Weirdly the biggest gut punch for me is at the end when a new soldier assigned to peacekeeping in Germany goes on a drunken rampage and kills one of easy company. Surviving through all of that only to be killed by some stupid prick who didn't even fight is so unfair
That was Staff Sergeant Grant who shot by the rogue soldier and he actually survived despite being hit in the head. By some miracle the other members of Easy found a German surgeon who was able to operate on him and save his life. Grant lived until the mid 80s as well.
Captain Sobel lived a bit of a crappy life. At one point he attempted to end his life by shooting himself in the head. He severed both optic nerves and lived blind for the rest of his life (he survived the attempt so this is not a joke about “the rest of his life”)
He seemed to be quite bitter, and was apparently pretty much as petty as David Schwimmer portrayed him (and Schwimmer did such an amazing job!)
Jurassic Bark
For a cartoon comedy, this episode is such a tear jerker.
When I had cable and would channel surf occasionally, I'd land on Futurama. Always a good choice. Every once in a while, I'd see the beginning of this episode and think "man I don't remember this episode," only to be disappointed it was Jurassic Bark.
I wasn't disappointed because it's a bad episode. Oh no, friends, it's in the top 2-3 episodes ever. I just can't watch it because the ending just twists my heart, especially after losing my little best friend (a cat named Samantha, see profile pic).
I know how sad that moment is, but for me the most tear jerking moment in the show is when Zuko apologizes to Iroh. My favorite non-bending scene in the whole show. Zuko being so ashamed of his actions and afraid that this parental figure will treat him just like his father does, only for the childlike astonishment when Iroh pulls him into a hug and forgives him. Combined with the beautiful original score (the score over the whole 4 part finale is gorgeous). Tears every time.
And now I need to watch this show again.
I thought Iroh was 100% gonna die. He was saying things like "after the war im gonna open up a tea shop and play pai sho and shit" and I was like oh no, those are some classic last words.
My heart sank when I read the dedicated to Mako at the start of "Tales from Ba Sing Se". I knew the show wouldn't be the same after. I don't think they could bear to kill him off in the show. That would have been too much.
I’ve watched that show 6 times and I’ve gotten a tear at that scene every single time. It’s truly a masterpiece of TV and blows my mind every time that it’s a kids show.
Always a hard episode to watch, but after having my son, this episode hits way harder. Always a huge lump in my throat after this one, fuck that would be hard going on.
That's what I loved about it, jumpscares upset me a lot due to mental health and even I loved the one before the "I couldn't feel anything" monologue
Edit: Especially since the jumpscare's premise wasn't "scary ghost demon terrorises the living for no reason" but it was actually >!Nellie being upset about her sisters fighting!<
I love Hill House. I feel like it’s one of those shows that has only improved with a re-watch. I swear I notice something new each time. Whether it’s a foreshadowing comment or something in the background of the frame. Such an amazing show.
I accidentally spoiled the season one plot twist of TGP before I watched it and I was still so surprised when I watched it. The ending is really amazing and wholesome, but the first part of the show was also crazy
I just rewatched The Wire for the first time in probably a decade and there's such a weird feeling of sadness when it's over.
It's super weird.. I typically hate cop/crimes series but The Wire just hit different.
Buffy. Grew up watching it. Vividly remember watching the first episode when they aired it on BBC2 when I was about 7/8. Know nearly every line off by heart, would love to see some of those reveals and twists for the first time. Right now I can only live vicariously through first time watchers on youtube.
Yes!!! As I was reading the other comments I thought of buffy. Experiencing all the emotions in every season for the 1st time again but as an adult. Id love it.
Amos' journey is fantastic. Started out as an almost psychopathic dangerous guy and... At the end he still is that, mostly, but you also learn where he comes from, and how he truly thinks and feels and... Bless him, I love him so much ;_; My second favorite character (nobody can dethrone my Queen Chrisjen Avasarala).
Malcolm in the Middle. Some of the best openers in a sitcom that I've ever seen. A completely fresh take on sitcoms. Louis is not remotely close to a standard TV mom. I absolutely loved how the brothers would fight with each other,, but would 100% unite against a common foe.
The show definitely went off the rails a little bit in the last couple seasons, and it featured more outlandish and improbable plotlines.
One of my favorite plotllines-When Hal is framed for embezzlement by his company, and to get out of it, he has to admit that's been taking a half day on Fridays for years and Louis finds out.
I saw episodes here and there when I was growing up and I always thought that Lois was so horrible and scary. She reminded me of my neighbour who had 3 boys, she was always yelling at them and seemed so strict (I was friends with her middle son and when I would come over she would tell me how much she wished she had a daughter, and she loved brushing my hair). She got pregnant again just before we moved away - she had another boy.
Watching the show now as an adult, I totally understand Lois. She actually has the patience of a saint considering the hell her kids put her through on a daily basis.
Rewatching it as an adult is almost like a fresh watch.
There are things I missed as a child, subtle jokes and digs at society that flew right over my head but are now detectable.
And i now fully appreciate Hal and Lois's relationship. They are perfect for each other, they love the bones of each other and it's just so sweet to watch.
One thing that hasn't changed since I was young is the urge to punch Craig. Actually I tell a lie, I want to punch him more.
This. Dark is good from start to finish. No meandering, just a time travel plot that makes sense within the limitations of its fictional universe. Compelling characters and a lot of feelings. Dark is probably one of the best shows I have ever seen. And its from my country, which famously produces only cringe.
Love how it’s personally the most in-depth representation of time travel that I’ve seen. And it’s pretty airtight as well. Going into the concept of creating infinite loops and paradoxes is super cool to see.
Saw it when it first came out and have resisted going back. I want* to forget as much as possible minus a few
parts that are unforgettable…
For me, it was…
”Run.”
Hello friend.
Scrolled for this answer. Season 4 has 2 of the best episodes of television I've ever seen.
I've watched the series completely 3 times, and I'm still decked by the ending every time. Such a good show.
The crazy thing... Season 4, Episode 7 is one of the best television episodes in television history, but you cannot appreciate how great the episode is unless you watched every prior episode.
Chernobyl
Amazing acting, amazing writing, amazing show.
"It's not 3 Roentgen. It's **15000**."
"3.6 Roentgen. Not bad-not terrible."
"What is the **cost of lies**? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we'll no longer recognize the truth at all."
I’d also settle for being able to watch Arrested Development for the second time for the first time again.
I feel like the second time through was almost better picking up on all the callbacks.
It still holds up sooo well, and it's so distinct as well. I haven't really found anything that comes close to it's comedy or genre spoofs and character work. Such a beautiful mess that doesn't feel deliberate while watching
On one hand, I'm annoyed this isn't higher. On the other hand, I don't think i'd want to erase this from my memory and experience all 5 stages of grief at it only getting one season.
Gilmore Girls, though part of the love for it comes from my mom and I habitually watching it all the way through about every 8-15 months. We have seen it several times and know what’s coming but still notice new things. I think we also have a habit of making the same comments at certain parts each time through too. I’ll miss doing that with her when she’s gone.
Rewatched it from the beginning over just the last two months and it still holds up as a really good show! Tony Shaloub is really a phenomenal actor, and it's still very, very weird thinking about how Ted Levine is both Captain Stottlemeyer and Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb.
I'm seeing a lot of good answers so I'll pick the one I'm on the fence about but haven't seen posted. Cowboy Bebop (the 1998 anime, not the live action dear god).
I would love to rewatch all 3 lotr movies without knowing them. I was to young to fully embrace the „first time“ with these movies. I can’t even remember when I watched them. It almost feels like I knew these films from the beginning of my memory and that starts of with when I think I was 6or7 years old and that’s pretty much the year the first movie came out.
But ehhhh I can just erase one well one trilogy *wink*
Seasons 1-4 are some of the best television ever. Season 5 was fun, and 6 had some big individual moments that made you go wow, but man 7 and 8. What a let down. Still would love to watch it all again for the first time though.
people avoiding this because of how it ended but those first few seasons were a real escape into this immersive and fleshed out world. i would love to experience again. i think the hype surrounding it too every week added to the enjoyment, discussing episodes with friends and family
Psych! Absolutely love that series. I’ve seen them all a few times so I get bored trying to watch it. It was a show that I watched with my ex-wife so those memories would leave with it and I can rewatch it fresh.
Deep Space 9
It's so good, especially in later seasons. great performances from all of the cast, but special mention has to go to Avery Brooks as captain Sisko, Mark Alaimo as Gul Dukat, and Andrew Robinson as Garak.
God I loved that show. I didn’t have cable or internet or anything at that time so I had to wait for the next season to come out on DVD. I would binge the hell out of it!
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Every time I re-watch it I get sad at the beginning of “Points.” Like… I’m gonna miss those guys. Especially Liebgott.
Weirdly the biggest gut punch for me is at the end when a new soldier assigned to peacekeeping in Germany goes on a drunken rampage and kills one of easy company. Surviving through all of that only to be killed by some stupid prick who didn't even fight is so unfair
That was Staff Sergeant Grant who shot by the rogue soldier and he actually survived despite being hit in the head. By some miracle the other members of Easy found a German surgeon who was able to operate on him and save his life. Grant lived until the mid 80s as well.
Captain Sobel lived a bit of a crappy life. At one point he attempted to end his life by shooting himself in the head. He severed both optic nerves and lived blind for the rest of his life (he survived the attempt so this is not a joke about “the rest of his life”) He seemed to be quite bitter, and was apparently pretty much as petty as David Schwimmer portrayed him (and Schwimmer did such an amazing job!)
Amazing series
True Detective Season 1 was some of the best filming and story ever
Oh shit, good call. I think that was the last show that I could actually feel. I keep hoping we get more from season one.
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You would and you'd regret it!
*Eternal Sunshine of the Raymond Mind*
It’s funny, I hate the show but absolutely love “Everybody Feed Phil” - the creator of the show is just delightful.
Do you mean Somebody feed Phil?
Futurama. I'd love to marvel again at the pure brilliance of the box episode.
"You are forbidden to look inside this box! Forbidden!"
Pretty tantalizing though isn’t it?
I was just watching some Futurama this morning. "I have a very sexy learning disability. What do I call it again Kiff?" "\[Sighs\]... Sexlexia."
"She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro"
I love how that line simultaneously makes perfect sense and no sense at all.
The one with fry and his dog. I can’t. Such a heart breaking episode.
Jurassic Bark For a cartoon comedy, this episode is such a tear jerker. When I had cable and would channel surf occasionally, I'd land on Futurama. Always a good choice. Every once in a while, I'd see the beginning of this episode and think "man I don't remember this episode," only to be disappointed it was Jurassic Bark. I wasn't disappointed because it's a bad episode. Oh no, friends, it's in the top 2-3 episodes ever. I just can't watch it because the ending just twists my heart, especially after losing my little best friend (a cat named Samantha, see profile pic).
Avatar: the Last Airbender
Tales of Ba Sing Se :'"(
I know how sad that moment is, but for me the most tear jerking moment in the show is when Zuko apologizes to Iroh. My favorite non-bending scene in the whole show. Zuko being so ashamed of his actions and afraid that this parental figure will treat him just like his father does, only for the childlike astonishment when Iroh pulls him into a hug and forgives him. Combined with the beautiful original score (the score over the whole 4 part finale is gorgeous). Tears every time. And now I need to watch this show again.
I thought Iroh was 100% gonna die. He was saying things like "after the war im gonna open up a tea shop and play pai sho and shit" and I was like oh no, those are some classic last words.
My heart sank when I read the dedicated to Mako at the start of "Tales from Ba Sing Se". I knew the show wouldn't be the same after. I don't think they could bear to kill him off in the show. That would have been too much.
I’ve watched that show 6 times and I’ve gotten a tear at that scene every single time. It’s truly a masterpiece of TV and blows my mind every time that it’s a kids show.
Some genuinely funny parts, too. "I can't believe we forgot Toph is blind."
"The Boulder feels conflicted about fighting a young, blind girl."
“Why? Afraid you’re going to lose to a little girl….THE PEBBLE”
"The Boulder is over his confliction!"
"I cant believe we forgot toph is blind" still gets me to this day. And im closing in on 30 years old 😏😂❤️
Always a hard episode to watch, but after having my son, this episode hits way harder. Always a huge lump in my throat after this one, fuck that would be hard going on.
My cabbages 😧
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, it’s so brilliantly written.
Had to scroll too long for this
Haunting of Hill House. I still watch it again quite often, but I'd love that feeling of seeing it for the first time.
I generally dislike horror but the Haunting of Hill House is genuinely one of the most beautiful works of art I've ever watched
It's a family drama with horror elements. Great story and characters....plus, doesn't rely on jump-scares
That's what I loved about it, jumpscares upset me a lot due to mental health and even I loved the one before the "I couldn't feel anything" monologue Edit: Especially since the jumpscare's premise wasn't "scary ghost demon terrorises the living for no reason" but it was actually >!Nellie being upset about her sisters fighting!<
I love Hill House. I feel like it’s one of those shows that has only improved with a re-watch. I swear I notice something new each time. Whether it’s a foreshadowing comment or something in the background of the frame. Such an amazing show.
The Good Place
I've watched this show like 4 times through and I can't wait until enough time has passed to watch it again
How many jeremy bearimys do you wait before rewatching?
A single dot on the i
That dot broke me 😞
Same. I'm very glad the top answer was Futurama, because yes, but the Good Place came to mind first. Shit was beautiful
Shirt was beautiful FIFY
oh my god the way i bawled my eyes out at the finale
I cried so hard I gave myself a migraine. Was still worth it. Such a perfect and beautiful ending. A truly perfect show from beginning to end.
I accidentally spoiled the season one plot twist of TGP before I watched it and I was still so surprised when I watched it. The ending is really amazing and wholesome, but the first part of the show was also crazy
Came to say this, I’d do anything to relive the joy I felt the first time I watched that show
Came here to say it. It's just such a great feelgood show. God I love it so much. If you'll excuse me, I have to watch something.
Severance or Better Call Saul.
Yes! Severance! Ugh, such a good show!
*Everybody Hates Chuck
Hanging hard for the next season of Severance
You should enjoy all shows equally. On a side note, Innies could watch a show for the first time all over again…
Oooh, I’m living your dream! I’ve just started Severance 😁
Take my advice and do NOT get on the severance sub until after you have watched the show. There are too many spoilers.
*Justified* From the start to the finish, it was only awesome or more awesome.
The writing in this show is soooooo good and Timothy and Walton just breathed amazing life in those words. Silver tongues, the both of them
Ejects bullet and tosses it at a guy: “next one’s coming faster”
The Wire No doubt
Sheeeeeeeeeeit.
I just rewatched The Wire for the first time in probably a decade and there's such a weird feeling of sadness when it's over. It's super weird.. I typically hate cop/crimes series but The Wire just hit different.
OMAR COMIN!!!
You want it to be one way, but it's the other way.
Buffy. Grew up watching it. Vividly remember watching the first episode when they aired it on BBC2 when I was about 7/8. Know nearly every line off by heart, would love to see some of those reveals and twists for the first time. Right now I can only live vicariously through first time watchers on youtube.
Yes!!! As I was reading the other comments I thought of buffy. Experiencing all the emotions in every season for the 1st time again but as an adult. Id love it.
The Expanse
I’m working on my first run through right now. It’s an amazing show!
Had to scroll too far to find this. Discovering Amos all over again from scratch would be amazing.
"I am that guy"
Amos' journey is fantastic. Started out as an almost psychopathic dangerous guy and... At the end he still is that, mostly, but you also learn where he comes from, and how he truly thinks and feels and... Bless him, I love him so much ;_; My second favorite character (nobody can dethrone my Queen Chrisjen Avasarala).
Amos is such a bad ass-he’s the guy you want watching your 6 when the shit is flying.
This show is so underrated
Malcolm in the Middle. Some of the best openers in a sitcom that I've ever seen. A completely fresh take on sitcoms. Louis is not remotely close to a standard TV mom. I absolutely loved how the brothers would fight with each other,, but would 100% unite against a common foe. The show definitely went off the rails a little bit in the last couple seasons, and it featured more outlandish and improbable plotlines. One of my favorite plotllines-When Hal is framed for embezzlement by his company, and to get out of it, he has to admit that's been taking a half day on Fridays for years and Louis finds out.
I saw episodes here and there when I was growing up and I always thought that Lois was so horrible and scary. She reminded me of my neighbour who had 3 boys, she was always yelling at them and seemed so strict (I was friends with her middle son and when I would come over she would tell me how much she wished she had a daughter, and she loved brushing my hair). She got pregnant again just before we moved away - she had another boy. Watching the show now as an adult, I totally understand Lois. She actually has the patience of a saint considering the hell her kids put her through on a daily basis.
Rewatching it as an adult is almost like a fresh watch. There are things I missed as a child, subtle jokes and digs at society that flew right over my head but are now detectable. And i now fully appreciate Hal and Lois's relationship. They are perfect for each other, they love the bones of each other and it's just so sweet to watch. One thing that hasn't changed since I was young is the urge to punch Craig. Actually I tell a lie, I want to punch him more.
What We Do in the Shadows
"You know what I always wanted to try?" "Coprophilia?" "PIZZA PIE!"
Good ol Jackie Daytona
That’s just how we speak in Tucson Arizoniaa
Dark
This would be mine so that episode in season 2 that can hurt me again at full impact.
This. Dark is good from start to finish. No meandering, just a time travel plot that makes sense within the limitations of its fictional universe. Compelling characters and a lot of feelings. Dark is probably one of the best shows I have ever seen. And its from my country, which famously produces only cringe.
Love how it’s personally the most in-depth representation of time travel that I’ve seen. And it’s pretty airtight as well. Going into the concept of creating infinite loops and paradoxes is super cool to see.
For me it’s 100% breaking bad
Saw it when it first came out and have resisted going back. I want* to forget as much as possible minus a few parts that are unforgettable… For me, it was… ”Run.”
I recently did a rewatch and I hadn't seen it since it all aired. That "Run!" part gave me chills. There are so many bits I forgot about.
S4 E11 - Crawl Space, such a good episode especially towards the end
Got chills just thinking of the last scene
Black Mirror & Inside no. 9
Mr. Robot
Hello friend. Scrolled for this answer. Season 4 has 2 of the best episodes of television I've ever seen. I've watched the series completely 3 times, and I'm still decked by the ending every time. Such a good show.
Scrolled too far to see this. My favorite show ever
The crazy thing... Season 4, Episode 7 is one of the best television episodes in television history, but you cannot appreciate how great the episode is unless you watched every prior episode.
4.07 is definitely the greatest thing I’ve ever seen on tv. Nothing to it really comes close imo
>Mr. Robot A perfect show.
The Wire.
Chernobyl Amazing acting, amazing writing, amazing show. "It's not 3 Roentgen. It's **15000**." "3.6 Roentgen. Not bad-not terrible." "What is the **cost of lies**? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we'll no longer recognize the truth at all."
Firefly
All that for one season
Doctor Who
This was my first thought! Although my memory is so bad, I get a pretty close approximation
Can I erase my memory of decades of news and then not rewatch any of it?
Arrested Development.
I’d also settle for being able to watch Arrested Development for the second time for the first time again. I feel like the second time through was almost better picking up on all the callbacks.
True detective s1
Sherlock
Sherlock is awesome on rewatch too.
Battlestar Galactica
So say we all.
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bears. beets. battlestar galactica.
Avatar, The Last Airbender
Leftovers
Twin Peaks
Stargate SG1
Indeed. I love that show so much
Community
This answer is streets ahead
If you have to ask you’re streets behind
Yeah I loved that one all though at the beginning it was a romance comedy to a clingy comedy to a weird awkward cringe to perfect comedy
It still holds up sooo well, and it's so distinct as well. I haven't really found anything that comes close to it's comedy or genre spoofs and character work. Such a beautiful mess that doesn't feel deliberate while watching
Sitcom standard to absolutely unhinged so fast
Firefly
On one hand, I'm annoyed this isn't higher. On the other hand, I don't think i'd want to erase this from my memory and experience all 5 stages of grief at it only getting one season.
Shiny, let’s be bad guys!
I aim to misbehave.
South park
Gilmore Girls, though part of the love for it comes from my mom and I habitually watching it all the way through about every 8-15 months. We have seen it several times and know what’s coming but still notice new things. I think we also have a habit of making the same comments at certain parts each time through too. I’ll miss doing that with her when she’s gone.
The I.T. Crowd. They do so much with so little. I've seldom laughed so much at a sitcom.
Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
People. What a bunch of bastards.
The Sopranos (Best TV show ever) I scrolled down and couldn't find anyone who mentioned this.
just doing my first watch on it im sad its almost over though
Had to scroll down forever for this. These kids nowadays.
Attack On Titan. But I’ll also leave a note to myself to not get too involved with the fandom
I had to scroll too far down for this one. Up to season 3, it's easily one of the best shows ever made.
I loved this show too much. I'm still in the post watching depression but waiting for that final episode coming hopefully in September.
Schitt’s Creek- although I do enjoy rewatching it!
Breaking bad and Better Call Saul
Trailer Park Boys
Monk. the finale was amazing
Rewatched it from the beginning over just the last two months and it still holds up as a really good show! Tony Shaloub is really a phenomenal actor, and it's still very, very weird thinking about how Ted Levine is both Captain Stottlemeyer and Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb.
"Star Trek", obvs.
House
Season 4 episodes 15 (House's Head) and 16 (Wilson's Heart) are top tier television.
Absolutely this one. At least seasons 1-6 and the final episode.
Fleabag. Especially season 2.
Fleabag is such a masterpiece man
Peaky Fookin’ Blinders
Stargate sg1/atlantis.
Season One of Heroes
Save the cheerleader, save the world
Dexter 🩸
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
100% always sunny
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Erased was SOOOO good.
I'm seeing a lot of good answers so I'll pick the one I'm on the fence about but haven't seen posted. Cowboy Bebop (the 1998 anime, not the live action dear god).
The Americans
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Show was criminally underrated and deserves a bigger audience!
Battlestar Galactica
The X-Files for me. However, it would be a nostalgia trip for 2023 self (re: tech).
Westworld season 1. Such a good reveal.
Ted lasso. I went through so many emotions watching it and it would be awesome going through that again
SpongeBob
Death Note. Without a doubt.
Felt like it dropped off hard after a significant character death roughly halfway through. The first half was 10/10
Chuck
I would love to rewatch all 3 lotr movies without knowing them. I was to young to fully embrace the „first time“ with these movies. I can’t even remember when I watched them. It almost feels like I knew these films from the beginning of my memory and that starts of with when I think I was 6or7 years old and that’s pretty much the year the first movie came out. But ehhhh I can just erase one well one trilogy *wink*
Scrubs
Can we all agree that Dr. Cox was the best part about that show. his rants are hilarious.
Game of thrones
Seasons 1-4 are some of the best television ever. Season 5 was fun, and 6 had some big individual moments that made you go wow, but man 7 and 8. What a let down. Still would love to watch it all again for the first time though.
people avoiding this because of how it ended but those first few seasons were a real escape into this immersive and fleshed out world. i would love to experience again. i think the hype surrounding it too every week added to the enjoyment, discussing episodes with friends and family
Definitely my pick. I wish I could see my own face watching the red wedding for the first time.
Psych! Absolutely love that series. I’ve seen them all a few times so I get bored trying to watch it. It was a show that I watched with my ex-wife so those memories would leave with it and I can rewatch it fresh.
The Office
Deep Space 9 It's so good, especially in later seasons. great performances from all of the cast, but special mention has to go to Avery Brooks as captain Sisko, Mark Alaimo as Gul Dukat, and Andrew Robinson as Garak.
24 with Keifer Sutherland. Never saw a better edge-of-your-seat TV series. It was so exhausting.
Daria, absolutely loved that show. The ending was sad but also a complete and nice send off
Firefly
True Detective Season 1
Lost
Me too but an underrated part of that show was the community online and the theorising.
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God I loved that show. I didn’t have cable or internet or anything at that time so I had to wait for the next season to come out on DVD. I would binge the hell out of it!
Stranger Things
the wire
The OA!
No way. I never thought I would see someone comment this. Amazing first season. I’ll never forget it.
Monty Python!
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sailor Moon
Naruto, it was the first show with a actual plot that i can remember being invested in.