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Tropes that apply to a particular single episode of a TV show.

== Significant date episode ==
Episodes that revolve around what the characters do (or not) to celebrate culturally significant dates.

* [[April Fool's Plot]]<br />It's April Fools Day and everyone is having fun.
* [[Christmas Episode]]<br />It's Christmas Eve and everyone is having fun.
* [[Crappy Holidays]]<br />It's holiday season but nobody is having fun.
* [[Festival Episode]]<br />It's festival season and everybody is having fun.
* [[Halloween Episode]]<br />It's Halloween and everybody is having fun.
* [[Valentine's Day Episodes]]<br />It's Valentine's Day and everybody is lovesick.

== Genre shift episode ==
The show switches genres for one episode but keeps the main cast.

* [[Alternate Reality Episode]]<br />The actors play different characters in an alternate universe.
* [[Cowboy Episode]]<br />The characters go to the American Old West.
* [[Noir Episode]]<br />Episode shot in the style of film noir.
* [[Parody Episode]]<br />Comedic episode parodying something.
* [[Storybook Episode]]<br />The characters are cast as fairy tale archetypes.
* [[Superhero Episode]]<br />The characters gain superpowers and fight crime for an episode.

== Unusual location episode ==
Episode where the main cast goes to places they don't usually hang out at.

* [[Beach Episode]]<br />The characters go to a beach.
* [[Boot Camp Episode]]<br />The characters receive military training.
* [[Courtroom Episode]]<br />The characters are involved in a court case.
* [[Episode on a Plane]]<br />The characters take a plane to somewhere and spend most of the episode on board.
* [[Hot Springs Episode]]<br />The characters go to the hot springs.
* [[Picnic Episode]]<br />The characters go on a picnic.
* [[Prison Episode]]<br />The characters go to prison.
* [[Real World Episode]]<br />The characters from fictional world come to the real one for an episode.
* [[Road Trip Episode]]<br />The characters go on a road trip.
* [[The Show Goes Hollywood]]<br />The characters go to Hollywood.
* [[Space Episode]]<br />The characters go to the outer space.
* [[Time Travel Episode]]<br />The characters go time traveling.
* [[Torture Chamber Episode]]<br />A character spends the episode being tortured.

== Unusual situation episode ==
Episodes where the main cast is placed into unusual situation.

* [[Broke Episode]]<br />The characters are broke and must make ends meet somehow.
* [[Diet Episode]]<br />The characters start dieting for one episode.
* [[Documentary Episode]]<br />A journalist makes a documentary about the characters and their occupation.
* [[Feud Episode]]<br />The characters spend the episode feuding against each other.
* [[Gender Separated Ensemble Episode]]<br />The ensemble cast is split by gender for one episode, with their separate plots.
* [[New Job Episode]]<br />A character changes jobs for an episode.
* [[Second Episode Morning]]<br />A character has to deal with the strange events that happened in the first episode.
* [[Trainwreck Episode]]<br />The characters are involved in or have to deal with a major disaster.
* [[Vacation Episode]]<br />The characters go on a vacation.

== Illness episode ==
Episodes where members of the main cast fall ill or are injured.

* [[Fever Dream Episode]]<br />A character is sick and has bad trips the entire episode.
* [[Sick Episode]]<br />One or more characters fall ill and the others tend to them.
* [[Single-Episode Handicap]]<br />A character is handicapped for an episode.
* [[The Tonsillitis Episode]]<br />A character has tonsillitis.

== Unusual activity episode ==
Episodes where members of the main cast engage in unusual (for them) activities.

* [[Door to Door Episode]]<br />The characters go on a fund raising drive.
* [[Fundraiser Carnival]]<br />The characters organize a fundraiser carnival.
* [[Guinness Episode]]<br />The characters attempt to break a world record or several.
* [[School Play]]<br />The characters prepare and perform a play for class.
* [[Musical Episode]]<br />The characters prepare and perform a musical.
* [[Pro Wrestling Episode]]<br />The characters train for, participate in, or attend a wrestling match.

== Contest/sports/game episode ==
Episodes where the main cast participates in sports or other kinds of games and contests.

* [[Baseball Episode]]<br />The characters train for and participate in a baseball game.
* [[The Boxing Episode]]<br />The characters train for, participate in, or attend a boxing match.
* [[Evasive Fight Thread Episode]]<br />The characters compete in some discipline but the outcome is never revealed.
* [[Paintball Episode]]<br />The characters train for and participate in a paintball game.
* [[RPG Episode]]<br />The characters play a role-playing game for most of the episode.
* [[Town Contest Episode]]<br />The characters participate in a town-wide contest in some discipline.

== Character-centered episode ==
Episodes focusing on secondary characters, personality traits of the main cast, exotic creatures, or even inanimate objects.

* [[The Bus Came Back]]<br />A long gone character comes back.
* [[Cryptid Episode]]<br />The characters look for some mythical creature.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]<br />A secondary character shifts into the narrative focus for one episode.
* [[The Doll Episode]]<br />Creepy episode revolving around dolls and their owners and makers.
* [[Girls' Night Out Episode]]<br />The female characters shift into exclusive spotlight for one episode.
* [[Lower Deck Episode]]<br />Minor supporting characters shift into spotlight for one episode.
* [[Origins Episode]]<br />The origin of a previously introduced character is explained.
* [[Villain Episode]]<br />The antagonists shift into the spotlight.
* [[Welcome Episode]]<br />The POV character is introduced to an established character group.
* [["What Do They Fear?" Episode]]<br />The characters try to discover each other's deepest fears.

== (Non-)Continuity episode ==
Episodes important (or completely irrelevant) to the show's overall continuity.

* [[Bizarro Episode]]<br />Episode without any connection the prior or posterior continuity.
* [[Breather Episode]]<br />Light-hearted episode wedged in-between emotionally taxing ones.
* [[Denouement Episode]]<br />Final episode cleans up loose ends after the main story arc was concluded.
* [[Filler]]<br />Standalone episode produced solely to postpone advancing the main story arc.
* [[Innocuously Important Episode]]<br />Episode that subtly sets up the future story arc.
* [[Non-Indicative First Episode]]<br />First episode whose contents don't reflect the rest of the show adequately.
* [[Stand Alone Episode]]<br />Episode that can be enjoyed without any prior knowledge of the series.
* [[Synchronous Episodes]]<br />Several consecutively broadcast episodes take place at the same time in-story.
* [[Recap Episode]]<br />Episode that sums up previous story developments.
* [[Sequel Episode]]<br />Episode that continues the storyline of a much earlier one.
* [[Series Fauxnale]]<br />Episode produced as a grand finale for the series that didn't end after it.
* [[Very Special Episode]]<br />Serious and thought-provoking episode in an otherwise lighthearted series.
* [[Wham! Episode]]<br />Episode produced to surprise or shock the viewers.
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]<br />Episode consisting mainly of one long flashback.

== Production trivia episode ==
Episodes notable for unusual format or production details.

* [[Bonus Episode]]<br />Episode that never aired but was added to the retail version.
* [[Bottle Episode]]<br />Low-budget episode to preserve production expenses for later.
* [[In Memoriam]]<br />Episode dedicated to a person who passed away recently in real life.
* [[Live Episode]]<br />Episode that is shot and broadcast in real time.
* [[Missing Episode]]<br />Episode missing from most broadcasts and retail versions.
* [[Multi-Part Episode]]<br />Episode split into several parts for broadcast.
* [[No Dialogue Episode]]<br />Episode without any spoken lines.
* [[Pilot]]<br />Episode made to launch a new series.
* [[Three Dimensional Episode]]<br />Episode produced to be watched with 3-D glasses on.
* [[Un Installment]]<br />The series skips a number in its episode/installment progression.
* [[Vignette Episode]]<br />Episode composed of several vignettes.
* [[Webisode]]<br />Episode only available on the internet.

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[[Category:Narrative Devices]]
[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
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