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* As usual, ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'''s "Chosen" had to top everyone else, with a triple play — closing the Hellmouth, defeating the First Evil and its army, ''and'' permanently changing the magical rules that define who becomes a Slayer and how. And completely destroying the entire city of Sunnydale, leaving only an enormous crater. Sadly, it still wasn't as powerful as the [[Heroic Sacrifice]] which closed Season 5.

* On the other hand, the final episode of ''[[Angel]]'' was Grand, but not Final, ending just as our heroes launched into a [[Bolivian Army Ending|doomed charge]] against a demonic army. The message here was not "It's over, go home", but a final statement that the battle would ''never'' end.

* ''[[Northern Exposure]]'': "The Quest"...if one is willing to apply some [[Canon Discontinuity]] to the episodes after Dr. Fleischman's departure.

* However, the ultimate Grand Finale, in terms of sheer viewership and dramatic power, had to be the final movie-length episode of ''[[MASH]]'' entitled "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen". It ended the Korean war, irrevocably altered several characters, and brought an era of television to a close...''plus'' it holds the record to this day for the highest single-episode ratings of any scripted show ever. The only thing on television to ever get higher ratings was the 2010 [[Super Bowl]].

* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'' had two. The first one, even though it involved {{spoiler|Dexter revealing his lab to his parents so they can help him fight a giant monster}} was an aversion, since he {{spoiler|erased all of their memories of the entire battle after it was won}}. The second one was, well, would've been, a real finale, as it {{spoiler|concluded the rivalry between Dexter and Mandark in the distant future}}. What followed after that is better left ignored.

* Although ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' was [[Cut Short]], it did end with the [[Five-Man Band]] ascending from protectors of [[City of Adventure|Acmetropolis]] to protectors of the universe, and relocated their base to Planet Blanc for convenience.

* ''[[Chowder]] Grows Up''. What better way to wrap up a weird series than with a weird ending.

* ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' ends with Spiderman ''saving the Multiverse'' and hanging out with a live-action [[Stan Lee]]. The producer had some ideas about where to go next (finding Mary Jane, etc.) but acknowledged, [http://drg4.wariocompany.com/semper.html "You really can't top that"].