The Best of 30 Rock

The Best of 30 ROCK (NBC)

Creator: Tina Fey

Seasons: 7 Episodes: 138 Years: 2006-2013

Premise: Behind the scenes of a crazy sketch show and network

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Pilot S01E01 | #01

Jack’s the new NBC boss and forces Liz to hire Tracy & fire Pete from TGS

2. Jack-Tor S01E05 | #05

Jack’s terrible in a corporate synergy sketch; Tracy pretends he’s illiterate

3. Hardball S01E15 | #15

Josh’s contract is up and Jack toys with him; Jenna insults the troops

4. Rosemary’s Baby S02E04 | #25

Liz’s hero visits; Jack helps Tracy in therapy; Kenneth’s in a ‘Page-Off’

5. Greenzo S02E05 | #26

A new ‘green’ mascot goes overboard; Kenneth throws an epic party

6. Somebody to Love S02E06 | #27

Liz suspects her neighbor is a terrorist; Kenneth loses Jack’s pants

7. Succession S02E13 | #34

Jack is promoted which affects Liz; Frank’s jealous of Tracy’s videogame

8. Believe in the Stars S03E02 | #38

Liz sits with Oprah; Jack tests Kenneth’s morals; Tracy and Jenny switch

9. St. Valentine’s Day S03E11 | #47

Jack is not Catholic; Kenneth dates a blind girl; Liz has an accidental date

10. Apollo, Apollo S03E16 | #52

Tracy thinks he is in space; Liz is jealous of Dennis; Jack turns fifty

11. Kidney Now! S03E22 | #58

Jack has a benefit to help his ailing dad; Tracy gives a high school speech

12. Sun Tea S04E06 | #64

Frank pees in jars; Liz wants a bigger condo; Jack & Tracy get ‘snipped’

13. Dealbreakers Talk Show No. 0001 S04E07 | #65

Frank is Liz who becomes Jenna on her first taping; Tracy wants an EGOT

14. Live Show S05E04 | #84

Everyone forgets Liz’s birthday; Jack can’t drink; Tracy wants to break

15. Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning S05E12 | #92

Jack & Lutz plans for upcoming disasters; Tracy & Liz hate reality TV

16. Idiots are People Two! / Three! S06E02-03 | #105 & #106

Idiots protest NBC; Frasier helps Jenna; Jack helps out Devon Banks

17. Standards and Practices S06E11 | #114

Liz defies Kenneth in his new position; Jenna has kids to exploit

18. Murphy Brown Lied to Us S06E18 | #121

Liz wants to have a kid again; Jack makes bad couches that hurt people

19. Live from Studio 6H S06E19 | #122

Jenna wants an on-air proposal; Kenneth remembers past ‘live’ shows

20. Hogcock! / Last Lunch S07E12-13 | #137 & #138

Jack’s not happy as the new CEO; one more TGS is needed

My Top Five

1. Jack-Tor

2. Live Show

3. Greenzo

4. Live from Studio 6H

5. Apollo, Apollo

The Best of 3rd Rock from the Sun

The Best of 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN (NBC)

Creators: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Seasons: 6 Episodes: 139 Years: 1996-2001

Premise: A goofy group of aliens disguised as humans try things

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Brain & Eggs S01E01 | #01

The Solomons discover humans can produce feelings; Dick falls for Mary

2. Post-Nasal Dick S01E02 | #02

Tommy brings home sickness that infects the family

3. Lonely Dick S01E07 | #07

Dick tries to make friends; Harry begins to sell skin care products

4. Dick Behaving Badly S02E19 | #39

Dick becomes a bad boy; Sally and Tommy play Monopoly

5. Sensitive Dick S02E21 | #41

Dick must take sensitivity training; Tommy learns how to drive

6. Fifteen Minutes of Dick S02E23 | #43

Sally becomes a min-celebrity when she puts Mark Hamill in his place

7. Nightmare on Dick Street, Part I & II S02E25-26 | #45 & #46

The Solomons believe they are malfunctioning when they have dreams

8. A Friend in Dick S03E08 | #54

Dick befriends Don, Sally kidnaps the King of Jig for her boyfriend

9. 36! 24! 36! Dick!, Part I & II S03E14-15 | #60 & #61

Venusians invade as supermodels to take over the world at the Superbowl

10. Just Your Average Dick S03E22 | #68

Dick commands the family to be as average as humanly possible

11. Two-Faced Dick S04E10 | #83

Dick and Sally switch bodies but still have dates

12. Alien Hunter S04E20 | #93

A mysterious woman and her son take the Solomon’s hostage

13. Dick’s Big Giant Headache, Part I & II

S04E23-24 | #96 & #97

Dick is demoted; Sally is in charge when the Big Giant Head visits

14. Dial M for Dick S05E04 | #101

The Solomons don’t realize that they are part of a murder mystery party

15. Sex and the Sally S05E07 | #104

Sally learns about birth control; Dick tips; Tommy & Harry panhandle

16. The Loud Solomon Family: A Dickumentary

S05E09 | #106

Mary does a documentary on the Solomons

17. Frankie Goes to Rutherford S05E19 | #116

Mary’s former student believes that Dick is gay; the others plan a heist

18. Dick’ll Take Manhattan, Part I & II S06E04-05 | #123 & #124

The Solomons visit another dimension, where they are rich in New York

19. Red, White & Dick S06E08 | #127

Dick wants to become an American; the other Solomons start communism

20. The Thing That Wouldn’t Die, Part I & II

S06E19-20 | #138 & #139

With their mission is cancelled, the Solomons prepare to say good bye

My Top Five

1. Nightmare on Dick Street

2. Dick Behaving Badly

3. Sex and the Sally

4. Red, White & Dick

5. Frankie Goes to Rutherford

The Best of the X-Files

The Best of THE X-FILES (FOX)

Creator: Chris Carter

Seasons: 11 Episodes: 217 Years: 1993-2018

Premise: A believer and skeptic investigate the supernatural.

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Pilot S01E01 | #01

Scully joins the X-Files to debunk Mulder’s theories

2. Humbug S02E20 | #44

Residents of a circus freak show are all suspects in freak murder

3. Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose S03E04 | #53

Bruckman is able to foresee a person’s final moments, including Mulder’s

4. Jose Chung’s From Outer Space S03E20 | #69

Scully gives her testimony to an author who is writing about alien abduction

5. Home S04E02 | #75

A tiny community is rattled by three inbred brothers

6. Small Potatoes S04E20 | #93

A lowly janitor is able to morph himself into other people including Mulder

7. Unusual Suspects S05E03 | #100

The origin of the Lone Gunmen is told in flashback to 1989

8. Bad Blood S05E12 | #109

Mulder & Scully have varying accounts of a vampire attack in a small town

9. Triangle S06E03 | #120

In the Bermuda triangle, Mulder ends up on Nazi controlled boat in the past

10. Dreamland, Parts I & II S06E04-05 | #121 & #122

Mulder and Morris Fletcher switch bodies after visiting Area 51

11. The Ghosts Who Stole Christmas S06E06 | #123

Ghosts in a haunted house try to get Mulder & Scully to kill each other

12. Monday S06E14 | #131

Mulder is caught in a continuous loop that features a deadly bank robbery

13. Arcadia S06E15 | #132

Mulder & Scully go undercover in a gated suburb community

14. The Amazing Maleeni S07E08 | #147

A magician’s head falling off is just the beginning

15. X-Cops S07E12 | #151

Mulder & Scully find themselves chasing a werewolf on Cops.

16. First Person Shooter S07E13 | #152

Scully comes to Mulder’s rescue when he is caught in a deadly video game

17. Hollywood A.D. S07E19 | #158

The movie based on Mulder and Scully’s life does not go as planned

18. Je Souhaite S07E21 | #160

A genie grants dumb wishes to some trailer trash

19. Redrum S08E06 | #167

Doggett’s friend finds himself going back day by day

20. The Truth, Parts I & II S09E19-20 | #201 & #202

The truth behind the alien conspiracy and the super soldiers are finally revealed when Mulder is put on trial

My Top Five

1. Hollywood A.D.

2. Triangle

3. Bad Blood

4. Arcadia

5. Humbug

The Best of The Wire

The Best of THE WIRE (HBO)

Creator: David Simon

Seasons: 5 Episodes: 60 Years: 2002-2008

Premise: A dramatic detailed analysis of how drugs affect a city.

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. The Target S01E01 | #01

McNulty gets the go ahead to try take down Barksdale

2. The Buys S01E03 | #03

Omar robs Avon; D’Angelo teaches the others; McNulty wants a wire

3. Old Cases S01E04 | #04

Bodie escapes juvie; McNulty and Bunk revisit an old case

4. The Cost / The Hunt S01E10 / S01E11 | #10 / #11

Wallace snitches and Gregg goes undercover but gets shot

5. Cleaning Up S01E12 | #12

Stringer changes operations; Wallace has to face the music for snitching

6. All Prologue S02E06 | #19

Omar goes to court; Stringer orders a hit on D’Angelo in prison

7. Stray Rounds S02E09 | #22

Bodie’s corner is under attack; McNulty goes undercover in a brothel

8. Storm Warnings S02E10 | #23

Ziggy makes a stupid mistake; Valchek brings in the FBI

9. Bad Dreams S02E11 | #24

Sobotka sacrifices himself for Ziggy; The Greek gets Nick to do his bidding

10. Straight and True S03E05 | #30

Johnny tempts Bubbles; Colvin’s Hamsterdam is up and running

11. Slapstick S03E09 | #34

Prez shoots the wrong person; Bubbles is wired up; Carver moves a body

12. Middle Ground S03E011 | #36

Stringer and Avon reminisce; Colvin tries to save others from Hamsterdam

13. Boys of Summer S04E01 | #38

Snoop buys a nail gun; Prez is a brand new teacher

14. Alliances S04E05 | #42

Randy believes in zombies; Chris recruits Michael; Prez tries rewards

15. Margin of Error S04E06 | #43

Carcetti triumphs in the elections; Cutty is womanizing; Prez helps Dukie

16. Unto Others S04E07 | #44

Omar needs protection in prison; Prez tricks his students into learning

17. Final Grades S04E13 | #50

Bodie’s talk with McNulty puts a target on his back

18. Took S05E07 | #57

McNulty takes his fake serial killer even further with the help of Freamon

19. Late Editions S05E09 | #59

Marlon is finally taken down; Michael is nervous about an assignment

20. -30- S05E10 | #60

A copycat killer takes the blame as the series comes full circle in Baltimore.

My Top Five

1. Middle Ground

2. The Cost/The Hunt

3. Final Grades

4. Took

5. All Prologue

The Best of Wings

The Best of WINGS (NBC)

Creators: David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee

Seasons: 8 Episodes: 172 Years: 1990-1997

Premise: A small Nantucket airport and its eccentric workers

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Legacy S01E01 | #01

The Joe & Brian run around Nantucket looking for their father’s fortune

2. The Puppetmaster S02E01 | #07

Brian’s scheme to get Helen backfires; Lowell can’t master walkie-talkies

3. Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes S03E016 | #44

Helen wants her money back from Fraiser Crane

4. Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy S03E19 | #47

Joe, Brian, Helen & Lowell compare their disastrous video dates

5. As Fate Would Have It /Lifeboat S03E22/S04E01 | #50 & #51

Helen gets a job as a cellist but the gang ends up in the Atlantic

6. I Love Brian S04E17 | #67

To impress Alex, Brian says he’s good friends with Clint Black

7. Joe Blows, Parts I & II S05E06/07 | #78 & #79

Joe escapes when he is constantly bugged by other people’s problems

8. A Decent Proposal / Whose Wife Is It Anyway? S05E24/S06E01 | #96 & #97

Davis proposes to Helen who says yes but has a hard time leaving Joe

9. Insanity Claus S06E11 | #107

Antonio is taken hostage just because he ate the last jelly donut

10. She’s Baaack S06E12 | #108

Crazy Sandy returns and tries to marry Joe

11. Here It Is: The Big Wedding S06E26 | #122

Brian & Casey’s lust causes non-stop problems for Joe and Helen

12. Burnin’ Down the House, Part I & II

S07E01/02 | #123 & #124

Brian & Casey manage to burn down Helen’s house

13. When a Man Loves a Donut S07E08 | #130

Brian is overeating and needs help; Antonio has tight shoes

14. One Flew Over the Cooper’s Nest S07E018 | #140

Crazy Sandy returns; Helen may have food poisoned the others

15. Life Could Be a Dream S07E23 | #145

Joe’s a pitcher, Casey’s a model, Brian is Bond, and other wishes

16. Love Overboard S07E25 | #147

Casey’s husband returns for forgiveness; Roy teaches Antonio to dance

17. Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses

S07E26 | #148

Joe & Helen find a new place to live but burn down Brian’s house

18. Porno for Pyros S08E01 | #149

An insurance agent interrogates the two couples

19. Wingless, Part I, II & III S08E08/09/10 | #156 & #157 & #158

Joe and Brian sell Sandpiper to a business man who gives it to his son

20. Final Approach, Part I & II S08E23/24 | #171 & #172

The father’s fortune is found; Helen wants to move to Vienna

My Top Five

1. A Decent Proposal / Whose Wife Is It Anyway

2. Burnin’ Down the House

3. The Puppetmaster

4. Life Could Be a Dream

5. Insanity Claus