TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time

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100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time (1997) and Top 100 Episodes of All Time (2009) are lists of the 100 "best"

drama series.[2]

History and differences

About 25 shows from the original list were featured during a special week on

Rescue Me, while the 1997 list included a two-month-old episode of The X-Files.[3]

The $99,000 Answer" (number 6) from The Honeymooners, "Thanksgiving Orphans" (number 7) from Cheers; and "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" (number 8) from The Dick Van Dyke Show.[3]

The 1997 list included detailed show descriptions for all episodes, while only a select few were accompanied by more than a single sentence in the ascending order 2009 list.[3] Only one of the thirteen contributors to the 2009 list was involved in the 1997 list.[3]

Top 10

1997 list
  1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show—"Chuckles Bites the Dust"
  2. I Love Lucy—"Lucy Does a TV Commercial"
  3. ER—"Love's Labor Lost"
  4. Seinfeld—"The Boyfriend"
  5. The Odd Couple—"Password"
  6. The $99,000 Answer
    "
  7. Cheers—"Thanksgiving Orphans"
  8. The Dick Van Dyke Show—"Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth"
  9. The Bob Newhart Show—"Over the River and Through the Woods"
  10. The X-Files—"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
2009 list
  1. Seinfeld—"The Contest"
  2. The Sopranos—"College"
  3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show—"Chuckles Bites the Dust"
  4. I Love Lucy—"Lucy Does a TV Commercial"
  5. Lost—"Pilot"
  6. ER—"Love's Labor Lost"
  7. The Honeymooners—"Better Living Through TV"
  8. Mad Men—"Nixon vs. Kennedy"
  9. All in the Family—"Cousin Maude's Visit"
  10. Day 1: 11:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.
    "

Reception

Daily News' David Bianculli was critical of the original list, saying that many selections would not be on a more legitimate top-100 list.[2] He claimed that episodes chosen from Murder One, The Partridge Family, The Love Boat, and Speed Racer reveal a lack of either maturity or perspective, while others showed taste and bravery.[2] Chicago Tribune critic Steve Johnson complained that it was premature to claim that any episode of ER had established sufficient cultural significance to rank third on the original list.[4] Jaime Weinman of Maclean's complained that the 2009 list was composed of the most well-known episode of famous series, claiming that they were largely unexceptional episodes.[5] He preferred the 1997 list, which he said was produced when TV Guide was a higher caliber publication.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Boedeker, Hal (June 29, 1997). "'Greatest Episodes' List: Questionable, If Cleverly Timed, TV Stunt TV Guide And Nickelodeon's Inspired Marketing is Sure To Spark Ratings and Debates". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^
    Daily News
    . Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sheridan, James; Monush, Barry (June 15, 2009). "You're the Top?: The Fickle System for Determining TV's "Greatest"". Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Lists are made to provoke discussions and arguments, so curatorial staff member James Sheridan has some bones to pick with TV Guide about their recent ranking of "The 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time."
  4. ^ Johnson, Steve (June 30, 1997). "Top TV episodes: The cover of TV Guide this week trumpets..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Weinman, Jaime (June 16, 2009). "TV Guide's "100 Episodes We've Heard Of" List". Maclean's. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

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