Not Just the Best...But the Best of the Best...of the Best!

Summary

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Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: Not Just the Best...But the Best of the Best...of the Best!

Date: December 4, 2025
Host: Armstrong & Getty (Jim, Sarah)

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into The Ringer’s freshly-updated, much-discussed list of “The Greatest TV Episodes of All Time.” Jim and Sarah walk through the top 20 entries, adding anecdotes, cultural context, and spirited banter. Along with naming the standout episodes, they reflect on what makes certain TV moments iconic, how television has evolved over the years, and why some series resonate (or don’t) with modern viewers.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Premise of the List

• Source: The Ringer’s Top 100 Greatest TV Episodes
• Rules: One episode per show; full span of TV history included
• Discussion around methodology and how the list encompasses everything from "I Love Lucy" to "Atlanta."
• Quote:

  "It's the greatest episodes of all time, not the greatest shows of all time. Although obviously it's a similar question." – Jim [01:18]

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Personal TV Habits & Generational Shifts

• Both hosts admit not having seen several shows in the top 20, highlighting how television evolves and reflects generational taste.

• Sarah notes her son’s love for “House,” reflecting the permanence and rediscovery of classic TV by new viewers.

  "There's time fillers that are still out there that will take care of the rest of my life, probably, since I haven't seen movie shows." – Sarah [03:29]

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Top 20 Greatest TV Episodes – Highlights, Quotes & Context

#20: “Ban” – Atlanta

• Notable line:

  "The price is on the can, though." – Jim quoting the episode [03:46]

• Marked as an influential, subversive episode.

#19: “A New Family” – Jersey Shore

• Celebrates reality TV’s shift to following subcultures.
• Memorable lines:

  “The cabs are here.” – Sarah quoting Pauly [04:44]
  “My abs are so ripped. It's called the situation.” – Jim quoting Mike Sorrentino [05:06]

#18: “What the Hell Did I Do?” – The Jinx

• The real-life confessional moment that stunned true crime audiences:

  "He was miked up when he admitted 'I killed them all. Of course.' Yes. Yeah. Craziness." – Jim [05:36]

#16: “Two Cathedrals” – The West Wing

• Discussion of Martin Sheen’s legendary role and the show’s political sincerity.
• Jim reflects on loving the series despite political differences:

  "For all the melodrama. Shakespearean expression of doubt, arrogance, guilt and anger from one of TV's last great non antiheroes." – Jim [06:17]

#14: “One Way Out” – Andor

• Jim praises Andor for its anti-totalitarian themes, mentioning multiple rewatches.

#13: “The We We Are” – Severance

• Discussion of its mind-bending premise and Sarah’s mixed household reactions.

  "It is a...mind fuck, but I can enjoy that." – Jim [07:52]

#11: “This Extraordinary Being” – Watchmen

• Noted for examining race, trauma, and American history through a superhero lens.

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The TOP 10 TV Episodes – Breakdown

#10: Survivor Season 1, "Final Four"

• Pioneered reality TV; memorable “snake to eat the rat” finale moment.

  "For the snake to eat the rat." – Podcast Host [09:42]

• Sparked the explosion of reality competition shows.

#9: The Wire, "Middle Ground"

• Iconic for its gritty, authentic depiction of Baltimore's drug trade.

  "You still don't get it, do you? It's not about your money, bro. The boy gave you up." – Sarah [10:24–10:35]

#8: Succession, "Connor’s Wedding"

• Succession’s emotionally raw, pivotal episode.

  "Shouldn't we?" – Sarah [11:15]
  "He's not gonna get angry if we don’t." – Jim [11:17]

#7: Chappelle’s Show, Season 2, Episode 4

• The “Rick James” episode with instant-classic sketches.

  "What did the Five Fingers say to the face? What? Slap." – Sarah [11:49–11:53]
  "I'm Rick James." – Jim [12:21]

#6: Breaking Bad, "Ozymandias"

• Known for emotional devastation and high betrayal.

  "You're the smartest guy I ever met. And you're too stupid to see...He made up his mind 10 minutes ago." – Jim [12:52–13:06]

• Discussion of watching experiences, binge-watching regrets, and relationship with “domestic strife” subplots.

  "Do you eat that like your vegetables?" – Jim [13:41]

#5: The Sopranos, "Pine Barrens"

• Noted for its dark humor & offbeat direction.

  “The guy you're looking for is an ex commando. He killed 16 Chechen rebels single handed. Get the fuck out of here. Yeah, nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry guy. Some kind of Russian Green Beret. This guy cannot come back to tell this story, you understand?” – Sarah [14:11–14:24]

• Steve Buscemi’s direction mentioned; hosts exchange jokes about the infamous “interior decorator” line.

#4: True Detective, "Who Goes There"

• Famous for its single-shot, intense stash house raid.

  "That's quite a sex scene. Or a...Through the stash house raid sequence staged in a single wandering take." – Sarah & Jim [16:06–16:12]

#3: Game of Thrones, "The Rains of Castamere" (Red Wedding)

• Recognized for its shocking brutality.

  "Yeah, that's your Red Wedding episode. Oh, so bloody, so shocking." – Jim [17:30–17:36]

#2: Mad Men, "The Suitcase"

• Lauded for emotionally resonant character work.

  "That's the way it works. There are no credits on commercials. You got the Cleo. It's your job. I give you money, you give me ideas. And you never say thank you. That's what the money is for. You're young. You will get your recognition." – Sarah [18:14–18:31]

• Jim and Sarah reminisce about Mad Men's surprising first episode twist.

#1: Lost, "The Constant"

• The emotional crux of the series, featuring a moving reunion between Desmond and Penny.

  "Oh my God, Penny, is that really you?...Yes, it's me. You believe me. You still care about me." – Jim [19:20–19:35]

• Discussion around Lost's divisive final seasons and the pitfalls of protracted story arcs in US television versus UK’s finite, planned series.

  "I think the best TV shows of all time have tended to be where they've got the whole arc of the story figured out ahead of time..." – Sarah [20:20]

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Reflections on the State of TV

• US vs. UK TV Models: US shows often stretch past their intended life, chasing renewed seasons, whereas British shows opt for concise, purposeful arcs (e.g., The Office).

• Quote:

  "For as screwed up as Britain is in a lot of ways, that's...the model is they will have a limited run series...as opposed to the never ending, 'Hey, we got renewed again.'" – Jim [20:34]

• The value of wrapping up a series on a high note versus “stringing along the dumb bastards for another 12 episodes.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jim and Sarah’s playful deconstruction of TV ‘purity’:

  "Because of autistic purity? Because you're better than who am I? First you read the book..." – Jim [21:24]

• On children's TV (Blues Clues):

  "When the mail shows up. Always like that." – Sarah [17:52]

• On fan-favorite shows never watched:
  “You'd reach me easier with like the. The fourth episode from 2002's Face the Nation…” – Sarah [19:37]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:18] – Introduction to The Ringer’s list and methodology
• [03:46] – First look at the top 20 episodes; “Atlanta”
• [04:44] – “Jersey Shore” lines and impact
• [06:01] – “West Wing” and era-defining television
• [09:33] – Entry into the Top 10: “Survivor”
• [10:24] – "The Wire" and its cultural resonance
• [11:49] – Chappelle’s Show: iconic sketch comedy moments
• [12:48] – “Breaking Bad” and the TV golden age
• [14:11] – “Sopranos" dark comedy
• [16:03] – “True Detective” tracking shot
• [17:12] – “Game of Thrones” Red Wedding
• [18:14] – Mad Men’s “The Suitcase”
• [19:15] – “Lost” and serialized mystery’s pitfalls
• [20:34] – UK vs. US showrunners’ approaches

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Tone & Style

Light-hearted, irreverent, and discursive—Jim and Sarah riff freely, mixing sharp cultural commentary with personal recollections and running gags (e.g., never having watched Blues Clues, TV show “vegetables”). They maintain a conversational style, occasionally digressing hilariously (e.g., “interior decorator” Soprano jokes), while keeping the listener engaged in a pop culture deep dive.

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Conclusion

Jim and Sarah’s countdown provides listeners with fun banter, industry insights, and a nostalgia-packed recap of some of television’s most unforgettable moments. For anyone curious about why certain episodes have endured, or looking to fill their own TV watchlist for years to come, this episode is a must-listen.

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Transcript

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[Jim]

Not just the best, but the best of the best of the best of the best. It's one more thing.

[Sarah]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Jim]

One more thing.

So to [e-mail] whatever that is. Okay. Came out with a list of the greatest TV episodes all time a few years ago, I think it was as far back as 2018, actually, and they decided to update that. It's the greatest episodes of all time, not the greatest shows of all time. Although obviously it's. It's a similar question.

[Sarah]

Of all time or of like, this century or.

I'm pretty sure it's going back to I Love Lucy.

[Jim]

I mean, well, gosh, I don't. You know, I haven't gone through the entire list because they go with the top 100. Among their rules were only one episode per show. So you don't have like 17 different Sopranos episodes, for instance.

Anyway, you know, I was tempted to go off on a tangent, and I think I will. It's funny how Hanson and a lot of people say the sopranos. Even though I've been singing choral music since I was a little kid, I've never heard anybody refer to the high voice as the soprano. It's always soprano. And in the show, he effing calls himself Tony Soprano. So why do you say soprano? Are you trying to sound sophisticated or what? They just explain it to me. I don't know.

[Sarah]

But this is a perfectly normal thing to be angry about.

[Jim]

Yeah, I watched a great episode of the Flintstones last night where Fred and Barney were arguing over. This is a giant dinosaur steak.

[Sarah]

Seinfeld. Very funny.

[Jim]

Right? Jerry Seinfeld he is so funny.

[Sarah]

Yes.

[Jim]

All in the Family, starring Archie Bunke. Oh, so groundbreaking.

[Sarah]

Totally reasonable.

[Jim]

Right, Right. So we can't go with all 100, obviously. The most surprising thing I will tell you this is. And we will get to the top 10 in a second because we've got a little audio to go with each one, is the number of shows I haven't watched at all that made it into the top 20. So we'll just zip through those and just.

[Sarah]

Just thinking about that. My. My son is, like, obsessed with House right now. No one was that on quite a few years ago. He loves it. Can't wait to watch the next couple of episodes every night.

[Jim]

Great show. You know, there's the quirky doctor drama.

[Sarah]

There'S time fillers that are still out there that will take care of the rest of my life, probably, since I haven't seen movie shows.

[Jim]

Oh, you'll definitely get the idea by the end of this list. So number 20, we'll just do the top 20 is an episode called Ban of Atlanta, the Donald Glover vehicle.

The most memorable line from this episode, the price is on the can, though. Need a little context for that one. 19. And there's a great deal of commentary explaining why the series was groundbreaking or the particular episode was so important or changed TV. 19 is a new family. Jersey Shore, season one, episode one.

[Sarah]

No kidding.

[Jim]

And it talks about its effect on reality TV and how the idea of it wasn't bringing a bunch of different people together, it was bringing a bunch of people from a subculture together and everybody watching them and saying, I'll be damned.

[Sarah]

Right. And that. Yeah, that led to so many different examples of that sort of thing.

[Jim]

Sure.

[Sarah]

I still quote that show.

[Jim]

You know, I never watched it because I thought it would drain my IQ from my head.

But we all have our guilty pleasures.

[Sarah]

Yeah. The Paulie from the show, every time the cabs would show up, he'd go.

[Podcast Host]

The cabs are here.

[Sarah]

So anytime a cab would come.

[Jim]

This is going to take a long time to get through. But anyway, what's the most memorable line from the episode? The shock of the Jersey Shore premiere was so profound that many online utterances have gone on to live in infamy. Snooki arrived, declaring, the potty's here.

[Podcast Host]

Yeah.

[Jim]

Jenny, AKA J. Wow. Explained herself by way of a mission statement. After I have sex with a guy, I will rip their heads off. And then the one line that had to be discussed ad nauseam was Mike Sorrentino explaining, my abs are so ripped. It's called the situation.

[Sarah]

Right. That's where that came from.

[Jim]

Okay, number 18, what the hell Did I Do? Is the name of the episode from the Jinx. That was the series about that Robert Durst murderer.

[Sarah]

All right.

[Jim]

Who was miked up when he admitted I killed them all. Of course. Yes. Yeah. Craziness. Number 17, episode three of adolescence. I read a review that really said it was kind of woke and lefty and Illinois. You and I haven't gone there. It's on Netflix right now. Sixteen, Two Cathedrals from the West Wing.

Judy and I watched that show years and years ago. Absolutely loved it.

[Sarah]

Do you think that would hold up? I never saw a minute of the West Wing.

[Jim]

Yeah, it would. I mean, it's. Yeah, I think it would. I haven't watched it in a long time, but as they point out, it's for all the melodrama. Shakespearean expression of doubt, arrogance, guilt and anger from one of TV's last great non antiheroes of the century, Jed Bartlett, who was a sincere man. I disagreed with his politics on the show, but, you know, he seemed to be a decent enough fellow.

[Sarah]

That was Charlie Sheen's old man.

[Jim]

Indeed. Yeah, some call him Martin Sheen. Let's see, number 13, losing my religion from Grey's Anatomy. Interesting. Never watched that one. Number 14, one way out.

[Sarah]

I had a lot of girlfriends that love Grey's Anatomy and that was very popular.

[Jim]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Number 14, one way out from Andor, which I'm about to watch, I think. Oh, that's season one. The last episode of season one, I think. I love Dandor. I'm about to watch it for the third time. It's crazy.

[Sarah]

What is that?

[Jim]

It's the Star wars vehicle, okay, about an obscure revolutionary and common people fighting back against fascism, actually. I mean, it's all a metaphor for totalitarianism. Let's see, then they have number 13, the way we Are from Severance, which I loved. My wife got tired of. It was too weird. And mind bending for her. That was the. Your. You go into work and you go into an elevator and your mind is blanked and there's work. You, as you come out of work, gets blanked again. And there's not at work you. And not at work you has no awareness nor memory of what happened at work and vice versa.

[Sarah]

Wow.

[Jim]

Yeah, it's. It's all about the nature of identity and it's really good. It is a. Pardon me, mind fuck, but I can enjoy that. Number 12, the pilot from the O.C. huh?

Never saw it. Number 11. This extraordinary being from Watchmen season one. I read the graphic novel. I have not seen the book.

[Sarah]

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[Jim]

Yes, thank you for acknowledging that. Finally, here's your top ten. This is the final four episode from Survivor season one.

[Sarah]

Oh, wow.

[Jim]

I feel we owe it to the island's spirits that we have learned to.

[Podcast Host]

Come to know, to let it be.

[Jim]

In the end the way mother Nature.

[Podcast Host]

Intended it to be.

[Jim]

For the snake to eat the rat.

[Sarah]

And then they hurled him into a volcano. What happened then?

[Jim]

That's my recollection of it. Yes. Number nine. Yes.

[Sarah]

I think Survivor kicked off lots of that kind of show. Yeah.

[Jim]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That was an enormous hit back in the day. Do they give a year for that? I don't remember the year because I.

[Sarah]

Remember our old news person, long before gay to green Jamie Coffee was trying to get on that show way back in the day.

[Jim]

Really? Oh, that's right. I'd forgotten about that. Yeah. Number nine, the episode middle ground from the third season of the Wire.

[Sarah]

You still don't get it, do you?

[Jim]

Huh?

[Sarah]

It's not about your money, bro.

The boy gave you up.

That's right. And we ain't had to talk to his ass neither.

I would definitely want to watch a Wire. So many people I like loved the Wire.

That's about what, catching drug kingpins or whatever?

[Jim]

Oh, yeah. It's about the drug trade and. And gritty urban life in Baltimore.

[Sarah]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jim]

Number eight, Connor's wedding from the fourth season of Succession. That is dad.

[Sarah]

Okay, so we gonna go see him?

[Podcast Host]

Do you want to?

[Sarah]

Shouldn't we?

[Jim]

I mean, he's not gonna get angry if we Don't.

[Sarah]

Some fine atmospheric sound there.

[Jim]

That was really compelling.

[Sarah]

Is that the show that's about Rupert Burndock's family? Kind of.

[Jim]

Yes. Loosely. Yes, indeed. Number seven, greatest TV episode of all time, episode 2.4 of Chappelle's show, season two.

[Sarah]

What did the Five Fingers say to the face?

What? Slap.

[Jim]

That's right.

The five what did the fingers say to the face? Slap. Followed by Chappelle cementing his legend by declaring for the 10th time of the skit. I'm Rick James.

[Sarah]

Chappelle is such a weird dude. That's before he went crazy, right, and disappeared to another country and then came back and went on Oprah and stuff. He is a strange, strange, creative dude.

[Jim]

And just when I thought he was a hero of truth telling in the rest of it, he went off with his go to Saudi Arabia. You can tell the truth more here than in the US Jackass. Episode number six, the Ozymandias episode of Breaking Bad.

You want me to beg?

You're the smartest guy I ever met.

And you're too stupid to see.

He made up his mind 10 minutes ago.

[Sarah]

Did everybody here watch Breaking Bad but me? I'm watching it again right now.

[Jim]

It's such a good show.

[Sarah]

I got about it. I watched the finale first. When the finale aired, I watched that, and I had no idea what was going on because I'd never seen it before.

[Jim]

And then. I know. I know. The One Person on Earth trailer.

[Sarah]

Then years later, when my wife dumped me, I started watching the show because I needed something to do. And I got about halfway through the first season. I loved it. I just don't have time as a father to get into it. But it's fantastic. Absolutely loved it. Same with Better Call Saul. Just both those shows. Fantastic. I'll get to him someday.

[Jim]

All right, here's a question that's way out of date. But the episodes that focused on their domestic, domestic, domestic strife. Do you eat that like your vegetables? Or do you skip it? Do you push it to the side of the plate and go to the next episode? Oh, my God. I know. Exactly. It's eating your vegetables. All right, here's your top five. Number five, fabulous, weird, quirky. The Pine Barons episode of the Sopranos.

[Sarah]

The guy you're looking for is an ex commando. He killed 16 Chechen rebels single handed. Get the fuck out of here. Yeah, nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry guy. Some kind of Russian Green Beret.

This guy cannot come back to tell this story, you understand?

[Jim]

Hmm?

[Sarah]

Oh, and then it doesn't get to the next best line where he tells. He tells him. Yeah, he's some sort of interior decorator or something.

Oh, God, that was funny. The Sopranos is so freaking good. I mean, it's just mind boggling how good that show was. Yeah.

[Jim]

You. That direct episode directed by Steve Buscemi, by the way.

[Sarah]

Oh, right.

[Jim]

Worth noting. Yeah, yeah. It was wild and. And offbeat and different pace at the time. Kind of controversial, but so.

[Sarah]

So Chris. Christopher. So Paulie says to Christopher. When Paulie gets off the phone there, he says to Christopher, yeah, you won't believe this. He was a Green Beret. He was an interior decorator or something. And Christopher says, that's something his house looked like.

[Jim]

No, he's with the Interior Department. Oh, never mind.

[Sarah]

Decorated. His house looked like.

[Jim]

Oh, and then they. They mentioned the Sopranos Funniest Hour wasn't directed by the Coen brothers, but feels like it could have been. It was actually Steve Bemi, as I mentioned. 4. Who goes there? From True Detective season one, which a lot of my friends raved about.

So.

It was a long tracking shot.

[Sarah]

That's quite a sex scene. Or a.

[Jim]

Through the stash house raid sequence staged in a single wandering take by Carrie Fukunaga and his cinematographer.

Anyway, yeah, I've heard over and over again, the True Detective season one was really, really good.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I'll watch that someday, too.

[Jim]

Hanson says, you got to see that scene. It's amazing.

[Sarah]

I believe it.

[Jim]

Yeah, I'm trying to. What was the.

True Detective?

[Sarah]

That.

[Jim]

Which was the show with Woody Harrelson and who the heck. Cheers. Wasn't it Michael? Shut up. No, Woody Harrelson. Oh, and. All right, all right, all right.

[Sarah]

That's the show, right?

[Jim]

Oh, it was okay. I did see that. All right, that's funny. Let's see.

Well, it did. It was just years ago. Let's see. All right, number three, the reigns of Castamere. Game of Thrones season three.

[Sarah]

My king has married and I owe my new queen a wedding gift.

[Jim]

Yeah, that's your Red Wedding episode. Oh, so bloody, so shocking.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I never saw a moment of Game of Thrones either. But I look forward to that. Watching that someday.

[Jim]

There's dragons in it. Number two episode of all, I was.

[Sarah]

Seeing a lot of Blues Clues during that period. Couple of little kids.

[Jim]

What's your greatest episode of Blues Clues?

[Sarah]

When the mail shows up. Always like that.

[Jim]

Oh, those are always good.

Katie spit. Katie spit. Or coffee.

[Sarah]

Oh, my God.

Perfect.

[Jim]

Let's see. Episode number two, the Suitcase from another show. I was Acutely aware of, but never watched more than like 20 minutes of Mad Men season four.

[Sarah]

That's the way it works. There are no credits on commercials. You got the Cleo. It's your job. I give you money, you give me ideas. And you never say thank you. That's what the money is for. You're young. You will get your recognition.

Yeah, I never really got into that show. I saw the first episode though, and I remember what a great hook that was like the opening part of the first episode. I don't know if you remember it, but it's. It starts basically with him having this sex scene with this hot chick and everything like that. You're making all these assumptions about what this show is about and then he walks into his house with a different woman who is his wife and his kids and everything like that. You're like, okay, what's going on here?

[Jim]

That was one of the great hooks.

[Sarah]

Pull you in, make you wonder what's coming next. Openings I've ever seen.

[Jim]

That's number two. Number one. The name of the episode is the Constant. And they had Lost me as a hardcore fan by now. It's from the fourth season of Lost.

[Sarah]

I've been on an island.

[Jim]

Oh my God, Penny, is that really you?

[Podcast Host]

Yeah.

[Jim]

Yes, it's me.

You believe me.

You still care about me.

Yeah, I'm glad to hear those two are back together.

[Sarah]

Unfortunately, you'd reach me easier with like the. The fourth episode from 2002's Face the Nation would be more likely if I watched it, but. So everybody loved Lost. Everybody I know didn't like the way it ended. Did they write themselves into a corner on Lost? Like did they start with an idea and then didn't know how to end it or.

[Jim]

Well, interesting. Well, yes. Interestingly, they make the point that most of the main characters were shoved way to the side and it was about those two characters in the final season. I didn't get there because it was the sort of tantalizing, just out of reach, weird mystery. What's really going on here? But episode after episode after episode, they would never pay it off it like at all.

[Sarah]

Yeah. I think the best TV shows of all time have tended to be where they've got the whole arc of the story figured out ahead of time as opposed to you get picked up for a season and you think, what are we going to do next year?

[Jim]

Yeah. For as screwed up as Britain is in a lot of ways, that's. That's really the model is they will have a limited run series and it will be eight episodes and maybe they will do another season, but it will be an eight episode arc as opposed to the never ending. Hey, we got renewed again. We ought to string along the dumb bastards for another 12 episodes.

[Sarah]

Well, and you can understand why, you know, why would you want to give up the money? The original Office, which became however many seasons, the Office we had in the United States was only two seasons in Great Britain. And Ricky Gervais had a story arc with an ending and it was fantastic. But I could understand why, you know, he or whoever was paying him would want to keep it going. If you had a hit, can't one of the characters have a baby? And we keep this going as opposed to just end it?

[Jim]

And if people want to watch it, that's your answer?

[Sarah]

Sure.

[Jim]

I mean, that is your answer. I might prefer the other thing. Because of autistic purity? Because you're better than who am I? First you read the book and then as established earlier.

[Sarah]

That's right, exactly. We didn't have this trouble on Blues Clues. You always kind of. Kind of knew what was gonna happen.

[Jim]

Oh, yeah, the end was. The end exactly.

Was, according to Jim, on that list. I'm just curious. Prominently Featured in the 30s. Michael, you just missed it.

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Jim]

Well, I guess that's it.

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