How about the final episode of “Night Court?” Oh god, how awful? Richard Moll (Bull) being beamed up by space aliens? Granted, that show really declined in its final years, but the ending was about as bad as it got for a sitcom that was well-watched in its time.
Comment by mark — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 11:12 am
The final episode of “Babylon 5″. An earlier episode, “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars” had already settled the long-range ‘what happens next’ questions, so the final episode was really about what happened to the major characters and to the station itself. And these questions were addressed, IMHO, very well. I still occasionally pull out the tape and watch the final 15 minutes.
The final episode of The Cosby Show was a good one, not so much for the plot, but for how it really ended with Claire and Cliff dancing alone in the living room, and then dancing right off the NBC sound stage that had been their home for all those years.
Classy, as Cosby usually was.
In a lot of ways, I liked the final episode of NewsRadio (“New Hampshire”), but it felt very bittersweet because of Phil Hartman’s death the year before.
I don’t even remember LA Law’s final epsiode. And what I remember about the Cheers finale was the disastorous live Tonight Show with Jay Leno sendoff.
Well I am actually setting at the computer with nothing to do. Thus, I must chime in here. The best final episode in my book is St. Elsewhere. Disappointing Moon Lighting, it was the most unfunny episode ever made.
I think Newhart was the best . It was the best kept secret and when Bob woke up from his dream and there lay Suzanne Pleshette, I could have died with laughter. I use to watch friends every Thursday but I got fed up with them all sleeping with each other. Then I discovered the obnoxious Bill O’Reilly. He usually takes my 8 PM time slot.
I think Newhart was the best finally. It was the best at keeping it’s ending secret and when Bob awoke from his dream and there lay Suzanne Pleshette, I could have died laughing. I use to watch friends but I got fed up with them sleeping with each other and everyone else. The bloviating Bill O’Rielly usually takes my 8 PM time slot these days.
How about the final episode of “Night Court?” Oh god, how awful? Richard Moll (Bull) being beamed up by space aliens? Granted, that show really declined in its final years, but the ending was about as bad as it got for a sitcom that was well-watched in its time.
Comment by mark — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 11:12 am
The final episode of “Babylon 5″. An earlier episode, “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars” had already settled the long-range ‘what happens next’ questions, so the final episode was really about what happened to the major characters and to the station itself. And these questions were addressed, IMHO, very well. I still occasionally pull out the tape and watch the final 15 minutes.
Comment by Kyle Haight — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 12:38 pm
An oversight on my part–that was an excellent episode!
Comment by Steven — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 1:04 pm
The final episode of The Cosby Show was a good one, not so much for the plot, but for how it really ended with Claire and Cliff dancing alone in the living room, and then dancing right off the NBC sound stage that had been their home for all those years.
Classy, as Cosby usually was.
Comment by Zygote — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 3:25 pm
Another vote for SiL.
In a lot of ways, I liked the final episode of NewsRadio (“New Hampshire”), but it felt very bittersweet because of Phil Hartman’s death the year before.
I don’t even remember LA Law’s final epsiode. And what I remember about the Cheers finale was the disastorous live Tonight Show with Jay Leno sendoff.
Comment by Chris Lawrence — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 4:55 pm
Well I am actually setting at the computer with nothing to do. Thus, I must chime in here. The best final episode in my book is St. Elsewhere. Disappointing Moon Lighting, it was the most unfunny episode ever made.
Comment by lisa — Thursday, May 6, 2024 @ 6:17 pm
I think Newhart was the best . It was the best kept secret and when Bob woke up from his dream and there lay Suzanne Pleshette, I could have died with laughter. I use to watch friends every Thursday but I got fed up with them all sleeping with each other. Then I discovered the obnoxious Bill O’Reilly. He usually takes my 8 PM time slot.
Comment by Cathy — Friday, May 7, 2024 @ 10:15 am
I think Newhart was the best finally. It was the best at keeping it’s ending secret and when Bob awoke from his dream and there lay Suzanne Pleshette, I could have died laughing. I use to watch friends but I got fed up with them sleeping with each other and everyone else. The bloviating Bill O’Rielly usually takes my 8 PM time slot these days.
Comment by Cathy — Friday, May 7, 2024 @ 10:19 am
sorry, Ithought I canceled the first post.
Comment by Cathy — Friday, May 7, 2024 @ 10:20 am