Oh, this is a real treat. Pleated Jeans has put together a supercut of Very Special Episodes from the ’80s and ’90s. I have no idea why Very Special Episodes ever came to prominence, but they’re certainly hilarious in retrospect. Obviously, the most famous scene is Jessie’s meltdown after she gets hooked on caffeine pills in “Saved by the Bell,” but there are some other gems here, including:
- Future two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks as the drunk uncle on “Family Ties.”
- Donna getting thrown down the stairs by her abusive boyfriend on “90210″ (2:30 mark, FYI).
- The episode of “Punky Brewster” where Cherie hides in the refrigerator and almost dies from asphyxiation. Man, I’d forgotten all about that episode! I definitely made sure to never hide in refrigerators after that episode.
Anyway, be sure to watch the whole thing, and be sad all over again when Steve Urkel doesn’t fall to his death.
TAGS: BEVERLY HILLS 90210, family ties, Home Improvement, Punky Brewster, SAVED BY THE BELL, Supercuts, TOM HANKS
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Wait, that episode of “Saved by the Bell” was supposed to warn us about the dangers of caffeine pills? All this time, I thought it was meant to tell us about the dire threat of men wearing jackets with shoulder pads.
Good old Ray Pruit. To be fair, who didn’t want to throw Donna down a flight of stairs?
urkel should have been drunk all the time.
Carlton getting racially profiled is right behind “why he don’t want me man” as the definitive Fresh Prince of Bel-Air sad ending. Love it.
Carlton on speed is wonderful. Good thing Stephanie never tried that cigarette, it could have led her to much harder stuff.
Needs more “Natalie-from-Facts-of-Life-getting-attacked-while-dressed-as-Charlie-Chaplin.”
But I say that about everything.
I find it hard to believe there wasn’t one very special episode of Blossom that could have made that supercut.
The first ten seconds I thought they were being asked to sum themselves up in only one word.
James Avery should close out EVERY supercut with “Good night, son”
” ‘I’m pregnant.’ *CRAAASSSHHHHH* ” made me laugh aloud.
Where’s Cousin Geri? Cerebral Palsy makes bad jokes funny!
That Dinosaurs one was bullshit. No way he could inject himself in the ass with steroids with those short arms.
Degrassi shouldn’t even be on there. Every episode of that show is a “special episode.”
Wait, so “Mr. Belvedere Amphetemines” but no “Mr. Belvedere Wesley Gets Molested at Camp”?
BULLSHIT!