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1'''NOTE:''' '''Due to the sizable nature of the page, and the fact that it will keep growing, please try to keep them in alphabetical order by series on this page so it doesn't delve into chaos and confusion.'''
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3* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' episode "Employee of the Month". It is a great episode due to the hilarity of seeing Nikki act completely out of character and also wear clothes she never normally would. It also plays to the people with mind control fetishes.
4* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'''s "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS4E25IRememberYou I Remember You]]". It's [[TearJerker soul-crushing]], but it's also a beautifully crafted episode filled with emotion and realistic character interaction, as well as adding [[HiddenDepths new dimensions]] to some major characters. And all this from such a seemingly silly, trippy show.
5** The SequelEpisode to "I Remember You", "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS5E14SimonAndMarcy Simon and Marcy]]". The setting is dark, and it doesn't try to hide the grimness of the world they currently live in, but Simon and Younger Marceline's love for each other is so heartwarming, their interaction is so perfect and believable, not to mention the beginning where Jake questions why they invited Ice King. Her answer? 'Because I love him.' Plus, theres something that just strikes me as sweet about Finn and Jake playing basketball with Simon on friendly terms, no animosity.
6* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina'': "Angelina's Surprise" is a great episode. Angelina does do a bit of her moping, but doesn't just lie down and admit defeat when she thinks her lie has backfired, she actually tries to think of plans to deal with it in creative and funny ways. It also does the "misunderstanding" plot very well and has a good definition of the difference between lies vs. exaggerations.
7* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' has "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", where Binky is embarrassed about holding his mother's hand. It ends up with him standing up to the Tough Customers, but they don't think it's a big deal and Molly even holds her own mother's hand. Plus, there's the hilarious subplot of George thinking he's not allowed to talk.
8* I could gush about almost all the episodes from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' here, as they are tied for my favorite show of all time, but the crowner for both of them has to go to "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS4E12DayOfTheColossus Day of the Colossus]]"/"[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS4E13TheLastStand The Last Stand]]", the 2-part GrandFinale of ''Korra''. With [[spoiler: Varrick and Zhu Li getting married, the sob-worthy death and redemption of Hiroshi, Wu being perfect, the absolutely brutal smack-down between Korra and Kuvira with intense trumpet music backing it, Mako finally redeeming himself from the first two seasons by being willing to sacrifice himself to blow up the Spirit Core, Korra finally reaching the peak of her character development and Energybending a spirit blast big enough to rip open a whole new spirit portal, Korra and Asami becoming an OfficialCouple, and the fact that the episode centers around Team Avatar fighting a GIANT ROBOT]], it was a near-perfect finale that reduced me to a sobbing wreck.
9** [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZukoAlone "Zuko Alone"]] is the only Western I have ever seen and the only one I ever need to see, because it is AWESOME. So deep and layered, so much insight on Zuko's backstory and why he is the way he is, with an ending that's pretty sad but ultimately realistic and, in some ways, satisfying.
10** [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePuppetmaster "The Puppetmaster"]] is... quite something. Probably the darkest that ATLA has ever been, but really poignant as well. They do a really good job of making Hama sympathetic so that the ending becomes even more tragic. Ultimately, this episode is all about the things you'll resort to when you're backed into a corner. As Hama puts it: "When you're a waterbender in a strange land, you do what you must to survive."
11* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
12** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE14HeartOfIce Heart of Ice]]": The first truly great episode of the series, it moved Mister Freeze from joke villain to tragic AntiVillain. Beautiful and heartbreaking.
13** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost Beware the Gray Ghost]]": A loving tribute to past heroes, with a brilliant guest turn from Creator/AdamWest as a actor famous for playing a superhero. Two generations of Batman teaming up? Oh, hell yes.
14** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE46AlmostGotIm Almost Got 'Im]]": A great little story focusing on the villains with a great twist. Killer Croc's moment is hilarious.
15* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': Ones of Bojack's greatest episodes is "[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS5E06FreeChurro Free Churro]]". The entire episode is just Bojack delivery the eulogy at his mother's funeral, but since the dialogue is so well done, you barely notice the time go by. The eulogy really explores more of Bojack's dysfunctional relationship he had with his parents, while also exploring his own character.
16** [[Recap/BoJackHorsemanS2E01BrandNewCouch "Brand New Couch"]] is a personal favorite of mine. It's really funny but leaves you feeling quite hollow at the end, and it dives into the paralyzing notion that you're not yourself without your mental illness.
17** [[Recap/BoJackHorsemanS4E09Ruthie "Ruthie"]] is one heck of a ride. Nothing hurts like a broken promise, and in this episode, we were promised a happy ending. But the idea that everything will work out is just a lie we tell ourselves to get through our worst days. Fiction is what helps us cope, but relying on it too heavily only widens the gaping disparity between fiction and reality. And that's not even mentioning the symbolism of Princess Carolyn's necklace, and how she'd rather push away anyone who tries to help her than admit to herself that she needs their help. Makes me cry every time.
18** [[Recap/BoJackHorsemanS6E08AQuickOneWhileHesAway "A Quick One, While He's Away"]] was a HUGE gamechanger, and even more impressive for the fact that it doesn't feature or even mention anyone in the main cast. Such an episode seems destined to fail, yet this is one of the most powerful episodes of the show to date (not to mention THAT ENDING). It's essentially a character study of [=BoJack=] that examines him solely through the eyes of other people, and it asks why he deserves to get better if the people he's hurt and traumatized will never get a chance to recover.
19** [[Recap/BoJackHorsemanS6E10GoodDamage "Good Damage"]] changed my life. It's got some incredible {{ArtShift}}s, and it contains the important message that you don't have to write about the things that hurt you and you don't have to relive your trauma. Sometimes bad things happen to people for no good reason, and the best you can do is move on and know you deserve better.
20** I will literally never get over [[Recap/BoJackHorsemanS6E15TheViewFromHalfwayDown "The View from Halfway Down."]] It's everything I have ever wanted from an episode of ''[=BoJack=] Horseman'': surrealism, a dream sequence, more of Kristen Schaal's incredible performance as Sarah Lynn (best role of her career, BTW), poetry, mortality, a philosophical dinner party, confirmation that there is no life after death, beautiful visuals, gripping drama, loaded dialogue, culmination of the {{Foreshadowing}} that's been there since the beginning… It's just perfect. The stakes have never been higher and the show has never been better. It's very much about death, how scary and inevitable it is, but I think it's also about why we stay alive and why life is worth living. Best episode of television I have ever seen.
21* One of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s most ''infamous'' Meg-centered episodes, "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E11DialMegForMurder Dial Meg for Murder]]", had me with my eyes open as Meg ''finally'' dishes out what everyone has been giving her for years. She [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps Peter]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats up the popular kids for picking on her]], and at the end, there's a PetTheDog and a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments CMOH]] with Meg and Brian with Brian telling Meg that she is "far sweeter and kinder than the typical American girl." Everything then goes back to normal. Awwww.
22** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E8NewKidneyInTown New Kidney in Town]]". It's full of soft, funny and heartwarming moments. Chris with his crotch on fire, Brian willing to die to let Peter live, Stewie blowing snot bubbles crying his eyes out and a heartwarming ending with Chris and Meg. All capped off with UsefulNotes/BarackObama singing [[Theatre/ByeByeBirdie "Honestly Sincere"]], this is one of the best post-cancellation shows ever.
23** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian Life of Brian]]". I can't even begin to put my love for this episode into words To me, it's the single best episode ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' ever has done and ever will do. Yes, it's tragic, but '''so''' beautifully so! Everything about it was '''PERFECT'''. The late November airdate, the time-travel lead in, Stewie destroying the one way of saving Brian, Brian's death, his funeral (with ''everyone'' appearing), the new dog Vinny, even the ''buildup'' to it throughout 2013 (I mean, think about it: 1) episode title "Life of Brian" released back in ''January''; 2) main character confirmed to be killed off; 3) family confirmed to get a new dog; 4) "the unthinkable" said to happen in the official summary!) Oh, and [[EndOfAnAge the fact that it was the very last episode in Brian's then-unbroken run of appearing in ''every single episode'']], which was immediately [[{{Tearjerker}} shattered in the following episode]]! Oh my god, "Life of Brian" will always be '''the''' SeriesFinale for me, no matter how long the series goes on for. Brian is my absolute favorite character on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and him dying was the most tragic and emotionally effecting things I think the show could do. But it did it ''so'' perfectly that this isn't just my all-time favorite ''Family Guy'' episode, but quite possibly one of the greatest pieces of animation ever made. ''Ever''!
24*** This troper finds your opinion... interesting, considering how much the Life of Brian fiasco is hated by even loyal fans of the show. (Doesn't mean you can't like it.)
25** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E22SiblingRivalry Sibling Rivalry]]". The episode has Lois getting incredibly fat like Peter. She is so beautiful as a fat woman. The episode has comedy and fanservice in this form due to how sexy she gets and the humor involved with it. The episode also features the return of Bertram, who was a great villain. I loved the action in their battles. My only complaints are that Lois returned to her normal weight at the end when she could have at least stayed fat for a couple of episodes and it would be years before Bertram appeared in the show again.
26* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': "Just Desserts". The episode is hilarious, seeing Wanda act out of character by being the irresponsible one for a change. Also, seeing everyone get fat is funny. As a child, I always liked the shot of fat Trixie's belt popping off. I guess I had a crush on her as a kid and liked seeing her balloon up.
27* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E7JurassicBark Jurassic Bark]]". One of the most heartbreaking episodes of a cartoon ever.
28** "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E10ThePrisonerOfBenda The Prisoner of Benda]]" will always stand out as one of the most brilliantly executed FreakyFridayFlip stories ever created. Nothing will ever top the sheer genius of creating ''an entirely new and valid math theorem'' for the sole purpose of solving the story's conflict.
29** [[Recap/FuturamaS2E12TheDeepSouth "The Deep South"]] may not have the high-concept sci-fi or powerful emotional core that often make for the best ''Futurama'' episodes, but ''man, is it FUNNY AS HELL''. A silly story about the Planet Express crew having ridiculous underwater shenanigans has no right to be one of the best episodes of the series.
30* From ''WesternAnimation/GenerationO'', we have...
31** "Damp Sheets". It's an episode about [[EmbarrassingDampSheets bed wetting]], but it still manages to send a very powerful message. Molly is asked to sing "Favourite Son" to let everyone know that she approves of this guy, but the only trouble is, she doesn't because [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals he's mean to his dog]]. He tells her that if she doesn't sing the song, he'll tell everyone her secret about having wet the bed once. So, she decides that ''she'' will tell everyone, at the same time revealing the dude's bad actions. She then sings a song about how she wet the bed, but it's not a big deal and they should get over it. There's also this hilarious moment.
32--->'''Mrs. O!''': "You'll be surprised at who else has wet the bed!" ''(construction workers look embarrassed)''
33** "Girls Rule, Boys Drool" is another episode with a powerful message. It's so rare these days to get an episode that supports girl power, but also acknowledges that boys and men are not inferior to girls and women. Molly, annoyed at her brother, writes a song about how "girls rule and boys drool", but that causes backlash with both her dad and her best friend ([[PlatonicLifePartners who's a boy]]). Eventually, the episode is resolved with a message that both sexes are equal. Much like "Damp Sheets", it regains its humour despite its powerful message (there are gags about Chadd actually drooling).
34* The ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' episode, "O, R-V, I N-V U." PJ-centered episodes are always very good, and this one is no exception. However, three things in particular made this one stand out among the others: 1. It was the only episode that actively played with Pete and Max's [[NotSODIfferentRemark dynamic]]. That was even the major point of conflict, since it led to a WhyAreYouNotMySon situation. 2. It contains one of the most heartwarming moments in the entire series, [[ParentalSubstitute Goofy]] giving PJ a heart-to-heart and essentially telling him he's better than he thinks he is. And 3. Aside from the talk, he also got to save the day by excelling at the very thing Pete was heaping praise upon Max for. [[ThrowTheDogABone Talk about a nice meaty bone!]]
35* I'm shocked no one has talked about [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E11NotWhatHeSeems "Not What He Seems"]] yet. High stakes, heartwrenching character moments, layered dialogue, great visuals, and the culmination of almost all the secrets the show has been building up to. Yet ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' knows better than most shows that an episode is so much more than its cliffhanger, and that a drawn-out mystery isn't nearly as important as what it means to the characters. Mabel's choice makes perfect sense for her character, but it shocked me nonetheless. I definitely wouldn't have been able to do the same thing. It's mindblowing enough that she trusted Stan against all evidence to the contrary, but it's even more mindblowing that ''she was right.''
36* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'', we have two examples from its second season - [[Recap/HildaS2E9 "The Deerfox"]] and [[Recap/HildaS2E8 "The Fifty Year Night"]]. Possibly some of the most sublime television since the likes of "Jurassic Bark" and "The Late Philip J. Fry" of ''Futurama'' fame, and carrying many of the same strengths as that show's best episodes (powerful themes and a gut-punching emotional core) on top of boasting the usual breathtaking animation and perfectly crafted atmosphere ''Hilda'' is famed for. Small wonder Season 2 is widely considered the best season by a large chunk of the fanbase.
37* "Dark Harvest" is my favourite ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episode ever. Not only does the episode have some of the best and funniest moments on the show, but it's also genuinely unsettling and disturbing in the best way. One of these alone would make a great episode, but how the episode manages to combine excellent horror and excellent comedy without one overshadowing the other, makes this not only my favourite ''Invader Zim'' episode, but one of the best TV episodes ever.
38* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': While "Elroy Meets Orbitty" does have the JealousPet and TropeyComeHome cliches, it does a good job at portraying PetBabyWildAnimal in a new light-- Orbitty doesn't cause trouble; in fact he ''fixes'' machines, and he actually gets to stay at the end. Besides, [[{{Moe}} he's so cute]].
39* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E5And6OnlyADream Only a Dream]]." This has two major reasons why I love it. One -- and I don't mean to give the DracoInLeatherPants-ers or MisaimedFandom any fuel -- Dr. Destiny, aka John Dee. This guy is a super-cool, super-loathsome villain. His powers afford a [[WhatDoTheyFearEpisode fascinating look]] into the psyches of the superheroes. And that brings me to my second reason, and that's Franchise/{{Superman}}. The series seemed to delight in emphasizing (or maybe even creating) dark aspects of the Man of Steel, and I enjoyed the ability to see him as his old IdealHero self, being completely devastated by his worst fear -- [[PowerIncontinence losing control]] and having to watch as he unintentionally kills the people he would give his life for.
40* ''WesternAnimation/LittlePrincess'':
41** "I Want to Whistle" is a hilarious episode, especially with Princess's list of reasons why she wants to whistle, everyone discovering their skill (armpit farts, whistling, ear wiggling, etc), and when she shouts, "But most importantly, ''I can't whistle!''"
42** "I Don't Want to Miss It" is another hilarious episode. Princess desperately wants to see something funny or exciting happening but keeps missing them by a whisker and some of them are genuinely funny (for instance, the Prime Minister being blown away by a kite).
43* From ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
44** "Friend or Faux?". Initially, Lisa doesn't see the point of friendship, but it leads to an adorable moment where Darcy gives a sulking Lisa a cookie [[TurnTheOtherCheek despite Lisa having offended her earlier]] because "that's what friends do" and Lisa finally understands the point of friends -- they make you feel better.
45** "11 Louds a-Leapin'" manages to have emotional moments (Mr. Grouse misses his family and the Louds help cheer him up), but still plenty of humour (Lori tries not to open presents, Leni makes dresses from curtains and decorations, Luna tries to write a song, Luan makes the Twelve Puns of Christmas, Lucy tries to contact the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Lana tries to catch a reindeer). Also, it isn't ''too'' sad as missing his family isn't the sole reason Mr. Grouse is a GrumpyOldMan, but rather why he hates Christmas.
46** "Head Poet's Anxiety" has some nice CharacterDevelopment for Lucy (in "Sleuth or Consequences?", she had self esteem issues, in this episode she loses them) with help from Luan, who acts like a cool big sister. And even though she's jealous of Lucy for getting to perform in the theatre before her, she tries very hard to be happy for her and tells her not to give up just because she's jealous. At the end, Lucy writes a heartwarming poem about Luan.
47** "Project Loud House" is another episode with lots of humour (Luan's bucket pranks, baby Lily taking her clothes off, the girls' different breakfasts, etc) and an emotional message (Lincoln's life is chaos but it's all WorthIt).
48** "Shop Girl"! I thought I was going to hate it because I thought it would be another 'nice guys (or in Leni's case, girls) finish last' plot, but I was proven dead wrong when Leni actually wins ''by being nice''! So good to see a positive message like that for a change, and in a comedy to boot.
49* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
50** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Kingdom]]". In my opinion, best MLP episode. It has perhaps the best animation of whole show, CharacterDevelopment for Twilight and, surprisingly, Discord. Tirek is a badass BigBad, has nice songs and is [[TearJerker very soulcrashing]], but that just makes the ending more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments more satisfying]]. Oh, and did I mention an [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome fight between Tirek and Twilight?!]]. Show for little girls my [[GoshDangItToHeck butt]].
51** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E1TheCrystalEmpirePart1 The Crystal]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 Empire]]". The score is ''amazing'', and the animation is beautiful, especially the [[spoiler: The Crystal Forms]], and the climax is a thing to behold.
52** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E13ThePerfectPear The Perfect Pear]]" is easily among the ''best'' the show has ever produced. Many were pushed to tears by the story, which amazingly condenses a life-long romance into a 22 minutes long narrative, all the while also showing how it affects the Apple Siblings, who act as AudienceSurrogate throughout the episode. The musical number and the amazing visuals and attention to detail all add for what's considered by some to be the very, very best episode in the entirety of the show.
53** "A Dog and Pony Show". Rarity gets kidnapped, but isn't a stereotypical DamselInDistress and actually uses her whining to exploit the dogs who kidnapped her (because they hate how it sounds and would do anything to stop the whining). It's also hilarious when she starts to whine.
54--->'''Dog 1''': "Enough with your whining! It hurts!"
55--->'''Rarity''': "Whining?! I am not whining! I am complaining! Do you want to hear whining? ''(whiny voice)'' ''This'' is ''whining''! Oh, this harness is too tight! It's going to stain! Can't you loosen it?! Oh, it hurts and it's so mucky! Why didn't you clean it first?! It's gonna leave a stain! The wagon's too heavy! Why do I have to pull it?!!"
56--->'''Dog 2''': "Ah! Make it stop!"
57--->'''Dog 1''': "Stop whining!"
58--->'''Rarity''': ''(still whining)'' "But I thought you ''wanted whining''!"
59* ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat'' has "The Roxanne Problem": Cat feels shy around this cat called Roxanne because he wants her to think he's smart and thinks she knows a lot more than him. Pretty standard, right? You'd think so, but the way they do it is not standard at all. First of all, due to a mix-up, Peg has to say the words while Cat lip-synchs, which is just so funny, and it ends with a really cool song with a message both kids and adults can take home about how "you can learn". Plus, Roxanne, despite being an ImpliedLoveInterest, actually has a personality, unlike some poorly-written LoveInterests.
60* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'''s "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbSummerBelongsToYou Summer Belongs to You]]". It is the obligatory beloved episode for a reason. Not only is the concept itself of going around the world in only a day just great, but it's filled to the brim with character development, humor, and the usual catchy songs. I could go on forever about why it's nearly perfect, but there's only so much room on this page. It's bigger than a normal episode without feeling padded, and knows who needs a big arc, and who needs just a small one, and has a fantastic message and ending song ontop of that. It's really as good as fans say it is.
61* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': "Holidays in Boxwood Terrace", the show's very first ChristmasEpisode. It's a very heartwarming episode from beginning to end. I'm quite fond of plots relating to theatre, so I found the main plot of Jet directing a Christmas play with his friends to be highly interesting. Some of the dialogue here is some of the funniest in the show's history. But at the same time, however, Jet has been informed by his comrades of an elusive entity known as the Spirit of Christmas. Enter Mitchell, who Jet hires to find it for him while he directs the play. If you're familiar with the show, Mitchell is known to be a {{Jerk|ass}} every now and again. But this episode reveals the reason why - [[spoiler: ''he's lonely''. He always acts like he hates Jet and his friends, but all he wants to do is make friends with them. Since he has NoSocialSkills, he doesn't know how to ask]]. When it comes time for the pageant, Sean arrives on stage to sing his highly-anticipated finale song....[[spoiler: and gets PerformanceAnxiety]]. [[spoiler: Mitchell]], who was sulking behind the stage, starts singing the song, and is pulled on stage. As he's singing (about ThePowerOfFriendship / the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, no less), he is joined by Jet, Sydney, and Mindy ([[spoiler: and later Sean]]). He discovers, that, in real time, he's being invited in. The pageant is a huge success, and at the end of the episode, Mitchell confesses [[spoiler: that he wanted to be part of the show, but didn't know how to ask]]. The rest of the kids reassure him that he can always be part of whatever they're doing. Then, the cast gathers around to watch the snow gently fall, and Jet announces that he has finally learned the Spirit of Christmas - [[spoiler: friendship]].
62* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': "Wacky Delly". One of the funniest television cartoons ever. It has to be seen to be believed.
63* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'':
64** [[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS1E07InTheShadowsOfMystacor "In the Shadows of Mystacor"]] is a really good take on the long-term effects of abuse and how hard it can be to recover from it. It has a great message about friendship, too: if your friend is going through some shit, don't deny it, just be there for them through it all.
65** [[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS1E11Promise "Promise"]]!!!!! It's so well-written and introspective and beautiful, and there's something deep to say about every moment. It basically defines the whole show.
66** [[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS4E09Hero "Hero"]] is a gorgeous piece of television, and it means something different to me every time I watch it. The first time, I was merely discovering what happened to Mara. The second time, it was about the inherent beauty of Etheria and what would be sacrificed if the Heart of Etheria went off. It wasn't until much later that I realized there's no other episode that so directly interrogates what it means to be She-Ra: whether it's an intrinsic, natural part of you, or whether you're just a tool of the First Ones. And I will ''always'' cry at the pie scene. I'm getting teary-eyed thinking about it right now.
67* One of the most famous episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' from its Golden Age, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E2CapeFeare Cape Feare]]". Almost universally agreed as the best Sideshow Bob episode, it's the first time he goes after Bart directly and easily one of the funniest. Additionally, it was one of the first Simpsons episodes to have [[WholePlotReference the entire plot]] as a [[Film/CapeFear movie parody]]. Finally, it gave us classic gags such as "The Bart, The", [[MemeticMutation "Bart, you wanna see my chainsaw and hockey mask?"]] and the [[OverlyLongGag rake scene.]]
68** Another classic episode is "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail Marge vs. the Monorail]]". The opening parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' is hilarious and things only get better from there. Lyle Lanley is a perfect villain with [[VillainSong a catchy tune]] to convince the town to buy the monorail, which eventually breaks down and endangers everyone on board. The jokes all work and Creator/LeonardNimoy's cameo is perfect. Since the episode was written by Creator/ConanOBrien, it was bound to be a fan favorite.
69** And you just can't hate "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Homer's Enemy]]".
70*** Actually, this episode is a massive BrokenBase. Either you absolutely love it, or downright hate it. This troper is in the middle, but can see how people could be in either camp.
71** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield 22 Short Films about Springfield]]" is an entire episode dedicated to the side characters that we know and love as they all get a minute long episode. Such as Apu wanting to go to a party, but can only be there for 5 minutes, Skinner and Chalmers having lunch together where Skinner accidently burns his house down and Dr. Nick at the risk of being fired unless he can perfom some surgery where he dosen't kill someone. It's a simple episode that just kinda shoots the shit for a while.
72* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
73** "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E4ScottTenormanMustDie Scott Tenorman Must Die]]". One of the darkest episodes the show ever did and the exact moment where Cartman went from a bratty little asshole to the sociopathic monster he is today.
74** "[[Recap/SouthParkS9E12TrappedInTheCloset Trapped in the Closet]]". Scientology gets a well-deserved TakeThat.
75* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS2E16GraveyardShiftKrustyLove Graveyard Shift]]", because it's perfect for Halloween without getting campy.
76** "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E10CultureShockFUN F.U.N.]]" and "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E17 The Camping Episode]]" for their awesome songs.
77** "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS2E15TheSecretBoxBandGeeks Band Geeks]]" for both the SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} and SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
78* Can I talk about "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E03RiseOfTheOldMasters Rise of the Old Masters]]", Episode 3 of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' first season? Because it's epic.
79** [[TheHeavy The Grand Inquisitor]] is easily the epitome of EvilIsCool in the show's first season, and his debut in ''ROTOM'' is AMAZING. His BigEntrance alone makes it one of the show's best episodes, but then they go and top it off with a saber duel between him and Kanan, then end by having him chase the Rebels off Stygeon Prime.
80** Kanan goes through some serious CharacterDevelopment in this episode, learning the true meaning of Yoda's ThereIsNoTry, and how to become a good teacher to Ezra.
81* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'''s "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E22WhenItRains When It Rains]]". I absolutely loved Steven and Peridot's interaction in Catch and Release; it was adorable, funny, and really sweet. (And did I mention how ''adorable'' little Peridot is?) But then "When it Rains" came out, and that was even better! Steven explaining rain to calm Peridot's fears, Peridot experiencing rain for the first time (the look on her face is ''precious''), Peridot feeling like she can trust Steven (especially with how scared she was in Catch and Release)...just, it really hit me in the feels, ya know? I can't wait to see more of these two!
82* For ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', one of my favorite episodes is "Into the Wand" from season 2. It's the episode that not only answers some questions about the world's lore, but also brings up new mysteries, and it does it in a way that feels very natural. It explains how [[spoiler: Toffee lost his finger and the conflict between Moon and Toffee]] while also setting up [[spoiler: Eclipsa as an important character in the series]]. There is also more explanation about the wand, disturbing but interesting narwhals in the beginning of the episode, the FairytaleMotifs of Literature/LittleRedRidingHood, [[spoiler: alternate timelines]], and past memories. For all of these reasons, this makes for a very good, memorable episode.
83* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has "Mother Mae Eye", which has all the Titans getting brainwashed into acting like little kids, even letting Mae Eye put them in ridiculous outfits and force them to go to "beddy bye" at 5:00 PM. The best part is seeing Raven in a yellow Shirley Temple dress with her hair tied into two braided pigtails tied with matching yellow bows dancing Ring around the Rosie with Beast Boy, Robin, and Cyborg while repeatedly chanting "You're gonna get in trouble".
84* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' has multiple great episodes, but one great episode is "Henry's Hero" from the CGI era. The usual formula for stories on this show that involve two characters is that one character is right and one character is wrong. The wrong character gets their karma and the right character is the hero. Here, Henry and Hiro are both flawed protagonists. They both are given the job of taking a heavy train up a hill, but they take on bad coal, causing their funnels to billow black smoke. Hiro wants to get the job done in spite of the bad coal, but Henry fears for his health and wants to stay behind. The episode first has you see Hiro as being in the right and Henry as being in the wrong, but Hiro faces the consequences of the bad coal. Despite Henry staying behind, he is also in the right for being cautious about his health. The story is simple but the writing and characterizations are quite complex, as you can see both characters' perspectives, and in the end, Henry and Hiro both learn something from each other, all while having a great moral about determination.
85* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' gives us the season six episode, "Scarlett Fever". In this one, [[spoiler: contestant Scarlett turns out be EvilAllAlong]] and it's up to the rest of the characters to stop her from blowing up the island. I loved this one was because for the first time in the series, it feel like there was real stakes. In most episodes, the highest the stakes were raised was who would win a challenge. In this one, the remaining contestants were fitting for the right to live. And that's just the main plot. Between Jasmine and Shawn finally kissing, Shawn [[CurbStompBattle curbstomping]] a bunch of Chris robots and Max proving he can be clever, this is one for the history books.
86* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' has several episodes I enjoyed. My favorite three are "Stark Raving Mad", "Passion Patties", and "Super nerd much?" The three episodes are filled with comedy and fetish fuel. Stark Raving Mad has what I think was the only time all three spies got mind controlled, leaving it up to Jerry to save the day and show off. Passion Patties has Clover becoming morbidly obese in just a few hours, which is hilarious, especially since she's a valley girl and they would traditionally freak out about becoming fat yet she ignores her weight. It also provides a lot of fanservice. Super nerd much has all three spies getting nerdified, with hilarious results. Especially Clover's snorting laugh.

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