'Twas the Night Before Chaos

"'Twas the Night Before Chaos" is the fifth Christmas episode of the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, aired in the show's fourth season.

Synopsis[]

Marty, Nancy, Claire, Gracie, and Jill's parents come to visit and Tim and Jill try to solve their marital problems. Tim tries to beat Doc Johnson in the Christmas lighting contest.

Availability[]

The episode was made available on the Home Improvement: The Complete Fourth Season DVD set in 2006.

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The Walt Disney Company

Animated shorts

Empty Socks • Mickey's Orphans • Santa's Workshop • Mickey's Good Deed • The Night Before Christmas • Broken Toys • Toy Tinkers • Pluto's Christmas Tree • The Small One • Mickey's Christmas Carol • "Jingle Bells, Something Smells" • "The Nutcracker" • "Mickey's Mixed Nuts" • "Mickey's Christmas Chaos" • Operation: Secret Santa • "Oh, Christmas Tree!" • Olaf's Frozen Adventure • "The Lights Before Christmas" • "Tinsle Tussle" • Mickey's Christmas Tales

Movies
Animated	Christmas Jollities • The Nightmare Before Christmas • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas • Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving • Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse • Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street • A Very Merry Pooh Year • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas . Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment • My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie • A Christmas Carol • Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
Live-action	Babes in Toyland • One Magic Christmas • The Christmas Star • Ernest Saves Christmas • A Mom For Christmas • In the Nick of Time • The Muppet Christmas Carol • The Ref • The Santa Clause • The Preacher's Wife • The Christmas Tree • I'll Be Home For Christmas • The Ultimate Christmas Present • 'Twas the Night • The Santa Clause 2 • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause • Santa Buddies • The Search for Santa Paws • Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! • Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms • Noelle • Godmothered • Marley

Television specials and episodes

Animated
Television specials		"A Present for Donald" • "From All of Us to All of You" • A Disney Christmas Gift • A Disney Channel Christmas • Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too • A Goof Troop Christmas • Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! • Prep & Landing • Mickey's Christmas Special • Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice • Toy Story That Time Forgot • Duck the Halls • LEGO Star Wars: Holiday Special • Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas • Mickey Saves Christmas • Shortsmas with Big City Greens • An Almost Christmas Story • Mickey and the Very Many Christmases • Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Television episodes	Disney Television Animation	"Jolly Molly Christmas" • "It's a Wonderful Leaf" • "Miracle at the 34th Precinct" • "Doug's Secret Christmas" • "A Christmas Cruella" • "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" • "Don't Be Elfish" • "A Kosher Christmas" • "A Dog for All Seasons" • "The Worst Holiday Ever" • "Holiday Time" • "Cheery Theerlap, Lloyd" • "The Blight Before Christmas" • "Pete's Christmas Caper" • "Clarabelle's Christmas List" • "Happy Holidays, Mr. Gruff!" • "A Very Possible Christmas" • "Topper" • "On Whiskers, On Lola, On Cheryl and Meryl" • "Hairy Christmas" • "A Giftmas Story" • "Season's Beatings" • "Dick Daring's All-Star Holiday Stunt Spectacular 5" • "Stitch and Santa" • "A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas" • "A Cousin Kyle Christmas" • "Merry Fishmas, Milo" • "The Gift" • "Gingersnaps and Grumpy Snaps" / "Jollybells" • "Future-Worm and the 54 Days of Snordfest" • "Stump Day" / "Holiday Spellcial" • "A Christmas Peril" • "Tree Lighting" • "A Merry Mocap Musical" • "Last Christmas!" • "The Present" • "Green Christmas" • "How Santa Stole Christmas!" • "Froggy Little Christmas" • "Saving Christmas" • "Virtually Christmas" • "White Christmess" • "We Wish You a Merry Chaos-Mas" • "Dream Tree" • "Santler Claws is Comin' to Town"
	Playhouse Disney / Disney Junior	"The Wishing Tree" • "Little Dog Lost" • "A Circus Town Christmas" • "Twinkle's Wish" • "The Christmas Wish " • "A Very Handy Holiday" • "The Wind-Up Toy Prince" • "Mickey Saves Santa" • "The Night Before Zipsmas" / "A Gift For Zooter" • "Flicker Saves Christmas" • "The Ayalas' Christmas Extravaganza" • "The Living Holiday Lights" • "It's a Winter Never Land!" • "A Very McStuffins Christmas" • "Holiday in Enchancia" • "Captain Scrooge" • "Winter's Gift" • "Toby's Christmas Critter" / "A Very Tricky Christmas" • " Navidad" • "The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassailia" • "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" • "Happy Hot Diggity Dog Holiday!" • "Happy Holiday Helpers" • "A Very Pug Christmas" • "The Latke Kerfuffle" • "A Very Muppet Babies Christmas" • "Summer's Super Fabulous Holiday Surprise" • "A Santa for Bob" • The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special • "Nanpire and Grandpop the Greats" • "Snow Place Like Home" • "Nancy and the Nice List" • "A Gargoyle Carol" • "The Lights Before Christmas" • "Elves for a Day/The Dreidel Dilemma" • "Festival of Lights" • "Tinsle Tussle" • "Santa Baby" • "The Fright Before Christmas" • "Merry Chickmas" • "It's a Wonderful Elf-bot" / "A Merry Litter Christmas" • "The Gingerbread Palace" • "A Christmas Mission in Toyland" • "The Christmas Car-Sled Race" • "The Gingerbread Palace" • "Jingle Bog Rock" • "Wrap Party Pups" / "Fixing Santa's Sleigh" • "Jingle Birds" • "Blizzard Buds" • "Pupstruction Saves Christmas" • "Merry Mousemas" • "Santa’s Crash Landing" • "One Holiday More" • "A Very Merry Christmas Tree"
	Touchstone / ABC Signature	"How the Super Stole Christmas" • "A Very Special Clone High Snowflake Day Special"
	Marvel Animation (post-2009)	"Nightmare on Christmas" • "It's a Wonderful Smash" • "Jingle Bell Rock" • "The Moon Knight Before Christmas" • "A Very Spidey Christmas" • "Halted Holiday" / "Merry Spidey Christmas"
	Lucasfilm, Ltd.	LEGO Star Wars: Holiday Special • "Life Day"
	Hyperion Films	"Who Stole Santa? • "Christmas in Oz" • "Seven Days of Kwanzaa"

Live-action
Television specials		The Walt Disney Christmas Show • Christmas at Pooh Corner • A Magic Kingdom Yuletide Special • The Disney Christmas Special • Mickey's Nutcracker • Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa • Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas • Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker & Joey • Disney Channel Fa-La-La-Lidays Celebrates a Radio Disney Family Holiday • Disney Holiday Magic Quest • Disney Channel's Epic Holiday Showdown • Disney Channel Holiday House Party" • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Television episodes	Walt Disney Television	"Christmas at the Circus" • "Christmas in Wonderland" • "Refrigerator Day" • "A Roman Holiday" • "Fountain" • "Happy Holidays" • "Heck of a Hanukkah" • "Xtreme Xmas" • "Escape Claus" • "Christmas at the Tipton" • "Christmas Break" • "Killing Me Softly With His Height" • "Present Problem" • "Happy Ha-Ha Holidays" • "A So Random! Holiday Special" • "A London Carol" • "Bro Ho Ho" • "So Random! Episode 18" • "Pair of Santas" • "sANTa's Little Helpers" • "Christmas Story" • "Jingle It Up" • "A Little Elf Esteem" • "A Duncan Christmas" • "Bark! The Herald Angels Sing" • "Merry Merry It Up" • "Oh, Christmas Nuts!" • "Big Dreams & Big Apples" • "Nanny in Miami" • "Fa La La La-A-Rooney" • "Mix-Ups & Mistletoes" • "Twas the Mission Before Christmas" • "silANT night" • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "Girl Meets Home for the Holidays" • "Stan Steals Christmas" • "Merry Miss Sis" • "Secret Santa" • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "The Girls of Christmas Past" • "Santas & Surprises" • "Joy-to-a-Rooney" • "Single All the Way" • "Cali Christmas-A-Rooney" • "Girl Meets a Christmas Maya" • "How the Griff Stole Christmas" • "Holly Holly Not So Jolly" • "The Christmas Curse" • "Agh, Humbug" • "Stuck at Christmas" • "A Killer Robot Christmas" • "Would You Wrather Get a Moose Angry?" • "Holiday Video Sketchtacular " • "Bah Humbugged " • "Merry Christmas Mr. Gooch " • "It's Christmas, Gabby Duran " • "Would You Wrather Lose Your Presents? " • "Summer Winter Wonderland " • "How the Syd Stole Christmas" • "Mad About Yuletide" • "Jolly Holidance" • "The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year" • "Holiday" • "How the Villains Stole Christmas" • "A Very Villain Christmas" • "Friends in Snow Places"
	Touchstone / ABC Signature	"It's a Marginal Life" • "Yule Better Watch Out" • "I'm Scheming of a White Christmas" • "Santa's Little Helper" • "'Twas the Blight Before Christmas" • "Some Like It Hot Rod" • "'Twas the Night Before Chaos" • "'Twas the Flight Before Christmas" • "Easy Street" • "Bright Christmas" • "A Very Topanga Christmas" • "Home for the Holidays" • "An According to Jiminy Christmas" • "Spirit" • "One Office Party Too Many" • "The Christmas Party" • "Secret Santa" • "Silent Night, Opening Night" • "Stalking Santa" • "Aru-Bah Humbug" • "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" • "The Gift of Maggie" • "Christmas Time" • "Light the Lights" • "The Miracle Song" • "Fake Plastic Snow" • "The Nutcracker" • "Two for the Money" • "Holidaze" • "Boom Crunch" • "Cold Turkey"

Albums

30 Favorite Songs of Christmas with Chimes and Chorus • A Family Christmas • Disney's Merry Christmas Carols • Mickey's Christmas Around the World • Ariel's Christmas Under the Sea • A Pooh Christmas • The Twelve Days of Christmas • Disney's Christmas Collection • Disney's Christmas Collection II • Disney Christmas Favorites Volume 1 • Disney Christmas Favorites Volume 2 • Disney's Christmas Favorites •Disney's Family Christmas Collection • Disney's Snowy Christmas . Disney Santa Sing-Along • Disney's Princess Christmas Album • Disney's Merry Little Christmas • A Green and Red Christmas • Disney's Holiday Celebration 2007 • Disney Channel Holiday • Disney Holiday Magic 2009 • Disney Winter Wonderland 2010 • Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites • Mickey's Magical Holiday 2011 • Disney Channel Holiday Playlist • Holidays Unwrapped • A Very Merry Disney Christmas • Disney Junior Holiday Hits • ICON: Disney Holiday • Disney Junior Holiday Hits 2 • Disney Christmas Magic

Other
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade • The Magic of Christmas at Disneyland • The Magic of Christmas at Walt Disney World • Fa-La-La-Lidays • 25 Days of Christmas • The Santa Clauses

'Twas the Night Before Chaos

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