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Slate's the 40 Greatest Stand-Alone TV Episodes of All Time

From classic bottle episodes to daring formal experiments, these are Slate's 40 best installments of television that stand up entirely on their own.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Breakdown" (S1,E7)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Breakdown" (S1,E7)
2
The Twilight Zone: "Time Enough at Last" (S1,E8)
The Twilight Zone: "Time Enough at Last" (S1,E8)
3
Star Trek: "The City on the Edge of Forever" (S1,E28)
Star Trek: "The City on the Edge of Forever" (S1,E28)
4
Columbo: "Murder by the Book" (S1,E1)
Columbo: "Murder by the Book" (S1,E1)
5
Fawlty Towers: "The Germans" (S1,E6)
Fawlty Towers: "The Germans" (S1,E6)
6
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (S6,E7)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (S6,E7)
7
Cheers: "Pick a Con...Any Con" (S1,E19)
Cheers: "Pick a Con...Any Con" (S1,E19)
8
Seinfeld: "The Chinese Restaurant" (S2,E11)
Seinfeld: "The Chinese Restaurant" (S2,E11)
9
The Simpsons: "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4,E12)
The Simpsons: "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4,E12)
10
The Larry Sanders Show: "Arthur After Hours" (S4,E3)
The Larry Sanders Show: "Arthur After Hours" (S4,E3)
11
The X-Files: "Home" (S4,E2)
The X-Files: "Home" (S4,E2)
12
Homicide: Life on the Street: "Subway" (S6,E7)
Homicide: Life on the Street: "Subway" (S6,E7)
13
The Sopranos: "College" (S1,E5)
The Sopranos: "College" (S1,E5)
14
ER: "Middle of Nowhere" (S5,E16)
ER: "Middle of Nowhere" (S5,E16)
15
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Hush" (S4,E10)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Hush" (S4,E10)
16
SpongeBob Squarepants: "Rock Bottom" (S1,E17B)
SpongeBob Squarepants: "Rock Bottom" (S1,E17B)
17
Futurama: "The Luck of the Fryrish" (S3,E10)
Futurama: "The Luck of the Fryrish" (S3,E10)
18
Planet Earth: "From Pole to Pole" (S1,E1)
Planet Earth: "From Pole to Pole" (S1,E1)
19
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Zuko Alone" (S2,E7)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Zuko Alone" (S2,E7)
20
Doctor Who: "Blink" (S3,E10)
Doctor Who: "Blink" (S3,E10)
21
Lost: "The Constant" (S4,E5)
Lost: "The Constant" (S4,E5)
22
Community: "Modern Warfare" (S1,E23)
Community: "Modern Warfare" (S1,E23)
23
Sherlock: "A Study in Pink" (S1,E1)
Sherlock: "A Study in Pink" (S1,E1)
24
Rick and Morty: "Rixty Minutes" (S1,E8)
Rick and Morty: "Rixty Minutes" (S1,E8)
25
Key & Peele: "The End" (S5,E11)
Key & Peele: "The End" (S5,E11)
26
The Leftovers: "International Assassin" (S2,E8)
The Leftovers: "International Assassin" (S2,E8)
27
Black-Ish: "Hope" (S2,E16)
Black-Ish: "Hope" (S2,E16)
28
Bojack Horseman: "Fish Out of Water" (S3,E4)
Bojack Horseman: "Fish Out of Water" (S3,E4)
29
High Maintenance: "Grandpa" (S1,E3)
High Maintenance: "Grandpa" (S1,E3)
30
Black Mirror: "San Junipero" (S3,E4)
Black Mirror: "San Junipero" (S3,E4)
31
Girls: "American Bitch" (S6,E3)
Girls: "American Bitch" (S6,E3)
32
Master of None: "New York, I Love You" (S2,E6)
Master of None: "New York, I Love You" (S2,E6)
33
Twin Peaks: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
Twin Peaks: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
34
Nathan for You: "Finding Frances" (S4,E7)
Nathan for You: "Finding Frances" (S4,E7)
35
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Box" (S5,E14)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Box" (S5,E14)
36
Ramy: "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (S1,E7)
Ramy: "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (S1,E7)
37
Barry: "Ronny/Lily" (S2,E5)
Barry: "Ronny/Lily" (S2,E5)
38
Atlanta: "The Goof Who Sat by the Door" (S4,E8)
Atlanta: "The Goof Who Sat by the Door" (S4,E8)
39
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" (S1,E3)
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" (S1,E3)
40
Vanderpump Rules: "#Scandoval" (S10,E15)
Vanderpump Rules: "#Scandoval" (S10,E15)
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