The 15 Best episodes of Television
They made us Cry, scream in anger, shock us to our core, laugh hysterically and left us mesmerized. These are 20 episodes of TV from all areas that will go down in history as the greatest of the great.
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- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt goes on the run. Jesse is taken hostage. Marie forces Skyler to tell Walter, Jr. the truth.
- 2000–201545mTV-148.4 (951)TV EpisodeDirectorKenneth FinkStarsWilliam PetersenMarg HelgenbergerGary DourdanHollywood sex symbol Tom Haviland admits having had sex with a girl who is found in the same casino hotel, throat fatally pierced with a corkscrew. As he failed to clean up, the team quickly gathers enough evidence for a murder charge. His top lawyer chooses to demand a near-instant trial, leaving CSI almost no time to work out the part of Tom's buddy and a second victim, actually the first murder. Meanwhile Grissom's mentor and predecessor, Dr. Phillip Gerard, uses all his forensic expertise to question every move they make and discredit team members.
- DirectorSwinton O. Scott IIIStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry discovers the intact fossilized remains of his pet dog from his old life. The Professor reveals he can clone the animal.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG9.7 (3.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill's father Lou shows up after 14 years and spends a lot of time with Will. Will's very pleased with this. Uncle Phil, however, thinks Lou will again disappoint his son.
- DirectorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone JuniorJax has to handle some unhappy customers as the weapon deal goes through Mike's organization. Meanwhile, Tara finds a way to avoid jail without giving up the MC.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowWhen Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler, she and Rachel attempt to get them to confess their relationship.
- StarsKara EdwardsLaura BaileyChristopher SabatAfter fighting with Majin Buu, Vegeta realizes he isn't fighting for just himself, but for the entire planet, and commits the ultimate sacrifice.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMatthew McConaugheyWoody HarrelsonMichelle MonaghanMartin is faced with marital problems. The search for Reggie Ledoux leads the detectives to a motorcycle gang called the Iron Crusaders, which Rust worked undercover in the past.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG9.2 (6.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRay RomanoPatricia HeatonBrad GarrettMarie thinks Debra has her canister, but Debra says she doesn't. But when Debra finds it in Ally's room, she gets Ray and Robert to help her sneak it back into Marie's house.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIn Tool Time: Al is excited because Bob Vila is in town signing his new book. When Al utters "I can't believe I actually got to talk to the pioneer of home repairs", Tim's ego can't take the blow. Then, Tool Time sponsor Mr. Binford announces that Bob Vila will be the guest in the following day's episode. What's even worse, Mr. Binford wants Tim to face Bob Vila in a challenge... At home: Tim makes Jill prep him for trivia questions. Randy has been bad at school - he got caught for bullying. Jill announces that she will invite the boy, Curtis, to come to their house so that Randy can apologize in person. However, when Curtis asks Jill how old she is and compares her to his grandma, then tells on the phone to his mom that their house is cooler and that Jill is much heavier than her, Jill's goodwill starts to evaporate.Both plots of this episode are just awesome. As Bob Villa gets set to appear on tool time a trivia contest is set up between him and Tim which Bob wins with ease despite Tim having Jill call in to try and get an upper hand. After rushing into the project for the day, Tim hits Bob with a 4x8 piece of wood, knocking him out. Trying to placwe blame on Al for distracting him, he is chastised by Al for using Jill and Tim insults him in a personal way. After blaming everyone else for the way it went Tim, with guidance from Wilson, apologizes to everyone and is electorcuted. Secondly, Randy puts cheese wiz in a kids shoes. Jill invites him over so Randy can apologize but the kid is very opinionated and blunt and gradually Jill begins to regret inviting him over. Once he leaves they think all is well until he shows up one night and they are forced to hide in the dark from him.
- DirectorPhilip Charles MacKenzieStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceKate Costas takes over as KACL's station manager; when Frasier angrily rejects her suggestions to improve his show, she banishes him to the midnight-4AM time slot.After a new manager at the station banishes frasier to the midnight-4am spot he slowly gets more and more crazy due to lack of sleep. The ending is some of the funniest moments in Frasier as he and Roz decide to go turn the show into about sex just for the hell of it. Meanwhile with his gate security system down with repairs, Niles continually asks his father to borrow his service weapon but his dad refuses. Niles inability to grasp that he would likely shoot himself trying to figure it out is some great comedy.
- DirectorJohn TracyStarsReginald VelJohnsonJo Marie PaytonRosetta LeNoireA harrowing experience at school with a violent female gang has a shaken Laura wanting to buy a gun to defend herself and Urkel begging her to change her mind.This show had a nack for bringing things to the forefront that people didn't want to acknowledge, racism and bullying etc, and this one hit on a very touchy subject. After Laura is attacked by a female gang for her jacket, she begins to debate about purchasing a gun for protection. Despite Urkels attempts at convincing her not to, even enlisting Waldo to be her bodyguard she still plans on making the purchase. After a final contemplation the scene takes a brutal turn when a gunshot rings out and one of her friends is wounded on the pavement from the same gang that attacked her. Afterwards the Winslow family and Steve start a program for people to turn in their guns and other weapons. In the final sequence a boy and his dad walk up to the bin and, looking at one another, the father pulls out a gun and places it in the bin.