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What is the best musical episode in a TV series?

The Bitter Suite (Xena: Warrior Princess)
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9%
Lyre, Lyre, Heart's On Fire (Xena: Warrior Princess)
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Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost (Ally McBeal)
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No votes
Brain Salad Surgery (Chicago Hope)
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No votes
Once More With Feeling (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
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32%
Musical Special (2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps)
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No votes
"Daria!" (Daria)
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18%
Love Boat Follies (The Love Boat)
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No votes
Influenza - The Musical (Even Stevens)
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41%
That 70's Musical (That 70's Show)
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No votes
 
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As if I don't know what the result will be... :lol: Although I know what I want to win, and it ain't Buffy!

Anyhow, here's the details of the episodes in question:

Xena Warrior Princess The Butter Suite

After trying to kill one another, grief-stricken Xena and Gabrielle awake in a strange land called Illusia, filled with familiar faces, where they must face the pain and anger caused by the deaths of their children and forgive one another in order to live.

Xena Warrior Princess Lyre, Lyre, Heart's On Fire

Xena holds a battle of the bands contest in a quest for peace between Amazons and a lovesick-for-Gabrielle Draco, in the musical capital of Greece. Meanwhile Joxer runs into his other brother, the flamboyant Jace and Xena tries to evade her mother's attempts at matchmaking.

Ally McBeal Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost

Brian and Ally go to dinner with her parents. A nervous Ally and her hostile father make the dinner dreadful. Not even the entire restaurant engaged in a musical number can help the situation. Elsewhere, Nelle tells her lawyer, Hope, that she thinks she made a mistake leaving the firm and wants to go back. Renee sings the blues at the bar, and all join in. Meanwhile, Hope talks to Fish about Nelle coming back to the firm. He discusses it with John who nixes the idea. Next day, Ally's father visits and tells her she hurt her mother's feelings at the abysmal dinner the night before. Ally blames the situation on her father. They argue and Ally admits she's upset that her father didn't attend Billy's funeral. Ally heads home to meet Brian. They dance together to "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down." Fish is singing the same song to John simultaneously at the office. At Ally's, her father stops by and sees Brian and Ally dancing and sneaks away. At the office, Nelle interrupts John and Fish, and begins to argue with John about who was more hurt in their breakup. Later, as everyone is in the Unisex preparing for John's party, Ally's father approaches her with a song he's written about her. She leaves without hearing it. At the party, Brian convinces Ally to patch things up with her family. Nelle apologies to John and the rest of the firm. Renee, Elaine and guest star Randy Newman sing to John. Ally goes home to her father who is waiting. He tells her he couldn't stand to see her in so much pain so he avoided Billy's funeral. He sings her the song he wrote and all is well between the two of them.

Chicago Hope Brain Salad Surgery

Dr. Shutt views his life as a musical after he collapses from an aneurism. (sorry, can't get more information)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Once More With Feeling

A mysterious force causes everyone in Sunnydale to reveal all of their innermost thoughts and feelings in song. Buffy tells the gang the truth about where she was when she was dead and they are devastated, none more than Willow. Tara sings a love song to Willow professing all her love, but does Willow feel the same way? Dawn confesses that she has been stealing, and finally, Giles reveals his belief that Buffy is never going to learn to survive on her own with him around and decides to return to England for good.

2 Pints of Lager and a Packet Of Crisps Musical Special

As Janet leaves the house and her relationship with Jonny behind, she discovers a photo taken on the night that they first met. In a series of songs, the five friends recount the events of that night, and how it was love at first sight for the two, though Janet getting her baps out did help.

Daria "Daria!"

This animated series opened its third season with its characters musically preparing for a hurricane.

The Love Boat The Love Boat Follies

A special two hour episode of The Love Boat featured an all-star cast staging a shipboard revue. When the four ladies join forces for a rendition of "I'm the Greatest Star," it's a delicious clash of musical titans.

Even Stevens "Influenza - The Musical"

With so many TV series cooking-up musical comedy episodes, this Disney Channel children's series got into the act. A young girl gets through a bought with the flu by dreaming of what might happen at school if she bluffs her way out of a forgotten assignment. Composed by series regular Wise, who plays Coach Tugnut.

That 70's Show That 70's Musical

The sitcom celebrated its 100th episode with a set of musical fantasies thought up by Fez (Valderrama) in which everyone (except Roger Daltrey!) gets to sing. The songs are all '70s standards like "So Happy Together," "Love Hurts," "Shake Your Groove Thing," and Joe Raposo's "Sing."
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Well, as it so happens, I've only seen 2 of the above musicals: Daria! and Once More With Feeling and sorry 2099net, but I had to go with Buffy...

I really wish there had been an ANGEL musical, oh well...
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Even Stevens all the way- I have the soundtrack to that episode!

Drew Carey should be on here, too, that was a great one. :)

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Even stevens.. out of those posted, that's the only one i've seen.
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Even Stevens. :D We randomly sing songs from that episode all the time in school. "We went to the moon in 1969..."
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This one was tough for me deitley between Even Stevens and Daria . But my pick was Daria that episdoes was hystiercal I miss that show.
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I voted for Once More With Feeling (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). :D
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The only ones of these I've seen are Even Stevens and Daria, but I pick Even Stevens because I used to really like that show....and my friends and I would randomly sing the songs from it too!! :lol:
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DreamerQ18 wrote:But my pick was Daria that episdoes was hystiercal I miss that show.
I don't know where you live, but it's on "The N" (at like 11:00 at night, but still, it's worth it . . . ) Even Stevens is the only one I've seen but I'm pretty sure I'd still pick it, even if I saw all the other ones. It was hilarious. "Not 1970 but a year sooooo-ner . . . "
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Daria...it's the only one I've seen.
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Hehe, I voted for Even Stevens: Influenza b/c I too have only seen that and the Daria one. I don't remember much of the Daria one b/c it was so long ago.

Anyhow, its kind of an unfair poll b/c the voters haven't gotten a chance to see the other candidates, but that can be difficult to find voters who have. Still a fun poll, 2099net! :)
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I'm having a very difficult time picturing a Xena musical. :lol:

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I am with Aaron I was looking for Drew Carey. That was really enjoyable.

I have a recollection they may have even done it live, although that may have been another episode.
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Buffy the Musical: the worst songs every recorded.
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Sorry for missing Drew Carey guys. It's not shown over here widely. I did do a bit of research when creating the options. I obviously missed that one. I should have included an "Other" option!
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