What are your favorite episodes of television shows?

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In this thread, we'll name our favorite episodes of television shows, and other people will try to convince us why some other epsiodes are better. Try to limit it to one episode per series, but no limit on the number of series you can name.

The X-Files - "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" SE03EP04
Seinfeld - "The Marine Biologist" SE05EP14
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "The Nightman Cometh" SE04EP13
Curb Your Enthusiasm - "The Black Swan" SE07EP07

[CopperTom]

Battlestar Galactica: Exodus Part 2 s3e4

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Some more:

Game of Thrones - "Baelor" SE01EP09
The Simpsons - "A Streetcar Named Marge" SE04EP02

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Battlestar Galactica: Exodus Part 2 s3e4

Can't comment on this one, but I like the cut of you jib.

[CopperTom]

The Walking Dead: Beside The Dying Fire s2e13

[@SkitchP]

Seinfeld: The Dealership S9 Ep 11
Homicide: Life on the Street: Crosetti S3 E6
Arrested Development: Good Grief S2 E4

[LoathedVermin72]

Oh man, this is gonna be difficult. But here are a few:

-South Park: "Night of the Living Homeless" (S11,E7)
-Star Trek: The Next Generation: "The Offspring" (S3,E16), followed very closely by "The Measure of a Man" (S2,E9).
-The X-Files: "The Post-Modern Prometheus" (S5,E5)
-Z Nation: "White Light" (S2,E2)

Also, I could NEVER choose a favorite episode of Seinfeld or The Simpsons. Too many classics.

[Bammer]

The Jesse / caffeine pills episode of Saved By The Bell

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Seinfeld: The Dealership S9 Ep 11

This is an excellent choice. One of my criteria for choosing a Seinfeld episode is that it has to be a strong George episode, because he's by far my favorite character, and this is one of his best performances. Whenever I eat a Twix, I always think of: "They're all Twix!" Nothing is better than a George scheme gone wrong, which is why I picked "The Marine Biologist," mainly because he sticks with his story until the bitter end.

Homicide: Life on the Street: Crosetti S3 E6

Another great one. Clark Johnson is a great actor, and this is probably his finest hour. I have to do some more thinking about Homicide, but it's hard to beat "Three Men and Adena."

Arrested Development: Good Grief S2 E4

Solid gold.

[nyquillyn]

Time Enough at Last - Twilight Zone
Scott Tenorman Must Die - South Park
Everyone's Waiting - Six Feet Under
The Right Kind of House - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lake - The Wonder Years
Full Frontal Nudity - Monty Python's Flying Circus

[@SkitchP]

Seinfeld: The Dealership S9 Ep 11

This is an excellent choice. One of my criteria for choosing a Seinfeld episode is that it has to be a strong George episode, because he's by far my favorite character, and this is one of his best performances. Whenever I eat a Twix, I always think of: "They're all Twix!" Nothing is better than a George scheme gone wrong, which is why I picked "The Marine Biologist," mainly because he sticks with his story until the bitter end.

Homicide: Life on the Street: Crosetti S3 E6

Another great one. Clark Johnson is a great actor, and this is probably his finest hour. I have to do some more thinking about Homicide, but it's hard to beat "Three Men and Adena."

Arrested Development: Good Grief S2 E4

Solid gold.

True Story: I accidentally clicked the "Nathan For You" thread last night. And upon seeing your recommendations, I intend on giving it a watch very soon based entirely on our shared Television opinions.


Seinfeld season 9 is much maligned. But I think increasing the role of Putty was sheer genius. Just so great across the board.

I thought about 3 Men and Adena, but Crosetti is the one episode in television that can bring a legit tear to my eye.

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Skitch's comments reminded me to include this one, which is--maybe--my favorite half-hour of television ever:

Review - "Pancakes; Divorce; Pancakes" SE01EP03

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The Wire - "Old Cases" SE01EP04
Homicide - "Bop Gun" SE02EP01

I could easily be talked into other episodes from either series. I picked "Old Cases" because it contains my favorite scene from the entire series--"Fuck" / "Fuck" / "Fuuuuuck"--and it sort of a small-picture representation of the power of the whole enterprise. I think "Bop Gun" is similar in some ways--it was one of the first episodes of Homicide to revolve around a red ball, and those were always the tensest, fastest-moving episodes. But there are moments where this one slows to a crawl to do some great character work (not surprisingly, it was the first written by David Simon).

[ABNorman]

Lost - The Constant
South Park - Scott Tenorman Must Die
Community - Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design
Utopia (UK) - S02E01

Off the top of my head.

[@SkitchP]

The Wire - "Old Cases" SE01EP04
Homicide - "Bop Gun" SE02EP01

I could easily be talked into other episodes from either series. I picked "Old Cases" because it contains my favorite scene from the entire series--"Fuck" / "Fuck" / "Fuuuuuck"--and it sort of a small-picture representation of the power of the whole enterprise. I think "Bop Gun" is similar in some ways--it was one of the first episodes of Homicide to revolve around a red ball, and those were always the tensest, fastest-moving episodes. But there are moments where this one slows to a crawl to do some great character work (not surprisingly, it was the first written by David Simon).

I have a script from Bop Gun!

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Lost - The Constant

I've been thinking about Lost since before I started this thread, and I still haven't decided which one to pick yet. I was almost certain that it'd be a Locke episode, and was about ready to pick "Walkabout" (SE01EP04), but the introduction of Desmond was one of my favorite things the series did. Because of this, I'm heavily leaning towards "Man of Science, Man of Faith," because even though it's a Jack episode, it's got all that sweet Desmond stuff, including one of the best season-opening scenes of all time.

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Also, I could NEVER choose a favorite episode of Seinfeld or The Simpsons. Too many classics.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

The Jesse / caffeine pills episode of Saved By The Bell

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You fuck! I had a GIF ready and everything.

[Norah]

The Wire - Season 3 Episode 11 - Middle Ground

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The Wire - Season 3 Episode 11 - Middle Ground

Another reason I had a hard time picking an episode of The Wire was because I really don't know the different episodes by title--way back in the day when I was watching pirated copies of the show on my iPod touch during breaks at work, the files were just titled "Season One.EP01" or something like that. I've watched it again since then, of course, but haven't really committed episode titled to memory. But when I was trying to pick a favorite, that conversation between Stringer and Avon (plus how the episode ends, of course) came to mind.