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You're watching your favorite show one day. The episode seems to start as normal... but wait, what's this? Does everything seem completely against continuity? Are the characters acting as if dosed up on tranquilizers? Does everything happening not make sense within the pre-established context?

Welcome to a '''Non Sequitur Episode'''. Unlike [[A Day at the Bizarro]], a ~~'''~~Non Sequitur Episode~~'''~~ does not truly come across as "surreal" or "strange". A ~~'''~~Non Sequitur Episode~~'''~~ is what you get when a [[Non Sequitur Scene]] spans the entire screen time. If the show DOES have a continuity, this episode will [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again|never be mentioned again]], save perhaps as a [[Mythology Gag]], and none of the likely wild events will ever be repeated.

Welcome to a '''Non Sequitur Episode'''. Unlike [[A Day at the Bizarro]], a Non Sequitur Episode does not truly come across as "surreal" or "strange". A Non Sequitur Episode is what you get when a [[Non Sequitur Scene]] spans the entire screen time. If the show DOES have a continuity, this episode will [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again|never be mentioned again]], save perhaps as a [[Mythology Gag]], and none of the likely wild events will ever be repeated.

A ~~'''~~Non Sequitur Episode~~'''~~ can also be applied to movies. If nothing in the movie seems to follow any previous event or plot and [[Random Events Plot|the whole thing seems to be one spontaneous series of events]], you've probably got a Non Sequitur Episode on your hands.

A Non Sequitur Episode can also be applied to movies. If nothing in the movie seems to follow any previous event or plot and [[Random Events Plot|the whole thing seems to be one spontaneous series of events]], you've probably got a Non Sequitur Episode on your hands.

When the finale of a series is this, it's a [[Gainax Ending]].

Not to be confused with a [[Wham! Episode]], which completely changes the direction of a series. See also [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]. If every episode is like this, a summary may mention that it's [[Widget Series|That Kind Of Show]]. Rarely, though, a ~~'''~~Non Sequitur Episode~~'''~~ may be redeemed if a skillful or cunning writer uses it to construct an [[Innocuously Important Episode]].

Not to be confused with a [[Wham! Episode]], which completely changes the direction of a series. See also [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]. If every episode is like this, a summary may mention that it's [[Widget Series|That Kind Of Show]]. Rarely, though, a Non Sequitur Episode may be redeemed if a skillful or cunning writer uses it to construct an [[Innocuously Important Episode]].

'''NOTICE:''' Please do not use Musicals as examples, as the numbers are part of the show and are rarely ~~anymore~~ out of the ordinary than conversation within context. If it's a musical with absolutely no cohesive [[Plot]], ''then'' you have a Non Sequitur Episode. However, a particular song may qualify as a Non Sequitur Scene; in that case, put it under [[Non Sequitur Scene]].

'''NOTICE:''' Please do not use Musicals as examples, as the numbers are part of the show and are rarely any more out of the ordinary than conversation within context. If it's a musical with absolutely no cohesive [[Plot]], ''then'' you have a Non Sequitur Episode. However, a particular song may qualify as a Non Sequitur Scene; in that case, put it under [[Non Sequitur Scene]].

'''Very Important Corollary:''' If you have ever tried to convince other people to watch a show you like, and they say, "Okay I'll watch ''one episode'' with you if you ''promise'' to stop bothering me about it," we [[Troper]]s can '''guarantee''' that the one episode you watch together will be that series' ~~'''~~Non Sequitur Episode~~'''~~.

'''Very Important Corollary:''' If you have ever tried to convince other people to watch a show you like, and they say, "Okay I'll watch ''one episode'' with you if you ''promise'' to stop bothering me about it," we [[Troper]]s can ''guarantee'' that the one episode you watch together will be that series' Non Sequitur Episode.