Michael Scott

The Office is built on watching its cast live through painfully embarrassing moments, and no character better personifies the series&#39;&nbsp;uncomfortable underpinnings than Michael Scott. Across his seven seasons on the show, Michael proves himself inept, quick to anger, kind of dumb, and just all around awful. Somehow, he embodies all these negative traits while still having a heart of gold.

In the most awkward <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/important-office-episodes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Office episodes</a>, however, Michael leans into his worst qualities without ever trying to redeem himself. While funny, these moments don&rsquo;t offer viewers a sense of narrative atonement; it just looks like Michael is a bad person. Thankfully, Michael is played by Steve Carell, who loads the character with enough sweetness to make you want to binge the show until you pass out - but you may be passing out from rage.

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Remember when The Simpsons was&nbsp;full&nbsp;of emotional scenes and meaningful stories? The Simpsons has&nbsp;been on the air for over 30 years now, and in that time, there have been quite a few unforgettable endings to some iconic episodes. These classic episodes remind us how poignant and influential the writing on this show used to be. Homer turns out to be a complex character with some of the saddest moments.But while you reminisce on your favorite emotional Simpsons scenes, don't forget these&nbsp;episodes that ended with one final emotional gut punch.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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In 1997 a quirky show premiered on the WB called <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/buffy-vampire-slayer-cast-changes-then-now/lila-reid?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Buffy the Vampire</a> Slayer. At the time it was just a series based on a horror comedy from 1992 that hardly anyone watched in the theater;&nbsp;however, it quickly turned into a program that changed the way viewers and critics thought about teen shows&nbsp;and television in general. The series had a unique amount of episodes that broke the format of traditional television storytelling, long before other primetime shows were willing to do something different or&nbsp;high-concept.&nbsp;With <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/buffy-reboot-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-1236126335/">reboot rumblings</a> in the air and nearly 200 episodes under its belt, everyone has their favorites of this Joss Whedon must-see, but what are the <a href="/list/all-144-buffy-episodes-as-ranked-by-fans/tvs-frank">most important episodes of Buffy</a>? Which episodes take the series about the apex final girl&nbsp;and turn things on their head?&nbsp;

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The O.C.

The O.C., which aired from 2003 to 2007,&nbsp;remains a cult classic and prime example of how to&nbsp;do a teen soap. Even though the show was only on for four seasons, it packed a lot into its impressive <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-the-oc-episodes/ranker-tv" target="_blank">92-episode run</a>, including coffee cart confessions of love, fugitive former flames, and even some good-natured cage fighting. Creator Josh Schwartz and his team could make just about anything seem possible for its cast of teens living in Orange County, CA, including&nbsp;Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton), Seth Cohen (Adam Brody), and Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson).

It&#39;s arguable&nbsp;that every episode of the show&nbsp;is important, from the first appearance of Captain Oats&nbsp;to the triumphant return of Kaitlin Cooper, but certain top&nbsp;O.C.&nbsp;episodes helped shape&nbsp;the series. Longtime fans will recall all the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-actual-oc-fans-know/rydavis" target="_blank">small details</a> of the show, but you&#39;re bound to remember at least one of the best episodes of&nbsp;The O.C.&nbsp;listed here. So put on some Phantom Planet and recall life in Newport Beach during the early 2000s.

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Lists about history's greatest TV show, which ran from 2003 to 2006 and then popped up in our lives again in 2013 and again in 2018 and who even knows what can happen next?

It's Arrested Development

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Now, a list about a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. It&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-arrested-development-episodes/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Arrested Development</a>, one of the most revered sitcoms of the 21st century and a frequent mainstay on <a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever/?tv=18/" target="_blank">lists of television&#39;s greatest shows</a>. The offbeat series&nbsp;follows the Bluth family, who made their fortune in real estate, only to lose it all through the dodgy dealings of patriarch George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor).

His&nbsp;incarceration leaves&nbsp;the fate of the company hanging in the balance, paving the way for&nbsp;his son&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;(Jason Bateman)&nbsp;to nobly take the reigns. Michael not only has to turn the company around, he also has to manage the rest of his&nbsp;dysfunctional family: icy mother Lucille&nbsp;(Jessica Waters); sociopathic older brother Gob (Will Arnett); younger, babied brother Buster (Tony Hale);&nbsp;vapid twin sister Lindsay (Portia de&nbsp;Rossi), her hapless husband, Tobias F&uuml;nke (David Cross), and their cynical daughter, Maeby (Alia Shawkat) - who Michael&#39;s son, George Michael (Michael Cera)&nbsp;develops a hopeless crush on. The whole thing is narrated by the voice of executive producer&nbsp;Ron Howard.

Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the series began airing on FOX in 2003. Though it <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/mar/12/comedy.television" target="_blank">gathered heaps of praise</a> from critics early on, it failed to thrive on network television. Dwindling ratings in its third season led to its <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2005/11/11/rip_arrested_de/" target="_blank">cancellation</a>, despite<a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/10/theres_always_m.html" target="_blank"> impassioned petitions from fans</a> (and the show itself) to keep it on the air. They got their wish&nbsp;in 2013 when&nbsp;Netflix revived the series for a fourth (and eventually fifth) season.

Every episode of&nbsp;Arrested Development&nbsp;is packed with self-referential humor and so many callbacks to previous gags&nbsp;that repeated binging is necessary to spot everything. Some episodes, however, are more essential viewing than&nbsp;others.&nbsp;Annyong!

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The beauty of&nbsp;Friends is that it had six iconic characters at its disposal for every episode. But when a seventh character entered Central Perk - say, a character like Janice - the show got a chance to break out of its mold and do something truly unique. While there's nothing like&nbsp;the classic episodes of Friends&nbsp;that gave us our favorite storylines featuring Joey and Chandler, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-friends-ross-and-rachel-episodes/ranker-tv/">Ross and Rachel</a>, or<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-phoebe-is-the-best-character-on-friends/alexandra-plesa"> Phoebe and... anyone, really</a>, it takes a great character like Janice to make us realize that every group of friends needs an occasional cameo from a weirdo <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fictional-ex-girlfriends/ranker-tv">that Chandler used to date</a>.Though there's a lot of iconic episodes in a series with 236 episodes, it's arguable that the most memorable episodes are the ones that featured a guest star or a favorite recurring character. For many fans of Friends, that favorite recurring character is the nasally, high-pitched queen of OH-MY-GAWDDDD; Janice. While episodes featuring her may not have had the heartbreak of Ross and Rachel episodes or the sweetness of Monica and Chandler episodes, every Janice episode is downright hilarious.So try not to have a panic attack, punctuate every other word by throwing up your palms, and confess your undying love for Chandler, because it's time to rank the best Janice&nbsp;episodes of&nbsp;Friends.&nbsp;

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The 1990s ABC sitcom Home Improvement hammered its way into the heart of TV history with humor and relatable family dynamics. Starring Tim Allen as Tim Taylor, a clumsy yet endearing handyman and host of the TV show Tool Time, the series explores his adventures both at work and home in a suburban Detroit neighborhood. Patricia Richardson costars as Tim's pragmatic wife Jill, with Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith portraying their three sons. Although critics were initially skeptical of the premise, the sitcom gained a huge audience and won numerous awards between 1991 and 1999.Consider which episodes of Home Improvement on this crowd-ranked list bring you the most laughs, knowing nods of empathy, or nostalgic feels. Then vote up your favorites!

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The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-british-detective-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">British detective series</a> Inspector Morse intrigued audiences with its compelling blend of mystery and drama, set against the backdrop of Oxford, England. Based on Colin Dexter's novels, the show stars John Thaw as the brilliant but often troubled Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, with Kevin Whately as his dependable partner, Detective Sergeant Robbie Lewis. The show ran from 1987 to 2000 on ITV and became a cornerstone of British television with its intelligent plots and engaging character development. Each episode presents a standalone murder investigation, combining creative storytelling with Morse's love for classic cars, opera, and cryptic crosswords. The series earned its place in the annals of British detective dramas and inspired successful spin-offs like Lewis and Endeavour.&nbsp;Which episodes from Inspector Morse on this crowd-ranked list spun the most confounding mysteries, involved the most exciting intrigue, or presented the most believable characters and scenes? Vote up your favorites!

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There is no doubt you can sink your teeth into each episode of Interview with the Vampire, but which ones should live forever? Do you like "Is My Very Nature That of a Devil" the best, or is the premiere "In Throes of Increasing Wonder..." your favorite episode of Interview with the Vampire? To determine once and for all what the best episodes of Interview with the Vampire are, let's rank every episode from best to worst.Interview with the Vampire is the television adaptation of Anne Rice's book which detailed the torrid personal lives of three very different vampires. Starring Game of Thrones' Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid and Bailey Bass, Interview with the Vampire premiered on AMC on October 2, 2022. The series resembles the book more than the Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise movie of the same name did, though some elements have been changed to reflect modern times.&nbsp;Vote up your favorite episodes of Interview with the Vampire, and vote down any bad episodes that you really didn't enjoy, despite how much you love the series as a whole. It can be painful to put one Interview with the Vampire episode over the other when there are so many good ones, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like.

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It's safe to say that we traded Lizzie Bennet for Charlotte Heywood when the first episode of Sanditon premiered in 2019. Based on Jane Austen's final and unfinished novel about love in a seaside town, the show is actively rewriting its ending as each season airs. Each Sanditon episode is full of drama, intrigue, and lusty stares across garden parties, but which ones really stand out?Do you like season 1, episode 7 the best, where Charlotte and Sidney finally kiss after a season of avoiding their feelings? Maybe season 2, episode 6 is your favorite where Charlotte finally understands why Sidney left for Antigua. To determine once and for all what the best episodes of Sanditon are, let's rank every Sanditon episode from best to worst.Vote up your favorite episodes of Sanditon, and vote down any bad episodes that you really didn't enjoy, despite how much you love the series as a whole. Just like finding the right suitor, &nbsp;it can be agonizing to put one Sanditon episode over the other when there are so many good ones, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like. If you want suggestions for more regency romance,<a href="The Best Movies Based On Jane Austen Books"> The Best Movies Based On Jane Austen Books</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-jane-austen-tv-shows/ranker-tv">The Best TV Shows Based on Jane Austen's Books</a> are what you're looking for. For more modern fare, &nbsp;check out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-jane-austen-would-watch/cortland-jacoby">TV Shows Jane Austen Would Watch</a>.

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Psych

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/procedural-drama-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv">Procedural shows</a> may have dominated the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-2000s-sitcoms/ranker-tv">early aughts</a>, but the most delightfully chaotic of the era has to be Psych. It's a tough call to rank the best episodes of Psych, but fans usually come to a general consensus on which episodes deserve the most pineapples.&nbsp;With Shawn's (James Roday Rodriguez) fake-psychic shenanigans, Gus's (Dulé Hill) somewhat more grounded and nerdy presence, Lassie's (Timothy Omundson) no-nonsense cop routine, Juliet's (Maggie Lawson) balance of fearsomeness and kind-heartedness , and the Chief's (Kirsten Nelson) tough love approach to guiding the team, the SBPD has (im)perfected the art of putting away Santa Barbara's shocking number of killers. We can't forget Shawn's dad Henry (Corbin Bernsen), who guides the fake psychic in the present as well as the flashbacks that clue fans in on how Henry turned Shawn into the highly observant pseudo-detective he is today. There are a lot of daddy issues to unpack there, but at least there are eight seasons and three movies (so far) to do so.So, buckle up in your Blueberry (or student driver car) and head back to 2006 to rank the 15 best episodes of Psych. And if you don't agree, well, we've heard it both ways.

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What is there to say about Creed&nbsp;Creed Bratton from&nbsp;The Office? How can one accurately describe the joys of a perfect Creed one-liner? Or the mystery surrounding Dunder Mifflin's most nonsensical character? What other character in the history of television is as quotable, as clinically insane, and as lovable as Creed?&nbsp;Although Creed was rarely a major focus of&nbsp;The Office, that's exactly what made him so special. Like Ralph Wiggum before him, Creed works best in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-creed-moments-the-office/bailey-benningfield">short spurts</a>, often popping up at exactly the right moment to spout off a non-sequitur or talk about the men he may or may not have slept with in the 60s. But that doesn't mean that when&nbsp;The Office&nbsp;did happen to give us a Creed-centric episode it didn't work. On the contrary, the best Creed <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/important-office-episodes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">episodes of&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/important-office-episodes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">The Office</a>&nbsp;are magical little glimpses into the deranged mind of a madman. Whether these Creed episodes reveal a little bit about Scranton's most drugged up senior, or simply show a new side of Creed&nbsp;Bratton that we haven't seen before, any time Creed gets more screen time than usual it's something to savor.So let's rub some printer ink in our hair, get involved in a number of cults (both as a leader and a follower), and put on our best blood-spattered shirt for Halloween, because it's time to rank the best Creed episodes of The Office.

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If you are a fan of The Simpsons, you know that some of the best episodes in the series are all about Sideshow Bob. Whether you love him, hate him, or love to hate him, Sideshow Bob always delivers suspense with a side of sophistication. Sideshow Bob episodes often find Bob seeking revenge on Bart, but&nbsp;some of the best moments actually find Bob&nbsp;teaming up with Bart for the greater good.

&ldquo;Cape Feare&rdquo; and &ldquo;Brother From Another Series&rdquo; are among Sideshow Bob&#39;s best, as are &ldquo;The Italian Bob&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Bob Next Door.&rdquo; Kelsey Grammer made his debut as Sideshow Bob in Season one&#39;s &ldquo;Krusty Gets Busted,&rdquo; which started the character&#39;s eternal desire to seek revenge on Bart. As one of the most beloved (or hated, depending on how you look at it) recurring characters in Springfield, episodes that feature Springfield&#39;s notorious white-collar criminal are always a guaranteed laugh.

While Sideshow Bob has become a mainstay in Springfield, this list only includes episodes (or segments) that are focused primarily on him. With that in mind, vote up your favorite Sideshow Bob episodes and downvote any you felt fell a bit flat.

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The Indian <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/police-procedural-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">police procedural series</a> CID (standing for Crime Investigation Department) premiered in 1998 on Sony Entertainment Television, holding viewers' interest with its intriguing crime investigations and memorable characters. Created by B.P. Singh and Pradeep Uppoor, the show unfolds in Mumbai and highlights the adventures of the CID team led by ACP Pradyuman (Shivaji Satam). Other notable cast members include Aditya Srivastava as Sr. Inspector Abhijeet and Dayanand Shetty as Sr. Inspector Daya. Spanning more than 1,500 episodes and 26 seasons, the program's success lies in its engrossing plotlines and strong acting.Dive into the action and excitement by voting for the most standout episodes from CID's extensive run. From the suspenseful investigations to the clever resolutions, each episode offers a unique experience. Vote up your favorites!

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Hoarders

Hoarders premiered on A&amp;E in 2009 and is still running today - a nod to how relevant it is to many viewers. The documentary <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-actually-watchable-reality-tv-shows?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">reality TV series</a> presents real-life situations of individuals struggling with compulsive hoarding disorder. It highlights personal stories of hoarders as they navigate interventions led by psychiatrists, psychologists, and professional organizers. Featuring experts such as Dr. Robin Zasio and Corey Chalmers, the show aims to shed light on the emotional challenges and practical solutions needed to address hoarding - and also to reduce its stigma.Viewers and critics alike have appreciated the program's unvarnished look into a disorder that resonates with many people around the world, pushing Hoarders to become a staple in reality TV. Over the years, it has inspired an ongoing conversation about mental health awareness and has left a lasting legacy in the genre.From intense interventions to emotional breakthroughs, each episode of Hoarders offers a distinctive perspective on the complexities of hoarding disorder and the different types of people dealing with it. Which ones do you find the most memorable and moving? Vote them up!

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After years of imprisonment, Morpheus, the King of Dreams, embarks on a journey across worlds in Netflix's stunning 2022 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's revered comics.

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Every episode of&nbsp;The Sandman&nbsp;on Netflix has been eagerly awaited by an audience who worried an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book was only a dream. Now that the king of dreams is on our screens in the flesh, which episodes of this beautiful adaptation stand out? Is it Gwendoline Christie's turn as Lucifer in "A Hope In Hell" that is your favorite, or are you living for "The Sound of Her Wings," and watching Dream and Death spending time together? This list of all the episodes of&nbsp;The Sandman&nbsp;on Netflix is ranked by fans of some of Neil Gaiman's most&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/netflix-sandman-comic-vs-actors/erin-maxwell">memorable characters</a>.The Sandman&nbsp;is an adaptation of the 1989–1996 comic book of the same name, published by DC Comics. Originally intended to be a film - with development for an adaptation beginning in 1996- the focus shifted to a television series, with Netflix signing a deal to produce it in 2019. The Sandman premiered on Netflix on August 5, 2022. The first season adapts the storylines "Preludes &amp; Nocturnes" and "The Doll's House," with updates made to reflect the modern era.Vote up your favorite episodes of The Sandman, and vote down any bad episodes that weren't a dream come true, despite how much you love the series as a whole. It can be a nightmare to put one The Sandman episode over the other when there are so many good ones, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like.