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Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.
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- 3 days ago22 min
PATREON UNLOCKED! Ep 64: The Middlest Murder, She Wrote
We have unlocked this patreon only Middlest episode so you can hear what they're like. If you'd like to hear the Middlest for all of our episodes, please support us on patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996 264 episodes Middlest episode: s1 e 5 (or 7?) Lovers and Other Killers We all want to be Jessica Fletcher's sugar baby. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago57 min
Ep 63: Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996 264 episodes Worst episode: s7 e18 Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? Best episode: S1.E18 ∙ Murder Takes the Bus Being Old has never looked so good. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago7 min
Ep 62: Roseanne's Middlest PATREON PREVIEW
Roseanne 1988-1997 221 episodes Middlest episode: s2 e16 Born to be Wild Born to work with Steppenwolf and the Delacorte Theater To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Ep 61: Roseanne
Roseanne 1988-1997 221 episodes Worst episode: s9 e9 Roseambo Best episode: s5 e13 Crime and Punishment/s5 e14 War and Peace Roseanne is Good? Except for the worst episode, which is Bad. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 5, 20266 min
Ep 60 Grey's Middlest Anatomy PATREON PREVIEW
Grey's Anatomy 2005- 462 episodes Middlest episode: s6e4 Tainted Obligation Yes we did watch the one with the bomb in the chest too. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 28, 202657 min
Ep 59: Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy 2005- 462 episodes Worst episode: s16 e16 Leave a Light On Best episode:S6.E23 ∙ Sanctuary/ S6.E24 ∙ Death and All His Friends Hear me get choked up describing a scene of television. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 21, 20268 min
Ep 58: The Middlest Scrubs PATREON PREVIEW
Scrubs 2001-2010 182 episodes Middlest episode: s2 e10 My Monster Peeps is on the fritz. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 14, 20261h 0m
Ep 57: Scrubs
Scrubs 2001-2010 182 episodes Worst episode: s9 e11 Our Dear Leaders Best episode: S3.E14 ∙ My Screwup We were wrong then, but we can do better now. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.
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