# Name the single best episode of a series **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171 "2014-01-07T21:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/21 "2014-01-07T23:09:53Z")
The Outer Limits: Demon With A Glass Hand. I’ve got it on disc, it’s still a great story. MST3K: Outlaw of Gor. Toobular boobular joy! Caaaabot! Caaaabot! Friends: The One Where They Know We Know They Know Simpsons: The Man Who Had To Struggle For Everything. Best black comedy evah! Women: Stories of Passion – The Gigolo (softcore series, but a nice little story) Game of Thrones – Finale of Season 2, where Tyrion is acclaimed “Half-Man” ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/22 "2014-01-07T23:14:33Z")
Mad Men – _“Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”_ A dingbat secretary who can’t operate a sit-down lawn-mower, inadvertently saves the day for Sterling Cooper. Twilight Zone – _“To Serve Man”_ “It’s a cookbook!” Didn’t see that one coming! ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/23 "2014-01-07T23:16:39Z")
The Andy Griffith Show: Opie’s Charity. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/24 "2014-01-07T23:16:50Z")
Dharma & Greg: Season 3, Episode 16. **Weekend at Larry’s**. Moving a long dead friend around her parents’ garden; and Greg pretends she’s nuts to utility workers to avoid their intentions. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/25 "2014-01-07T23:25:19Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Really? Horror of Fang Rock? The spouse and I couldn’t even sit through all of that, it was so slow. Different strokes, though 🙂 The slowness added to its creepiness. (ymmv) When I first saw it, it let me know that The Doctor wasn’t all joking, you see… Robots of Death reminded me of Blake’s 7 Early on, I saw a lot of the shows all out of order. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/26 "2014-01-07T23:33:09Z")
_M_A_S_H\* - the nightmare episode. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/27 "2014-01-07T23:36:03Z")
Breaking Bad: a tough series to choose from, but I’d say _Ozymandias_ is right up there at the top along with _Crawlspace_. Flight of The Conchords: Has to be _The Actor_, with Will Forte as the “semi-professional actor”. The LOTR song is just hilarious. Deadwood: The fight between Swearingen’s and Hearst’s proxies. Pretty much any ep with Calamity Jane in it. ---
**Author:** ![mdurkee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@mdurkee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdurkee)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/28 "2014-01-07T23:37:00Z")
Duck Dynasty when they visit Hawaii - Si is too much ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/29 "2014-01-07T23:43:39Z")
Will and Grace: the one where Will’s mother calls him a faygelah. Or maybe the one where Grace gets married and Will finally realizes how lonely he’s going to be. Murphy Brown: the pilot is very, very, very funny. Roseanne: The one where Jackie and Roseanne visit their old home in the aftermath of their dad’s death. The attempt to forgive a loved one that they didn’t particularly like was heartbreakingly real. Malcolm in the Middle: any episode with Lois’s mother. Cloris Leachman is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/30 "2014-01-07T23:43:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > _M_A_S_H\* - the nightmare episode. I think you’re right with this one. My nomination for the wierdest dream was Father Mulcahy’s. The scene shift where you notice that the bare feet on the large crucifix have turned into soldier’s boots, and blood is dripping from them onto the altar. Very creepy. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/31 "2014-01-07T23:47:02Z")
The Big Bang Theory - _The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis_ There are so many funny episodes, but I think this one is awesome. The denouement, when Sheldon gets the napkin from Penny, has to be one of the greatest scenes in TV history. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/32 "2014-01-07T23:48:21Z")
This [MASH scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FevVfmog4JA%5B/url) always cracks me up. Frank Burns eats worms! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/33 "2014-01-07T23:50:39Z")
West Wing: [The Butterball Turkey Hotline Episode](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQsvcs9IB8A) or the one where Mrs. Landingham dies and the president curses God in Latin. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/34 "2014-01-07T23:55:34Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > The Big Bang Theory - _The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis_ > > There are so many funny episodes, but I think this one is awesome. The denouement, when Sheldon gets the napkin from Penny, has to be one of the greatest scenes in TV history. THis is a great episode. I also love _The Shiny Trinket Maneouver_ is great although I am not sure if I liked the whole episode or just extrapolating out from the scene where [Amy gets a tiara from Sheldon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQ6CiZhfvg). ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/35 "2014-01-07T23:55:40Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > **Doctor** lady. How \*dare \*you insult my knowledge of ancient dentistry?! So, yah, _Space Mutiny_ is probably it for me, as far as MST3K goes. Though now that I think about it, Werewolf is up there. “They’re establishing the heck out that building!” Of course the immediate title that leapt to mind upon reading the thread title was _Breaking Bad_: “Ozymandias.” I’m only up to the end of season 2 of _Boardwalk Empire_, but I was really impressed by the second season finale, “To the Lost.” It took a lot of balls, and it followed the natural narrative arc, rather than weaseling out. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/36 "2014-01-07T23:57:14Z")
The Original Star Trek: has to be The Trouble With Tribbles. This is fun! 😃 ---
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My favorites… Breaking Bad - Ozymandias The Simpsons - Homer Badman Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere Spartacus: Blood & Sand - Kill Them All ---
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> [@Chefguy](#): > > WKRP: The turkey episode. I’ve always been partial to the 2-part [Phone Cops](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPzTG1Lx60) episode myself, but I can’t really argue with you. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171/39 "2014-01-08T00:01:23Z")
“I wish to make a complaint.” Do I need to elaborate? ---
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Doctor Who (new): Blink Doctor Who (original): City of Death First Doctor: The Chase Second Doctor: The War Games Third Doctor: Planet of the Spiders Fourth Doctor: see above Fifth Doctor: Mawdryn Undead Sixth Doctor: Trial of a Time Lord 2: Mindwarp Seventh Doctor: Paradise Towers Ninth Doctor: Father’s Day Tenth Doctor: see above Eleventh Doctor: The Girl Who Waited [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-single-best-episode-of-a-series/678171.md?page=3)