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The best sitcom episode of all time

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by jr/shotglass, Mar 3, 2023.

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What was the all-time No. 1 sitcom episode?

  1. The Office: Dinner Party.

    5 vote(s)
    16.7%

  2. Taxi: Jim Ignatowsi's drivers' license test

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%

  3. Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles the Clown's funeral.

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%

  4. Seinfeld: The "shrinkage" episode.

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%

  5. Other

    12 vote(s)
    40.0%

  6. WKRP in Cincinnati: The turkey episode.

    9 vote(s)
    30.0%
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  1. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    I'll admit, I got the idea from a tweet by Super 70s Sports.

    If "Other," list it. There's no wrong answer.
     
    jr/shotglass, Mar 3, 2023
    #1
  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    I voted Other for The Honeymooners -- Chef of the Future" episode.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Mar 3, 2023
    #2
  3. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Ack. The editor didn't allow me to add the WKRP episode BEFORE "other." Or to spell "Ignatowski" correctly.

    Carry on.
     
    jr/shotglass, Mar 3, 2023
    #3
  4. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    You kind of need this by decade. I'm too young for Taxi and Mary Tyler Moore.

    Shrinkage is hilarious. Dinner Party is fantastic in how cringy it is.

    Friends "We Were On a Break" is up there.
     
    Spartan Squad, Mar 3, 2023
    #4
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    There are at least 25 Seinfeld episodes that could be on the list.

    And where do comedy-drama shows come into the mix?
     
    Songbird, Mar 3, 2023
    #5
  6. zufer

    zufer Active Member

    Christopher Lloyd is so good. I always remember this scene, which pays off brilliantly at about the 6:50 mark. (You might recognize one of the other actors, too.)

     
    zufer, Mar 3, 2023
    #6
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  7. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Master of Your Domain.
     
    MisterCreosote, Mar 3, 2023
    #7
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  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Cheers’ Thanksgiving episode from 1986.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Mar 3, 2023
    #8
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  9. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Great thread.

    While I honor the choices above, every sitcom episode in history is a footnote to I Love Lucy.

    Either Lucy Does a TV Commercial or Job Switching (Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory.)
     
    Azrael, Mar 3, 2023
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  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I'm a little biased on this one (see signature)
     
    playthrough, Mar 3, 2023
    #10
  11. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    "Cigar Store Indian" is right up there with "Soup Nazi" in the Seinfeld Hall of Fame.
    The moment when Kramer blows by in the taxi is one of funniest payoffs ever. Perfect timing and execution.




    EDIT: I'll leave the link below because the entire clip is brilliant sitcom stuff all the way.

     
    Last edited: Mar 3, 2023
    Slacker, Mar 3, 2023
    #11
  12. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    Can't argue with any on the list. Not sure if animation is allowed, but I'd throw in "Marge vs. The Monorail" Simpson's episode.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Mar 3, 2023
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