The Greatest TV Episodes of All Time: #91-100

I thought it might be fun to develop a list of the 100 greatest TV shows ever. Some of these are incidents or events or skits on certain shows while others are full episodes. I wanted to mix it up. So, the top 100 TV Episodes include everything from late night to Geraldo to Monday Night Football to MASH...

91. John Lennon on MNF (1974): Monday Night Football was a major event during the seventies and eighties. One of the major events in the history of MNF occurred when Howard Cosell interviewed John Lennon on air. Below is the video of the interview:

http://tubevube.com/u/u/maccafixx/Ds82Id_GMe8&feature/john-lennon-on-monday-night-football-1974.html

92. Beavis and Butthead: True Crime (1993): The two find an ATM card and get some cash. They end up on America’s Most Wanted and Cops. Butthead recognizes his neighborhood on the TV as the police bust down the door to arrest the two.

93. Geraldo: Satanic Abuse Special (1987): It does not get much better than Geraldo, King Diamond, and Satanists. He even includes warning signs of Satanism for parents. The highlights are below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tpPDsx4Oac

94. Gilligan’s Island: So Sorry, My Island Now (1965): This episode would never be made today. A Japanese sailor does not realize World War II is over. Gilligan must defend the castaways from the confused sailor. The sailor is a pure Japanese stereotype and would send the PC police over the edge today.

95. Late Night with David Letterman: The Madonna interview (1994): For some strange reason, Madonna decided to attack Dave Letterman on air. She picked the wrong person to mess with. She came off poorly and got served. Letterman tore her apart and Madonna’s career suffered for a time because of the way she presented herself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSP5ZUmxP8

96. Joe Thiesmann breaks a leg (November 18, 1985): Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Thiesmann met Lawrence Taylor on Monday Night Football. Joe’s leg cracked and slung over. Frantically, LT called for the trainers. Thiesmann never played football again. The video is not for the faint of heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1iVRRu6w0

97. The Six Million Dollar Man: The Secret of Bigfoot (1976): Aliens and Bigfoot unite and encounter the Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman.

98. V Mini-Series (1983): To capitalize on Star Wars, NBC produced a two-part miniseries based on the premise of an alien invasion of Earth. In V, the aliens masquerade as friends as opposed to conquerors. The façade is eventually lifted and the visitors turn out to be Nazi reptiles bent on exploiting Earth’s resources and eating people. In the 2010 remake, the visitors are not Nazis from space, but rather friendly visitors bringing hope, change, and national health care.

99. MTV before the change (1981-1990s): Before the Jersey Shore and other assorted trash, MTV played music. MTV began as Music Television. Most of the early videos were cheesy, but fun. By the early 90s, acts spent millions on elaborate mini-movies. People talked about the videos and tried to figure out what some of them meant. Then came all the shows, MTV played fewer and fewer videos and now just stinks. How can they call themselves Music Television and not play music?

100. Keith Olbermann loses his mind (September 5, 2006): Olbermann rarely knows what he is talking about and often goes off the deep end. On September 5, 2006, he completely lost his mind. President Bush read a statement from Osama bin Laden on El Queda’s media strategy and Olbermann believed Bush was tying terrorists to the media. He screamed, “Have you no decency, sir?” Although he was wrong (as usual), the amusing tirade made for good television.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wJNpWgss8

Tool of the Decade: The Aughts

Here are the candidates for Tool of the Decade:

Ron Artest: Artest is the headcase that initiated the Malice at the Palace. This tool goes nuts in Auburn Hills and Detroit gets blamed.

Barry Bonds: He cheated…and he cheated because he was jealous of Sosa and McGwire. Oh yeah, he’s also a racist asshole.

Barry Bonds Fans: They are like the Jonestown cult. Despite overwhelming evidence, they still support this guy, his behavior, and make excuses for him.

Hugo Chavez: I am not sure why this thuggish dictator is so popular amongst the left. His heavy handed dictatorship has destroyed the Venezuelan economy and crushed freedoms. Yet, he is popular in American leftist circles.

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears: Talentless people that are famous for their trashy public behavior.

Perez Hilton: A minor annoyance to be sure. Just when you thought celebrity stalking could not get worse, enter Hilton, TMZ, and other filth.

Bernie Maddoff: He even bankrupted George Castanza (See Curb Your Enthusiasm).

The Music Industry: They eliminated cassette singles, overpriced CD singles to force people to buy full length albums. This created the download craze which they then started suing over (PR Nightmare). All of this and then came American Idol. If you are good at karaoke, then try out! The end result was a collapse of profits, the industry, and the worst crap to be heard on radio since the early 50s.

Reality TV Stars: Who is worse? The fools on reality TV or the fools that watch reality TV?

Michael Vick: Dog fighting? He should have been hung up by his testicles and given an electric cattle prod up his ass.

Kanye West: Where to start…

The Winner: Barry Bonds and his fans