Welcome to a new Wildcard Wednesday — and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Before we dive back into the fabulous ’50s, I want to honor our recent work by giving you one extra list — a selection of my 65 favorite episodes that we’ve covered here on Sitcom Tuesdays over the course of 2019. Why 65? Well, 60 was too few and 70 was too many. (Also, note that because the eighth and final season of Will & Grace is yet to be featured, I’ve decided to exclude its contents from contention for this list and instead consider the final Sitcom Tuesday post of 2018 — the first season of Just Shoot Me!) Let this be a resource to those who wonder what I think the ultimate showings are from the five long-running series we looked at this year: Just Shoot Me!, Everybody Loves Raymond, The King Of Queens, That ’70s Show, and Will & Grace.
JUST SHOOT ME! (1997-2003, NBC)
Season One (Spring 1997)
01) “Lemon Wacky Hello” (1997)
Season Two (1997-98)
Season Three (1998-99)
05) “Hostess To Murder” (1999)
Season Four (1999-00)
07) “A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn” (2000)
Season Five (2000-01)
08) “The First Thanksgiving” (2000)
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (1996-2005, CBS)
Season Two (1997-98)
10) “Marie’s Meatballs” (1998)
Season Three (1998-99)
13) “Robert Moves Back” (1999)
Season Four (1999-00)
14) “The Christmas Picture” (1999)
15) “Debra Makes Something Good” (2000)
Season Five (2000-01)
Season Six (2001-02)
21) “Marie’s Sculpture” (2001)
26) “Talk To Your Daughter” (2002)
Season Seven (2002-03)
Season Eight (2003-04)
Season Nine (2004-05)
THE KING OF QUEENS (1998-2007, CBS)
Season Two (1999-00)
Season Three (2000-01)
33) “Fatty McButterpants” (2000)
Season Four (2001-02)
Season Five (2002-03)
40) “Jung Frankenstein” (2003)
Season Six (2003-04)
Season Seven (2004-05)
THAT ‘70S SHOW (1998-2006, FOX)
Season One (1998-99)
Season Two (1999-00)
48) “Moon Over Point Place” (2000)
Season Three (2000-01)
Season Four (2001-02)
Season Five (2002-03)
WILL & GRACE (1998-2006, NBC)
Season One (1998-99)
56) “The Unsinkable Mommy Adler” (1999)
Season Two (1999-00)
59) “Homo For The Holidays” (1999)
60) “Girls, Interrupted” (2000)
Season Three (2000-01)
61) “Lows In The Mid-Eighties (I)” (2000)
62) “Lows In The Mid-Eighties (II)” (2000)
63) “Coffee And Commitment” (2001)
Season Five (2002-03)
Season Six (2003-04)
65) “Last Ex To Brooklyn” (2003)
Come back next week for another Wildcard! And stay tuned Tuesday for more Will & Grace!