The Best Worst
Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.
Episodes
October 14, 2025 • 44 mins
Happy Days
1974-1984
255 episodes
Worst episode: s7 e2 Chachi Sells His Soul
Best episode: s2 e11 Guess Who's Coming to Christmas
Hey remember how good things were in the 50s if you don't count a bunch of stuff that happened in the 50s
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October 7, 2025 • 6 mins
The Twilight Zone
1959-1964
156 episodes
Middlest Episode: s3 e4 The Passersby
You know, if you really think about it....
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September 30, 2025 • 50 mins
The Twilight Zone
1959-1964
156 episodes
Worst episode: s4 e18 The Bard
Best episode: s2 e6 Eye of the Beholder
At one point in this episode I refer to Leonard Cohen as being from the eastern half of the United States when I meant the eastern half of North America. My deepest regrets to all Canadians.
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September 23, 2025 • 5 mins
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-1996
148 episodes
Middlest episode: s2 e16 Geoffrey Cleans Up
Can I borrow a cup of Lysol?
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September 16, 2025 • 49 mins
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-1996
148 episodes
Worst episode: s3 e16 Bundle of Joy
Best episode: s4 e24 Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse
In which Will Smith's tax bill results in him eventually becoming a movie star.
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September 9, 2025 • 36 mins
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The Sopranos
1999-2007
86 episodes
Middlest episode: s5 e4 All Happy Families
I'm just here having my normal snack of wine and peaches.
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September 2, 2025 • 59 mins
The Sopranos
1999-2007
86 episodes
Worst episode: s4 e3 Christopher
Best episode: s5 e12 Long Term Parking
Because tramps like us, baby we were born to run
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August 26, 2025 • 5 mins
Sex and the City
1998-2004
94 episodes
Middlest ep: s4 e16 Ring a Ding Ding
Don't be too proud to accept help!!
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August 19, 2025 • 47 mins
Sex and the City
1998-2004
94 episodes
Worst episode: s3 e4 Boy Girl Boy Girl
Best episode: s4 e2 The Real Me
When kissing Alanis Morissette makes you biphobic.
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August 12, 2025 • 6 mins
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1994
176 episodes
Middlest episode: s6 e6 True Q
There's a new Q in town, and she's a teen.
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August 5, 2025 • 46 mins
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1994
176 episodes
Worst episode: s7 e14 Sub Rosa
Best episode: s5 ep 25 The Inner Light
Ghost sex in Space Scotland.
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July 29, 2025 • 5 mins
The Simpsons
1989-
788 episodes
Middlest episode: s24 e13 Hardly Kirking
Eat my shorts again!
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July 22, 2025 • 42 mins
The Simpsons
1989-
788 episodes
Worst episode: s23 e22 Lisa Goes Gaga
Best episode: s8 e23 Homer's Enemy
Eat my shorts!
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July 14, 2025 • 5 mins
ER
1994-2009
331 episodes
Middlest Episode: s7 e17 Survival of the Fittest
No, where the HELL is George Clooney?
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July 7, 2025 • 38 mins
ER
1994-2009
331 episodes
Worst episode: s12 e1 Cañon City
Best episode: s6 e14 All in the Family
Where the hell is George Clooney?
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June 30, 2025 • 4 mins
MASH
1972-1983
251 episodes
Middlest Episode: s4 e16 Dear Ma
This one has feet stuff, but not that kind of feet stuff.
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June 24, 2025 • 33 mins
MASH
1972-1983
251 episodes
Worst episode: s4 e18 Hawkeye
Best episode: s1 e15 Tuttle
Definitely the weirdest name for a tv theme song of all time!
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June 18, 2025 • 5 mins
Law & Order
1990-
525 episodes and counting
Middlest episode: s9 e20 Empire
Julia Roberts???
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June 10, 2025 • 41 mins
Law & Order
1990-
525 episodes and counting
Worst episode: s12 e8 The Fire This Time
Best episode: s6 e21 Pro Se
DUH DUH
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June 3, 2025 • 4 mins
Seinfeld
1989-1998
172 episodes
Middlest episode: s6 ep15 The Beard
In which the show is not as homophobic as we were afraid it was going to be.
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