The Best Worst

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

May 13, 2025 52 mins

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997-2003

145 episodes

Worst episode: s4 e18 Where The Wild Things Are

Best episode:  S6 e7 Once More With Feeling

There's a monster at the end of this show. 

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I Love Lucy

1951-1997

181 episodes

The Middlest Episode: S2 e26 The Ricardos change apartments

It's the same set with some decoration differences. 

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Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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April 29, 2025 36 mins

I Love Lucy

1951-1957

181 episodes

Worst episode: S5 e17 Lucy Goes to Scotland

Best episode:  S1 e30 “Lucy Does a TV commercial”

Ricky Ricardo is an abusive husband. 

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The X-Files

1993-2002, 2016-2018

217 episodes

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Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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April 15, 2025 36 mins

The X-Files

1993-2002, 2016-2018

217 episodes

Worst episode: s3e18 Teso Dos Bichos

Best episode:  s5e12 Bad Blood 

The good episode is out there.

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Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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The Office

2005-2013

188 episodes

This is a preview of our Middlest episode. To get access to these "The Middlest" episodes, and to support our show, join our patreonpatreon.com/TheBestWorst

A production of Night Vale Presents.

Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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April 1, 2025 40 mins

The Office

2005-2013

188 episodes

Worst episode: s8 e19 Get the Girl

Best episode: s5 e13 Stress Relief 

You're totally the Jim and Pam of your office.

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Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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March 25, 2025 5 mins

House

2004-2012

176 episodes

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A production of Night Vale Presents.

Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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March 18, 2025 34 mins

House

2004-2012

176 episodes

Worst episode: s8 e15 Blowing the Whistle

Best episode: s4 e15 House's Head

It's not lupus. 

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A production of Night Vale Presents.

Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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March 11, 2025 5 mins

Cheers

1982-1993

270 episodes

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A production of Night Vale Presents.

Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

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March 4, 2025 46 mins

Cheers

1982-1993

270 episodes

Let's start things off with a place where everyone knows your name.

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Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink

Editing by Grant Stewart.

 

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