The Greatest Western Animation Episode Ever (Nomination Thread)

[LumRanmaYasha]

Sorry for the wait guys! After the success of the Greatest Anime Episode Ever, it's only natural to do one for western animation as well! The rules will be just like last time, but as a reminder:

1. Every member is allowed up to 13 nominations.
2. Each member is only allowed to nominate up to 3 episodes per series. Shows divided into seasons still just count as one series, but franchises comprised of multiple distinct entries are considered different series. So, you can nominate up to 3 episodes for any of the Scooby Doo shows since they are all technically different series, but you can't nominate 3 episodes from both seasons of Batman: The Animated Series because it's all considered part of the same show. If the need arises, shows that are considered grey areas may be brought up and assessed on a case by case basis.
3. Theatrical Shorts like Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry cartoons are eligible.
4. TV Specials are eligible nominations.
5. As for multi-parters, I figure I'd allow them depending on how they were initially broadcast. If every part originally aired back to back, I'd count them as one nomination, but if they were broadcast on different sequential weeks I think they should just be treated as separate episodes. But it can be a case by case basis depending on the multi-parter in question.
6. The minimum amount of nominations needed to start the competition is 64, the ideal is 100, and the maximum is 128.
7. These limits will only be lifted if a) more people than expected make nominations necessitating a higher cap to accommodate them, or b) there is a need for additional nominations to reach the previously established limits.

Here are my picks:

1. "Escape from L.A." (BoJack Horseman)
2. "The Dabba Don" (Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law)
3. "Bad Seed" (Major Lazer)
4. "The Rickshank Redemption" (Rick & Morty)
5. "Safe Space" (South Park)
6. "Baffler Meal" (Space Ghost: Coast to Coast)
7. "The Sweaters" (The Amazing World of Gumball)
8. "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" (The Powerpuff Girls)
9. "Who Shot Mr. Burns (Part Two)" (The Simpsons)
10. "All This and Gargantua-2" (The Venture Bros.)

I'll save my remaining three nominations for later, after I've settled on what American Dad episode I want to nominate and rewatch some other favorites.

You don't need to add links for this competition because unlike with most anime the majority of western cartoons don't have all of their episodes freely stream-able on legal sites. I'd like to start the competition on Tuesday, August 8th, which should give everyone plenty of time to make their nominations. I look forward to seeing what gets picked!

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Here's a few for now:

1. "Jurassic Bark" (Futurama)
2. "Beware the Gray Ghost" (Batman: The Animated Series)
3. "Zuko Alone" Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. "Starcrossed" (Justice League)*
5. "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
6. "Chill of the Night" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
7. "Intervention" (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
8. "A Woodland Critter's Christmas" (South Park)

*If I'm not mistaken, the entire three-parter was originally aired as one long feature on the same night, though please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm reserving my last two spots for Gargoyles and AEMH, but all my favorite episodes from those are multi-parters, so I have to research whether they qualify or not before I can nominate them.

[gunswordfist]

Well damn. I'll wait to see what Spark will nominate since I'm sure he'll put up episodes of the greatest show ever.

[Spark Of Spirit]

1. "A Firefighting We Will Go" from King of the Hill
2. "Heart of Ice" from Batman: The Animated Series
3. "Fish-N-Chumps" from Rocko's Modern Life
4. "When OMAC Attacks!" from Batman: The Brave & The Bold
5. "The Fate of Equinox!" from Batman: The Brave & The Bold
6. "Last Exit to Springfield" from The Simpsons
7. "Revelations" from Gargoyles
8. "Dammit, Hollywood" from Duckman
9. "Wacky Delly" from Rocko's Modern Life
10. "Band Geeks" from Spongebob Squarepants
11. "Beard to Be Feared" from Dexter's Laboratory
12. "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" from The Simpsons
13. "Returning Japanese" from King of the Hill

Returning Japanese was originally aired in one long season finale episode. I trust there's nothing wrong with my picks?

[Avaitor]

• Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Once Upon an Ed"
• Archer- "El Secuestro"
• Archer- "Live and Let Dine"
• The Flintstones- "The Hot Piano"
• DuckTales- "Back to the Klondike"
• Jonny Quest- "The Robot Spy"
• Gargoyles- "Deadly Force"
• Looney Tunes- "Birds Anonymous"
• MGM- "Red Hot Riding Hood"
• Fleischer- "Popeye Meets Sinbad the Sailor"
• Steven Universe- "Jailbreak"
• Clarence- "Clarence's Stormy Sleepover"
• Rick and Morty- "Meeseeks and Destroy"

I didn't mean to do one episode per show, as Archer shows, but at a certain point I figured that was best. I wanted to leave room for more EEnE episodes for Dreamer2, and for classics for everyone else. I did decide to pick a Friz short for Looney Tunes, but if you wanted me to do the other 2 options, I would aim for something from Jones and Clampett after that.

[gunswordfist]

I thought that said Johnny Test.

[Dreamer2]

This is unbelievably difficult for me to do. Only 13!

Here we go:
1. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Urban Ed"
2. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "It Came From Outer Ed"
3. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Little Ed Blue"
4. Bob's Burgers- "Glued, Where's My Bob"
5. Bob's Burgers- "Hawk & Chick"
6. Bob's Burgers- "Christmas in the Car"
7. Justice League Unlimited- "Divided We Fall"
8. Futurama- "Luck of the Fryrish"
9. Rick and Morty- "The Wedding Squanchers"
10. Batman: The Animated Series- " I Am the Night"
11. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated- "All Fear the Freak"
12. Johnny Bravo- "Bravo Dooby-Doo"
13. The Boondocks- "Riley Wuz Here"

That was crazy tough. I'm bummed I left off something from Avatar, Archer and Venture Bros., among other things, but I like my choices. Only one I may switch before deadline is Johnny Bravo, but I love that episode, so I'm not sure. Looking over an episode list for Ed Edd n Eddy just reminded me how many spectacular episodes it has. There's a reason I gave both it and Bob's Burgers 3 episodes each. I even had to make a last minute switch for EEnE.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Reminder that today is the last day to make nominations! If you haven't nominated anything yet or you still have some choices left to make, you have until midnight to get them in.

Here's a list of the nominations made so far:

1. "Escape from L.A." (BoJack Horseman)
2. "The Dabba Don" (Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law)
3. "Bad Seed" (Major Lazer)
4. "The Rickshank Redemption" (Rick & Morty)
5. "Safe Space" (South Park)
6. "Baffler Meal" (Space Ghost: Coast to Coast)
7. "The Sweaters" (The Amazing World of Gumball)
8. "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" (The Powerpuff Girls)
9. "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" (The Simpsons)
10. "All This and Gargantua-2" (The Venture Bros.)
11. "Jurassic Bark" (Futurama)
12. "Beware the Gray Ghost" (Batman: The Animated Series)
13. "Zuko Alone" Avatar: The Last Airbender
14. "Starcrossed" (Justice League)
15. "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
16. "Chill of the Night" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
17. "Intervention" (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
18. "A Woodland Critter's Christmas" (South Park)
19. "A Firefighting We Will Go" (King of the Hill)
20. "Heart of Ice" (Batman: The Animated Series)
21. "Fish-N-Chumps" (Rocko's Modern Life)
22. "When OMAC Attacks!" (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)
23. "The Fate of Equinox!" (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)
24. "Last Exit to Springfield" (The Simpsons)
25. "Revelations" (Gargoyles)
26. "Dammit, Hollywood" (Duckman)
27. "Wacky Delly" (Rocko's Modern Life)
28. "Band Geeks" (Spongebob Squarepants)
29. "Beard to Be Feared" (Dexter's Laboratory)
30. "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" (The Simpsons)
31. "Returning Japanese" (King of the Hill)
32. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Once Upon an Ed"
33. Archer- "El Secuestro"
34. Archer- "Live and Let Dine"
35. The Flintstones- "The Hot Piano"
36. DuckTales- "Back to the Klondike"
37. Jonny Quest- "The Robot Spy"
38. Gargoyles- "Deadly Force"
39. Looney Tunes- "Birds Anonymous"
40. MGM- "Red Hot Riding Hood"
41. Fleischer- "Popeye Meets Sinbad the Sailor"
42. Steven Universe- "Jailbreak"
43. Clarence- "Clarence's Stormy Sleepover"
44. Rick and Morty- "Meeseeks and Destroy"
45. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Urban Ed"
46. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "It Came From Outer Ed"
47. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Little Ed Blue"
48. Bob's Burgers- "Glued, Where's My Bob"
49. Bob's Burgers- "Hawk & Chick"
50. Bob's Burgers- "Christmas in the Car"
51. Justice League Unlimited- "Divided We Fall"
52. Futurama- "Luck of the Fryrish"
53. Rick and Morty- "The Wedding Squanchers"
54. Batman: The Animated Series- " I Am the Night"
55. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated- "All Fear the Freak"
56. Johnny Bravo- "Bravo Dooby-Doo"
57. The Boondocks- "Riley Wuz Here"

Speaking of, here are my final three nominations:

58. "Tearjerker" (American Dad!)
59. "China, IL The Musical" (China, IL)
60. "Bye, Bye Greasy" (Home Movies)

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Last but not Beast (Dexter's Laboratory)
My Future Self N' Me (South Park)
You Have 0 Friends (South Park)
Stanley's Cup (South Park)
House and Garden (Batman: The Animated Series)
Gangland (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Future Tense (Gargoyles)

[gunswordfist]

Oh crap..
Two Face Part 1 (Batman The Animated Series)
Two Face Part 2 (Batman The Animated Series)
The Boiling Rock, Part 1 and Part 2 (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
"The Earth King" (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
"Lake Laogai" (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
"Game Over for Owlman!" (Batman The Brave & The Bold)
"Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" (Batman The Brave & The Bold)
The Invisible Hand of Fate (Venture Bros.)
Ed-n-Seek (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
Episode XLVIII: Jack versus Aku (Samurai Jack)
XCII/Season 5, Episode 1 (Samurai Jack)
"Beginnings, Part 1 and Part 2" The Legend of Korra
"Slam Dunk" Regular Show

I blame Netflix for my severe lack of comedy toons. And it took me eons to decide on Batman TBATB episodes. Holy fuck...I checked wikipedia to make sure each two parter aired on the same day, Lum.  Those were life savers.

[Dreamer2]

Hey, can I make a last minute substitution?

I'd like to switch Hey Arnold!: "Arnold's Christmas" for "Bravo Dooby-Doo". I meant to bring it up before but I just kept putting it off. I love that JB episode, but the HA one is spectacular and I probably like it more.

[VLordGTZ]

I'm very late on this, but here are my nominations.

The Boondocks - "The Red Ball"
The Boondocks - "The Fundraiser"
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - "The Mask of Matches Malone!"
American Dad - "Hot Water"
Bojack Horseman - "Fish Out of Water"
South Park - "Good Times with Weapons"
South Park - "Make Love, Not Warcraft"
South Park - "The Losing Edge"
Black Dynamite - "Mister Rogers' Revenge or Please Don't You Be His Neighbor"
Voltron: Legendary Defender - "Space Mall"
Home Movies - "History"
Regular Show - "The Thanksgiving Special"
Steven Universe - "Mindful Education"

[gunswordfist]

Oh fuck, I am glad someone didn't forget The Red Ball.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Hey, can I make a last minute substitution?

I'd like to switch Hey Arnold!: "Arnold's Christmas" for "Bravo Dooby-Doo". I meant to bring it up before but I just kept putting it off. I love that JB episode, but the HA one is spectacular and I probably like it more.

Sure, I'll make the switch. And I'll go ahead and re-nominate "Bravo Dooby-Doo" anyway. 

Nominations are now closed! Since we were pretty close, I went ahead and rounded us off to 100 episodes, which I think is a satisfying number to begin with. Below is the final list of nominations:

1. "Escape from L.A." (BoJack Horseman)
2. "The Dabba Don" (Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law)
3. "Bad Seed" (Major Lazer)
4. "The Rickshank Redemption" (Rick & Morty)
5. "Safe Space" (South Park)
6. "Baffler Meal" (Space Ghost: Coast to Coast)
7. "The Sweaters" (The Amazing World of Gumball)
8. "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" (The Powerpuff Girls)
9. "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" (The Simpsons)
10. "All This and Gargantua-2" (The Venture Bros.)
11. "Jurassic Bark" (Futurama)
12. "Beware the Gray Ghost" (Batman: The Animated Series)
13. "Zuko Alone" Avatar: The Last Airbender
14. "Starcrossed" (Justice League)*
15. "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
16. "Chill of the Night" (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
17. "Intervention" (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
18. "A Woodland Critter's Christmas" (South Park)
19. "A Firefighting We Will Go" (King of the Hill)
20. "Heart of Ice" (Batman: The Animated Series)
21. "Fish-N-Chumps" (Rocko's Modern Life)
22. "When OMAC Attacks!" (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)
23. "The Fate of Equinox!" (Batman: The Brave & The Bold)
24. "Last Exit to Springfield" (The Simpsons)
25. "Revelations" (Gargoyles)
26. "Dammit, Hollywood" (Duckman)
27. "Wacky Delly" (Rocko's Modern Life)
28. "Band Geeks" (Spongebob Squarepants)
29. "Beard to Be Feared" (Dexter's Laboratory)
30. "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" (The Simpsons)
31. "Returning Japanese" (King of the Hill)
32. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Once Upon an Ed"
33. Archer- "El Secuestro"
34. Archer- "Live and Let Dine"
35. The Flintstones- "The Hot Piano"
36. DuckTales- "Back to the Klondike"
37. Jonny Quest- "The Robot Spy"
38. Gargoyles- "Deadly Force"
39. Looney Tunes- "Birds Anonymous"
40. MGM- "Red Hot Riding Hood"
41. Fleischer- "Popeye Meets Sinbad the Sailor"
42. Steven Universe- "Jailbreak"
43. Clarence- "Clarence's Stormy Sleepover"
44. Rick and Morty- "Meeseeks and Destroy"
45. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Urban Ed"
46. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "It Came From Outer Ed"
47. Ed, Edd n' Eddy- "Little Ed Blue"
48. Bob's Burgers- "Glued, Where's My Bob"
49. Bob's Burgers- "Hawk & Chick"
50. Bob's Burgers- "Christmas in the Car"
51. Justice League Unlimited- "Divided We Fall"
52. Futurama- "Luck of the Fryrish"
53. Rick and Morty- "The Wedding Squanchers"
54. Batman: The Animated Series- " I Am the Night"
55. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated- "All Fear the Freak"
56. Hey Arnold! - "Arnold's Christmas"
57. The Boondocks- "Riley Wuz Here"
58. "Tearjerker" (American Dad!)
59. "China, IL The Musical" (China, IL)
60. "Bye, Bye Greasy" (Home Movies)
61. Last but not Beast (Dexter's Laboratory)
62. My Future Self N' Me (South Park)
63. You Have 0 Friends (South Park)
64. Stanley's Cup (South Park)
65. House and Garden (Batman: The Animated Series)
66. Gangland (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
67. Future Tense (Gargoyles)
68. Two Face Part 1 (Batman The Animated Series)
69. Two Face Part 2 (Batman The Animated Series)
70. The Boiling Rock, Part 1 and Part 2 (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
71. "The Earth King" (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
72. "Lake Laogai" (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
73. "Game Over for Owlman!" (Batman The Brave & The Bold)
74. "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" (Batman The Brave & The Bold)
75. The Invisible Hand of Fate (Venture Bros.)
76. Ed-n-Seek (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
77. Episode XLVIII: Jack versus Aku (Samurai Jack)
78. Episode XCII (Samurai Jack)
79. "Beginnings, Part 1 and Part 2" The Legend of Korra
80. "Slam Dunk" Regular Show
81. The Boondocks - "The Red Ball"
82. The Boondocks - "The Fundraiser"
83. Batman: The Brave and the Bold - "The Mask of Matches Malone!"
84. American Dad! - "Hot Water"
85. Bojack Horseman - "Fish Out of Water"
86. South Park - "Good Times with Weapons"
87. South Park - "Make Love, Not Warcraft"
88. South Park - "The Losing Edge"
89. Black Dynamite - "Mister Rogers' Revenge or Please Don't You Be His Neighbor"
90. Voltron: Legendary Defender - "Space Mall"
91. Home Movies - "History"
92. Regular Show - "The Thanksgiving Special"
93. Steven Universe - "Mindful Education"
94. "Bravo Dooby Doo" (Johnny Bravo)
95. "I Remember You" (Adventure Time)
96. "King Ramses's Curse" (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
97. "Keeper of the Reaper" (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
98. "All I Wanted Was a Slushie" (Megas XLR)
99. "Time Machine" (The Brak Show)
100. "100 A.D." (American Dad!)

The competition will begin later this evening. Look forward to it!