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For a solid 25 years, NBC ruled over Thursday nights and reigned over sitcoms with their “Must See TV” line ups. Between 1982 and 2006, NBC’s 8pm-10pm Thursday night schedule boasts such classic sitcoms as The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, Friends, and The Office, as well as lesser known outliers like Veronica’s Closet, The Single Guy, and Boston Common.
Nobody does comedy like NBC used to, but thanks to streaming, you can catch a classic night of NBC Must See TV comedy any Thursday you want.
Enter Decider’s Must See #TBT. Every Thursday, we’ll focus on a specific time period (or theme) and deliver a custom Must See TV line up. This week, it’s all about Halloween…
Cheers
Season 3, Episode 4: “Fairy Tales Can Come True”
Original Air Date: October 25, 1984
Valentine’s Day isn’t the only holiday for hot hookups and romantic attachments. Cheers’ first real Halloween episode focuses on Cliff Clavin’s love life. The usually shy mailman dresses up like Ponce de Leon and has the courage to chat up a cute Tinkerbell — but can he find her (and woo her) in real life?
[Stream “Fairy Tales Can Come True”]
The Office
Season 2, Episode 5: “Halloween”
Original Air Date: October 18, 2005
Ghosts, monsters, and murderers are nothing compared to the terror of having to fire someone. In this classic episode of The Office, Michael must fire one of his employees — while wearing a ridiculous Halloween costume.
[Stream “Halloween”]
Parks and Recreation
Season 2, Episode 7: “Greg Pikitis”
Original Air Date: October 29, 2009
If you ask me, “Greg Pikitis” is the one of the most perfect Parks and Recreation episodes of all time. It’s Halloween and Leslie must face off against a diabolical teenaged prankster. Getting in the way? Um, the law. This episode features some hilariously maniacal twists and a charming cameo from Louis CK.
[Stream “Greg Pikitis”]
Community
Season 1, Episode 7: “Introduction To Statistics”
Original Air Date: October 29, 2009
Community has always excelled at juggling absurd comedy with meta pop culture commentary, so naturally they had a field day in their very first Halloween-themed episode.
[Stream “Introduction To Statistics”]
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