Even if you're not a fan of an entire TV series, there are specific TV episodes that are outstanding. Ideally these are episodes that stand on their own, even if you don't know who the characters are etc. They may be funny. They may be well written, or they just may be favorites.

Here is my list
South Park -- "Scott Tenorman Must Die"
Miami Vice -- "Out where the busses Don't run"
Star Trek TNG -- "Inner Light"
Star Trek TOS -- "The City on the Edge of Forever"
CSI -- "Grave Danger"
Dragnet -- "The Big High" (free on Youtube)

What's your list ?? ...

Ok, so here's what I'm hoping to get from this thread --- there are many TV series that I never got into, but am interested in the most outstanding episodes to watch, without having to sit through the entire series. There have to be a bunch. Old and new. From Gunsmoke to Twilight zone, to NCSI, what are the best stand alone episodes from any TV series??

Star Trek Next Gen: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
The Simpsons: "Homer and Apu"
Miami Vice: "Definitely Miami"
WKRP in Cincinnati: "Turkeys Away"
The X-Files: "Home"
House M.D.: "3 Stories"
Twilight Zone (1985 series): "Nightcrawlers"
Cheers: "Pick a Con ... Any Con"

Magnum, P.I.: "Did You See the Sunrise?" (2 parts)

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NCIS: "Call of Silence"

Justified: "Fire in the Hole"

True Detective S1E4 : "Who Goes There."
Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards
Top Gear: The Bolivia Special
The Wire S3E11 : "Middle Ground"
The Sopranos : "Pine Barrens"
Justified : Series Finale "The Promise"
Saved by the Bell : Murder Mystery

Seinfeld - "The Contest"
Futurama - The one where Fry's dog waits for him at the pizza place.

Toss up.
Either Rick n Morty
Season 3 episode 1 "The Rickshank Rickdemption
or
Season 3 Episode 3 "Pickle Rick"

Twilight Zone: "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street"

Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias"

Breaking Bad: "Full Measure"

The Sopranos: "Long Term Parking"

Miami Vice = Where the Buses Don't Run & Evan (can't pick one)

Justified = lots of them, but I'll go with "Long in the Tooth" Season 1

Seinfeld = The Soup Nazi

Hard to get past some of those already mentioned. Everyone I thought of, already mentioned. Classy crew we have on the SF!

Gunsmoke Season 9 “Prairie Wolfer”

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Originally posted by Ripley:
Futurama - The one where Fry's dog waits for him at the pizza place.

That is one gut punch of an episode!

 
Justified, lots of the episodes, but Bloody Harlan (last episode of season 2) is the best, IMO.
 
Honorable mention to Cash Game (episode 2 of season 6), mainly for one short scene ("I'm not following you"). Honorable mention because Raylan and Choo Choo managed to keep straight faces for the scene.

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Originally posted by Orive 8:
Justified = lots of them, but I'll go with "Long in the Tooth" Season 1

My favorite as well. The scene where Raylan gets in the car with the hitman and driver is some of the best of that episode. “...or the next time I see you I shoot you both....”

Star Trek DS9: In The Pale Moonlight

Sanford and Son Season 1 Episode 5. “A Matter of Life and Breath”.

Absolutely!! Was just about to post this one.

Archer "Placebo Effect"

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Originally posted by bobtheelf:
Star Trek DS9: In The Pale Moonlight

Nope, nope, and nope.

That's like fastforwarding a song just to hear the guitar solo, or only reading one chapter of a book.

The context is all wrong.

Firefly - "Out of Gas"