Standard disclaimer - this is subject to change 10 minutes from now. That being said, it’s one of two:
My favorite Babylon Five scene is when Londo tells Refa to stop dealing with the Shadows.
“Why would I do that?”
"Because I have asked you to do so.
"Because you value the good of our people above your own personal ambition.
“And because I have poisoned your drink.”
I liked the scenes with Fuzzy Dunlop and McNulty confessing that the one place he wouldn’t want to work is on the police boat.
Absolutely! The death of Henry Blake in MASH episode 72, titled “Abyssinia” immediately came to mind when I saw this topic, Best scenes in television. Colonel Blake’s death was deeply affecting; I sobbed all afternoon. The scene was well written, and well acted.
Having been a baby/toddler during the original airing of the MASH series, I caught the reruns in 1988. It quickly became, and still remains, one of my favorite shows.
(and I finally understood why my dad wore a maroon bathrobe to neighborhood BBQs).
A lot of good stuff in Danger: UXB. I watched it when I was a kid on Masterpiece Theatre. The first episode is quite harrowing too, when Ash disarms his first bomb.
Hands down:
Another one from The Wire: McNulty twists the knife while telling Brianna what happened to D’Angelo:
The opening scene of the series, with McNulty investigating the death of Snot Boogie. I’ve never seen one scene so perfectly encapsulate all the major themes of a whole show.
I was going to mention the ST one. It was the last line of the last episode of season 3 (?) and so we didn’t get see the results for like six months.
The famous courtroom scene from The Odd Couple. The back story is that Felix (the guy in the suit) tried to sell his extra opera ticket at face value but was wrongly accused of scalping. He was his own attorney:
Felix Unger Assume (youtube.com)
I still quote this scene to this day, although a lot of people don’t know what I am talking about.
The scene in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 20, “The Prom” in which the graduating class surprises Buffy with an award for saving so many people’s lives at the school. The look on her face as she realizes that she’s actually been recognized and appreciated always makes my heart swell.
I also sobbed like a baby during the finale of The Good Place. So many brilliant moments. “Keep it sleazy.”
And then, nothing happened. The writers had no idea what they were going to do with the cliffhanger, and it showed.
I’m more impressed by the end of pt 2, Riker is ready to ram the Borg cube, “Mr Data, your final report!”
My vote: when Maude called Arthur a “son of a bitch” on network TV.
Angela confessing to Father Marcus in the TV series The Exorcist.
I loved The Odd Couple. One of my favorite episodes was when Oscar brought an acquaintance to their apartment who was a famous opera singer.
They did some very funny stuff on The Odd Couple:
Felix does a little person photo shoot
Felix and Oscar go on the game show Password
I can’t find clips, but there were also great episodes about Felix buying new furniture for their apartment. And another where Rob Reiner guest starred as Penny Marshall’s whiny boyfriend. I think the OC is underrated, and one of the better sitcoms of its era.
The showdown with Chang in the first season paintball episode of Community.
“You had the drop on me. I lost. Let me do this for you.”
Trope city.
When I was a biology undergrad, I had a part-time training position in a turkey physiology lab at the USDA. When I interviewed, I told the PI about this scene since he was unfamiliar with it. I like to think it helped get me the job.
This thread is not “The Funniest scene in Television” but I’m surprised we’ve got to post 161 without mentioning:
I remember that one too. The couple’s son was regular height, correct? And the guy himself was that most dreaded of all professionals, an insurance salesman.