The thing about lost is that you have to be willing to accept a few plot lines that never go anywhere, and some circular plot lines, and an ending that was really divisive. But for me, and I would say a lot of people, it's one of the most binge worthy shows out there. Just really unique, creative, singular TV.

I think Bruce almighty was trying to post it, but it's the futurama episode about Seymour. It's not even close.

https://junkee.com/futurama-jurassic-bark/318270

Wire - Wallace episode
Scrubs - Brendan Fraser episode
Futurama - Dog episode
Shield - Lem episode
Lost - Not Penny's Boat episode

I wasn't a watcher of this show unless someone had it on and I was at their place, but Thirtysomething had a character named Gary that was really calm and earthy and maybe vegan or something. Rode his bike everywhere because it was better for him and the environment or something.

Gary got killed while riding in a car one evening. I remember that being a big deal to viewers of that show.

Long clip. Kinda chopped up because there were probably pauses from trying to skip recording commercials on VHS tape. But pretty heavy stuff.

Allow me to show my age and dig way back in time to 1961. (No, I'm not so old to have watched it when it aired).

In the Gunsmoke episode 'Chesterland', Dennis Weaver turns in a highly moving performance (it was Weaver's all-time favorite Gunsmoke episode) that I still remember even though it's been 20 years since I last saw it.

Weaver plays a poor, heartbroken SOB as well as anyone I've ever seen here. The final scene with Matt Dillon and Chester (who had earlier in the show quit his job in the Marshal's office to pursue his dream and make a better living with a woman to whom he was engaged) will make a grown-ass man tear up.

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A new girl in town is staying at Ma Smalley's. In the joy of "sparking" with the girl in a borrowed buggy, Chester inadvertently proposes. The girl, a one Miss Daisy Fair admits openly that she came to Dodge to find a husband, so whom do you think that she would find, right away, but Chester? If there's a hint of hesitation there, Chester simply overlooks it.

He takes his responsibilities as a future husband seriously, staking his claim to an abandoned homestead and leaving his job with Mr. Dillon to devote himself to whipping the substandard land into shape.

Completely smitten by love, Chester decides to take up farming, to provide for his betrothed. His soil is miserable, and the shack that he lives in collapses. He then builds a dugout that Miss Daisy, his intended, hates.

Then, Chester awakens to two feet of water in his dugout. Miss Daisy is horrified, and backs out of their wedding plans.

Matt later tries to comfort Chester with the hope that she'll change her mind, but the rejected Chester soaks his tears with the doily Daisy had made for their new home, and sadly retires for bed.

But, all is not lost for Chester, as there was water on Chester's place and he and Daisy had set up a watering hole for beleaguered farmers, the moneys from which Chester had given to Daisy to deposit in the bank.

Unfortunately, Chester's well eventually goes dry, and to put it back in operation, he'll need a new pump.

So, Chester goes with Doc into town to withdraw the funds to purchase a new pump. When he goes to the bank to get some money from their account, he is told by the bank teller that Miss Daisy had withdrawn out all the money

Doc then tells Chester he had seen Miss Daisy getting on the stage the night before.

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Here's the 2 minute ending of 'Chesterland':

Several episodes from ER, the Abbie character was frustrating but her final episode is pretty sad.

A show I didn't see mentioned but it had a group of a few sad episodes in a row was "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" If you know the show you know the episodes I am referring to and it is the ones that were John Ritter' last episode and the next few that followed. It was amazing they were able to continue that show after his death (it wasn't as good without him) but it was still good. Season 2 episode 3 (Johns last episode), through Season 2 Episode 6 (After John's passing)



House: Cut throat ***** dyeing and there were a couple other episodes as well.

As also stated a couple of scenes from 1883.

Forty years later and I still can't hear "You are the sunshine of my life" without getting choked up because of the Taxi episode where Jim's dad died.

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Yeah... so many Scrubs episodes could be on this list. The ones that come immediately to mind are:

My Lunch
My Last Chance
My Old Lady
My Last Words
My Finale (Because it was actually a perfect series finale, and pulled at the heartstrings)
And the biggest one of all them, My Screw up

I also agree with the episode of How I Met Your Mother, the Countdown. That was such a punch in the gut at the end, and so well acted. I can't take Marshall saying, "I'm not ready for this." Gets me every time.

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Probably the hardest ive ever cried at a sitcom. My dad passed from a heartache and i was about the same age as marshall. I knew exactly how much his character hurt.

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The Son - S4 E5 of Friday Night Lights

Saracen burying his dad was absolutely brutal

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That one is good. The one where Taylor throws Saracen in the shower to sober up is good too - even if it is part of the terrible season 2.

Henry Blake. I remember my dad getting mad about that episode when he saw it in reruns. "They didn't have to do that."

Magnum PI when his wife was killed (or so he thought)

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ER had strong candidates in it's first 8 seasons or so. Loves Labor Lost from S1 is an all timer, The Healers from S2 I think with the burned fireman, Lucy's death even though everyone disliked the character, and Green's death of course.

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Yes, Loves Labor Lost was what first came to mind for me.

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Henry Blake. I remember my dad getting mad about that episode when he saw it in reruns. "They didn't have to do that."

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Came here to say this

Probably not the saddest, but this scene hit hard as hell when I saw it live

Yeah for what turned into one of the worst series ever, that scene was a tough one when that episode dropped.

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Henry Blake's death on MASH. Maybe the finale too.

Through the looking glass on Lost (I could probably name a few Lost episodes)

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I have never seen an episode of Lost.

Is it binge worthy?

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Lost is the best tv show that has ever been made and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. I've watched it all the way through twice. My wife has been wanting to re-watch it, so I will probably do it again soon.

Episodes on This is Us:

When Randall meets his mother in the lake

When Rebecca takes the long train ride

wrong thread

No one told Jason Segel that the ending was his dad dying. He thought it would be a pregnancy announcement by Lilly.

His reaction was one take and genuine.

Henry Blake - I remember being a little boy and watching it live with my parents. I cried. Still makes me tear up.

Fry's dog - I can't watch this episode. It gets skipped every time.

Not mentioned that I saw is The Quantum Leap finale - It's beautiful story telling and absolutely crushing at the same time.

FNL's "The Son" is absolutely the answer to this. That shower scene destroys me every time.

Plenty have been more gut punching, by nature of shock value (looking at you Lucy and Carter getting stabbed on ER…we were happier to see Greene go by the time he did than that massacre).

The Son takes the cake for "this ain't guest story stuff, we've been with these people for forever."

Totally agree with others about LOST "Through the Looking Glass" and the Lem scene in The Shield.

Also the Bubbles and Sherrod scene in The Wire as well as the demise of Dukie.

LOST is the most binge worthy show ever imo. I remember I didn't even start watching it until after season 3. Got each season on dvd and blew threw the 3 seasons in like a 48 hour span. Simply could not stop watching it.

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Bobby Simone dying on NYPD Blue was pretty sad.

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Easily this.

Episode Title: Hearts and Souls. Not only sad, but some of the greatest television ever made.

Hank & Gomey dying on Breaking Bad.