This Old House from 1986, where after host Bob Vila and Bob Diaz evaluate construction of Paul and Amelia's house, we head over… Internet Archive Calvin 0303 Film Outtakes from Calvin Company's Boston Store commercials #12 and #13. Studio footage of upholstery work and playful models in Spring and Summer fashions. Internet Archive The Wood Shell 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Companion film: The foundation / Peter John Lodge Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult, and industrial… Internet Archive Carpentry Part I (1943) 1943 · Feature TF 5-1152 // Produced by the US Army Signal Corps, this instructional video aims to teach soldiers basic carpentry knowledge, such as measuring, marking and… Internet Archive Home Movie: 005241 Home movie Footage of an Asian-American family cooking and serving a hot pot, family-style dinner, perhaps egg drop soup. High quality photography of San Francisco home… Internet Archive Soul Man 1997 Complete Series TV Complete series of 1997 home improvement spin-off starring dan aykroyd Internet Archive Empire Today Commercial End Tag Collection 1979 · Commercial A collection of end tags used in commercials for the Chicago-based home improvement company Empire Today. Internet Archive Hometime - Bathrooms 1996 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Bathrooms (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1996) VHS Dump 2017-02-06 ---------------- Bathroom upgrades add instant value and lasting beauty to… Internet Archive Hometime Special Edition - Building a New Home 1994 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime Special Edition - Building a New Home (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1994) 2 Tapes VHS Dump 2014-01-17 Internet Archive Hometime - Three Season Porch 1989 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Three Season Porch (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1989) VHS Dump 2014-01-18 Internet Archive Home Improvement: The Series Finale (1999) FULL VHS 1999 · Film Next up in the VHS rip series is the 1999 VHS of Home Improvement: The Series Finale, features the 3 parts of the last ever episode of the show, plus… Internet Archive Disney Channel February 2021 Commercial Collection 2021 · Commercial A collection of commercials that aired on Disney Channel on February 13, 2021. Originally recorded by Youtube user Commercial Break. The commercials are: -… Internet Archive Hometime - Patios and Walkways 1987 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Patios & Walkways (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1987) VHS Dump 2014-01-21 Internet Archive Hometime - Contracting a Home Vol. 1 1994 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Contracting a Home Vol. 1 (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1994) VHS Dump 2014-01-16 Internet Archive VHS Tape - 1993-09-15 - WFTV - Home Improvement, Thea, Moon Over Miami, Coach, Lottery Drawing, News 1993 · Commercial · Subtitles VHS Tape - 1993-09-15 - WFTV - Home Improvement, Thea, Moon Over Miami, Coach, Lottery Drawing, News With Commercials Video Size: 720x480 Length: 3:31:46… Internet Archive DIY Science, Toon in With Me, and Today (October 23, 2021 and November 12, 2021) 2021 · Film · Subtitles DIY Science from WTTG's Xploration Station block (recorded Saturday, October 23, 2021), Toon in With Me on WTTG-DT3 (MeTV then, now Start TV) and The Today… Internet Archive Hometime - Common Home Repairs 1994 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Common Home Repairs (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1994) VHS Dump 2014-01-21 Internet Archive [747] 19941124 (News+Entertainment) 1994 · Film · Subtitles [747] Entertain Tape - Fri 94 Nov 24-25 Friday, November 24, 1994 Larry King Live (CNN) Home Improvement (FOX) Showbiz Today (CNN) Rush (FOX) Late Show with… Internet Archive ABC October 1991 Commercial Collection 1991 · Commercial A collection of commercials that aired on ABC on October 8, 1991 during episodes of Full House and Home Improvement. Originally recorded by Youtube user… Internet Archive Hometime - Weatherization And Insulation 1992 · Educational · Subtitles Hometime - Weatherization & Insulation (Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.)(1992) VHS Dump 2011-10-13