Home Improvement was one of my favorite shows of the 90’s. It’s available for streaming on Disney+ and earlier this year I watched through all eight seasons again. What made Home Improvement one of my favorite shows was it’s yearly Halloween episode (along with Rosanne and The Simpsons). Home Improvement had a Halloween episode seven out of it’s eight seasons and, while they weren’t all drop dead funny, they had several great ones. Since spooky season has started, and because they’re all somewhat fresh in my mind, I thought I’d rank my top three episodes:
#1 Crazy for You (1993) -Tim is led to believe that he’s being stalked by a fan, thanks to a joint prank by Jill, Al and every one of Tim’s friends. As always this is the result of a prank contest between Tim and Jill, which I think Tim wins thanks to the detached arm gag in the final scene. Another highlight is the boys dressing up as Moe from the Three Stooges.
#2 Haunting of Taylor House (1992)
This is the first Halloween episode. The Taylors are big fans of Halloween, and they have a good time terrorizing each other and you can tell much of their interactions is improvised and is the first appearance the popular Taylors haunted basement which always entertained me.
#3 I Was a Teenage Taylor (1996) – This battle of pranks between the Taylor family is good for some laugh out loud material. Brad and Randy are old enough to scare their parents, and they have a good time doing it. Tim eggs on Jill and Wilson in pulls off an elaborate prank involving a man that used to live in their house and a fake murder. There are some really good moments here, including the big accident involving the attic in the final scene.
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