"Home Improvement" The Naked Truth (TV Episode 1995) Poster

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8/10
Buff and Tumble.
ExplorerDS678926 November 2013
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Today's Tool Time is being filmed on location in the Taylors' bathroom. Unfortunately, Tim underestimated the size when bringing the crew over. So finally they set up the shot, and Heidi has her little 15 seconds of fame, before Tim and Al can at last begin their segment on water conservation. Installing various water saving gadgets in your toilet or, even better, buying a new toilet: the Binford 6100 series comes recommended...as they make EVERYTHING. Al points out that the only toilet better and more water conservative is the one on the space shuttle which uses no H2O. Live and learn. Following that bit of fun, Tim gets word that Marty and Nancy are coming to town, and he invited them to stay over. They left the babies with Mom, so it looks like they'll all be having a good time. Marty's up for a big job interview, which could mean a permanent relocation to Detroit, while Nancy is preoccupied with losing baby fat. As in the fat she accumulated while pregnant. I don't know what she's talking about, she's got the bod of a goddess. Tim can't help but ogle his sister in-law and make a few subtle cracks about her jogging bra. So, Marty heads off to the interview, and Jill rushes out to get a gift for the bar mitzvah Randy was invited to (That's our B plot), and Nancy heads upstairs to take a hot shower. When Tim comes back inside from giving Marty a map, he finds the house mysteriously vacant.

Heading upstairs, he hears the shower running in the bathroom. He assumes it's Jill and, feeling a bit frisky, Tim strips down to nothing and rips open the shower curtain to reveal... not Jill! Well, awkward isn't a strong enough word to describe how Tim and Nancy feel, having seen themselves in their birthday suits. They try to justify it as just an accident, after all they are family, and it's nothing to really be ashamed about. Still, Tim thinks they should keep this under their hats. Soon this little incident will be forgotten. On the lighter side of the news, Marty got the job! They all go out to Big Mike's to celebrate, Tim and Nancy still feeling awkward around each other. Right when Nancy was about to seemingly spill the beans, Tim hears a song on the juke box and proposes they all dance. Inevitably, they switch partners, forcing Tim and Nancy together. They dance at arms' length, regardless of how weird they look. Unfortunately, secrets are hard to keep, as Nancy breaks the news to Jill and Marty. Reactions: Marty's upset that Tim saw his wife naked...though as a compromise, he asks if he'd like to see Jill naked. And Jill wasn't so much upset that Tim saw his sister in-law naked so much as he didn't tell her. However, they make amends by taking a shower together, and Marty gets a little payback of his own. I guess he wanted to see Tim naked too.

Hilarious is the word I'd use to describe this episode. Especially the scene in the bar. Mike saying, "all beef wieners, your choice of buns" was downright hysterical, Tim referring to the babies as "pooper troopers" was funny, even though poor Jill didn't get to play with them this time, Tim singing "I didn't mean to, I thought it was you" to LaCucaracha was a riot, there are just so many laughs to be had in this one. It's well written and well acted. Tim Allen and Jensen Daggett come off as actual sibling in-laws...and I don't mind reiterating that Ms. Daggett has got one gorgeous body. Horror fans may recognize her from Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. As for this show, I definitely recommend The Naked Truth, it's really funny and it bares all.
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10/10
The Best Episode Of Season 4!
shawnlaib-112 November 2009
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This episode is the best of Season 4 without a doubt and one of the top 5 or 10 greatest episodes in the series!! It uses the age old storyline of two characters seeing each other naked while one of them is in the shower and the other one is about to get in. But, because it's Home Improvement, and they're the best at everything, this episode is BY FAR the best episode in television history concerning characters seeing each other in all their glory!

Tim's brother Marty is over at the Taylor's with his attractive wife Nancy. Nobody is in the house and Tim doesn't know this. He goes upstairs and hears the shower running, thinking it's Jill. So Tim undresses and opens the shower curtain only to reveal Nancy taking a shower! Both embarrassed, they get dressed immediately and decide not to tell anyone of the incident. But as sexual innuendos coincidentally seem to creep from every corner, Nancy finally tells Jill and Marty, making both very angry. But, Tim apologizes to Jill and everything is fine in the end, as usual.

This episode is probably one of Home Improvement's raciest episodes, but the innuendos never, ever get inappropriate and this once again shows that, even when a little more suggestive than usual, the show is still completely appropriate and hilarious!! This episode is SO UNBELIEVABLY HYSTERICAL that it's indescribable just how gut-busting it is. It's one of those "you gotta see it to believe it" things. Basically, this episode is so beyond description that if you haven't seen it yet, you need to see it ASAP. This episode is a defining episode in the history of the series and you haven't TRULY seen the mind-blowing amazingness of Home Improvement if you haven't seen this episode! What are you waiting for? Go watch one of the top 10 episodes in the series!
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