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"The Nightman Cometh" is the best individual sitcom episode ever
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kingwingin
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Eduardo was in my mouth and Luther was in my butt. Then Luther went in Eduardo's butt for a while.
To establish dominance, of course.
To establish dominance, of course.
Frozenprince
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I know it's a weird ep to put on the list, but The Gang Buy a Boat is one of my favorites.
"Ooooooh, the implication"
"Ooooooh, the implication"
Jack Remington
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It's too dark for them. I have a few friends who don't like the show because "It's about absolutely horrible human beings." I'm like "Yeah, that's the whole point."
That style isn't for everyone, apparently not for a lot of critics in particular.
One of the finest single jokes they've ever done.
Frozenprince
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The whole exchange in the boat supply shop had me in tears.
Dude do you have a boner right now?
Yeah, one of my favorite episodes is the Jersey Shore episode, which is dark as fuck.
chris121580
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Great episodes listed in here but I have to go with "The gang gives back." Between the picking of the kids for the basketball teams and Charlie getting drunk as the referee and blocking kids shots, it doesn't get much better than that.
backflip10019
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The Gang Gets Invincible is my personal favorite episode of Sunny (also one of the best episodes of a sitcom ever).
Gareth Bale
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Best episode
Dennis' face after he says "because of the implication" 😂
and Mac when he's explaining the beauty of the open ocean "where we can be completely alone and you can make rash decisions based on fear" 😂😂
Frozenprince
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I mean it's a show about horrible people who enable each other that have shitty lives because they are horrible people who hate each other but hang out all the time because they enable one another.
They never "win" like real "good guys" do, they just move forward as continually shitty people getting themselves into situations because they are all shitty people.
That's what makes the show great. It's why Workaholics isn't nearly as good despite trying to follow the same formula. It makes the characters A) not shit people and B) like each other. And that kinda misses the point.
There are better all around episodes, but no exchange has ever made me laugh harder.
They never "win" like real "good guys" do, they just move forward as continually shitty people getting themselves into situations because they are all shitty people.
That's what makes the show great. It's why Workaholics isn't nearly as good despite trying to follow the same formula. It makes the characters A) not shit people and B) like each other. And that kinda misses the point.
There are better all around episodes, but no exchange has ever made me laugh harder.
Rest of that season was kind of a mess, got me to stop watching the show for a few seasons.
Don't remember that one, but I just love how intensely self-referential Nightman's is.
NealMcCauley
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Frasier's "Ham Radio" is my pick. Also like the Cheers episode where Frasier and Lilith fall for one another on live tv.
If we're just going by Always Sunny episodes maybe Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth. Once Dennis mentions Lethal Weapon 5 reshoots you know it's gonna be a good episode.
If we're just going by Always Sunny episodes maybe Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth. Once Dennis mentions Lethal Weapon 5 reshoots you know it's gonna be a good episode.
Frozenprince
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Goro Majima
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Always Sunny is basically the new Seinfeld except instead of it being a show about four assholes they went ahead and added a fifth with Danny Devito.
It's probably my favorite show of all time.
Can anyone think of another show that had an insane and untouchable hot streak of comedic gold that cooled down for a few seasons, then picked it up and started another hot streak like Sunny has?
It undeniably had a dip in quality for a couple seasons but the last two have been on fire.
It undeniably had a dip in quality for a couple seasons but the last two have been on fire.
I'm a huge advocate of everyone has to have a favorite of something (i.e. every parent has a favorite child).
But I can't think of a favorite Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode. Whenever I think of one I love, I think of another. It really is Seinfeld tier in that it's consistently good.
But I can't think of a favorite Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode. Whenever I think of one I love, I think of another. It really is Seinfeld tier in that it's consistently good.
Friends isn't the best anything. Take your pick of a dozen Seinfeld episodes for the best sitcom.
Jack Remington
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Oh wow, I just realized that Dennis is wearing the top to his Dayman costume from The Nightman Cometh. I hadn't even noticed that before.
The self-referential nature of the show is unparalleled.
Also, Charlie will live and die and live again in that clip. Riding to Valhalla.
Jelly Rajah
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You gotta pay the troll toll,
to get into this boy's hole
You gotta pay the toll to get in
to get into this boy's hole
You gotta pay the toll to get in
yup that's probably the best scene in IAS history
darkwing-buck
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Jelly Rajah
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I wouldn't say it's the best episode of any sitcom ever though, there's definitely some episodes in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder that rival it.
"Oh it's not like you would be in any danger"
"Oh so they ARE in danger!?"
lol
The GOATest show
RedNumberFive
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This. There really isn't a bad episode outside of the one with Frank's brother.
The Gang Dines Out and The Antisocial Network are top tier episodes.
Nothing trumps The Work Outing from the IT Crowd. Not even Seinfeld has an episode that funny.
Voysa Reezun
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Best sitcom episodes in TV history IMO, no order:
"The Opposite" - Seinfeld
"The Contest" - Seinfeld
"Adolf Hankler" - The Larry Sanders Show
"Lucy Does a TV Commercial" - I Love Lucy
"Cape Feare" - The Simpsons
"Shaq" - Curb Your Enthusiasm
I'm forgetting a few more that would round out my top 25. I think I'd put "The Gang Visits the Jersey Shore" and "The Niteman Cometh" on that list, though.
"The Opposite" - Seinfeld
"The Contest" - Seinfeld
"Adolf Hankler" - The Larry Sanders Show
"Lucy Does a TV Commercial" - I Love Lucy
"Cape Feare" - The Simpsons
"Shaq" - Curb Your Enthusiasm
I'm forgetting a few more that would round out my top 25. I think I'd put "The Gang Visits the Jersey Shore" and "The Niteman Cometh" on that list, though.
I never saw the one in the OP, but this stands as my favorite episode to date.
Came in here to post this.
Audioboxer
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One of my favourite shows, sadly I have a hard time getting people to watch it in the UK.
Jack Remington
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That was goddamn hilarious. I think the gay stuff is a little problematic by today's standards. Back in 2009 I would have listed this as the GOAT.
Jack Scofield
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This is probably the single greatest episode in the entire series' run. Everything about it is fantastic.
Its so good, I was shocked that I couldn't get into it a few years ago. Got to watch it through the whole series for the first time recently and it seems to never really drop in the humor factor, even in the later series. The DENNIS system was the best episode imo, just really outlines the entire hierarchy of despicableness that the characters exhibit throughout the series.
The back half might range from mediocre to terrible, but FRIENDS' first five seasons are solid gold.
Seinfeld isn't without flaws either. I don't get how people seem to forget that the first two seasons were pure torture, devoid of humour.
peanutbutterlatte
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One of the best, for sure. Really highlights the glaring flaws of each character individually. Damn OP I literally got done rewatching the series and want to do it again.
I don't know, i think i've enjoyed-to-loved every single Seinfeld episode outside of the finale.
And i've seen it for the first time last year, so it's not even nostalgia or anything.
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That would be my pick. I couldn't stop laughing during the last part.
March of the Crabs
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You're close, but Frank's Pretty Woman is the best episode of Sunny and the best sitcom episode ever.
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