1. MASH: Abyssinia Henry (1975): “Lieutenant Colonel... Henry Blake's plane... was shot down... over the Sea of Japan. It spun in. There were no survivors."
2. Newhart: The Last Newhart (1990): The ending is now legendary. Bob wakes up next to Suzanne Pleshette and mentions his dream about being a Vermont innkeeper.
3. Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Spanish Inquisition (1970): Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! The inquisition ran amok appearing seven times throughout the episode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o
4. I Love Lucy: Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952): Lucy is recruited to do a commercial for Vitameatavegamin. It’s a health elixir filled with 23% alcohol. After several takes, Lucy becomes Homer Simpson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m1Nubw8XJw
5. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965): Charlie Brown searches for the meaning Christmas in the midst of modern commercialism. In the meantime, Snoopy wins money, money, money.
6. The Bob Newhart Show: Over the River and Through the Woods (1975): What happens when the guys are left alone on Thanksgiving? Lots of drinking!! A drunk Bob is a must see and you can’t cook a turkey at 5000 degrees. Somehow, it ends up in the dishwasher as opposed to the stove. In the end, it’s time for Moo Goo Gai Pan!
7. Cheers: Thanksgiving Orphans (1986): No one has Thanksgiving plans except Diane (which involves a Pilgrim costume). Carla invites the gang to dinner and disaster follows. Vera even shows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgZjqa4RrLE
8. Seinfeld: The Boyfriend (1992): Keith Hernandez joins the gang. The episode contains the infamous magic loogey scene in which Newman and Kramer are spat on by a second spitter (Roger McDowell).
9. I Love Lucy: Job Switching (The Candy Factory): (1952): Anyone that has ever worked can relate to Lucy and Ethel’s predicament.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q
10. The Civil War (1990): For five nights in 1990, people watched PBS! No one knows for sure if anyone has watched PBS since.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Greatest TV Episodes #21-30
21. Cheers: An Old Fashioned Wedding (1992): Woody and Kelly are getting married and the Cheers gang have to overcome multiple obstacles including a dead priest, killer watch dogs, and Lilith’s spoon playing.
22. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Best of Both Worlds (1990): The Next Generation changed things up. Picard is kidnapped and turned into a Borg. He helps them destroy a fleet and attack Earth. Riker uses unorthodox strategy to stop him. The two part season finale/premier won an Emmy.
23. MASH: 5 O’Clock Charlie (1973): For weeks, an incompetent North Korean pilot attempted to drop a hand held bomb onto an ammo dump. The camp takes bets on how far off he’ll be. Frank convinces General Clayton to supply the camp with a cannon. Hawkeye and Trapper then help Charlie blow up the dump before Frank can hurt someone with the canon.
24. I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to the Hospital (1953): Lucy gives birth to Little Ricky. In one of the funniest TV moments, Lucy remains cool, but Ricky, Fred, and Ethel flip out. Chaos reigns and Lucy somehow ends up at the hospital. While Lucy is in labor, Ricky has to go to work at the club. He returns in full voodoo makeup to see his son.
25. Magnum P.I.: Home by the Sea (1983): It’s the Fourth of July, Magnum goes out on his surf ski. A motorboat capsizes Magnum and he finds himself in the middle of the ocean. No one knows he’s there. Thomas is forced to tread water and he spends the time remembering his father’s attempts to teach him to tread water. His friends sense something is wrong, but have no idea what. They eventually search for him and perform a rescue.
26. The Simpsons: Cape Feare (1993): In a parody of Cape Fear, Sideshow Bob returns to Springfield to kill Bart Simpson. Before killing Bart, Bob breaks into the HMS Pinafore and is captured by police.
27. Murphy Brown: Birth 101 (1992): Murphy Brown goes into labor in the middle of a broadcast. Once in the hospitals, the contractions hit and she goes into a loud rant against every man in the room. Where was Dan Quayle?
28. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Hush (1999): Most of the episode had no dialogue. Living fairy tales, the Gentlemen, come to Sunnydale and steal everyone’s voices. The episode received an Emmy nomination and vast critical acclaim.
29. Frasier: The Matchmaker (1994): A gay man assumes Frasier is hitting on him. Flabbergasted, Frasier wonders aloud, “What on earth could have made him think I was interested in him? All I did was ask him if he was attached, and then we talked about the theater and men's fashions. Oh, my God!”
30. Battlestar Galactica: Blood on the Scales (2009): A coup overthrows the president and Adama. Tom Zarek murders the colonial political leadership and sentences Adama to death by firing squad. Adama regains control and Zarek faces the firing squad instead.
22. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Best of Both Worlds (1990): The Next Generation changed things up. Picard is kidnapped and turned into a Borg. He helps them destroy a fleet and attack Earth. Riker uses unorthodox strategy to stop him. The two part season finale/premier won an Emmy.
23. MASH: 5 O’Clock Charlie (1973): For weeks, an incompetent North Korean pilot attempted to drop a hand held bomb onto an ammo dump. The camp takes bets on how far off he’ll be. Frank convinces General Clayton to supply the camp with a cannon. Hawkeye and Trapper then help Charlie blow up the dump before Frank can hurt someone with the canon.
24. I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to the Hospital (1953): Lucy gives birth to Little Ricky. In one of the funniest TV moments, Lucy remains cool, but Ricky, Fred, and Ethel flip out. Chaos reigns and Lucy somehow ends up at the hospital. While Lucy is in labor, Ricky has to go to work at the club. He returns in full voodoo makeup to see his son.
25. Magnum P.I.: Home by the Sea (1983): It’s the Fourth of July, Magnum goes out on his surf ski. A motorboat capsizes Magnum and he finds himself in the middle of the ocean. No one knows he’s there. Thomas is forced to tread water and he spends the time remembering his father’s attempts to teach him to tread water. His friends sense something is wrong, but have no idea what. They eventually search for him and perform a rescue.
26. The Simpsons: Cape Feare (1993): In a parody of Cape Fear, Sideshow Bob returns to Springfield to kill Bart Simpson. Before killing Bart, Bob breaks into the HMS Pinafore and is captured by police.
27. Murphy Brown: Birth 101 (1992): Murphy Brown goes into labor in the middle of a broadcast. Once in the hospitals, the contractions hit and she goes into a loud rant against every man in the room. Where was Dan Quayle?
28. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Hush (1999): Most of the episode had no dialogue. Living fairy tales, the Gentlemen, come to Sunnydale and steal everyone’s voices. The episode received an Emmy nomination and vast critical acclaim.
29. Frasier: The Matchmaker (1994): A gay man assumes Frasier is hitting on him. Flabbergasted, Frasier wonders aloud, “What on earth could have made him think I was interested in him? All I did was ask him if he was attached, and then we talked about the theater and men's fashions. Oh, my God!”
30. Battlestar Galactica: Blood on the Scales (2009): A coup overthrows the president and Adama. Tom Zarek murders the colonial political leadership and sentences Adama to death by firing squad. Adama regains control and Zarek faces the firing squad instead.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Quotes of the Month- March 2010
Quote of the Month: “So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”
-Senator Padme Amidala on Obamacare’s passage
Dumb Quote of the Month: "Today is a big day in America, only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good."
-Harry Reid on Feb job losses
The Month in Biden:
“God rest her soul”
-Joe Biden on the still living mother of the Irish P.M. (oops)
“Republicans say it hasn't created one job. Well, tell that to Scott Brown.”
-Joe Biden on the Recovery Act
“This is a big fucking deal.”
-Vice President Joe Biden at the signing ceremony for Obamacare
The Best (and Worst) of the Rest:
Victory at Last!
-Newsweek on Iraq
"September 11 was a big lie and a pretext for the war on terror and a prelude to invading Afghanistan,"
-Iranian President Ahmadinejad (sounds like an antiwar activist!)
"Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.
-Former Rep. Eric Massa
"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner.”
-Derek Anderson
“The Democrats seem to have forgotten their Schoolhouse Rock.”
-Dana Perino on Deem and Pass
"I'm supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I'm not allowed to split any infinitives for at least another week,''
-The Great Vin Scully on doctor’s restrictions after his fall
“Muslims should be banned from airplanes and fly magic carpets.”
-Ann Coulter
“There are combinations and permutations…there’s a gazillion of them, things that could happen to fill out the pitching staff. We’ve got conundrums too.”
-Ken Macha on the Brewers pitching staff (quoted in SI)
“Vampires do not wear product.”
-Bart Simpson commenting on the Twilight Phenomenon
-Senator Padme Amidala on Obamacare’s passage
Dumb Quote of the Month: "Today is a big day in America, only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good."
-Harry Reid on Feb job losses
The Month in Biden:
“God rest her soul”
-Joe Biden on the still living mother of the Irish P.M. (oops)
“Republicans say it hasn't created one job. Well, tell that to Scott Brown.”
-Joe Biden on the Recovery Act
“This is a big fucking deal.”
-Vice President Joe Biden at the signing ceremony for Obamacare
The Best (and Worst) of the Rest:
Victory at Last!
-Newsweek on Iraq
"September 11 was a big lie and a pretext for the war on terror and a prelude to invading Afghanistan,"
-Iranian President Ahmadinejad (sounds like an antiwar activist!)
"Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.
-Former Rep. Eric Massa
"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner.”
-Derek Anderson
“The Democrats seem to have forgotten their Schoolhouse Rock.”
-Dana Perino on Deem and Pass
"I'm supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I'm not allowed to split any infinitives for at least another week,''
-The Great Vin Scully on doctor’s restrictions after his fall
“Muslims should be banned from airplanes and fly magic carpets.”
-Ann Coulter
“There are combinations and permutations…there’s a gazillion of them, things that could happen to fill out the pitching staff. We’ve got conundrums too.”
-Ken Macha on the Brewers pitching staff (quoted in SI)
“Vampires do not wear product.”
-Bart Simpson commenting on the Twilight Phenomenon
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Greatest TV Episodes of All Time #71-80
71. Mythbusters: Escape from Alcatraz (2003): The Mythbusters break out of Alcatraz proving that it was possible for Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers to escape. However, with the currents in San Francisco Bay, it is unlikely they survived.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/196488/alcatraz_escape/
72. Bewitched: Little Pitchers Have Big Ears (1964): Samantha helps an insecure little boy make the neighborhood baseball team.
73. The Tonight Show: Carson’s Final Show (1992): Carson was the king of late night for 30 years. In 1992, he retired. His last show was an event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z84F6t-26Y
74. Beavis and Butthead: No Laughing (1993): Principle McVicker decides to bust Beavis and Butthead. So, they are not allowed to laugh in school. Naturally, the faculty decide to hold Sex Education classes that day.
75. Boston Legal: Last Call (2008): Denny and Alan get married so Alan can inherit when Denny dies. Gay and Lesbian groups protest and file an injunction to stop the wedding. They lose and the two marry with Justice Scalia present.
76. The A-Team: The Big Squeeze (1985): The A-Team open their own Irish Pub, the Naked Lady, to take out a mobster demanding protection money from area businesses. Hannibal playing the pub owner, Sean O’Shay is killed, but comes back to life at the funeral home.
77. The Simpsons: The Springfield Files (1997): The Simpsons spoof the nineties sci-fi and paranormal craze. Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, David Duchovny, and Gillian Anderson guest star.
78. Married with Children: No Ma’am (1993): When the women get a bowling night and the strip club becomes a woman’s coffee house, someone must take a stand. Al forms the National Organization of Men Against Amazon Masterhood and takes on “the masculine feminist” Jerry Springer.
79. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I, Done (1996): Uncle Phil puts the house up for sale and the Jeffersons and Arnold and Mr. Drummond come to look it over. George Jefferson ends up purchasing it.
80. South Park: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (1997): The very first episode of South Park featured Cartman’s abduction by aliens. This episode drove people nuts for its crude imagery. Canada was particularly offended and cut out the “offensive” material. In the end, the aliens determine cows are the most intelligent species on Earth.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/196488/alcatraz_escape/
72. Bewitched: Little Pitchers Have Big Ears (1964): Samantha helps an insecure little boy make the neighborhood baseball team.
73. The Tonight Show: Carson’s Final Show (1992): Carson was the king of late night for 30 years. In 1992, he retired. His last show was an event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z84F6t-26Y
74. Beavis and Butthead: No Laughing (1993): Principle McVicker decides to bust Beavis and Butthead. So, they are not allowed to laugh in school. Naturally, the faculty decide to hold Sex Education classes that day.
75. Boston Legal: Last Call (2008): Denny and Alan get married so Alan can inherit when Denny dies. Gay and Lesbian groups protest and file an injunction to stop the wedding. They lose and the two marry with Justice Scalia present.
76. The A-Team: The Big Squeeze (1985): The A-Team open their own Irish Pub, the Naked Lady, to take out a mobster demanding protection money from area businesses. Hannibal playing the pub owner, Sean O’Shay is killed, but comes back to life at the funeral home.
77. The Simpsons: The Springfield Files (1997): The Simpsons spoof the nineties sci-fi and paranormal craze. Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, David Duchovny, and Gillian Anderson guest star.
78. Married with Children: No Ma’am (1993): When the women get a bowling night and the strip club becomes a woman’s coffee house, someone must take a stand. Al forms the National Organization of Men Against Amazon Masterhood and takes on “the masculine feminist” Jerry Springer.
79. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I, Done (1996): Uncle Phil puts the house up for sale and the Jeffersons and Arnold and Mr. Drummond come to look it over. George Jefferson ends up purchasing it.
80. South Park: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (1997): The very first episode of South Park featured Cartman’s abduction by aliens. This episode drove people nuts for its crude imagery. Canada was particularly offended and cut out the “offensive” material. In the end, the aliens determine cows are the most intelligent species on Earth.
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